Annual Population Survey in Scotland: A Compendium of Labour Market Statistics 2006

Summary publication of results from the Annual Population Survey 2006, presenting analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are provided at Scotland and sub-Scotland levels.


Lone Parents

Table 5 shows employment rate estimates for lone parents of working age in 2006. The employment rate estimate of working age lone parents in Scotland was 56.5%.

In 2006, six local authority areas had a lone parent employment rate estimate above 70.0%: Highland (75.5%), East Dunbartonshire (73.5%), East Renfrewshire (72.7%), Argyll & Bute (71.8%), Perth & Kinross (71.3%) and Aberdeenshire (71.3%).

The lone parent employment rate estimate for those living in the 15% most deprived areas was 39.3% in 2006, much lower than that for the rest of Scotland (63.9%).

Table 5: Working age employment rates and levels for lone parents, 2005-2006

Geography (Residence Based)

2005

2006

Proportion

Proportion

Level

Scotland

55.7%

56.5%

104,200

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

68.0%

66.0%

3,600

Aberdeenshire

73.7%

71.3%

3,400

Angus

55.7%

66.7%

2,600

Argyll & Bute

66.8%

71.8%

1,800

Clackmannanshire

39.6%

*

*

Dumfries & Galloway

*

64.1%

2,800

Dundee City

56.9%

52.8%

2,900

East Ayrshire

48.9%

50.1%

2,300

East Dunbartonshire

70.2%

73.5%

1,900

East Lothian

56.6%

52.2%

1,400

East Renfrewshire

64.0%

72.7%

1,500

Edinburgh, City of

64.6%

62.1%

8,200

Eilean Siar

*

*

*

Falkirk

63.0%

54.3%

3,100

Fife

46.0%

49.7%

6,700

Glasgow City

41.8%

44.1%

15,000

Highland

70.4%

75.5%

3,200

Inverclyde

59.0%

54.5%

2,200

Midlothian

57.7%

61.9%

1,800

Moray

57.1%

63.8%

1,500

North Ayrshire

58.1%

54.6%

3,300

North Lanarkshire

56.2%

53.3%

8,000

Orkney Islands

*

*

*

Perth & Kinross

62.4%

71.3%

2,600

Renfrewshire

57.9%

65.0%

4,400

Scottish Borders

71.9%

57.6%

1,600

Shetland Islands

*

*

*

South Ayrshire

58.1%

55.6%

1,900

South Lanarkshire

60.1%

60.9%

6,900

Stirling

66.1%

56.3%

1,500

West Dunbartonshire

48.2%

59.6%

2,500

West Lothian

63.7%

57.1%

4,100

Deprivation

15% Most Deprived Areas

38.9%

39.3%

21,800

Rest of Scotland

64.1%

63.9%

82,500

Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold)

Large Urban Areas

51.6%

52.3%

43,700

Other Urban Areas

57.4%

57.2%

34,500

Accessible Small Towns

57.6%

58.7%

9,600

Remote Small Towns

*

66.6%

3,400

Accessible Rural

65.9%

66.2%

8,800

Remote Rural

70.7%

71.5%

4,300

* - Estimate is below reliability threshold (See Annex A for more details).
Note: A lone parent is defined here as a working age adult who is the head of a family with dependent children who is either married but does not live with his/her spouse or is not married and does not live with a partner. Dependent children are defined as those aged 0-15 or aged 16-18 in full-time education.

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