Local Area Labour Markets in Scotland - Statistics from the Annual Population Survey 2012

Summary publication of results from the Annual Population Survey 2011, presenting analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are provided for Scotland and local authority areas in Scotland.


Table 9: Economic inactivity rates and levels for population aged 16-64 by local authority, Scotland, 2008, 2011, 2012

Geography
(Residence Based)

2008

2011

2012

Change since 2008

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

Rate
(%age pnt)

Level

Scotland

22.6%

764,200

23.0%

783,500

23.1%

784,900

0.5

20,800

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

18.8%

26,900

18.3%

27,700

17.8%

27,300

-0.9

400

Aberdeenshire

17.7%

27,400

17.0%

27,200

17.5%

27,800

-0.2

300

Angus

18.9%

12,800

21.9%

14,900

20.9%

14,100

2.0

1,300

Argyll & Bute

20.6%

11,000

23.6%

12,300

24.0%

12,400

3.4

1,400

Clackmannanshire

26.7%

8,600

26.8%

8,700

26.6%

8,600

-0.1

100

Dumfries and Galloway

22.5%

20,700

23.6%

21,000

25.2%

22,500

2.7

1,700

Dundee City

26.2%

24,300

24.9%

23,500

27.5%

26,000

1.4

1,600

East Ayrshire

23.7%

18,500

25.3%

19,500

24.1%

18,300

0.3

-100

East Dunbartonshire

21.4%

14,100

22.0%

14,400

21.9%

14,200

0.5

100

East Lothian

22.2%

13,300

21.5%

13,200

20.7%

12,700

-1.5

-700

East Renfrewshire

22.4%

12,400

22.5%

12,500

23.2%

12,700

0.8

300

Edinburgh, City of

21.7%

72,200

23.2%

80,300

22.7%

79,300

1.0

7,100

Eilean Siar

17.9%

2,900

30.4%

4,900

22.4%

3,500

4.5

600

Falkirk

20.7%

20,300

21.6%

21,300

21.0%

20,800

0.3

500

Fife

20.7%

48,400

22.8%

53,300

22.9%

53,500

2.3

5,200

Glasgow City

30.0%

121,000

27.7%

113,900

32.2%

132,800

2.2

11,800

Highland

19.0%

26,200

17.9%

24,700

19.9%

27,300

0.9

1,200

Inverclyde

25.2%

13,200

22.7%

11,500

23.6%

11,700

-1.6

-1,400

Midlothian

18.8%

9,800

20.0%

10,400

21.3%

11,000

2.5

1,300

Moray

17.5%

9,600

18.2%

9,900

18.8%

10,000

1.4

400

North Ayrshire

25.1%

21,700

29.3%

24,900

28.6%

24,200

3.5

2,400

North Lanarkshire

25.8%

55,000

23.3%

49,400

20.3%

42,500

-5.5

-12,400

Orkney Islands

16.3%

2,000

15.8%

2,000

14.1%

1,700

-2.1

-300

Perth and Kinross

21.0%

18,800

20.8%

19,400

19.3%

17,900

-1.7

-800

Renfrewshire

21.9%

24,400

25.8%

28,700

21.4%

23,600

-0.5

-700

Scottish Borders

18.6%

13,000

22.6%

15,700

22.7%

15,600

4.1

2,600

Shetland Islands

12.8%

1,800

17.9%

2,500

19.0%

2,700

6.3

900

South Ayrshire

23.7%

16,400

25.8%

17,800

21.6%

14,500

-2.1

-1,900

South Lanarkshire

23.6%

47,700

22.6%

46,100

20.7%

41,700

-2.9

-6,000

Stirling

21.8%

12,300

24.3%

14,000

26.1%

14,800

4.3

2,600

West Dunbartonshire

25.1%

15,000

23.3%

13,800

24.1%

14,100

-1.1

-900

West Lothian

20.0%

22,500

21.5%

24,200

21.7%

24,600

1.7

2,100

Source: Annual Population Survey (Jan to Dec)

Inactivity rates and levels cover those aged 16-64

Notes:

1. Levels rounded to the nearest hundred.

2. Rates are calculated on unrounded figures.

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