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 4: Underemployment rates and levels by local authority, Scotland, 2008, 2011 and 2012

2008

2011

2012

Change since 2008

Rate

Level

Rate

Level

Rate

Level

Rate
(%age point)

Level

Scotland

7.0%

174,500

9.9%

240,700

10.0%

243,300

3.0

68,800

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

5.6%

6,300

8.6%

10,000

5.5%

6,600

-0.1

300

Aberdeenshire

6.0%

7,600

8.1%

10,500

10.6%

13,800

4.6

6,200

Angus

8.6%

4,600

11.2%

5,600

11.6%

5,900

3.0

1,300

Argyll & Bute

8.6%

3,600

13.9%

5,300

11.3%

4,300

2.7

700

Clackmannanshire

6.3%

1,400

8.1%

1,700

10.3%

2,200

4.0

800

Dumfries & Galloway

8.1%

5,600

11.8%

7,400

11.2%

7,100

3.1

1,500

Dundee City

10.0%

6,500

12.4%

8,100

12.1%

7,600

2.1

1,100

East Ayrshire

9.2%

5,100

11.8%

6,100

10.5%

5,400

1.3

300

East Dunbartonshire

4.9%

2,500

9.5%

4,600

9.1%

4,300

4.2

1,800

East Lothian

8.1%

3,700

11.1%

5,000

8.9%

4,100

0.8

400

East Renfrewshire

4.1%

1,700

8.2%

3,400

10.6%

4,300

6.5

2,600

Edinburgh, City of

4.6%

11,600

8.2%

20,400

8.6%

22,100

4.0

10,500

Eilean Siar

8.8%

1,100

16.1%

1,700

*

*

*

*

Falkirk

6.6%

5,000

11.3%

8,100

9.5%

6,900

2.9

1,900

Fife

9.5%

16,600

8.7%

14,600

9.2%

15,400

-0.3

-1,200

Glasgow City

6.4%

16,700

11.6%

30,500

12.2%

30,000

5.8

13,300

Highland

8.8%

9,700

11.2%

12,400

11.1%

11,900

2.3

2,200

Inverclyde

8.6%

3,200

11.4%

3,900

12.3%

4,000

3.7

800

Midlothian

7.2%

2,900

13.3%

5,200

9.7%

3,800

2.5

900

Moray

7.9%

3,500

7.7%

3,300

10.2%

4,300

2.3

800

North Ayrshire

9.5%

5,700

12.6%

6,700

8.9%

4,700

-0.6

-1,000

North Lanarkshire

7.0%

10,400

8.3%

12,200

9.1%

13,300

2.1

2,900

Orkney Islands

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Perth & Kinross

5.9%

4,100

8.4%

5,900

10.8%

7,700

4.9

3,600

Renfrewshire

6.5%

5,400

9.2%

6,900

12.2%

9,700

5.7

4,300

Scottish Borders

7.3%

4,100

11.7%

6,100

12.1%

6,300

4.8

2,200

Shetland Islands

*

*

*

*

15.3%

1,800

*

*

South Ayrshire

8.1%

4,100

11.5%

5,200

11.0%

5,400

2.9

1,300

South Lanarkshire

5.7%

8,600

7.9%

11,700

8.7%

13,400

3.0

4,800

Stirling

7.2%

3,000

12.0%

5,000

9.3%

3,600

2.1

600

West Dunbartonshire

7.7%

3,200

11.0%

4,400

12.2%

4,800

4.5

1,600

West Lothian

6.2%

5,300

8.4%

6,900

8.5%

7,300

2.3

2,000

Source: Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec

Note: Underemployment levels cover those aged 16 and over.

Denominator for underemployment rates = all aged 16 and above in employment

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