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 7: Model-based unemployment rates for people aged 16 or over by local authority, Scotland, 2008,2010,2011,2012

Geography
(Residence Based)

Jan - Dec 2008

Jan -Dec 2010

Jan -Dec 2011

Jan -Dec 2012

Rate

Level

Rate

Level

Rate

Level

Rate

Level

Scotland

4.9%

130,400

7.7%

207,000

8.1%

216,100

7.9%

213,100

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

3.6%

4,300

5.1%

6,500

5.6%

6,900

5.0%

6,300

Aberdeenshire

2.5%

3,300

3.7%

5,100

4.0%

5,400

3.4%

4,600

Angus

4.4%

2,500

6.8%

3,700

6.9%

3,700

6.2%

3,400

Argyll & Bute

4.3%

1,900

6.2%

2,600

6.9%

2,900

6.3%

2,600

Clackmannanshire

5.4%

1,300

7.5%

2,100

10.1%

2,400

9.9%

2,300

Dumfries and Galloway

4.6%

3,400

6.0%

4,300

7.7%

5,300

8.2%

5,700

Dundee City

6.4%

4,500

9.2%

6,800

9.4%

6,800

10.6%

7,500

East Ayrshire

6.1%

3,700

9.1%

5,500

10.8%

6,300

11.3%

6,600

East Dunbartonshire

3.9%

2,100

6.2%

3,300

5.9%

3,100

6.1%

3,200

East Lothian

3.6%

1,700

7.1%

3,400

7.3%

3,600

6.5%

3,300

East Renfrewshire

3.5%

1,500

6.2%

2,700

5.6%

2,500

5.8%

2,500

Edinburgh, City of

4.4%

11,600

6.3%

16,400

6.6%

17,800

6.4%

17,600

Eilean Siar

4.4%

600

6.7%

800

7.6%

900

6.3%

800

Falkirk

4.4%

3,500

7.9%

6,300

8.6%

6,800

8.1%

6,500

Fife

5.7%

10,700

8.6%

16,300

8.9%

16,500

9.1%

16,900

Glasgow City

7.0%

20,100

11.7%

34,300

11.0%

33,000

11.7%

33,300

Highland

3.4%

4,000

4.6%

5,600

5.3%

6,300

5.0%

5,800

Inverclyde

6.3%

2,500

8.3%

3,300

11.0%

4,300

12.1%

4,600

Midlothian

4.1%

1,800

7.6%

3,200

7.6%

3,300

6.6%

2,800

Moray

3.8%

1,800

4.8%

2,200

5.3%

2,500

4.9%

2,200

North Ayrshire

7.4%

4,800

12.0%

7,500

12.7%

7,700

12.7%

7,800

North Lanarkshire

5.9%

9,400

10.6%

17,500

10.5%

17,400

11.4%

19,000

Orkney Islands

2.6%

300

3.4%

400

4.3%

500

3.8%

400

Perth and Kinross

3.6%

2,600

5.5%

4,000

5.5%

4,200

6.0%

4,600

Renfrewshire

5.5%

4,800

8.9%

7,600

9.9%

8,300

8.9%

7,900

Scottish Borders

3.7%

2,100

6.2%

3,400

6.0%

3,400

5.9%

3,300

Shetland Islands

2.4%

300

3.6%

500

3.6%

500

3.5%

400

South Ayrshire

5.2%

2,800

9.0%

4,700

9.7%

5,000

9.2%

5,100

South Lanarkshire

4.4%

7,100

7.8%

12,500

8.2%

13,400

6.9%

11,500

Stirling

4.6%

2,000

7.2%

3,200

6.9%

3,100

8.1%

3,500

West Dunbartonshire

6.8%

3,100

10.4%

4,700

11.0%

5,000

11.4%

5,100

West Lothian

4.7%

4,300

7.2%

6,600

8.1%

7,400

6.6%

6,100

Source: Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec, Claimant count, ONS

Note: Unemployment levels and rates cover those aged 16 and over.

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