Local Area Labour Markets in Scotland - Statistics from the Annual Population Survey 2013

Summary publication of results from the Annual Population Survey 2013, presenting analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are provided for Scotland and local authority areas in Scotland.


Table 10: Economically inactive people aged 16-64, by willingness to work and local authority, Scotland, 2008, 2012, 2013

2008 2012 2013
% Who want to work Level Want to Work Level - Do not Want to Work All Inactive % Who want to work Level Want to Work Level - Do not Want to Work All Inactive % Who want to work Level Want to Work Level - Do not Want to Work All Inactive
Scotland 24.6% 188,200 575,900 764,200 25.4% 199,400 585,500 784,900 25.7% 200,100 579,700 779,800
Local Authority Area
Aberdeen City 29.2% 7,900 19,000 26,900 34.4% 9,400 17,900 27,300 11,100 17,800 28,900 11,100
Aberdeenshire 33.0% 9,100 18,400 27,400 30.7% 8,500 19,200 27,800 9,400 19,300 28,600 9,400
Angus 28.6% 3,700 9,200 12,800 24.2% 3,400 10,700 14,100 4,600 9,000 13,600 4,600
Argyll & Bute 25.0% 2,700 8,300 11,000 26.5% 3,300 9,100 12,400 2,500 8,100 10,600 2,500
Clackmannanshire 24.4% 2,100 6,500 8,600 21.9% 1,900 6,800 8,600 1,500 7,000 8,500 1,500
Dumfries and Galloway 25.9% 5,400 15,400 20,700 24.0% 5,400 17,100 22,500 3,700 18,000 21,700 3,700
Dundee City 26.5% 6,500 17,900 24,300 34.9% 9,100 16,900 26,000 9,000 18,900 27,900 9,000
East Ayrshire 22.5% 4,200 14,300 18,500 26.1% 4,800 13,600 18,300 5,300 11,800 17,000 5,300
East Dunbartonshire 26.0% 3,700 10,400 14,100 31.2% 4,400 9,700 14,200 2,600 9,900 12,500 2,600
East Lothian 22.7% 3,000 10,300 13,300 17.9% 2,300 10,400 12,700 3,000 8,600 11,600 3,000
East Renfrewshire 20.8% 2,600 9,800 12,400 21.2% 2,700 10,000 12,700 2,000 8,900 10,900 2,000
Edinburgh, City of 18.1% 13,000 59,200 72,200 14.2% 11,300 68,000 79,300 13,300 67,300 80,600 13,300
Eilean Siar * * 2,100 2,900 * * 2,900 3,500 * 2,400 3,400 *
Falkirk 28.4% 5,800 14,500 20,300 25.8% 5,400 15,500 20,800 4,200 16,800 21,000 4,200
Fife 27.4% 13,300 35,100 48,400 31.1% 16,700 36,900 53,500 13,400 40,700 54,100 13,400
Glasgow City 24.5% 29,600 91,400 121,000 21.9% 29,200 103,700 132,800 36,400 86,000 122,400 36,400
Highland 21.8% 5,700 20,400 26,200 25.6% 7,000 20,300 27,300 8,800 21,700 30,500 8,800
Inverclyde 29.5% 3,900 9,300 13,200 21.2% 2,500 9,300 11,700 3,700 9,100 12,800 3,700
Midlothian 17.6% 1,700 8,000 9,800 25.6% 2,800 8,200 11,000 2,900 9,200 12,100 2,900
Moray 23.9% 2,300 7,300 9,600 38.4% 3,900 6,200 10,000 3,400 5,600 9,000 3,400
North Ayrshire 26.7% 5,800 15,900 21,700 28.5% 6,900 17,300 24,200 7,200 17,100 24,400 7,200
North Lanarkshire 18.7% 10,300 44,700 55,000 28.2% 12,000 30,600 42,500 9,500 34,800 44,400 9,500
Orkney Islands * * 1,500 2,000 * * 1,100 1,700 * 1,800 2,200 *
Perth and Kinross 19.5% 3,700 15,100 18,800 19.4% 3,500 14,500 17,900 4,700 13,500 18,200 4,700
Renfrewshire 22.6% 5,500 18,900 24,400 26.1% 6,200 17,500 23,600 5,700 19,300 25,100 5,700
Scottish Borders 17.9% 2,300 10,700 13,000 29.9% 4,700 11,000 15,600 4,700 10,500 15,200 4,700
Shetland Islands * * 1,100 1,800 * * 2,400 2,700 * 1,300 2,000 *
South Ayrshire 28.8% 4,700 11,700 16,400 21.1% 3,100 11,500 14,500 3,700 11,800 15,500 3,700
South Lanarkshire 32.1% 15,300 32,400 47,700 30.9% 12,900 28,800 41,700 8,900 34,000 42,900 8,900
Stirling 16.3% 2,000 10,300 12,300 24.0% 3,600 11,300 14,800 2,900 10,100 12,900 2,900
West Dunbartonshire 31.3% 4,700 10,300 15,000 28.7% 4,000 10,000 14,100 4,700 11,000 15,700 4,700
West Lothian 26.4% 5,900 16,600 22,500 29.8% 7,300 17,300 24,600 5,400 18,300 23,700 5,400

Source: Annual Population Survey (Jan to Dec)
* - Estimate is below reliability threshold.
Levels and proportions cover those aged 16-64

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