Scottish Economic Statistics 2008

This is the ninth edition of the annual publication Scottish Economic Statistics, which is produced by statisticians in the Scottish Government.


Table 4.4: Model-based estimates of unemployment, Scotland and Residence Local Authority Areas, 2007

Unemployment

Total
16+

Sampling
Variability1
(+/-)

Rate2
(%)

Sampling
Variability1
(%) (+/-)

Scotland

124,900

4.7%

Aberdeen City

4,400

500

3.8

0.4

Aberdeenshire

3,200

300

2.4

0.3

Angus

2,500

200

4.5

0.4

Argyll & Bute

1,800

200

4.0

0.4

Clackmannanshire

1,200

100

5.4

0.7

Dumfries & Galloway

3,000

300

4.1

0.4

Dundee City

4,600

400

6.6

0.6

East Ayrshire

3,600

300

6.2

0.6

East Dunbartonshire

1,700

200

3.1

0.3

East Lothian

1,600

200

3.4

0.3

East Renfrewshire

1,500

200

3.4

0.4

Edinburgh, City of

11,200

1100

4.3

0.4

Eilean Siar

600

100

4.6

0.6

Falkirk

3,600

300

4.5

0.4

Fife

10,600

1000

5.7

0.5

Glasgow City

19,100

1700

6.8

0.6

Highland

3,800

400

3.3

0.4

Inverclyde

2,800

300

7.2

0.7

Midlothian

1,800

200

4.2

0.4

Moray

1,600

100

3.5

0.3

North Ayrshire

4,100

400

6.4

0.6

North Lanarkshire

8,800

800

5.4

0.5

Orkney Islands

300

0

2.8

0.4

Perth & Kinross

2,400

200

3.5

0.3

Renfrewshire

4,400

400

5.1

0.5

Scottish Borders

1,800

200

3.1

0.3

Shetland Islands

400

0

2.8

0.4

South Ayrshire

2,800

200

5.0

0.5

South Lanarkshire

6,800

600

4.2

0.4

Stirling

1,800

200

3.9

0.4

West Dunbartonshire

3,000

300

6.4

0.6

West Lothian

4,200

400

4.7

0.5

Source: Model-based estimates of unemployment (January to December 2007), Office for National Statistics
Figures may not sum due to rounding.
1 95% Confidence level.
2 Total unemployed aged 16 and above as a percentage of all economically active persons aged 16 and above.

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