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Work and Worklessness among Households in Scotland 2009

Published: 14 October 2009
ISBN: ISBN97807559

Work and Worklessness among households in Scotland, 2009

Table 10a: Children living in working-age households by combined economic activity status of household members, Scotland, 2008

Not seasonally adjusted

Geography (Residence-Based)	Combined economic activity status of household						Total
	Working households		Households containing both working and workless members		Workless households		Total
	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level
Scotland	58.9%	519,800	27.4%	241,300	13.7%	120,700	100.0%	881,900
Local Authority Area
Aberdeen City	59.2%	17,300	*	*	*	*	100.0%	29,300
Aberdeenshire	57.6%	26,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	46,000
Angus	66.1%	12,300	22.4%	4,200	11.5%	2,100	100.0%	18,600
Argyll & Bute	60.6%	8,600	*	*	*	*	100.0%	14,200
Clackmannanshire	56.8%	5,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	9,000
Dumfries and Galloway	62.9%	14,000	*	*	*	*	100.0%	22,300
Dundee City	58.5%	13,600	24.1%	5,600	17.4%	4,000	100.0%	23,200
East Ayrshire	63.1%	10,700	23.7%	4,000	13.2%	2,200	100.0%	16,900
East Dunbartonshire	65.9%	11,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,900
East Lothian	60.7%	10,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	16,800
East Renfrewshire	62.1%	10,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,400
Edinburgh, City of	59.0%	43,100	27.2%	19,900	13.7%	10,000	100.0%	73,000
Eilean Siar	53.0%	1,900	*	*	*	*	100.0%	3,600
Falkirk	65.2%	18,400	*	*	*	*	100.0%	28,200
Fife	63.3%	44,700	24.5%	17,300	12.2%	8,600	100.0%	70,700
Glasgow City	46.2%	43,300	29.3%	27,500	24.5%	22,900	100.0%	93,600
Highland	64.3%	20,000	*	*	*	*	100.0%	31,100
Inverclyde	52.7%	6,700	32.9%	4,200	14.4%	1,900	100.0%	12,800
Midlothian	64.6%	8,700	*	*	*	*	100.0%	13,500
Moray	62.2%	9,600	*	*	*	*	100.0%	15,400
North Ayrshire	52.0%	13,000	28.1%	7,000	19.9%	5,000	100.0%	25,000
North Lanarkshire	57.9%	34,700	27.8%	16,700	14.3%	8,600	100.0%	60,000
Orkney Islands	64.4%	2,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	3,200
Perth and Kinross	68.4%	17,000	*	*	*	*	100.0%	24,800
Renfrewshire	56.2%	17,000	31.0%	9,400	12.8%	3,900	100.0%	30,300
Scottish Borders	58.0%	10,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	18,600
Shetland Islands	70.9%	2,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	3,600
South Ayrshire	52.1%	9,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,400
South Lanarkshire	62.5%	35,900	*	*	*	*	100.0%	57,400
Stirling	60.2%	10,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	18,000
West Dunbartonshire	60.7%	9,300	19.0%	2,900	20.3%	3,100	100.0%	15,300
West Lothian	58.5%	20,400	26.7%	9,300	14.8%	5,200	100.0%	34,800

Source: Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec

For more information see: Notes

Table 10b: Children living in working-age households by combined economic activity status of household members, Scotland, 2007

Not seasonally adjusted

Geography (Residence-Based)	Combined economic activity status of household						Total
	Working households		Households containing both working and workless members		Workless households		Total
	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level
Scotland	58.9%	520,400	26.2%	231,500	14.9%	132,000	100.0%	884,000
Local Authority Area
Aberdeen City	64.5%	18,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	28,000
Aberdeenshire	63.1%	28,300	*	*	*	*	100.0%	44,900
Angus	56.3%	11,000	31.8%	6,200	11.8%	2,300	100.0%	19,500
Argyll & Bute	67.8%	10,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	15,400
Clackmannanshire	44.5%	3,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	7,900
Dumfries and Galloway	65.9%	15,300	*	*	*	*	100.0%	23,200
Dundee City	55.4%	12,100	22.3%	4,900	22.4%	4,900	100.0%	21,900
East Ayrshire	57.5%	10,300	26.0%	4,700	16.4%	3,000	100.0%	18,000
East Dunbartonshire	71.7%	13,300	*	*	*	*	100.0%	18,500
East Lothian	60.8%	11,400	*	*	*	*	100.0%	18,700
East Renfrewshire	61.2%	9,700	*	*	*	*	100.0%	15,800
Edinburgh, City of	54.1%	38,500	30.3%	21,500	15.6%	11,100	100.0%	71,100
Eilean Siar	67.7%	2,700	*	*	*	*	100.0%	3,900
Falkirk	63.6%	16,000	*	*	*	*	100.0%	25,200
Fife	59.6%	39,300	27.0%	17,800	13.4%	8,800	100.0%	66,000
Glasgow City	42.9%	40,800	23.8%	22,600	33.3%	31,700	100.0%	95,200
Highland	68.2%	21,700	*	*	*	*	100.0%	31,800
Inverclyde	58.6%	7,700	25.8%	3,400	15.6%	2,000	100.0%	13,100
Midlothian	67.6%	8,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	13,100
Moray	57.8%	9,600	*	*	*	*	100.0%	16,500
North Ayrshire	51.3%	13,800	29.6%	8,000	19.1%	5,100	100.0%	26,900
North Lanarkshire	55.3%	37,200	26.3%	17,700	18.4%	12,400	100.0%	67,200
Orkney Islands	79.8%	2,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	3,600
Perth and Kinross	64.2%	16,300	*	*	*	*	100.0%	25,400
Renfrewshire	59.7%	18,100	27.9%	8,500	12.3%	3,700	100.0%	30,300
Scottish Borders	63.2%	11,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,700
Shetland Islands	76.8%	3,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	4,100
South Ayrshire	61.0%	10,700	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,600
South Lanarkshire	67.4%	36,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	54,600
Stirling	63.8%	11,400	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,900
West Dunbartonshire	60.7%	10,400	18.1%	3,100	21.3%	3,600	100.0%	17,100
West Lothian	59.0%	19,900	26.9%	9,100	14.1%	4,800	100.0%	33,700

Source: Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec

For more information see: Notes

Table 10c: Children living in working-age households by combined economic activity status of household members, Scotland, 2006

Not seasonally adjusted

Geography (Residence-Based)	Combined economic activity status of household						Total
	Working households		Households containing both working and workless members		Workless households		Total
	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level
Scotland	59.9%	543,000	24.6%	223,200	15.4%	139,700	100.0%	905,900
Local Authority Area
Aberdeen City	64.8%	18,600	*	*	*	*	100.0%	28,700
Aberdeenshire	66.7%	31,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	47,200
Angus	61.2%	12,100	27.9%	5,500	11.0%	2,200	100.0%	19,700
Argyll & Bute	67.7%	10,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	15,500
Clackmannanshire	53.9%	4,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	9,000
Dumfries and Galloway	65.5%	16,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	25,600
Dundee City	53.3%	12,000	25.2%	5,700	21.5%	4,800	100.0%	22,500
East Ayrshire	59.0%	11,500	24.4%	4,800	16.6%	3,200	100.0%	19,500
East Dunbartonshire	70.5%	13,400	*	*	*	*	100.0%	19,000
East Lothian	58.4%	11,900	*	*	*	*	100.0%	20,300
East Renfrewshire	62.9%	11,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,700
Edinburgh, City of	66.8%	49,800	22.8%	17,000	10.4%	7,800	100.0%	74,600
Eilean Siar	67.1%	2,600	*	*	*	*	100.0%	3,800
Falkirk	61.4%	15,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	25,300
Fife	61.6%	42,400	21.0%	14,500	17.5%	12,100	100.0%	68,900
Glasgow City	41.1%	41,900	20.6%	21,000	38.4%	39,200	100.0%	102,000
Highland	62.4%	19,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	31,200
Inverclyde	54.9%	7,500	28.7%	3,900	16.4%	2,200	100.0%	13,600
Midlothian	66.4%	9,400	*	*	*	*	100.0%	14,200
Moray	63.7%	10,700	*	*	*	*	100.0%	16,900
North Ayrshire	56.8%	15,100	26.5%	7,000	16.7%	4,400	100.0%	26,500
North Lanarkshire	55.0%	34,000	24.9%	15,400	20.0%	12,400	100.0%	61,800
Orkney Islands	60.8%	1,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	3,000
Perth and Kinross	68.2%	16,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	24,600
Renfrewshire	65.2%	20,200	22.6%	7,000	12.2%	3,800	100.0%	31,000
Scottish Borders	56.5%	11,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	19,600
Shetland Islands	76.8%	3,400	*	*	*	*	100.0%	4,400
South Ayrshire	57.1%	10,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,900
South Lanarkshire	63.7%	35,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	55,200
Stirling	64.1%	11,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,300
West Dunbartonshire	58.2%	9,700	25.5%	4,300	16.3%	2,700	100.0%	16,700
West Lothian	64.3%	20,900	25.2%	8,200	10.5%	3,400	100.0%	32,500

Source: Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec

For more information see: Notes

Table 10d: Children living in working-age households by combined economic activity status of household members, Scotland, 2005

Not seasonally adjusted

Geography (Residence-Based)	Combined economic activity status of household						Total
	Working households		Households containing both working and workless members		Workless households		Total
	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level
Scotland	57.6%	538,300	26.8%	249,900	15.6%	145,700	100.0%	934,000
Local Authority Area
Aberdeen City	69.3%	22,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	32,100
Aberdeenshire	64.1%	30,000	*	*	*	*	100.0%	46,900
Angus	56.8%	11,300	30.2%	6,000	12.9%	2,600	100.0%	19,800
Argyll & Bute	60.7%	9,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	15,000
Clackmannanshire	55.4%	5,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	9,900
Dumfries and Galloway	68.4%	17,700	*	*	*	*	100.0%	25,800
Dundee City	51.6%	11,700	28.2%	6,400	20.1%	4,600	100.0%	22,700
East Ayrshire	51.8%	11,000	28.5%	6,000	19.7%	4,200	100.0%	21,200
East Dunbartonshire	65.6%	12,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	18,600
East Lothian	58.2%	12,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	20,900
East Renfrewshire	65.4%	11,300	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,300
Edinburgh, City of	63.8%	45,000	29.0%	20,500	7.3%	5,100	100.0%	70,600
Eilean Siar	74.2%	2,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	3,300
Falkirk	59.7%	15,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	26,500
Fife	53.7%	38,400	27.4%	19,600	18.9%	13,500	100.0%	71,500
Glasgow City	45.0%	52,000	21.4%	24,700	33.6%	38,800	100.0%	115,600
Highland	66.6%	22,700	*	*	*	*	100.0%	34,100
Inverclyde	56.2%	7,900	27.7%	3,900	16.0%	2,300	100.0%	14,100
Midlothian	67.2%	9,900	*	*	*	*	100.0%	14,700
Moray	57.4%	10,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,600
North Ayrshire	54.5%	14,200	30.1%	7,900	15.3%	4,000	100.0%	26,100
North Lanarkshire	55.1%	36,200	27.4%	18,000	17.5%	11,500	100.0%	65,700
Orkney Islands	60.3%	2,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	3,500
Perth and Kinross	62.9%	16,000	*	*	*	*	100.0%	25,400
Renfrewshire	57.5%	17,900	26.0%	8,100	16.5%	5,200	100.0%	31,200
Scottish Borders	59.7%	11,300	*	*	*	*	100.0%	18,900
Shetland Islands	67.6%	2,800	*	*	*	*	100.0%	4,100
South Ayrshire	54.6%	10,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	18,600
South Lanarkshire	53.9%	29,400	*	*	*	*	100.0%	54,600
Stirling	64.3%	11,300	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,500
West Dunbartonshire	53.2%	9,100	24.7%	4,200	22.1%	3,800	100.0%	17,000
West Lothian	58.6%	19,300	29.6%	9,800	11.7%	3,900	100.0%	33,000

Source: Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec

For more information see: Notes

Table 10e: Children living in working-age households by combined economic activity status of household members, Scotland, 2004

Not seasonally adjusted

Geography (Residence-Based)	Combined economic activity status of household						Total
	Working households		Households containing both working and workless members		Workless households		Total
	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level	Per cent	Level
Scotland	57.6%	527,800	26.6%	243,400	15.8%	144,800	100.0%	916,000
Local Authority Area
Aberdeen City	56.8%	19,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	34,400
Aberdeenshire	58.5%	24,400	*	*	*	*	100.0%	41,700
Angus	55.0%	11,200	31.7%	6,400	13.3%	2,700	100.0%	20,300
Argyll & Bute	62.2%	9,300	*	*	*	*	100.0%	14,900
Clackmannanshire	54.9%	5,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	9,300
Dumfries and Galloway	70.4%	20,700	*	*	*	*	100.0%	29,500
Dundee City	52.3%	11,600	22.2%	4,900	25.5%	5,600	100.0%	22,100
East Ayrshire	55.1%	12,200	28.8%	6,300	16.2%	3,600	100.0%	22,100
East Dunbartonshire	66.8%	13,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	19,800
East Lothian	63.2%	11,900	*	*	*	*	100.0%	18,800
East Renfrewshire	63.7%	11,700	*	*	*	*	100.0%	18,400
Edinburgh, City of	55.3%	37,600	32.3%	22,000	12.4%	8,400	100.0%	68,000
Eilean Siar	75.1%	3,000	*	*	*	*	100.0%	4,000
Falkirk	64.6%	18,600	*	*	*	*	100.0%	28,700
Fife	61.8%	38,400	20.3%	12,600	17.9%	11,100	100.0%	62,100
Glasgow City	42.5%	42,500	23.2%	23,100	34.3%	34,200	100.0%	99,800
Highland	62.4%	23,000	*	*	*	*	100.0%	36,900
Inverclyde	51.1%	8,100	29.9%	4,700	19.0%	3,000	100.0%	15,800
Midlothian	68.0%	10,100	*	*	*	*	100.0%	14,900
Moray	62.1%	10,500	*	*	*	*	100.0%	16,900
North Ayrshire	49.8%	13,200	26.5%	7,000	23.7%	6,300	100.0%	26,400
North Lanarkshire	51.6%	34,700	27.2%	18,300	21.1%	14,200	100.0%	67,200
Orkney Islands	75.6%	2,600	*	*	*	*	100.0%	3,500
Perth and Kinross	63.2%	16,400	*	*	*	*	100.0%	26,000
Renfrewshire	61.0%	19,500	25.0%	8,000	14.0%	4,500	100.0%	31,900
Scottish Borders	61.0%	11,600	*	*	*	*	100.0%	19,000
Shetland Islands	71.0%	3,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	4,500
South Ayrshire	61.0%	11,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	18,400
South Lanarkshire	60.7%	31,200	*	*	*	*	100.0%	51,400
Stirling	64.3%	11,000	*	*	*	*	100.0%	17,100
West Dunbartonshire	57.1%	9,800	22.8%	3,900	20.1%	3,400	100.0%	17,100
West Lothian	59.6%	20,900	28.3%	9,900	12.1%	4,300	100.0%	35,000

Source: Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec

For more information see: Notes

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