Annual Population Survey in Scotland 2005
This summary publication presents analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are presented here at Scotland and sub-Scotland levels.
Economic inactivity
People who are economically inactive are neither employed nor unemployed. Those who are economically inactive are not in work and are not seeking/available for work. Reasons for economic inactivity include being sick or disabled, looking after family or home, being a student and taking early retirement.
All persons
The economic inactivity rate of working age people in Scotland was estimated to be 20.8% in 2005 (Table 12). The total number of working age people who were economically inactive was estimated to be 649,000. Of those who were economically inactive 29.8% want to work ( Table 13).
Table 12: Economic inactivity rates and levels for working age people, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) |
2004 |
2005 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion |
Proportion |
Level |
|
Scotland |
21.0% |
20.8% |
649,000 |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
19.0% |
16.9% |
22,000 |
Aberdeenshire |
16.4% |
16.0% |
23,000 |
Angus |
20.3% |
18.8% |
12,000 |
Argyll & Bute |
18.9% |
19.1% |
10,000 |
Clackmannanshire |
22.5% |
22.8% |
6,000 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
18.0% |
18.5% |
15,000 |
Dundee City |
24.6% |
23.3% |
20,000 |
East Ayrshire |
23.4% |
24.6% |
18,000 |
East Dunbartonshire |
16.8% |
16.6% |
11,000 |
East Lothian |
19.5% |
18.9% |
11,000 |
East Renfrewshire |
17.4% |
17.2% |
10,000 |
Edinburgh, City of |
20.3% |
19.0% |
56,000 |
Eilean Siar |
16.3% |
16.1% |
2,000 |
Falkirk |
19.3% |
20.1% |
18,000 |
Fife |
18.1% |
19.1% |
42,000 |
Glasgow City |
29.6% |
27.9% |
104,000 |
Highland |
13.9% |
16.3% |
20,000 |
Inverclyde |
25.4% |
24.5% |
12,000 |
Midlothian |
17.0% |
16.3% |
8,000 |
Moray |
19.6% |
20.5% |
10,000 |
North Ayrshire |
25.0% |
22.8% |
19,000 |
North Lanarkshire |
24.5% |
23.4% |
47,000 |
Orkney Islands |
13.5% |
13.5% |
2,000 |
Perth & Kinross |
18.9% |
20.0% |
16,000 |
Renfrewshire |
22.0% |
21.3% |
22,000 |
Scottish Borders |
18.0% |
18.3% |
12,000 |
Shetland Islands |
12.8% |
11.8% |
2,000 |
South Ayrshire |
20.3% |
21.3% |
14,000 |
South Lanarkshire |
20.7% |
21.9% |
41,000 |
Stirling |
19.1% |
20.7% |
11,000 |
West Dunbartonshire |
23.6% |
23.5% |
13,000 |
West Lothian |
17.6% |
20.1% |
22,000 |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
36.9% |
34.5% |
153,000 |
Rest of Scotland |
18.3% |
18.5% |
497,000 |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
23.9% |
22.8% |
279,000 |
Other Urban Areas |
20.2% |
20.1% |
182,000 |
Accessible Small Towns |
18.7% |
20.1% |
66,000 |
Remote Small Towns |
17.1% |
18.4% |
16,000 |
Accessible Rural |
18.7% |
18.2% |
77,000 |
Remote Rural |
16.3% |
18.4% |
30,000 |
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