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 2: Employment rates and levels by age-group and local authority, Scotland, 2012

Geography
(Residence Based)

16-24

25-34

35-49

50 - 64

Rate

Level

Rate

Level

Rate

Level

Rate

Level

Scotland

53.2%

319,200

79.0%

539,200

81.4%

881,200

64.0%

659,300

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

65.9%

19,800

83.5%

32,200

83.1%

37,700

71.8%

27,900

Aberdeenshire

72.1%

17,500

87.8%

22,500

86.8%

47,400

72.7%

39,700

Angus

60.6%

6,300

77.8%

8,100

83.7%

19,300

69.5%

16,400

Argyll & Bute

49.3%

3,800

76.9%

5,300

83.9%

14,400

65.0%

12,900

Clackmannanshire

43.3%

1,900

77.2%

4,800

69.6%

6,800

64.2%

7,900

Dumfries and Galloway

52.9%

7,300

73.4%

9,500

82.1%

23,300

58.1%

19,800

Dundee City

49.3%

10,500

77.6%

16,400

74.9%

19,700

58.3%

15,000

East Ayrshire

47.3%

6,300

71.5%

9,300

77.8%

19,500

64.1%

15,900

East Dunbartonshire

45.8%

5,100

89.1%

8,800

86.5%

18,400

67.8%

15,200

East Lothian

60.9%

6,400

79.9%

7,200

85.9%

18,400

67.7%

13,700

East Renfrewshire

44.0%

4,300

80.4%

6,600

88.0%

17,300

67.5%

11,700

Edinburgh, City of

50.2%

33,400

82.4%

81,800

84.4%

83,100

65.7%

55,400

Eilean Siar

57.6%

1,700

76.3%

1,600

89.7%

4,700

59.3%

3,300

Falkirk

63.6%

10,300

81.0%

15,300

83.1%

28,200

61.3%

18,600

Fife

54.3%

23,600

71.2%

29,700

82.7%

62,000

64.5%

47,400

Glasgow City

34.0%

27,200

74.9%

84,300

71.4%

83,800

49.9%

51,300

Highland

64.4%

13,000

78.5%

18,400

86.5%

37,900

71.8%

35,800

Inverclyde

50.2%

4,400

68.7%

6,100

74.5%

12,300

62.0%

9,600

Midlothian

60.6%

5,400

83.9%

7,200

83.6%

14,300

69.9%

11,900

Moray

65.3%

5,700

85.5%

7,400

84.3%

15,600

72.9%

12,800

North Ayrshire

44.5%

6,500

75.5%

10,600

70.2%

19,400

55.3%

15,600

North Lanarkshire

57.8%

20,900

72.8%

30,300

78.9%

57,400

62.5%

36,600

Orkney Islands

63.2%

1,300

*

*

92.4%

4,400

77.3%

*

Perth and Kinross

58.1%

9,200

83.3%

13,900

85.3%

25,500

67.8%

20,800

Renfrewshire

57.9%

10,900

80.7%

16,800

79.8%

29,100

64.9%

22,200

Scottish Borders

52.1%

5,400

78.0%

7,600

84.8%

20,700

66.6%

16,100

Shetland Islands

72.1%

1,700

*

*

96.7%

3,900

78.7%

4,100

South Ayrshire

51.2%

5,800

80.9%

8,800

84.0%

17,500

61.6%

15,200

South Lanarkshire

63.2%

21,200

87.1%

32,500

84.0%

56,800

64.6%

40,600

Stirling

44.4%

5,600

75.4%

6,800

81.9%

15,100

64.1%

10,800

West Dunbartonshire

50.9%

5,300

74.6%

8,400

75.5%

13,900

62.9%

11,600

West Lothian

60.5%

11,700

85.0%

18,100

84.2%

33,500

62.5%

20,700

Source: Annual Population Survey (Jan to Dec)

Employment rates and levels cover those within the specific age-group

* - Estimate is below reliability threshold.

Notes:

1. Levels rounded to the nearest hundred.

2. Rates are calculated on unrounded figures.

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