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 rates

Table 26:.Working age economic inactivity rates

Geography (Residence Based)

Jan 2004 - Dec 2004

Apr 2004 - Mar 2005

Jul 2004 -Jun 2005

Oct 2004 -Sep 2005

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

Scotland

21.0%

20.9%

21.1%

20.9%

20.8%

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

19.0%

17.9%

17.2%

17.5%

16.9%

Aberdeenshire

16.4%

16.7%

17.2%

16.8%

16.0%

Angus

20.3%

19.5%

19.6%

18.3%

18.8%

Argyll & Bute

18.9%

18.7%

19.5%

19.5%

19.1%

Clackmannanshire

22.5%

22.0%

21.5%

22.2%

22.8%

Dumfries & Galloway

18.0%

18.2%

18.6%

17.7%

18.5%

Dundee City

24.6%

23.3%

22.6%

24.0%

23.3%

East Ayrshire

23.4%

24.4%

24.0%

24.3%

24.6%

East Dunbartonshire

16.8%

16.3%

17.7%

17.3%

16.6%

East Lothian

19.5%

18.9%

18.2%

18.2%

18.9%

East Renfrewshire

17.4%

16.7%

17.6%

17.3%

17.2%

Edinburgh, City of

20.3%

19.3%

20.5%

19.4%

19.0%

Eilean Siar

16.3%

16.9%

16.8%

17.6%

16.1%

Falkirk

19.3%

19.6%

20.2%

20.4%

20.1%

Fife

18.1%

19.0%

19.9%

18.7%

19.1%

Glasgow City

29.6%

29.7%

28.3%

28.5%

27.9%

Highland

13.9%

14.1%

14.9%

15.9%

16.3%

Inverclyde

25.4%

25.5%

25.9%

24.8%

24.5%

Midlothian

17.0%

16.1%

16.8%

15.3%

16.3%

Moray

19.6%

20.4%

19.9%

19.8%

20.5%

North Ayrshire

25.0%

23.6%

22.4%

22.4%

22.8%

North Lanarkshire

24.5%

24.9%

24.7%

23.7%

23.4%

Orkney Islands

13.5%

15.4%

14.7%

12.8%

13.5%

Perth & Kinross

18.9%

19.1%

19.5%

18.7%

20.0%

Renfrewshire

22.0%

21.7%

22.3%

21.7%

21.3%

Scottish Borders

18.0%

17.7%

17.8%

18.8%

18.3%

Shetland Islands

12.8%

13.5%

13.9%

12.5%

11.8%

South Ayrshire

20.3%

20.8%

21.9%

21.3%

21.3%

South Lanarkshire

20.7%

20.8%

21.1%

21.8%

21.9%

Stirling

19.1%

19.2%

20.7%

20.5%

20.7%

West Dunbartonshire

23.6%

23.8%

24.5%

24.3%

23.5%

West Lothian

17.6%

18.1%

18.0%

19.2%

20.1%

Deprivation

15% Most Deprived Areas

36.9%

36.0%

36.1%

35.2%

34.5%

Rest of Scotland

18.3%

18.3%

18.5%

18.5%

18.5%

Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold)

Large Urban Areas

23.9%

23.4%

23.3%

23.1%

22.8%

Other Urban Areas

20.2%

20.2%

20.5%

20.3%

20.1%

Accessible Small Towns

18.7%

19.0%

19.7%

19.4%

20.1%

Remote Small Towns

17.1%

16.8%

17.3%

18.2%

18.4%

Accessible Rural

18.7%

19.0%

19.2%

18.6%

18.2%

Remote Rural

16.3%

17.2%

17.0%

17.4%

18.4%

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