Local Area Labour Markets in Scotland - Statistics from the Annual Population Survey 2011

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 3 - Employment rates and levels by age-group and local authority, Scotland, 2011

Geography
(Residence Based)

16-24

25-34

35-49

50 - 64

Rate

Level

Rate

Level

Rate

Level

Rate

Level

Scotland

54.6%

330,600

79.0%

525,600

81.1%

896,100

63.7%

655,300

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

65.6%

19,700

84.4%

31,400

83.6%

38,500

66.3%

25,200

Aberdeenshire

71.5%

17,500

83.6%

20,700

89.2%

49,000

71.7%

39,700

Angus

46.5%

4,900

77.2%

7,800

83.8%

18,600

70.7%

17,700

Argyll & Bute

52.0%

4,100

75.5%

5,200

84.1%

14,800

64.9%

12,900

Clackmannanshire

38.5%

1,400

76.7%

5,600

76.0%

7,800

57.7%

6,600

Dumfries and Galloway

58.9%

8,200

75.4%

9,600

79.4%

22,900

61.7%

20,600

Dundee City

52.5%

11,300

78.1%

16,200

80.1%

20,900

62.1%

16,200

East Ayrshire

51.8%

7,000

67.7%

8,600

80.6%

20,400

60.4%

15,200

East Dunbartonshire

51.4%

5,900

84.6%

8,100

85.5%

19,700

67.9%

14,600

East Lothian

50.7%

5,300

84.5%

7,400

84.2%

18,700

65.3%

12,800

East Renfrewshire

50.4%

5,000

83.8%

6,800

87.1%

16,200

66.7%

12,700

Edinburgh, City of

51.4%

34,200

81.1%

77,900

79.5%

82,300

67.3%

53,700

Eilean Siar

35.8%

1,200

*

*

81.6%

4,700

*

*

Falkirk

59.1%

9,600

79.1%

14,500

85.6%

30,100

58.1%

16,700

Fife

58.5%

25,700

75.9%

30,800

82.1%

61,400

63.3%

47,000

Glasgow City

49.2%

39,700

74.5%

81,800

72.3%

89,400

53.3%

51,400

Highland

65.1%

13,200

84.6%

19,300

88.4%

39,500

72.5%

36,600

Inverclyde

51.8%

4,600

79.7%

7,000

76.0%

12,400

60.5%

10,000

Midlothian

61.3%

5,600

82.0%

6,900

83.5%

14,600

67.9%

11,500

Moray

72.8%

6,400

86.6%

7,300

85.6%

16,900

69.1%

11,900

North Ayrshire

42.4%

6,300

71.8%

9,900

71.3%

20,400

55.0%

15,400

North Lanarkshire

53.3%

19,500

78.2%

31,900

79.4%

58,000

58.1%

35,800

Orkney Islands

66.1%

1,400

*

*

87.4%

3,900

*

*

Perth and Kinross

55.7%

8,900

86.5%

14,000

85.6%

25,200

67.5%

21,500

Renfrewshire

46.0%

8,800

78.7%

16,100

74.5%

26,600

63.7%

22,800

Scottish Borders

51.0%

5,400

81.6%

7,800

85.8%

20,500

67.0%

17,000

Shetland Islands

63.9%

1,700

74.9%

1,700

97.0%

4,500

79.2%

3,700

South Ayrshire

50.0%

5,700

73.6%

7,800

78.2%

16,700

59.7%

15,200

South Lanarkshire

54.6%

18,600

83.7%

30,500

81.1%

55,900

64.8%

41,800

Stirling

56.2%

7,200

71.1%

6,200

82.5%

15,700

69.5%

11,700

West Dunbartonshire

53.2%

5,600

76.2%

8,500

79.5%

15,000

61.0%

11,400

West Lothian

56.6%

11,000

76.7%

16,000

84.7%

34,900

62.9%

19,700

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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