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 10: Economically inactive people aged 16-64, by willingness to work and local authority, Scotland, 2008, 2011, 2012

2008

2010

2011

% Who
want
to work

Level
Want to
Work

Level - Do not
Want to Work

All
Inactive

% Who
want
to work

Level
Want to
Work

Level - Do not
Want to Work

All
Inactive

% Who
want
to work

Level
Want to
Work

Level - Do not
Want to Work

All
Inactive

Scotland

24.6%

188,200

575,900

764,200

24.6%

192,500

591,000

783,500

25.4%

199,400

585,500

784,900

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

29.2%

7,900

19,000

26,900

27.5%

7,600

20,100

27,700

34.4%

9,400

17,900

27,300

Aberdeenshire

33.0%

9,100

18,400

27,400

26.1%

7,100

20,100

27,200

30.7%

8,500

19,200

27,800

Angus

28.6%

3,700

9,200

12,800

24.9%

3,700

11,200

14,900

24.2%

3,400

10,700

14,100

Argyll & Bute

25.0%

2,700

8,300

11,000

29.9%

3,700

8,600

12,300

26.5%

3,300

9,100

12,400

Clackmannanshire

24.4%

2,100

6,500

8,600

19.6%

1,700

7,000

8,700

21.9%

1,900

6,800

8,600

Dumfries and Galloway

25.9%

5,400

15,400

20,700

24.0%

5,000

16,000

21,000

24.0%

5,400

17,100

22,500

Dundee City

26.5%

6,500

17,900

24,300

27.7%

6,500

17,000

23,500

34.9%

9,100

16,900

26,000

East Ayrshire

22.5%

4,200

14,300

18,500

25.3%

4,900

14,500

19,500

26.1%

4,800

13,600

18,300

East Dunbartonshire

26.0%

3,700

10,400

14,100

19.3%

2,800

11,600

14,400

31.2%

4,400

9,700

14,200

East Lothian

22.7%

3,000

10,300

13,300

24.3%

3,200

10,000

13,200

17.9%

2,300

10,400

12,700

East Renfrewshire

20.8%

2,600

9,800

12,400

21.9%

2,700

9,800

12,500

21.2%

2,700

10,000

12,700

Edinburgh, City of

18.1%

13,000

59,200

72,200

17.1%

13,700

66,600

80,300

14.2%

11,300

68,000

79,300

Eilean Siar

*

*

2,100

2,900

29.9%

1,500

3,400

4,900

*

*

2,900

3,500

Falkirk

28.4%

5,800

14,500

20,300

30.4%

6,500

14,800

21,300

25.8%

5,400

15,500

20,800

Fife

27.4%

13,300

35,100

48,400

22.9%

12,200

41,100

53,300

31.1%

16,700

36,900

53,500

Glasgow City

24.5%

29,600

91,400

121,000

25.6%

29,100

84,700

113,900

21.9%

29,200

103,700

132,800

Highland

21.8%

5,700

20,400

26,200

30.2%

7,500

17,300

24,700

25.6%

7,000

20,300

27,300

Inverclyde

29.5%

3,900

9,300

13,200

28.3%

3,300

8,200

11,500

21.2%

2,500

9,300

11,700

Midlothian

17.6%

1,700

8,000

9,800

23.1%

2,400

8,000

10,400

25.6%

2,800

8,200

11,000

Moray

23.9%

2,300

7,300

9,600

42.8%

4,200

5,700

9,900

38.4%

3,900

6,200

10,000

North Ayrshire

26.7%

5,800

15,900

21,700

23.6%

5,900

19,100

24,900

28.5%

6,900

17,300

24,200

North Lanarkshire

18.7%

10,300

44,700

55,000

24.7%

12,200

37,100

49,400

28.2%

12,000

30,600

42,500

Orkney Islands

*

*

1,500

2,000

*

*

1,400

2,000

*

*

1,100

1,700

Perth and Kinross

19.5%

3,700

15,100

18,800

16.9%

3,300

16,100

19,400

19.4%

3,500

14,500

17,900

Renfrewshire

22.6%

5,500

18,900

24,400

24.8%

7,100

21,600

28,700

26.1%

6,200

17,500

23,600

Scottish Borders

17.9%

2,300

10,700

13,000

25.7%

4,000

11,600

15,700

29.9%

4,700

11,000

15,600

Shetland Islands

*

*

1,100

1,800

*

*

2,200

2,500

*

*

2,400

2,700

South Ayrshire

28.8%

4,700

11,700

16,400

24.6%

4,400

13,400

17,800

21.1%

3,100

11,500

14,500

South Lanarkshire

32.1%

15,300

32,400

47,700

24.3%

11,200

34,900

46,100

30.9%

12,900

28,800

41,700

Stirling

16.3%

2,000

10,300

12,300

17.2%

2,400

11,600

14,000

24.0%

3,600

11,300

14,800

West Dunbartonshire

31.3%

4,700

10,300

15,000

28.7%

4,000

9,800

13,800

28.7%

4,000

10,000

14,100

West Lothian

26.4%

5,900

16,600

22,500

31.9%

7,700

16,500

24,200

29.8%

7,300

17,300

24,600

Source: Annual Population Survey (Jan to Dec)

* - Estimate is below reliability threshold.

Levels and proportions cover those aged 16-6

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