Work and Worklessness among Households in Scotland 2009

Work and Worklessness among households in Scotland, 2009


Table 1: Working-age households by combined economic activity status of household members, Scotland, 2004-2008

Not seasonally adjusted

Working households

Households containing both working and workless members

Workless households

All households

Employed and unemployed

Employed and inactive

Employed unemployed and inactive

All households containing both working and workless members

All unemployed

Unemployed and inactive

All inactive

All workless households

Per cent

2004

58.3%

3.0%

19.8%

1.0%

23.8%

2.2%

1.3%

14.4%

17.9%

100.0%

2005

58.5%

2.8%

20.4%

0.8%

24.0%

2.3%

1.3%

13.8%

17.4%

100.0%

2006

59.6%

2.8%

19.6%

0.9%

23.3%

2.1%

1.5%

13.4%

17.1%

100.0%

2007

59.8%

2.8%

19.8%

0.9%

23.4%

1.9%

1.3%

13.7%

16.8%

100.0%

2008

58.5%

3.1%

20.4%

0.7%

24.2%

1.9%

1.0%

14.5%

17.3%

100.0%

Change on year

-1.3%

0.3%

0.6%

-0.1%

0.8%

0.0%

-0.3%

0.8%

0.5%

0.0%

Levels

2004

995,200

51,600

337,500

17,200

406,300

37,000

21,900

246,200

305,000

1,706,600

2005

995,300

48,300

347,300

13,000

408,600

39,000

22,800

234,300

296,100

1,699,900

2006

1,020,200

48,700

334,700

15,200

398,600

36,600

25,900

229,500

292,000

1,710,900

2007

1,017,500

47,500

336,600

14,700

398,800

32,300

21,600

232,600

286,500

1,702,900

2008

997,200

52,100

348,000

12,600

412,800

31,900

16,400

246,900

295,200

1,705,100

Change on year

-20,400

4,600

11,500

-2,100

14,000

-400

-5,200

14,300

8,700

2,300

Source: Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec
For more information see: Notes

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