Labour Market Information | March 2016 SDS Local Authority Profiles: and Bute

All Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) figures refer to the latest data available (February 2016). Please see notes at end for further details.

. Population 87,700 Local Information . Working Age Population 53,000 . Working Age Population as % of Population 60.4%

. Overall Employment Rate 76% . Disabled* 51% . Ethnicity - ethnic minority 48% Employment Rates . Ethnicity - white 76% . Over 50 (N.B. 50+ as opposed to 50-64) 40% ! Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2).

. 953 . An increase of 3, or 0.3% on last month JSA Claimants . A decrease of -124, or -11.5% on this month last year . The JSA count is 1.8% of the working age population Note: Denominator for working age (16-64) population is mid-year population estimates, 2014

JSA Claimants - 1,200

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0 February March 2015 April 2015 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 September October November December January February 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016

Duration Number Actual Change on Last month % Change on Last Month 13 weeks or less 395 -5 -1.3% JSA By Duration 13-26 weeks 170 15 9.7% 26-52 weeks 135 0 0.0% 52 weeks + 240 -5 -2.0%

Age Number Actual Change on Last month % Change on Last Month Under 18 5 5 0.0% JSA By Age 18-24 185 -10 -5.1% 25-49 475 15 3.3% 50+ 280 0 0.0%

Skills Development 1 JSA by Age and Duration - Argyll and Bute 450 400 350 300

250 50+ 200 25-49 150 18-24 100 Under 18 50 0 Claiming up to Claiming 13-26wks Claiming 26-52wks Claiming 52-78wks Claiming 78-104wks Claiming over 13wks 104wks Duration of Claimant Count

. 60 JSA Claimants 16- . A decrease of -5, or -7.7% on last month 19 . A decrease of -15, or -20.0% on this month last year

JSA Claimants 16-19- Argyll and Bute 80

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0 February March 2015 April 2015 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 September October November December January February 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016

Duration Number Actual Change on Last month

JSA 16-19 by 13 weeks or less 40 -5 Duration 13-26 weeks 15 5 26-52 weeks 5 0 52 weeks + 0 -5

Note: Any differences between JSA Claimant Count and JSA Claimant Count by Duration due to rounding (data rounded to nearest 5) JSA 16-19 by Duration - Argyll & Bute 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 13 weeks or less 13-26 weeks 26-52 weeks 52 weeks +

2 Skills Development Scotland January 2016 February 2016 Local Authority % change Rate(%) Rate(%) City 1.6 1.6 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.2 Angus 1.9 2.0 0.1 Argyll & Bute 1.8 1.8 0.0 2.2 2.2 0.0 Dumfries & Galloway 1.3 1.3 0.0 City 2.9 2.9 0.0 3.4 3.4 0.0 East 1.0 1.0 0.0 East 1.2 1.2 0.0 East 1.1 1.1 0.0 , City of 1.1 1.1 0.0 Eilean Siar 1.7 1.8 0.1 1.6 1.6 0.0 JSA Local Authority 2.4 2.5 0.1 Comparison City 2.5 2.4 -0.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 2.5 2.5 0.0 1.1 1.2 0.1 1.4 1.4 0.0 3.2 3.1 -0.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 Islands 0.5 0.5 0.0 Perth & Kinross 1.2 1.2 0.0 Renfrewshire 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.4 1.4 0.0 Islands 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.2 2.1 -0.1 1.9 1.8 -0.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 2.9 2.9 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.0

Source: NOMIS

Disclaimer Whilst Skills Development Scotland makes every effort to ensure that the information published in this report is up to date and accurate, Skills Development Scotland cannot accept any liability for actions arising from its use.

Notes: As of June 2015, ONS have changed the definition of the Claimant Count to include all out of work Universal Credit claimants. At the moment, this new definition is only available at the Scotland level and is not yet broken down by local authority, age or duration. As a result, JSA Claimant Count has been renamed to indicate that its scope is now limited to claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance only and does not contain the additional Universal Credit claimants now included in the new headline Claimant Count definition.

*Employment Rates - Disabled: Due to changes in the health questions on the Annual Population Survey there is quite a large discontinuity in the estimates from the Apr 2012 to Mar 2013 period onwards and this data is not available as a result. The data in this report therefore relates to the period Jan 2012-Dec 2012. Further information is available at https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/834.aspx

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