Please find below a brief profile of West Dunbartonshire:
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West Dunbartonshire
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Scotland
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Employment rate
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73%
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76%
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Total number in employment
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43,000
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2,450,000
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Claimant unemployment rate
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3.80%
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2.50%
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Total number claimant unemployed
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2,000
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74,000
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% change over last year
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-1.00%
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-0.50%
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% long term unemployed (over 1 year)
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11.10%
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11.40%
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Figures updated 14/05/2008
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Statistics supplied by Analytical Services Division, Scottish Government.
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The claimant count unemployment rate in West Dunbartonshire has decreased by 3.3% since 1999 and this is a much faster rate than for Scotland as a whole.
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The claimant count unemployment rate amongst 18-24 age group fell by 10% in West Dunbartonshire last year compared to 5% in Scotland as a whole.
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Median earnings in West Dunbartonshire last year were 6% lower than for Scotland as a whole.
