Tables
Table 1 Percentage of sample in study areas unemployed for at least six/twelve months
Duration |
Wick and Sutherland |
West Lothian |
Combined |
6 months + |
63 |
55 |
58 |
12 months + |
41 |
34 |
37 |
Table 2 Level of qualification attained by respondents, by study area (%)*
Level of qualification |
Wick and Sutherland |
West Lothian |
Combined |
None |
36 |
37 |
37 |
SCE ‘O’ Grade/equivalent |
37 |
42 |
40 |
SCE ‘H’ Grade/equivalent |
12 |
13 |
13 |
Higher ed. qualification |
11 |
5 |
7 |
Degree/equivalent |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Total (rounded) |
100 |
100 |
100 |
*‘None’ includes those naming vocational qualifications not recognised in the Labour Force Survey. ‘O
Grade or equivalent’ includes SCE Ordinary and Standard Grades, GSVQ, RSA diploma level and SVQ 1-
2. ‘H grade or equivalent’ includes SCE Higher Grades, GSVQ advanced, RSA advanced diploma, SVQ
level 3. ‘Higher Ed. qualification’ includes HND, HNC, SVQ 4 and professional qualifications.
Table 3 Percentage of respondents using selected job search methods on a weekly basis
(percentage of long-term unemployed respondents using selected job search methods)
Job search method |
Wick and Sutherland |
West Lothian |
Combined |
Newspaper advertisements |
97 (97) |
92 (90) |
94 (94) |
Jobcentre notice boards |
48 (45) |
77 (67) |
66 (57) |
Advice from Jobcentre staff |
44 (44) |
69 (63) |
60 (55) |
Personal contacts |
73 (73) |
42 (27) |
54 (47) |
Direct approach |
61 (55) |
25 (21) |
39 (35) |
Internet |
16 (10) |
18 (13) |
18 (12) |
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