Delivering job search services in rural labour markets: the role of ICT



Tables

Table 1 Percentage of sample in study areas unemployed for at least six/twelve months

Duration

Wick and

Sutherland

West Lothian

Combined
study areas

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
study areas

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
study areas

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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