Table 4 Job search methods used to identify most recently pursued job opportunity
(percentage of long-term unemployed respondents using same job search methods)
|
Job search method |
Wick and Sutherland |
West Lothian |
Combined study areas |
|
Personal contacts/direct approach |
41 (34) |
28 (24) |
33 (29) |
|
Jobcentre notice boards |
14 (19) |
32 (36) |
25 (29) |
|
Newspaper advertisements |
21 (19) |
17 (15) |
18 (17) |
|
Advice from Jobcentre staff |
14 (23) |
11 (17) |
12 (20) |
|
Other |
4 (2) |
9 (2) |
7 (2) |
|
Community bodies/facilities |
5 (3) |
4 (5) |
4 (4) |
|
Internet |
1 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0) |
|
Total |
100 (100) |
100 (100) |
100 (100) |
Table 5 Access to ICT, by duration and study area (%) (percentage of long-term
unemployed with access to ICT in brackets)
|
Form of access |
Wick and Sutherland |
West Lothian |
Combined study areas |
|
Internet |
19 (13) |
26 (18) |
23 (16) |
|
Telephone |
76 (66) |
83 (75) |
80 (71) |
Table 6 Respondents with home Internet access and using the Internet to look for work
on a weekly basis, by educational attainment (%)
|
Respondents’ general educational |
% with Internet access |
% using Internet weekly |
|
None |
12 |
8 |
|
SVQ1-2/SCE O Grade or equivalent |
25 |
16 |
|
At least SVQ3/SCE H Grade or equivalent |
37 |
34 |
|
All respondents |
23 |
18 |
27