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Population

1: POPULATION : VITAL STATISTICS
2: POPULATION : AGE STRUCTURE
3: RESIDENT WORKFORCE : POPULATION AGED 16+
4: RESIDENT WORKFORCE : WORKING AGE GROUPS
5: ECONOMIC STATUS OF RESIDENT ADULT POPULATION
6: HOUSEHOLD WORKING STATUS
7: WORKPLACE EMPLOYMENT - BY GENDER AND FULL-TIME / PART-TIME STATUS
8: WORKPLACE EMPLOYMENT - INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE
9: UNEMPLOYMENT AND JOB VACANCIES
10: QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
11: EARNINGS, INCOME AND WEALTH
52: POPULATION PROJECTIONS (2004 BASED)
53: HOUSEHOLD PROJECTIONS (2004 BASED)
54: EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS (EXPERIAN, 2005 BASED)
55: ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS (FRASER OF ALLANDER INSTITUTE)

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11: EARNINGS, INCOME AND WEALTH

EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH sources
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Gross annual pay (all full-time employees) : (*1)
.. mean pay for persons living in Edinburgh n/a n/a n/a £25,421 £26,143 £26,936 £29,468 £31,173
.. as % of Scotland n/a n/a n/a 114.60% 112.70% 112.80% 116.90% 118.30%
.. as % of Great Britain n/a n/a n/a 101.50% 100.50% 99.30% 103.80% 105.50%
.. median pay for persons living in Edinburgh n/a n/a n/a £21,526 £22,424 £22,753 £25,005 £26,214
.. as % of Scotland n/a n/a n/a 112.60% 112.40% 110.80% 116.40% 115.80%
.. as % of Great Britain n/a n/a n/a 105.20% 105.60% 103.00% 108.60% 110.60%
.. mean pay for persons working in Edinburgh £23,413 £22,365 £24,113 £25,820 £25,846 £26,433 £28,269 £30,707
.. as % of Scotland 119.00% 108.20% 112.00% 115.70% 112.00% 111.10% 112.60% 116.60%
.. as % of Great Britain 109.50% 97.60% 100.30% 103.20% 99.60% 97.70% 99.80% 104.20%
.. median pay for persons working in Edinburgh £18,383 £19,281 £20,390 £21,558 £21,723 £21,931 £23,568 £24,824
.. as % of Scotland 108.70% 106.90% 109.60% 112.50% 109.70% 106.80% 110.60% 109.80%
.. as % of Great Britain 102.90% 101.90% 103.10% 105.50% 102.50% 99.40% 102.60% 104.90%
Average gross weekly earnings : (*2)
all f/time adult employees working in Edin £398.22 £410.44 £446.62 £492.60 £503.40 £503.20 £518.80 £566.20
all f/time adult employees living in Edin £484.30 £491.90 £512.90 £536.10 £573.00
Average income per capita (*3)
ranking out of 129 local statistical areas
Average disposable income per capita
ranking out of 129 local statistical areas
Mean annual net income (taxpayers only) (*4) £20,100 £21,600 £23,200 £23,500 £24,100 £25,300
.. relative to Scottish average 1.12 1.19 1.19 1.21 1.21
Median annual net income (taxpayers only) £15,200 £15,300 £16,500 £16,400 £17,000 £17,600
.. relative to Scottish average 1.09 1.08 1.09 1.09 1.1
Gross disposable h'hold income per head (*5) £11,627 £12,242 £13,084 £13,566 £14,185 £14,517 £15,068
% of h'holds with net annual income: (*6)
£6,000 or less 14%
£6,001 to £10,000 20%
£10,001 to £15,000 22%
£15,001 to £20,000 14%
over £20,000 30%
Mean gross annual household income (*7) £30,821
H'holds with income >£100,000 p.a. (*8) 3,584
.. as % of all households 1.60%
% of h'holds with savings / investm'ts (*9)
£10,000 or more 44% 45% 48%
£30,000 or more 21% 22% 27%
£75,000 or more 11% 11% 14%
Household finances : % of h'holds (*10)
.. managing 'v.well' or 'quite well' financially 48% 53% 54%
.. with savings or investments 57% 54% 57% 56% 55% 51% 46%
.. with bank or building soc. account 91% 92% 93% 93% 92% 91%
.. making use of credit card 60%

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LOTHIAN sources
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Gross annual pay (all full-time employees) : (*1)
.. mean pay for persons living in :
.. East Lothian n/a n/a n/a £22,659 £23,184 £24,574 £24,964 £26,817
.. Midlothian n/a n/a n/a £22,410 £22,851 £23,748 £23,821 £27,519
.. West Lothian n/a n/a n/a £21,057 £21,622 £23,755 £25,592 £26,073
.. median pay for persons living in :
.. East Lothian n/a n/a n/a £19,536 £19,977 £21,614 £22,374 £23,234
.. Midlothian n/a n/a n/a £16,605 £18,187 £19,052 £18,637 £20,611
.. West Lothian n/a n/a n/a £18,710 £18,653 £19,803 £21,272 £21,213
.. mean pay for persons working in :
.. East Lothian £17,638 £20,305 £21,026 £21,921 £23,463 £22,630 £24,755 £26,426
.. Midlothian £17,736 £19,245 £19,046 £20,787 £23,999 £23,844 £23,629 £25,807
.. West Lothian £19,292 £19,616 £21,638 £21,807 £24,604 £24,085 £24,406 £25,826
.. median pay for persons working in :
.. East Lothian £16,526 £17,772 £19,263 £19,774 £19,446 £20,189 £21,731 £23,513
.. Midlothian £16,270 £18,222 £17,771 £19,153 £20,801 £22,033 n/a £24,428
.. West Lothian £16,494 £17,007 £18,352 £19,404 £20,766 £20,187 £20,356 £20,931
Mean annual net income (taxpayers only) (*2)
.. East Lothian n/a £18,600 n/a £21,100 £20,700 £22,800
.. Midlothian £16,200 £16,800 £18,100 £18,100 £18,400 £19,600
.. West Lothian £17,800 £16,900 £18,700 £18,600 £18,900 £19,900
Median annual net income (taxpayers only)
.. East Lothian n/a £14,600 n/a £16,400 £16,300 £17,100
.. Midlothian £12,200 £14,600 £14,000 £14,100 £15,000 £16,300
.. West Lothian £15,400 £14,400 £15,500 £14,800 £15,500 £15,800
% of h'holds with net annual income: (*3)
£6,000 or less 12%
£6,001 to £10,000 20%
£10,001 to £15,000 22%
£15,001 to £20,000 15%
over £20,000 31%
Gross disposable h'hold income per head (*4)
East Lothian & Midlothian £9,793 £10,205 £10,792 £11,156 £11,739 £12,188 £12,779
West Lothian £8,630 £9,294 £10,073 £10,613 £11,095 £11,355 £11,734
Mean household income (*5) £30,420
H'holds with income >£100,000 p.a. (*6) 4,879
% of h'holds with savings / investm'ts (*7)
£10,000 or more 39% 40%
£30,000 or more 20% 19%
£75,000 or more 11% 9%
Household finances : % of h'holds (*8)
.. managing 'v.well' or 'quite well' financially 46% 51% 50%
.. with savings or investments 56% 54% 57% 55% 52% 54% 49%
.. with bank or building soc. account 91% 91% 92% 92% 92% 91%
.. making use of credit card 57%

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SCOTLAND sources
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Gross annual pay (all full-time employees) : (*1)
.. mean pay for persons living in Scotland n/a n/a n/a £22,188 £23,193 £23,885 £25,205 £26,346
.. median pay for persons living in Scotland n/a n/a n/a £19,116 £19,943 £20,543 £21,476 £22,631
.. mean pay for persons working in Scotland £19,667 £20,678 £21,523 £22,317 £23,080 £23,800 £25,107 £26,335
.. median pay for persons working in Scotland £16,914 £18,029 £18,610 £19,167 £19,799 £20,539 £21,312 £22,603
.. mean pay for persons living in Grt. Britain n/a n/a n/a £25,049 £26,011 £27,130 £28,392 £29,549
.. median pay for persons living in Grt. Britain n/a n/a n/a £20,456 £21,233 £22,091 £23,016 £23,707
.. mean pay for persons working in Grt. Britain £21,379 £22,908 £24,035 £25,016 £25,939 £27,058 £28,327 £29,481
.. median pay for persons working in Grt. Britain £17,866 £18,915 £19,779 £20,435 £21,200 £22,073 £22,970 £23,666
Average gross weekly earnings : (*2)
all f/time adult empl's working in Scotland £370.17 £383.04 £404.81 £434.60 £447.00 £460.50 £479.00 £503.70
all f/time adult empl's living in Scotland £431.00 £446.10 £460.80 £479.40 £502.50
Average income per capita (*3)
Average disposable income per capita
Mean annual net income (*4) £18,000 £18,200 £19,500 £19,500 £20,000 £20,900
Median annual net income £13,900 £14,200 £15,200 £15,100 £15,500 £16,000
Gross disposable h'hold income per head (*5) £9,659 £10,168 £10,800 £11,199 £11,682 £12,047 £12,554
% of h'holds with net annual income: (*6)
£6,000 or less 14% 8% 7%
£6,001 to £10,000 23% 20% 18%
£10,001 to £15,000 22% 21% 21%
£15,001 to £20,000 15% 15% 15%
over £20,000 26% 36% 39%
H'holds with income >£100,000 p.a. (*7) 21,847
% of h'holds with savings / investm'ts (*8)
£10,000 or more 37% 36% 38% 41%
£30,000 or more 17% 16% 18% 20%
£75,000 or more 8% 7% 8% 9%
Household finances : % of h'holds (*9)
.. managing 'v.well' or 'quite well' financially 40% 46% 46%
.. with savings or investments 54% 53% 53% 54% 54% 52% 51% 51%
.. with bank or building soc. account 87% 87% 89% 89% 91% 91%
.. making use of credit card 52% 58%

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