Economy and work in East Dunbartonshire
Council areaSouth west Scotland. 109,550 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 174 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for East Dunbartonshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
East Dunbartonshire’s 139 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 40.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in East Dunbartonshire earned a median of £44,763 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn East Dunbartonshire, 1,285 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn East Dunbartonshire, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%.
- Against Scotland
- 38% lower3.2%
- Against the UK
- 49% lower3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only73.9% of people aged 16 to 64 in East Dunbartonshire were in work in the year to March 2026.
East Dunbartonshire is joint 119th lowest of 348 for employment rate.