Employment rate: every council in Scotland

Orkney Islands had the highest employment rate of Scotland’s 32 councils in March 2026, at 91.4%.

Inverclyde had the lowest, at 65.9%. The middle council, Clackmannanshire, had 74.7%.

Employment rate for every council in Scotland, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Orkney Islands use-with-caution	91.4%
2	West Lothian	83.6%
3	City of Edinburgh	80.7%
4	Midlothian	79.6%
5	Dumfries and Galloway	78.8%
=6	East Lothian	78.6%
=6	Falkirk	78.6%
=6	Scottish Borders	78.6%
9	Shetland Islands use-with-caution	78.5%
10	Moray	78.4%
11	Aberdeen City	77.3%
12	Aberdeenshire	76.4%
13	South Lanarkshire	76.2%
14	Perth and Kinross	76.0%
15	East Renfrewshire	75.8%
16	Clackmannanshire	74.7%
17	South Ayrshire	74.3%
18	East Dunbartonshire	73.9%
=19	North Ayrshire	73.6%
=19	North Lanarkshire	73.6%
21	Fife	73.5%
=22	East Ayrshire	73.2%
=22	Stirling	73.2%
24	Highland	72.6%
25	Angus	71.9%
26	West Dunbartonshire	70.3%
27	Na h-Eileanan Siar use-with-caution	70.0%
28	Dundee City	69.3%
29	Renfrewshire	69.1%
30	Argyll and Bute	68.9%
31	Glasgow City	67.2%
32	Inverclyde	65.9%