Scottish Household Survey 2019 - Summary Report

15 More Women are in Paid Work 0.00 0.16 0.32 0.48 0.64 0.80 1999 71% 57% 68% 74% 2009 2019 WOMEN AGED 16 TO 64 IN WORK MEN AGED 16 TO 64 IN WORK The proportion of both men and women aged 16 to 64 who were in paid work had increased between 1999 and 2019. Over the last 20 years there are declining trends in men reporting to be employed full-time, unemployed and permanently sick or disabled. Increasing trends over the 20 years are evident in men reporting to be employed part-time and permanently retired. For the economic activity of women, there was an increase in the proportions of those in self- employment and working full-time, and a decrease in women looking after the family or home. The proportion of women aged 16 to 64 with children in the household working full-time increased from 22% in 1999 and 30% in 2019 Scottish Household Survey Twenty Years of Scotland’s People: Summary Report Help Shape Scotland