The claimant count is based on administrative records and is more reliable at local authority level.Table 1: Unemployment Figures by Local Authority Area for the West of Scotland Area Unemployment (ILO), Total 16+ Unemployment Rate (ILO), Total 16+1 Claimant Count August 2004 Claimant Count Rate August 20041 Argyll and Bute * * 1,414 2.7% Dumfries and Galloway * * 2,208 2.5% East Ayrshire * * 3,198 4.6% East Dunbartonshire * * 1,199 1.8% East Renfrewshire * * 916 2.0% Eilean Siar (Western Isles) * * 594 3.2% Glasgow City 24,000 8.9% 16,616 5.2% Inverclyde * * 2,829 5.5% North Ayrshire * * 3,854 5.1% North Lanarkshire 13,000 8.1% 6,562 3.6% Renfrewshire * * 3,510 3.5% South Ayrshire * * 2,208 3.5% South Lanarkshire * * 5,039 3.0% West Dunbartonshire * * 2,454 4.6% Unemployment level source: Labour Force Survey, 2004 Spring Quarter.Claimant Count source: Claimant Count administrative database, DWP.Notes:1.