“Reducethe gap in unemployment rates between the worst 10% of areas and the Scottish averageby 2006” was set out in Building a Better Scotland and is one of theperformance measures for achieving A Smart, Successful Scotland and SocialJustice – a Scotland where everyone matters.The Fraser of AllanderInstitute report Measuring progress towards Smart, Successful Scotland, 2003indicated that over the past 10 years the gap between unemployment levelsin Scotland’s worst 10% of areas and the Scottish average has closed from justover 20% to 5%.Progress towards this targetwill continue to be monitored through Smart, Successful Scotland.