However, it is currently less reliable for geographical areas lower than Scotland level. The claimant count is based on administrative records and is more reliable at local authority level.Table 1: Unemployment Levels by Local Authority Area, Scotland Area Unemployment (ILO), Total 16+ Claimant Count August 2004 Scotland 151,000 94,494 Aberdeen City * 2,683 Aberdeenshire * 1,915 Angus * 1,933 Argyll and Bute * 1,414 Clackmannanshire * 1,055 Dumfries and Galloway * 2,208 Dundee City * 3,889 East Ayrshire * 3,198 East Dunbartonshire * 1,199 East Lothian * 936 East Renfrewshire * 916 City of Edinburgh 11,000 7,194 Eilean Siar (Western Isles) * 594 Falkirk * 2,758 Fife 11,000 7,900 Glasgow City 24,000 16,616 Highland * 2,927 Inverclyde * 2,829 Midlothian * 1,026 Moray * 1,008 North Ayrshire * 3,854 North Lanarkshire 13,000 6,562 Orkney Islands * 177 Perth and Kinross * 1,566 Renfrewshire * 3,510 Scottish Borders * 1,092 Shetland Islands * 228 South Ayrshire * 2,208 South Lanarkshire * 5,039 Stirling * 1,209 West Dunbartonshire * 2,454 West Lothian * 2,397 Source: Labour Force Survey, 2004 Spring Quarter, Seasonally Adjusted.First Release: Labour Market Statistics, Scotland September 2004.Note: *Sample size too small for reliable estimate.