Economic Activity
West Lothian has traditionally had higher than average economic activity levels. There has been a culture of a significant number of school leavers choosing to go straight into the labour market (19.4% of West Lothian's school leavers went directly into employment in 2009/10 compared to 18.5% for Scotland). This, coupled with a younger than average population, explains why activity levels are relatively high in West Lothian.
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