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Subject: Economy and Finance

Labour market update: December 2020

Author(s): Andrew Aiton

This infographic looks at the latest labour market data for Scotland from the Office for National Statistics.

The data for this image can be found in the data section of this briefing.
Source: nomis

Data

Table 1: labour market indicators rates by nation and region of the UK (%)
EmploymentUnemploymentEconomically inactive
East77.24.718.9
East Midlands75.05.320.6
England75.65.120.3
London75.26.319.8
North East71.26.623.5
North West 73.94.722.3
Northern Ireland 70.63.926.4
Scotland74.84.221.8
South East78.63.918.0
South West76.84.419.5
United Kingdom75.24.920.8
Wales72.44.624.0
West Midlands75.05.420.6
Yorkshire and The Humber73.85.222.2
Table 2: labour market indicators rates for all people in Scotland (%)
AllLatest quarterLast quarterSame quarter last year
Unemployment4.24.93.7
Employment74.873.474.5
Economic inactivity21.822.722.6
Table 3: labour market indicators rates for women in Scotland (%)
Latest quarterLast quarterSame quarter last year
Unemployment3.94.33.4
Employment72.670.770.7
Economic inactivity24.426.126.8
Table 4: labour market indicators rates for men in Scotland (%)
Latest quarterLast quarterSame quarter last year
Unemployment4.65.43.9
Employment77.176.278.6
Economic inactivity19.119.218.1
Table 5: labour market indicators rates by age in Scotland (%)
16-2435-3435-4950-64
Unemployment10.04.03.03.8
Employment57.882.884.669.0
Economic inactivity35.813.712.828.2