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Subject: Economy and Finance

Labour market update: January 2021

Author(s): Andrew Aiton

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

Data

Table 1: labour market indicators rates by nation and region of the UK (%)
EmploymentUnemploymentEconomically inactive
East76.94.619.2
East Midlands75.55.619.9
England75.65.220.2
London75.16.919.3
North East71.26.424.0
North West73.84.722.5
Northern Ireland70.63.227.0
Scotland74.44.422.1
South East78.73.718.2
South West77.24.119.3
United Kingdom75.25.020.7
Wales72.44.624.0
West Midlands73.86.021.2
Yorkshire and The Humber74.45.121.6
Table 2: labour market indicators rates for all people in Scotland (%)
AllLatest quarterLast quarterSame quarter last year
Unemployment4.44.53.8
Employment74.473.974.3
Economic inactivity21.122.622.7
Table 3: labour market indicators rates for women in Scotland (%)
Latest quarterLast quarterSame quarter last year
Unemployment3.44.43.7
Employment72.471.270.6
Economic inactivity25.025.626.6
Table 4: labour market indicators rates for men in Scotland (%)
Latest quarterLast quarterSame quarter last year
Unemployment5.44.63.9
Employment76.571.270.6
Economic inactivity19.119.418.6
Table 5: labour market indicators rates by age in Scotland (%)
16-2435-3435-4950-64
Unemployment10.33.63.53.9
Employment56.583.183.668.9
Economic inactivity37.113.914.328.3