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Subject: Economy and Finance

Labour market update: October 2021

Author(s): Fraser Murray

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

Bar charts showing unemployment rate by constituency. The figures behind this visual can be found in the data section of the briefing.
Source: nomis

Data

Table 1: labour market indicators rates by nation and region of the UK (%)
AreaUnemploymentUnemploymentEconomically inactive
United Kingdom75.34.521.1
England75.64.520.8
North East71.55.224.5
North West73.64.123.2
Yorkshire and The Humber72.74.823.6
East Midlands75.44.321.2
West Midlands74.64.921.5
East79.13.617.9
London74.95.820.5
South East78.24.218.4
South West77.73.419.5
Wales74.24.022.6
Scotland74.34.422.2
Northern Ireland71.14.125.8
Table 2: labour market indicators rates for all people in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment4.54.44.4
Employment74.074.074.3
Inactivity22.422.622.2
Table 3: labour market indicators rates for women in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment4.43.84.1
Employment71.372.472.2
Inactivity25.424.724.6
Table 4: labour market indicators rates for men in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment4.75.04.7
Employment76.975.676.4
Inactivity19.220.419.7
Table 5: labour market indicators rates by age in Scotland (%)
16 - 2425 - 3435 - 4950 - 64
Employment61.280.983.768.2
Unemployment10.14.03.64.0
Inactivity32.015.713.228.9