Labour market update: November 2021
This infographic looks at the latest labour market data for Scotland from the Office for National Statistics.
Source: nomis
Data
| Area | Employment | Unemployment | Economically inactive |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 75.4 | 4.3 | 21.1 |
| England | 75.8 | 4.3 | 20.8 |
| North East | 70.7 | 5.1 | 25.4 |
| North West | 74.0 | 4.2 | 22.7 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 72.4 | 4.6 | 24.1 |
| East Midlands | 75.5 | 4.1 | 21.2 |
| West Midlands | 74.3 | 4.8 | 21.9 |
| East | 79.0 | 3.4 | 18.2 |
| London | 75.1 | 5.6 | 20.4 |
| South East | 78.4 | 3.8 | 18.4 |
| South West | 78.8 | 3.3 | 18.4 |
| Wales | 73.8 | 3.8 | 23.2 |
| Scotland | 74.8 | 4.1 | 22.0 |
| Northern Ireland | 70.2 | 4.0 | 26.8 |
Source: UK labour market: November 2021
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 74.1 | 74.2 | 74.8 |
| Inactivity | 22.2 | 22.4 | 22.0 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 71.7 | 72.4 | 73.0 |
| Inactivity | 25.2 | 24.7 | 24.2 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 76.6 | 76.1 | 76.6 |
| Inactivity | 19.1 | 19.9 | 19.6 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 63.0 | 81.6 | 84.7 | 67.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 |
| Inactivity | 30.7 | 14.9 | 13.0 | 29.3 |