Labour market update: February 2021
This infographic looks at the latest labour market data for Scotland from the Office for National Statistics.
Data
| Employment | Unemployment | Inactivity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 74.7 | 7.0 | 19.6 |
| North East | 71.2 | 6.5 | 23.9 |
| West Midlands | 74.0 | 6.1 | 21.0 |
| East Midlands | 75.2 | 5.9 | 20.0 |
| England | 75.4 | 5.3 | 20.3 |
| United Kingdom | 75.0 | 5.1 | 20.9 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 74.3 | 5.1 | 21.6 |
| North West | 73.8 | 4.8 | 22.4 |
| East | 77.0 | 4.5 | 19.3 |
| Scotland | 73.7 | 4.5 | 22.8 |
| South West | 76.9 | 4.5 | 19.5 |
| Wales | 72.2 | 4.4 | 24.3 |
| South East | 78.6 | 3.7 | 18.3 |
| Northern Ireland | 69.4 | 3.6 | 28.0 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 75.0 | 74.0 | 73.7 |
| Inactivity | 22.2 | 22.4 | 22.8 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 71.4 | 71.5 | 71.9 |
| Inactivity | 25.8 | 25.4 | 25.5 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 78.7 | 76.7 | 75.6 |
| Inactivity | 18.5 | 19.2 | 20.0 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 54.6 | 82.3 | 82.6 | 68.8 |
| Unemployment | 9.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| Inactivity | 39.6 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 28.4 |