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Labour market update: May 2021

Author(s): Kayleigh Finnigan

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

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Full data tables can be found in the data section of this briefing.
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK: May 2021

Source: Annual population survey via Nomis

Data

Table 1: labour market indicators rates by nation and region of the UK (%)
EmploymentUnemploymentInactivity
London74.86.819.7
West Midlands74.25.721.3
North East72.25.423.5
North West73.55.022.6
England75.54.920.6
East Midlands75.34.920.8
United Kingdom75.24.821.0
Yorkshire and The Humber73.74.622.6
Wales74.04.422.5
Scotland74.44.322.2
South West76.73.920.0
East78.03.918.8
Northern Ireland69.13.628.3
South East78.53.418.7
Source: UK labour market: May 2021
Table 2: labour market indicators rates for all people in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest Quarter
Unemployment4.24.54.3
Employment74.573.774.4
Inactivity22.222.822.2
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK; May 2021
Table 3: labour market indicators rates for women in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest Quarter
Unemployment4.23.54.3
Employment71.871.972.2
Inactivity25.025.524.5
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK; May 2021
Table 4: labour market indicators rates for men in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest Quarter
Unemployment4.25.44.2
Employment77.375.676.7
Inactivity19.320.019.8
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK; May 2021
Table 5: labour market indicators rates by age in Scotland (%)
16 - 2425 - 3435 - 4950 - 64
Employment54.584.284.268.9
Unemployment8.03.33.74.1
Inactivity40.813.012.628.1
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK; May 2021