Labour market update: July 2021
This infographic looks at the latest labour market data for Scotland from the Office for National Statistics.
Data
| Employment | Unemployment | Inactivity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 77.7 | 4.1 | 18.9 |
| East | 77.6 | 4.0 | 19.1 |
| South West | 77.0 | 3.7 | 20.0 |
| England | 75.1 | 5.0 | 20.9 |
| East Midlands | 74.8 | 4.9 | 21.3 |
| United Kingdom | 74.8 | 4.8 | 21.3 |
| London | 74.5 | 6.5 | 20.2 |
| Scotland | 74.0 | 4.4 | 22.6 |
| West Midlands | 74.0 | 5.7 | 21.4 |
| Wales | 73.6 | 3.9 | 23.4 |
| North West | 73.0 | 4.9 | 23.2 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 72.9 | 5.0 | 23.2 |
| North East | 72.0 | 5.8 | 23.6 |
| Northern Ireland | 70.3 | 3.6 | 27.1 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 73.7 | 74.4 | 74.0 |
| Inactivity | 22.7 | 22.0 | 22.6 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 71.4 | 72.8 | 72.4 |
| Inactivity | 25.3 | 23.8 | 24.7 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 76.1 | 76.0 | 75.6 |
| Inactivity | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.4 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 55.2 | 81.7 | 83.0 | 70.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Inactivity | 39.3 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 27.6 |