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Labour market update: July 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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Labour market headline data charts. Full data tables can be found under the data tab of this briefing.
Source: Labour market overview: July 2021 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: July 2021

Source: Annual Population Survey via NOMIS

Data

Table 1: labour market indicators rates by nation and region of the UK (%)
EmploymentUnemploymentInactivity
South East77.74.118.9
East77.64.019.1
South West77.03.720.0
England75.15.020.9
East Midlands74.84.921.3
United Kingdom74.84.821.3
London74.56.520.2
Scotland74.04.422.6
West Midlands74.05.721.4
Wales73.63.923.4
North West73.04.923.2
Yorkshire and The Humber72.95.023.2
North East72.05.823.6
Northern Ireland70.33.627.1
Source: Labour market overview: July 2021
Table 2: labour market indicators rates for all people in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment4.54.64.4
Employment73.774.474.0
Inactivity22.722.022.6
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK: July 2021
Table 3: labour market indicators rates for women in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment4.44.43.8
Employment71.472.872.4
Inactivity25.323.824.7
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK: July 2021
Table 4: labour market indicators rates for men in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment4.64.75.0
Employment76.176.075.6
Inactivity20.120.120.4
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK: July 2021
Table 5: labour market indicators rates by age in Scotland (%)
16 - 2425 - 3435 - 4950 - 64
Employment55.281.783.070.2
Unemployment9.04.53.63.0
Inactivity39.314.413.927.6
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK: July 2021