Labour market update: September 2021
This infographic looks at the latest labour market data for Scotland from the Office for National Statistics.
Data
| Employment | Unemployment | Inactivity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | 78.7 | 4.6 | 21.2 |
| East Midlands | 75.0 | 4.6 | 20.8 |
| England | 75.5 | 4.1 | 28.5 |
| London | 74.9 | 5.3 | 23.9 |
| North East | 72.2 | 4.7 | 23.2 |
| North West | 73.1 | 4.7 | 23.0 |
| Northern Ireland | 71.2 | 3.3 | 19.6 |
| Scotland | 74.1 | 4.2 | 22.0 |
| South East | 78.1 | 4.4 | 21.4 |
| South West | 77.7 | 5.1 | 21.7 |
| United Kingdom | 75.2 | 4.3 | 22.5 |
| Wales | 74.6 | 4.0 | 25.7 |
| West Midlands | 74.2 | 3.8 | 18.3 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 73.3 | 6.0 | 20.3 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 73.6 | 73.9 | 74.1 |
| Inactivity | 22.6 | 22.7 | 22.5 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 70.9 | 72.2 | 72.1 |
| Inactivity | 25.9 | 24.7 | 24.8 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 76.4 | 75.7 | 76.1 |
| Inactivity | 19.1 | 20.5 | 20.1 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 59.4 | 81.2 | 83.5 | 68.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Inactivity | 34.0 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 28.9 |