Labour market update: January 2022
This infographic looks at the latest labour market data for Scotland from the Office for National Statistics.
Source: nomis
Data
| Area | Employment | Unemployment | Economically inactive |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 75.5 | 4.1 | 21.3 |
| England | 75.8 | 4.2 | 20.9 |
| North East | 70.5 | 5.7 | 25.1 |
| North West | 73.6 | 4.7 | 22.7 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 72.7 | 3.8 | 24.4 |
| East Midlands | 75.3 | 3.5 | 22.0 |
| West Midlands | 74.8 | 4.7 | 21.4 |
| East | 79.4 | 2.7 | 18.2 |
| London | 75.6 | 5.4 | 20.2 |
| South East | 77.6 | 4.2 | 18.9 |
| South West | 78.8 | 3.0 | 18.7 |
| Wales | 74.1 | 3.4 | 23.3 |
| Scotland | 75.1 | 3.6 | 22.1 |
| Northern Ireland | 70.0 | 3.1 | 27.6 |
Source: UK labour market: January 2022
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 74.4 | 74.3 | 75.1 |
| Inactivity | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.1 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 72.6 | 72.2 | 73.1 |
| Inactivity | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.6 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 76.2 | 76.4 | 77.1 |
| Inactivity | 19.2 | 19.7 | 19.4 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 61.9 | 83.2 | 84.5 | 67.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| Inactivity | 34.4 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 30.2 |