Labour market update: October 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 | 3.5 | 21.7 |
| England | 75.9 | 3.5 | 21.3 |
| North East | 71.2 | 4.4 | 25.5 |
| North West | 73.8 | 3.5 | 23.5 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 74.4 | 3.9 | 22.6 |
| East Midlands | 75.0 | 3.1 | 22.6 |
| West Midlands | 74.6 | 4.7 | 21.6 |
| East | 79.1 | 2.8 | 18.5 |
| London | 75.1 | 4.0 | 21.7 |
| South East | 78.2 | 3.2 | 19.2 |
| South West | 78.6 | 2.7 | 19.1 |
| Wales | 72.1 | 3.3 | 25.3 |
| Scotland | 75.8 | 3.3 | 21.6 |
| Northern Ireland | 69.9 | 3.0 | 27.8 |
Source: UK labour market: October 2022
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 74.3 | 75.4 | 75.8 |
| Inactivity | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.6 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 72.3 | 74.0 | 74.9 |
| Inactivity | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.1 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 76.3 | 76.9 | 76.7 |
| Inactivity | 19.8 | 19.4 | 19.9 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 63.2 | 82.3 | 85.1 | 69.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Inactivity | 30.9 | 15.3 | 12.5 | 28.1 |