Labour market update: December 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 | 75.6 | 3.7 | 21.5 |
| England | 75.9 | 3.7 | 21.1 |
| North East | 71.2 | 4.7 | 25.2 |
| North West | 73.4 | 4.2 | 23.3 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 74.6 | 4.0 | 22.2 |
| East Midlands | 74.9 | 3.3 | 22.4 |
| West Midlands | 73.6 | 4.9 | 22.5 |
| East | 79.2 | 2.7 | 18.6 |
| London | 75.9 | 4.5 | 20.7 |
| South East | 77.8 | 3.5 | 19.3 |
| South West | 79.2 | 2.0 | 19.1 |
| Wales | 72.2 | 3.6 | 25.1 |
| Scotland | 75.9 | 3.3 | 21.4 |
| Northern Ireland | 71.3 | 2.7 | 26.7 |
Source: UK labour market: December 2022
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 74.6 | 75.2 | 75.9 |
| Inactivity | 22.2 | 22.4 | 21.4 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 72.9 | 74.1 | 75.6 |
| Inactivity | 24.6 | 24.3 | 22.5 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 76.3 | 76.4 | 76.4 |
| Inactivity | 19.8 | 20.3 | 20.3 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 63.0 | 82.7 | 83.7 | 71.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Inactivity | 32.2 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 26.7 |