Labour market update: April 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 | 3.8 | 21.4 |
| England | 75.8 | 4.0 | 21.0 |
| North East | 70.2 | 5.4 | 25.7 |
| North West | 73.3 | 4.3 | 23.3 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 72.3 | 4.2 | 24.5 |
| East Midlands | 76.1 | 2.8 | 21.7 |
| West Midlands | 75.4 | 5.1 | 20.6 |
| East | 78.3 | 3.2 | 19.1 |
| London | 75.8 | 4.6 | 20.4 |
| South East | 78.1 | 3.4 | 19.1 |
| South West | 78.7 | 2.9 | 19.0 |
| Wales | 74.1 | 3.0 | 23.6 |
| Scotland | 74.7 | 3.5 | 22.5 |
| Northern Ireland | 71.2 | 2.5 | 27.0 |
Source: UK labour market: April 2022
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 74.4 | 75.1 | 74.7 |
| Inactivity | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.5 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 72.8 | 73.1 | 73.5 |
| Inactivity | 23.8 | 24.6 | 24.9 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 76.0 | 77.1 | 76.1 |
| Inactivity | 20.1 | 19.4 | 19.9 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 58.4 | 84.4 | 83.9 | 67.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| Inactivity | 37.9 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 29.8 |