Labour market update: May 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 | 75.7 | 3.7 | 21.4 |
| England | 75.9 | 3.9 | 21.0 |
| North East | 70.9 | 5.0 | 25.2 |
| North West | 73.1 | 4.3 | 23.5 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 73.1 | 4.0 | 23.7 |
| East Midlands | 76.0 | 2.7 | 21.9 |
| West Midlands | 76.1 | 4.6 | 20.3 |
| East | 77.9 | 3.4 | 19.3 |
| London | 75.2 | 4.7 | 21.0 |
| South East | 78.3 | 3.2 | 19.0 |
| South West | 79.1 | 2.9 | 18.5 |
| Wales | 74.1 | 3.0 | 23.6 |
| Scotland | 75.6 | 3.2 | 21.9 |
| Northern Ireland | 72.2 | 2.3 | 26.0 |
Source: UK labour market: May 2022
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 74.3 | 74.1 | 75.6 |
| Inactivity | 22.2 | 22.6 | 21.9 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 72.0 | 72.2 | 74.2 |
| Inactivity | 24.6 | 25.0 | 24.3 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 76.7 | 76.2 | 77.0 |
| Inactivity | 19.7 | 20.1 | 19.4 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 60.5 | 85.0 | 85.1 | 68.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Inactivity | 35.9 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 29.3 |