Labour market update: April 2023
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 | 75.8 | 3.8 | 21.1 |
| England | 76.1 | 3.9 | 20.7 |
| North East | 73.1 | 4.2 | 23.6 |
| North West | 74.6 | 3.8 | 22.5 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 74.7 | 3.5 | 22.6 |
| East Midlands | 75.2 | 3.5 | 21.9 |
| West Midlands | 73.7 | 4.6 | 22.7 |
| East | 78.4 | 4.0 | 18.2 |
| London | 74.9 | 4.7 | 21.3 |
| South East | 79.0 | 3.9 | 17.7 |
| South West | 79.5 | 2.3 | 18.6 |
| Wales | 72.4 | 3.5 | 24.9 |
| Scotland | 75.7 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| Northern Ireland | 71.9 | 2.4 | 26.2 |
Source: UK labour market: April 2023
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 74.8 | 76.1 | 75.7 |
| Inactivity | 22.4 | 21.3 | 22.0 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 73.6 | 75.4 | 73.4 |
| Inactivity | 24.8 | 22.7 | 24.4 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 76.2 | 76.8 | 78.0 |
| Inactivity | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.6 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 58.2 | 85.1 | 83.4 | 70.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| Inactivity | 38.4 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 27.6 |