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Subject: Economy and Finance

Labour market update: July 2023

Author(s): Fraser Murray

This infographic looks at the latest labour market data for Scotland from the Office for National Statistics.

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The figures behind this visual can be found in the data section of the briefing.
Source: UK labour market: July 2023 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: July 2023

Bar charts showing unemployment rates by constituency. The figures behind this visual can be found in the data section of the briefing.
Source: nomis

Data

Table 1: labour market indicators rates by nation and region of the UK (%)
AreaEmploymentUnemploymentEconomically inactive
United Kingdom76.04.020.8
England76.44.020.3
North East74.53.522.8
North West75.03.522.2
Yorkshire and The Humber75.24.121.6
East Midlands76.23.321.2
West Midlands75.65.020.3
East77.94.418.4
London74.54.921.4
South East79.53.717.4
South West78.23.219.1
Wales71.95.024.2
Scotland75.13.222.3
Northern Ireland72.02.526.1
Source: UK labour market: July 2023
Table 2: labour market indicators rates for all people in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment3.53.03.2
Employment75.475.775.1
Inactivity21.822.022.3
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK: July 2023
Table 3: labour market indicators rates for women in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment2.62.92.8
Employment74.073.472.7
Inactivity24.024.425.2
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK: July 2023
Table 4: labour market indicators rates for men in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment4.53.23.6
Employment76.978.077.6
Inactivity19.419.619.4
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK: July 2023
Table 5: labour market indicators rates by age in Scotland (%)
16 - 2425 - 3435 - 4950 - 64
Employment55.184.186.368.6
Unemployment7.42.01.93.8
Inactivity40.414.212.128.7
Source: Labour market in the regions of the UK: July 2023