Labour market update: July 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 | 76.0 | 4.0 | 20.8 |
| England | 76.4 | 4.0 | 20.3 |
| North East | 74.5 | 3.5 | 22.8 |
| North West | 75.0 | 3.5 | 22.2 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 75.2 | 4.1 | 21.6 |
| East Midlands | 76.2 | 3.3 | 21.2 |
| West Midlands | 75.6 | 5.0 | 20.3 |
| East | 77.9 | 4.4 | 18.4 |
| London | 74.5 | 4.9 | 21.4 |
| South East | 79.5 | 3.7 | 17.4 |
| South West | 78.2 | 3.2 | 19.1 |
| Wales | 71.9 | 5.0 | 24.2 |
| Scotland | 75.1 | 3.2 | 22.3 |
| Northern Ireland | 72.0 | 2.5 | 26.1 |
Source: UK labour market: July 2023
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 75.4 | 75.7 | 75.1 |
| Inactivity | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.3 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 74.0 | 73.4 | 72.7 |
| Inactivity | 24.0 | 24.4 | 25.2 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 76.9 | 78.0 | 77.6 |
| Inactivity | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.4 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 55.1 | 84.1 | 86.3 | 68.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
| Inactivity | 40.4 | 14.2 | 12.1 | 28.7 |