Labour market update: August 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 | 75.7 | 4.2 | 20.9 |
| England | 76.2 | 4.2 | 20.4 |
| North East | 74.7 | 4.2 | 21.9 |
| North West | 74.6 | 4.3 | 22.0 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 74.5 | 3.5 | 22.8 |
| East Midlands | 76.4 | 3.7 | 20.6 |
| West Midlands | 75.1 | 5.2 | 20.7 |
| East | 78.1 | 4.4 | 18.2 |
| London | 74.3 | 5.1 | 21.7 |
| South East | 79.1 | 3.7 | 17.8 |
| South West | 78.2 | 3.3 | 19.0 |
| Wales | 72.7 | 4.8 | 23.6 |
| Scotland | 74.2 | 4.0 | 22.6 |
| Northern Ireland | 71.4 | 2.7 | 26.6 |
Source: UK labour market: August 2023
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 75.4 | 75.3 | 74.2 |
| Inactivity | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.6 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 74.4 | 72.8 | 71.9 |
| Inactivity | 24.1 | 24.8 | 25.2 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 76.6 | 78.0 | 76.7 |
| Inactivity | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.9 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 55.1 | 82.6 | 84.0 | 69.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Inactivity | 39.6 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 28.3 |