Labour market update: September 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 | 75.5 | 4.3 | 21.1 |
| England | 75.8 | 4.3 | 20.7 |
| North East | 74.1 | 5.2 | 21.9 |
| North West | 73.6 | 5.3 | 22.2 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 74.3 | 2.9 | 23.5 |
| East Midlands | 76.0 | 4.1 | 20.6 |
| West Midlands | 75.1 | 5.0 | 20.8 |
| East | 77.2 | 4.3 | 19.2 |
| London | 73.5 | 4.8 | 22.7 |
| South East | 79.6 | 3.9 | 17.1 |
| South West | 77.5 | 3.6 | 19.5 |
| Wales | 74.0 | 3.8 | 23.2 |
| Scotland | 75.1 | 4.3 | 21.4 |
| Northern Ireland | 71.1 | 2.7 | 26.9 |
Source: UK labour market: September 2023
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 75.2 | 74.6 | 75.1 |
| Inactivity | 22.4 | 22.9 | 21.4 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 74.1 | 72.0 | 73.0 |
| Inactivity | 24.3 | 25.8 | 24.1 |
| Same quarter previous year | Previous quarter | Latest quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 76.4 | 77.4 | 77.3 |
| Inactivity | 20.3 | 19.9 | 18.7 |
| 16 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 49 | 50 - 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 56.9 | 83.7 | 85.1 | 69.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| Inactivity | 35.9 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 27.4 |