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SPICe briefings Date published: 19 April 2017

Labour Market Update: April 2017 - Scotland and UK comparison

The economic inactivity rate in Scotland is the highest it has been since 2010 (Mar-May 2010 23.6%).

Official Report Meeting date: 23 April 2025

Meeting of the Parliament 23 April 2025

There is another aspect of all this. We may say that getting more people into economic activity would be good.

Last updated: 6 May 2025

Tackling Child Poverty Letter from the Secretary of State for Scotland

The reforms we have announced will ensure everyone who can work, including parents, get the active support they need, including through an extra £1 billion for personalised health, skills, and employment support for sick and disabled people.

Official Report Meeting date: 19 January 2023

COVID-19 Recovery Committee 19 January 2023

If the lowest level of economic inactivity to which we could ever hope to get is 15 per cent—which still is a large number, because a lot of people genuinely cannot be economically active—a fall of 0.8 per cent in one year from 22.1 to 21.3 per cent is a very big one.

Official Report Meeting date: 17 September 2024

Finance and Public Administration Committee 17 September 2024

However, if you are doing exactly the same thing but are caring for someone else’s dad as a paid job, you are economically active. How do we square what we view as economic activity or inactivity?

SPICe briefings Date published: 26 March 2018

Labour Market Update: March 2018 - Economic inactivity by age

,Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity by age group (not seasonally adjusted) and Regional labour market: Estimates of economic inactivity by age

SPICe briefings Date published: 19 April 2017

Labour Market Update: April 2017 - Economic Inactivity

Economic Inactivity This section looks at economic inactivity in Scotland.

SPICe briefings Date published: 13 October 2020

Labour market update: October 2020

Data Table 1: Unemployment, employment and inactivity rates by nation and region of the UKUnemployment (16+) %Employment (16-64) %Inactivity (16-64) %United Kingdom4.575.620.8England4.576.020.3North East6.671.822.9North West 4.375.221.3Yorkshire and The Humber4.274.122.6East Midlands4.475.421.0West Midlands4.674.521.8East4.177.419.1London5.376.119.8South East4.179.117.4South West4.176.719.8Wales3.872.724.4Scotland4.573.922.6Northern Ireland 3.770.626.6UK labour market: October 2020Table 2: Overall unemployment, employment and inactivity rate - May to July 2020Current quarterPrevious quarterSame quarter last yearUnemployment (16+)4.54.54.1Employment (16-64)73.973.574.3Inactivity (16-64)22.623.o22.5Labour market in the regions of the UK: October 2020 Table 3: Unemployment, employment and inactivity rates for women - May to July 2020Current quarterPrevious quarterSame quarter last yearUnemployment (16+)4.44.43.6Employment (16-64)74.474.473.8Inactivity (16-64)25.625.626.2Labour market in the regions of the UK: October 2020Table 4: Unemployment, employment and inactivity rates for men - May to July 2020MenCurrent quarterPrevious quarterSame quarter last yearUnemployment (16+)4.64.64.5Employment (16-64)76.775.977.7Inactivity (16-64)19.420.318.6Labour market in the regions of the UK: October 2020 Table 5: Unemployment, employment and inactivity rates by age - May to July 202016 - 2425 - 3435 - 4950 - 64Unemployment12.54.52.83.7Employment55.880.284.37o.1Inactivity36.316.013.227.2Labour market in the regions of the UK: October 2020

Official Report Meeting date: 30 May 2023

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 30 May 2023

What are you doing to help women who are helping other women in the community to get back into activity? I can pick that up.

SPICe briefings Date published: 18 April 2018

Labour Market update: April 2018 - Economic inactivity by age