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Official Report
Meeting date:
6 January 2026
Meeting of the Parliament 06 January 2026
I say that as a parent of two boys who have been unable to get to school and nursery. What support will the First Minister and the Scottish Government provide if the situation goes on for a prolonged period and pupils cannot get into school to learn at the start of the new term?
Official Report
Meeting date:
6 December 2022
Finance and Public Administration Committee 06 December 2022
If there is a pause in that increase in activity or a reversal—a rise in inactivity—productivity growth will be even more important for economic growth.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
13 June 2018
Labour Market update: June 2018 - Constituency data: economic inactivity rate
Constituency data: economic inactivity rate
The constituency data for Scotland comes from the Annual Population Survey (APS).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
13 September 2017
Labour Market Update: September 2017 - Constituency data: Economic inactivity rate
Glasgow Cathcart has the highest economic inactivity at 37.8% while the Shetland Islands has the lowest at 10.7%.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 June 2019
Labour market update: June 2019 - Constituency data: inactivity
Constituency data: inactivity
The constituency data for Scotland comes from the Annual Population Survey (APS).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 March 2018
Labour Market Update: March 2018 - Constituency data: economic inactivity rate
Constituency data: economic inactivity rate
The constituency data for Scotland comes from the Annual Population Survey (APS).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 September 2025
S6W-39749
They also show 34.6% of inactive people aged 16 to 64 in Scotland gave their reason for being inactive as “long-term sick or disabled”, compared to 28.4% for the UK.Reducing economic inactivity can have economic benefits.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 March 2019
Labour market update: March 2019 - Constituency data: inactivity
Constituency data: inactivity
The constituency data for Scotland comes from the Annual Population Survey (APS).
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 April 2022
COVID-19 Recovery Committee 28 April 2022
However, we have a slightly larger economically inactive population. The Government is trying to expand our working-age population by working with people who are currently economically inactive to try to find the means to make them economically active.
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 December 2022
Economy and Fair Work Committee 14 December 2022
In May 2007, the inactivity rate in Scotland was 21.4 per cent, and the activity levels for October 2022 is 21.4 per cent.
