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Despite the fall in the employment rate over the quarter in Scotland over the year the rate increased by 1.7 percentage points while the UK increased by 0.7 percentage point.
The increase in economic inactivity over the quarter was mainly driven by men, with 16,000 becoming inactive.
Our current Scottish Government Strategic Guidance letter asks us to “expand your reach to the inactive and underrepresented in sport and physical activity… through more innovative and creative community based approaches.
He also pointed to learning arising from the Dundee Pathfinder Programme “on what works in supporting people out of economic inactivity and into productive economic activity, which would influence the deployment of future programmes”.5
In response to the concerns set out in our Pre-Budget Report regarding the potenti...
You are right to say that there is labour market inactivity: 22 per cent of Scotland’s working age population—those aged between 16 and 64—are not economically active.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
4 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many offshore wind turbines within the 12-mile limit are (a) in active operation and (b) inactive in Scottish waters.
Inactive registrants It is also possible for registrants to become ‘inactive’ in line with requirements set out in Section 12 of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016.
Inactive registrants It is also possible for registrants to become ‘inactive’ in line with requirements set out in Section 12 of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016.