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The most recent published statistics—which I believe take us up to November 2021—showed a slight decline in inactivity in the labour market, which is a step forward.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 April 2018
Investment also includes specific conditions to expand reach to the inactive and underrepresented in golf, including women and girls, as well as to tackle inequality and discrimination.
When will the cabinet secretary do the job that taxpayers have sent her here to do? When will she sanction an offer, get it on the table and get a deal done?
120,000 people who are economically inactive but who want to work are likely to require support and The First Minister: Some of those questions assistance to enable them to be economically were discussed in the statement that the Minister active.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 January 2025
This is because there is a large number of registered solicitors who are inactive, so the reduction in the number of registered solicitors, doesn’t necessarily equate to the same size of reduction in active solicitors.
The rate for men increased over both the quarter and years while it fell over the quarter but increased over the year for women.
The inactivity rate is currently 21.4%. Over both the quarter and the year the inactivity rate saw larger decreases in Scotland than across the UK as a whole.