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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.
There is considerable variation across Scotland's local authorities, for example, the Scottish Government has reported levels of economic inactivity rates in 2021 of 30.4 per cent in North Ayrshire compared with 17.3% in Midlothian.Overview - Scotland's Labour Market: People, Places and Regions – Protected Characteristics.
There are also issues around how we get people into the system, the guidance about money that they receive and some of the benefits that they get from becoming a student and getting involved in the system.
Regional labour market: Headline indicators for Scotland, Estimates of employment by age, Estimates of unemployment by age and Estimates of economic inactivity by age
Regional labour market: Headline indicators for Scotland, Estimates of employment by age, Estimates of unemployment by age and Estimates of economic inactivity by age
Regional labour market: Headline indicators for Scotland, Estimates of employment by age, Estimates of unemployment by age and Estimates of economic inactivity by age
Regional labour market: Headline indicators for Scotland, Estimates of employment by age, Estimates of unemployment by age and Estimates of economic inactivity by age
Regional labour market: Headline indicators for Scotland, Estimates of employment by age, Estimates of unemployment by age and Estimates of economic inactivity by age