The 1.7 percentage point increase for 25-34 year olds is the biggest since 2014 (Jan-Mar 2013 to Jan-Mar 2014: +3.0 percentage points)
It is the third consecutive year where there has been a decrease in the employment rate for 35-49 year olds with the rate now the lowest since 2013 (Jan-Mar 2013: 81.0%)
Employment by age - not seasonally adjusted, Feb-Apr 2017Age groupScotlandUK16-24Rate57.1%54.1%Year change (% pts)+1.4+0.625-34Rate82.9%82.6%Year change (% pts)+1.7+0.635-49Rate82.4%84.0%Year Change (% pts)-0.5+0.550-64Rate69.5%70.9%Year Change (% pts)+1.2+0.6Regional labour market: Estimates of employment by age, Educational status and labour market status for people aged from 16 to 24 (not seasonally adjusted) and Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity...