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Subject: Economy and Finance

Labour market update: December 2021

Author(s): Fraser Murray

This infographic looks at the latest labour market data for Scotland from the Office for National Statistics.

The figures behind this visual can be found in the data section of the briefing.
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Bar charts showing economic inactivity rate by constituency. The figures behind this visual can be found in the data section of the briefing.
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Data

Table 1: labour market indicators rates by nation and region of the UK (%)
AreaEmploymentUnemploymentEconomically inactive
United Kingdom75.54.221.2
England75.84.320.8
North East70.35.325.7
North West73.94.422.6
Yorkshire and The Humber72.94.023.9
East Midlands75.44.221.2
West Midlands74.64.821.6
East79.23.118.2
London75.45.420.3
South East78.34.018.4
South West78.23.019.3
Wales74.03.723.2
Scotland74.64.122.1
Northern Ireland70.43.626.9
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Table 2: labour market indicators rates for all people in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment4.34.34.1
Employment74.874.174.6
Inactivity21.822.522.1
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Table 3: labour market indicators rates for women in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment3.94.03.3
Employment72.872.173.0
Inactivity24.324.824.4
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Table 4: labour market indicators rates for men in Scotland (%)
Same quarter previous yearPrevious quarterLatest quarter
Unemployment4.74.54.8
Employment76.976.176.3
Inactivity19.320.119.8
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Table 5: labour market indicators rates by age in Scotland (%)
16 - 2425 - 3435 - 4950 - 64
Employment61.682.084.567.0
Unemployment8.24.62.44.2
Inactivity32.814.113.430.1
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