Labour Market Update
August 2016
For the 3 months to June 2016
Employed
Unemployed
Level
Rate
Level
Rate
2,629
74.1
143
5.2
16+
16-64
16+
16+
%
(’000)
(’000)
Change on previous quarter
Change on previous quarter
1.0%pts
51,000
26,000
77.6%
4.5%
Change on previous quarter (%pts)
0.7
5.8%
Change on previous quarter (%pts)
1.4
0.4
1.6
Unemployment Rate by Age
Employment Rate by Age
Change on previous
year (%pts)
Change on previous
year (%pts)
2.2
57.3%
16-24
0.4
81.5%
25-34
0.5
83.7%
35-49
1.1
1.0%pts
Unemployment Rate by Gender
Employment Rate by Gender
70.8%
%
69.2%
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50-64
12.7%
3.9%
3.1%
4.7%
Published: 17 August 2016
1.3
1.0
0.9
1.1
Constituencies with highest and lowest rates of employment
For April 2015 - Mar 2016
Highest
Shetland Islands
Orkney Islands
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Aberdeenshire East
Cowdenbeath
Lowest
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn
Glasgow Anniesland
Glasgow Shettleston
Dundee City West
Cunninghame South
89.1%
85.5%
82.8%
82.4%
81.8%
54.1%
56.3%
58.4%
61.0%
62.0%
The full set of constituency data can be found in the Labour Market Update briefing.
For more information see the Labour Market Statistics briefing.