Economic inactivity of young people aged 16-24: Definition, reasons and potential future focus
Report brings together evidence on inactivity and build knowledge on the reasons for inactivity amongst young people aged 16 to 24. In this report, we used published ONS data and have summarised the main results from existing published qualitative research for Scotland and the UK in the last 5 years
Annex B: Data, Scottish Government publications, and literature sources used in this paper
Data sources
Annual Population Survey
Latest release: 15/08/2023
Next release: 17/10/2023
Age coverage: 16 and over
Focus/ aim: labour market survey encompassing population, economic activity (employment and unemployment), economic inactivity and qualifications. These are broken down where possible by gender, age, ethnicity, industry and occupation. Available at Local Authority level and above.
Caveats: When interpreting results users should be aware of the potential effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is especially true when comparing time periods. Included in this release are January to December 2020 and January to December 2021. During these periods employers were able to claim Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme support for employees. Self-employed workers could make claims through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). An ONS article provides a fuller explanation of the impact of these schemes. The article also contains guidance on measuring labour market statistics
Annual Participation Measure
Latest release: August 2022
Next release: August 2023
Age coverage: 16-19 years old
Focus/ aim: Reports on the education and employment activity of 16-19 years olds in Scotland. It is the sources of the Scottish Government’s National Performance Indicator “Percentage of young adults (16-19 years old) participating in education, training, or employment”.
Caveats: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures will have impacted on young adults’ participation in 2021. The rollout of Universal Credit commenced in March 2016 and completed in December 2018. There was a delay in SDS receiving the data. The inclusion of the Universal Credit for individuals aged 16-19 led to improvements in data quality. This means that the data can better report on those out of work and who are economically inactive. Any increase in the data from 2021 to 2022 could be due to the inclusion of the Universal Credit data.
Contact
Email: socialresearch@gov.scot
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