Labour Market Statistics for Scotland by Ethnicity, January to December 2021

Information about ethnicity in the labour market from the Annual Population Survey January to December 2021.


Highest qualification

In January to December 2021, people in the white groups with a degree level qualification or above had a higher employment rate than people in the minority ethnic groups with a degree level qualification or above (86.7 and 72.7 per cent respectively). Similarly, people in the white groups with qualifications below degree level (including none) had a higher employment rate compared to people in the minority ethnic groups with qualifications below degree level (including none) (67.2 and 46.9 per cent respectively).

The ethnicity employment rate gap was larger for those with qualifications below degree level compared with those with a degree level qualification or above. Although the employment rate for the white groups with qualifications below degree level (including none) was lower than the employment rate for the minority ethnic groups with a degree level qualification or above, they are relatively close.

Chart 7: Employment rate by ethnicity and highest qualification attained, Scotland, 2021

Bar chart showing four bars of data in 2021 for people with a degree level qualification or above and people with qualifications below degree level (including none) grouped together by white and minority ethnic groups.  People with a degree level qualification or above have a higher employment rate compared to people with qualifications below degree level (including none) and people in the white groups have higher employment rates compared to people in the minority ethnic groups.

Source: Annual Population Survey, January to December 2021, ONS

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