Labour Market Trends: August 2024
Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity trends, sourced from the Labour Force Survey for Scotland and the UK.
Economic Inactivity estimates
The economic inactivity rate for people aged 16 to 64 years in Scotland was 23.1 per cent in April to June 2024. This is 0.3 percentage points down over the quarter and 0.1 percentage points down over the year.
The UK economic inactivity rate was 22.2 per cent in April to June 2024. This stayed the same over the quarter but was 0.7 percentage points up over the year.
Chart 10: The Economic Inactivity rate for Scotland has increased over the year
Economic inactivity rate for persons aged 16 to 64, Scotland and the UK, July-September 2022 to April-June 2024
Source: Labour Force Survey, seasonally adjusted, ONS
Chart 11: Compared with the UK countries, Scotland's economic inactivity rate was the 2nd lowest
Economic Inactivity rate and annual change for persons aged 16 to 64, UK countries, April-June 2024 compared to April-June 2023.
Source: Labour Force Survey, ONS
Note: Annual change shown in percentage points
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