Labour Market Trends: January 2025
Trends in Labour Market indicators from HMRC PAYE RTI, Claimant count, and ONS Labour Force Survey data covering Scotland and the UK.
Employment estimates
The estimated employment rate for people aged 16 to 64 years in Scotland was 74.1 per cent in September to November 2024. This is 1.0 percentage point up over the quarter and 1.2 percentage points up over the year.
The estimated UK employment rate was 74.8 per cent in September to November 2024. This is 0.1 percentage points down on the quarter and remained largely unchanged over the year.
Chart 6: The employment rate for Scotland was lower than the UK
Employment rates for persons aged 16 to 64, Scotland and the UK, January to March 2019 through to September to November 2024
Source: Labour Force Survey, seasonally adjusted, ONS
Chart 7: Scotland had the 2nd highest employment rate across the countries of the UK
Employment rate and annual change for persons aged 16 to 64, UK countries, September to November 2024 compared to September to November 2023.
Source: Labour Force Survey, ONS
Note: Annual change shown in percentage points
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E-mail: LMStats@gov.scot
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