Labour Market Trends: November 2024

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 73.7 per cent in July to September 2024. This is 0.3 percentage points up over the quarter but stayed the same over the year. The changes over the quarter and year are not statistically significant.

The estimated UK employment rate was 74.8 per cent in July to September 2024. This is 0.3 percentage points up on the quarter but stayed the same 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, July to September 2022 through to July to September 2024

Time series line chart showing estimated employment rates for Scotland and the United Kingdom as separate lines.

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, July to September 2024 compared to July to September 2023.

"Horizontal bar chart showing the employment rate of UK countries. The bars, in order of decreasing employment rate, are England, Scotland, Northern  Ireland, and Wales."

Source: Labour Force Survey, seasonally adjusted, ONS
Note: Annual change shown in percentage points

 

Contact

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Labour Market Statistics,
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
Telephone: 0131 244 6773,
E-mail: LMStats@gov.scot

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:

Office of the Chief Statistician
E-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

 

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