Work First Scotland and Work Able Scotland: statistical summary December 2017
This experimental statistics release is the first in a new series about Scotland’s devolved employment services.
Main findings
Overall, a total of 3,633 people joined Work First Scotland and Work Able Scotland, as a result of 5,828 referrals made to the services during the period 3 April to 29 September 2017. [1] [2]
3,459 of these people had a recorded start date on the services which fell within the same time period, 3 April to 29 September 2017.
Work First Scotland
A total of 2,901 people joined Work First Scotland, as a result of 4,433 referrals made to the service during the period 3 April to 29 September 2017. This means 65% of those referred subsequently chose to participate. [3]
2,760 of these people had a recorded start date on the service which fell within the same time period, 3 April to 29 September 2017.
Work Able Scotland
A total of 732 people joined Work Able Scotland, as a result of 1,395 referrals made to the service during the period 3 April to 29 September 2017. This means 52% of those referred subsequently chose to participate. [4]
699 of these people had a recorded start date on the service which fell within the same time period, 3 April to 29 September 2017.
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