Work First Scotland and Work Able Scotland: statistical summary August 2018

Key findings

Employment outcomes

Work First Scotland

As at 29 June 2018, 15 months after the service was launched:

• 1,615 participants had entered employment (achieved a ‘job start’) ^[1]
• 907 participants had entered employment which lasted at least 13 weeks (achieved a ‘short job outcome’) ^{[2 3]}
• 563 participants had entered employment which lasted at least 26 weeks (achieved a ‘sustained job outcome’) ^{[2 3]}

Work Able Scotland

As at 29 June 2018, 15 months after the service was launched:

• 138 participants had entered employment (achieved a ‘job start’) ^[4]
• 96 participants had entered employment which lasted at least 6 weeks (achieved a ‘short job outcome’) ^{[3 4]}
• 29 participants had entered employment which lasted at least 26 weeks (achieved a ‘sustained job outcome’) ^{[3 4]}