Unemployment in Scotland measured by the Office for National Statistics show unemployment in Scotland at 155,000 (5.6%) as of August 2015.[1]
Statistics
Resident population in Scotland (2020)[2]
Category |
Population |
%
|
Total population |
5,466,000 |
-
|
Population aged 16–64 |
3,493,100 |
63.9
|
Job density |
2,866,000 |
82
|
Economically inactive in Scotland (Jul 2020-Jun 2021)[4]
Category |
Scotland |
Scotland (%) |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom (%)
|
Total |
826,700 |
24.1 |
8,991,700 |
21.8
|
Student |
214,200 |
25.9 |
2,561,600 |
28.5
|
Looking After Family/Home |
140,200 |
17.0 |
1,731,600 |
19.3
|
Temporary Sick |
16,900 |
2.0 |
178,900 |
2.0
|
Long-Term Sick |
245,200 |
29.7 |
2,170,200 |
24.1
|
Discouraged |
9,300 |
1.1 |
70,200 |
0.8
|
Retired |
121,000 |
14.6 |
1,210,500 |
13.5
|
Other |
80,000 |
9.7 |
1,068,800 |
11.9
|
Wants A Job |
156,600 |
18.9 |
1,857,500 |
20.7
|
Does Not Want A Job |
670,100 |
81.1 |
7,134,200 |
79.3
|
Qualifications levels in Scotland (Jan 2020-Dec 2020)
[5]
Category |
Scotland |
Scotland (%) |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom (%)
|
NVQ4 And Above |
1,678,400 |
49.0 |
17,732,200 |
43.0
|
NVQ3 |
443,500 |
12.9 |
6,927,400 |
16.8
|
Trade Apprenticeships |
122,300 |
3.6 |
1,157,900 |
2.8
|
NVQ2 |
470,900 |
13.7 |
6,373,000 |
15.4
|
NVQ1 |
238,900 |
7.0 |
3,968,300 |
9.6
|
Other Qualifications |
196,500 |
5.7 |
2,389,700 |
5.8
|
No Qualifications |
276,500 |
8.1 |
2,721,300 |
6.6
|
NVQ4 And Above |
1,678,400 |
49.0 |
17,732,200 |
43.0
|
NVQ3 And Above |
2,183,000 |
63.7 |
25,238,500 |
61.2
|
NVQ2 And Above |
2,715,100 |
79.2 |
32,190,500 |
78.0
|
NVQ1 And Above |
2,954,000 |
86.2 |
36,158,800 |
87.6
|
See also
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