On this page:

Labour Market

Workers taking a breakThis section gives information on how to access statistics relating to Labour Market. We produce various publications and economic profiles which relate specifically to the labour market in Scotland. This includes all the latest information on unemployment, employment, economic inactivity, earnings, public sector employment and other labour market based statistics. Data are available at a variety of geographies: UK, Scotland, Local Authority areas and Parliamentary Constituency areas.

You may browse directly our Publications or Datasets lists for specific information, or use the High Level Trends below to view a brief overview of some of our key statistics.

If you can't find what you're looking for, use the search tools on the Search Statistics page or contact us directly for more information.

The Statistical News Releases page includes those releases related to the Labour Market topic.

Featured High Level Trend

Public Sector Employment

As at Quarter 2 (Q2) 2009 there were 614,700 people employed within the public sector in Scotland. This was an increase of 38,400 (6.7%) since the previous year and an increase of 87,400 (16.6%) since 1999. The large increase over the year is caused by the reclassification of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group as public corporations. Total public sector employment currently accounts for 24.8% of total employment in Scotland. This has increased from 23.1% in Q2 1999 and increased from 22.7% in Q2 2008. more >

High Level Summary of Equality Statistics

Equality trends for Labour Market can be accessed at Chapter 3 of the HLSES publication.

A full set of data extracts for each equality strand are available for:

Age | Disability | Ethnic Group
Gender | Religion Group

High Level Summary of Statistics Trends

Employment and Economic Activity

Adult Literacy and Numeracy

Earnings and Benefits

Download PDF version of all Labour Market TrendsAdobe Acrobat (pdf) Icon

Download Excel version of all Labour Market Trends charts and dataMS Excel Icon

View more information in the About Statistics section

Clear

Labour Market statistics in more detail

Publications and Data
Recent statistical publications on Labour Market, including background information, and other online briefing.

Methods and Background
Useful information relating to Labour Market statistics.

Analytical Papers
Research and statistical papers relating to Labour Market issues.

Consultation - ScotStat
Consultation and planning arrangements for Labour Market statistical collections.

Related Areas and Links
Associated areas on the Scottish Government website, and other key links for further information.

Contacts
Our contact information.

Page updated: Monday, October 19, 2009