Labour Market News

Latest Releases

The Scottish Government released Local Area Labour markets in Scotland: Statistics from the Annual Population Survey 2012 on 8 May 2013. The full publication is available here and supporting web-tables on the Labour Market Statistics Publications page

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the latest labour market statistics on 15 May 2013. The regional labour market first release is available here.

The Scottish Government provides monthly briefing on youth unemployment and the overall labour market in Scotland

Briefing on underemployment provided by the Scottish Government to the Scottish Parliament Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee in January 2013 is available here.

Labour Market

 

This section gives information on how to access statistics relating to the Labour Market.

 

We produce various publications and briefing papers 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.

Youth Employment briefing papers can also be found on the briefing papers page

 

Data are available at a variety of geographies: UK, Scotland, Local Authority areas and Parliamentary Constituency areas.

 

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

 

You can also access data through the Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS) website where you will find a range of data from datazone to Scotland level.

 

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.





Statistics Topic

Featured High Level Trend

Public Sector Employment

In Q4 2012 there were 580,400 people employed in the public sector in Scotland, a decrease of 10,300 (1.7%) since Q4 2011. 

There were 2,468,000 people in employment in Scotland in Q4 2012, an increase of 4,900 (0.2%) from 2,464,000 in Q4 2011.  In Q4 2012 public sector employment accounted for 23.5% of total employment, down from 24.0% in Q4 2011 and down from 24.2% in Q4 1999 (In 1999 financial institutions were not included in the public sector).

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High Level Summary of Equality Statistics

Equality trends for Labour Market can be accessed at Chapter 5 of the Local Area Labour Markets in Scotland: Statistics from the Annual Popuation Survey 2010 publication.

High Level Summary of Statistics Trends

Employment and Economic Activity

Skills Profile

Earnings and Benefits

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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: Friday, May 17, 2013