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Labour Market - Publications

Publication List

Details of Scottish Government publications for the Labour Market theme.

On-line Briefing

Latest labour market statistics shown for Scottish areas.

Annual Population Survey (APS)

Results from the Annual Population Survey are published on an annual basis. The following reports present analysis on the labour market, education and training at Scotland and sub-Scotland levels.

YearPublishedPublicationWeb Tables
2008Jul 2009Local Area Labour Markets in Scotland: Statistics from the Annual Population Survey 2008

Local Authority Tables

Urban Rural 3 fold

Urban Rural 6 fold

15% Most Deprived Areas

Enterprise Regions

Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies

Strategic Development Plan Authorities

Community Health Partnerships

2007Jun 2008Annual Population Survey in Scotland 2007: A Compendium of Labour Market Statistics2007 Tables
2006Jun 2007Annual Population Survey in Scotland: A Compendium of Labour Market Statistics 20062006 Tables
2005Jun 2006Annual Population Survey in Scotland 20052005 Tables
2004Jul 2005Annual Scottish Labour Force Survey 2004/05
2003Nov 2004Annual Scottish Labour Force Survey 2003/04

* The Annual Population Survey is the new name for the Annual Scottish Labour Force Survey.

Public Sector Employment

This is a quarterly publication providing data on the level of public sector employment in Scotland. A revisions policy for this publication is published on the Scottish Government website. The latest publication can be viewed here.

Joint Staffing Watch Survey (Web Page)
Detailed data on Local Government employment in Scotland

New Deal Section

Latest New Deal statistics are published quarterly by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and can be accessed on the DWP Tabulation Tool.

Neighbourhood Statistics

National Statistics publications

We also contribute a chapter in each of the following publications:

  • Scottish Economic Statistics
    This is an annual publication providing a range of statistics and articles on all aspects of the Scottish economy.
  • Social Focus
    This social statistics publication, produced annually, explores social policy areas in Scotland. The latest publication, which can be found at the link above, focuses on deprived areas in Scotland.

Reporting government progress publications

We contribute statistics to some measures used in the publications listed below:

Other publications


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  • Publications
    An interactive list of all statistics publications produced for the Labour Market theme.
  • Forthcoming publications
    Information on future statistics publications for the coming year across all Statistics themes.

Page updated: Monday, October 19, 2009