Labour Market UpdateDecember 2015For the 3 months to Oct 2015

Please see the SPICe Labour Market briefing for more information

Employed

3,000Change on previous quarter

Level(’000)

Rate

0.3%pts

16+ 16-64

Employment Rate by Gender

Employment Rate by Age

16-24

25-34

35-49

50-64

82.7%

81.8%

69.3%

61.4%

Change on previous year (%pts)

4.2

1.1

2.7

0.6

71.2% 77.6%

Change on previous quarter (%pts)1.00.3

Unemployed

Unemployment Rate by Gender

Unemployment Rate by Age

5.1% 6.1%

Change on previous quarter (%pts)0.20.3

Unemployment Rate by Constituency

2,615 74.3%

8,000Change on previous quarter

Level(’000)

Rate

0.3%pts

16+ 16+

156 5.6%

16-24

25-34

35-49

50-64

5.0%

3.8%

3.8%

14.3%

Change on previous year (%pts)

1.6

0.1

0.8

0.6

Highest

Lowest

Glasgow Maryhill and SpringburnGlasgow ProvanCunninghame NorthGlasgow CathcartGlasgow Southside

13.4%11.9%11.6%11.6%11.5%

Aberdeenshire WestInverness and NairnOrkney IslandsEdinburgh CentralEttrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire

2.1%2.2%2.5%2.6%2.8%

For Jul 2014-Jun 2015

Employment Rate by Constituency

Highest

Lowest

Orkney IslandsAberdeenshire WestAberdeenshire EastSkye, Lochaber and BadenochInverness and Nairn

86.3%82.8%82.2%82.0%81.5%

Glasgow SouthsideGlasgow ProvanDundee City WestGlasgow Maryhill and SpringburnGlasgow Anniesland

53.6%60.7%61.0%61.3%61.7%

For Jul 2014-Jun 2015