Jobless total in Scotland falls with unemployment rate lower than across UK

However the figures showed the employment rate for Scotland was slightly below that for the UK as a whole.

Jobless total in Scotland falls with unemployment rate lower than across UKPA Media

Scotland’s jobless rate remained lower than the UK’s, with new figures showing the number of adults out of work is down by 15,000 from three months before.

The latest figures, for April to June 2025, showed there were 2,674,000 Scots aged 16 and over who were in employment, while 105,000 were unemployed.

The unemployment rate for the three months stood at 3.8%, lower than the 4.7% recorded across the UK as a whole.

However the employment rate for Scotland for April to June was 75.1%, with this slightly below the UK rate of 75.3%, according to the data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The number of Scots who are unemployed is down by 15,000 when compared with January to March 2025, with the latest total 16,000 lower than it was in the period of April to June 2024.

Meanwhile the employment total is 12,000 higher than it was in January to March 2025, and up by 65,000 from 12 months ago.

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