Scottish unemployment rate fell slightly in last quarter

Latest data from the Office for National Statistics has been published.

Scottish unemployment rate fell slightly in last quarterPA Media

Unemployment in Scotland fell slightly in the last quarter, according to the latest figures.

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over was 3.7% between March and May this year.

This was 0.5% down on the previous quarter and below the UK wide rate of 4.7%.

There were 102,000 people aged 16 and over out of work in Scotland in the latest quarter, according to the figures.

The employment rate for those aged 16 to 64 was 74.9%, which was 0.6% up on the previous quarter.

The figures showed that there were 2,674,000 people aged 16 and over in employment between March and May this year.

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