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Employment and inactivity. Ten-year annual rates plus latest quarter.
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Gold pack 24 August 2026. Public papers only. Missing is not zero.
Employment rate (ages 16-64)
74%Published
ONS LFS via SG. CI ±1.7 pp. ONS advises caution due to LFS volatility/imputation.
Unemployment rate (ages 16+)
5.1%Published
ONS LFS via SG. CI ±1.0 pp. Interpret with caution.
Economic inactivity rate (ages 16-64)
22%Published
ONS LFS via SG. CI ±1.6 pp.
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- LFS quarterly headlines are not the annual average series. They are not added.
Scotland labour market headlines (LFS)
Scotland. Blank years are missing, not zero. Source
- employment rate 16 6474%
- unemployment rate 16plus5.1%
- inactivity rate 16 6422%
- employment level2,634,000
- unemployment level140,000
April–June 2026 quarterly headline (SG Labour Market Trends Aug 2026). For 10-year charting use series.work.lfs_annual_rates (ONS calendar-year annual averages LF42/YCNN/LF5K, 2016–2025). LFS volatility caveats apply.
Scotland LFS annual average rates (ONS)
Scotland. Blank years are missing, not zero. Source
- 201673.6% · 5.2% · 22.2%
- 201774.7% · 4.2% · 22%
- 201875.1% · 3.9% · 21.8%
- 201974.7% · 3.5% · 22.5%
- 202073.2% · 4.5% · 23.3%
- 202173.5% · 4.3% · 23.1%
- 202274.7% · 3.4% · 22.6%
- 202373.7% · 4.1% · 23.1%
- 202473.4% · 4% · 23.4%
- 202574.7% · 3.8% · 22.2%
Calendar-year annual averages, seasonally adjusted. Years held 2016–2025 (10). LFS sample-size/volatility caveats apply — use alongside PAYE/claimant sources. Distinct from latest quarterly Labour Market Trends headlines (series.work.labour_market_headlines).
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