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Katrine Bussey, PA Scotland Political Editor

Scotland's employment rate reaches record high

Scotland's employment rate has reached a new high and is the highest of the nations of the UK, new figures have revealed.

The latest update from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that over the period October to December 2022, 2,742,000 people aged 16 to 64 were in work – up by 37,000 on the previous quarter and 89,000 up on the same period in 2021.

The employment rate for the quarter rose to 76.6%, up from the 76.1% in the previous quarter which was the previous record level since the labour force survey series began in 1992.

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