Scotland has reported a new record-low unemployment rate - and the country's employment minister is warning that businesses could face recruitment challenges unless the UK government reforms immigration policy.
Data from the Office for National Statistics showed 3.1% of people in Scotland aged 16 and over were out of work from November 2022 to January this year - some 88,000 people. That was down 0.2% on the previous three months, and down 0.7% on the year before.
The lowest unemployment rate across the UK for this quarter was in the South West of England at 2.3% but Scotland, the North East (4.1%) and Yorkshire and The Humber (3.2%) all showed joint record lows.
