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Peter A Walker

Scotland’s unemployment rate drops slightly

Between December and February Scotland's unemployment rate was 3.5%, down 0.1% from the previous quarter and 0.2% from the same period two years ago, according to the latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures.

Total employment fell by 0.3% to 74.7% - a drop of 0.6% since before the pandemic.

The number of people deemed 'economically inactive' - those aged between 16 and 64 who are not working, not seeking to work, or are unavailable to begin employment - in Scotland was 22.5%. That's up 0.8% since before the pandemic and 1.1% higher than the rest of the UK.

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