Scotland's unemployment rate drops to record low, new figures show

Employment minister Richard Lochhead says the encouraging new figures come despite the economy being affected by Brexit, Covid and the war in Ukraine

SCOTLAND’S unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level on record, new figures show.

Between January and March this year, just 3.2% of those aged 16 and older were unemployed, according to quarterly data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).