Unemployment rate in Scotland drops to joint record low

The unemployment rate in Scotland has dropped 1.1 percentage points compared to last year

THE unemployment rate in Scotland has dropped by 1.1 percentage points across the past year, figures have shown. 

Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found the unemployment rate was at 3.2% in Scotland – the joint lowest figure on record – with almost 90,000 people seeking work between April and July.