Large fall in unemployment masks lower employment rate

David Eiser; Stuart McIntyre; Andrew Ross

Large fall in unemployment masks lower employment rate

David Eiser
, Stuart McIntyre
, Andrew Ross

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Abstract

Media headlines will focus on the fact that today’s labour market data show that the unemployment rate in Scotland is now lower than at any point since 2008, and is lower than in the UK as a whole (4.7%, compared to 4.9% in the UK).

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Glasgow
Publisher	University of Strathclyde
Publication status	Published - 14 Sept 2016

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

employment rates
labour market
Scottish economy

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Large fall in unemployment masks lower employment rate

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