Overview of the labour market [June 2003]

Linda Ferguson

Overview of the labour market [June 2003]

Linda Ferguson

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

18 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

The latest figures on the labour market in Scotland are summarised. Over the last quarter, Labour Force Survey (LFS) data show that the level of employment remained unchanged in the three months to February 2003, at 2,415 thousand. Over the year to February 2003, employment increased by 55 thousand. The employment rate - as a percentage of the working age population in employment - fell to 74.2 per cent, down 0.3 percentage points on the previous quarter. The paper provides an account of quarterly LFS employment over a two-year period to February 2003.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-29
Number of pages	7
Journal	Quarterly Economic Commentary
Volume	28
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Jun 2003

UN SDGs

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

SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Scottish economy
Scottish labour market conditions
Scottish labour market trends

Access to Document

FEC_28_2_2003_FergusonLFinal published version, 532 KB

Cite this

@article{74dc1c15eccb43c19f00727540d4b039,

title = "Overview of the labour market [June 2003]",

abstract = "The latest figures on the labour market in Scotland are summarised. Over the last quarter, Labour Force Survey (LFS) data show that the level of employment remained unchanged in the three months to February 2003, at 2,415 thousand. Over the year to February 2003, employment increased by 55 thousand. The employment rate - as a percentage of the working age population in employment - fell to 74.2 per cent, down 0.3 percentage points on the previous quarter. The paper provides an account of quarterly LFS employment over a two-year period to February 2003.",

keywords = "Scottish economy, Scottish labour market conditions, Scottish labour market trends",

author = "Linda Ferguson",

year = "2003",

month = jun,

language = "English",

volume = "28",

pages = "23--29",

journal = "Quarterly Economic Commentary",

issn = "0306-7866",

publisher = "University of Strathclyde",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Overview of the labour market [June 2003]

AU - Ferguson, Linda

PY - 2003/6

Y1 - 2003/6

N2 - The latest figures on the labour market in Scotland are summarised. Over the last quarter, Labour Force Survey (LFS) data show that the level of employment remained unchanged in the three months to February 2003, at 2,415 thousand. Over the year to February 2003, employment increased by 55 thousand. The employment rate - as a percentage of the working age population in employment - fell to 74.2 per cent, down 0.3 percentage points on the previous quarter. The paper provides an account of quarterly LFS employment over a two-year period to February 2003.

AB - The latest figures on the labour market in Scotland are summarised. Over the last quarter, Labour Force Survey (LFS) data show that the level of employment remained unchanged in the three months to February 2003, at 2,415 thousand. Over the year to February 2003, employment increased by 55 thousand. The employment rate - as a percentage of the working age population in employment - fell to 74.2 per cent, down 0.3 percentage points on the previous quarter. The paper provides an account of quarterly LFS employment over a two-year period to February 2003.

KW - Scottish economy

KW - Scottish labour market conditions

KW - Scottish labour market trends

UR - http://www.strath.ac.uk/fraser/

UR - http://www.strath.ac.uk/frasercommentary/

M3 - Article

SN - 0306-7866

VL - 28

SP - 23

EP - 29

JO - Quarterly Economic Commentary

JF - Quarterly Economic Commentary

IS - 2

ER -

Overview of the labour market [June 2003]

Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this