Overview of the labour market [March 2004]

Grant Allan

Overview of the labour market [March 2004]

Grant Allan

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The latest figures on the labour market 1 in Scotland are summarised in Table 1. Labour Force Survey (LFS) data show that in the three months to November 2003 the level of employment fell by 8 thousand, to 2,436 thousand. Over the year to November 2003, employment increased by 21 thousand. The employment rate - as a percentage of the working age population - fell slightly to 74.5 per cent, down
0.3 percentage points on the previous quarter. Over the year to November 2003, the employment rate was unchanged. Figure 1 provides an account of quarterly LFS
employment over a four-year period to November 2003.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-28
Number of pages	7
Journal	Quarterly Economic Commentary
Volume	29
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 31 Mar 2004

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Scottish economy
Scottish labour market conditions
labour market trends

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