The latest estimates for 16 to 24 year olds in Scotland show the unemployment rate had increased over the year, the employment rate had decreased, and the economic inactivity rate had increased.
In Scotland in October 2022 to September 2023:
- The estimated employment rate for 16 to 24 year olds was 56.9%.
- The estimated unemployment rate for 16 to 24 year olds was 9.7%.
- The estimated economic inactivity rate for 16 to 24 year olds was 37%.
Compared with the previous year:
- The employment rate for 16 to 24 year olds decreased by 1.4 percentage points.
- The unemployment rate for 16 to 24 year olds increased by 0.7 percentage points.
- The inactivity rate for 16 to 24 year olds increased by 1.1 percentage points.
Compared with the United Kingdom as a whole:
- The employment rate for 16 to 24 year olds in Scotland was higher (56.9% compared to 53.8%).
- the unemployment rate for 16 to 24 year olds in Scotland was lower (9.7%bcompared to 10.8%).
- The inactivity rate for 16 to 24 year olds in Scotland was lower (37% compared to 39.7%).
Comparing men and women aged 16 to 24 years in Scotland:
- The estimated employment rate for men was lower than women (55.2% compared to 58.7%).
- The estimated unemployment rate for men was higher than women (11.1% to 8.4%).
- The estimated economic inactivity rate for men was higher than women (38% compared to 36%).
