Labour Market Update December 2015 For the 3 months to Oct 2015 Please see the SPICe Labour Market briefing for more information Employed 3,000 Change on previous quarter Level (’000) Rate 0.3%pts 16+ 16-64 Employment Rate by Gender Employment Rate by Age 16-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 82.7% 81.8% 69.3% 61.4% Change on previous year (%pts) 4.2 1.1 2.7 0.6 71.2% 77.6% Change on previous quarter (%pts) 1.0 0.3 Unemployed Unemployment Rate by Gender Unemployment Rate by Age 5.1% 6.1% Change on previous quarter (%pts) 0.2 0.3 Unemployment Rate by Constituency 2,615 74.3% 8,000 Change on previous quarter Level (’000) Rate 0.3%pts 16+ 16+ 156 5.6% 16-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 5.0% 3.8% 3.8% 14.3% Change on previous year (%pts) 1.6 0.1 0.8 0.6 Highest Lowest Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Provan Cunninghame North Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Southside 13.4% 11.9% 11.6% 11.6% 11.5% Aberdeenshire West Inverness and Nairn Orkney Islands Edinburgh Central Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire 2.1% 2.2% 2.5% 2.6% 2.8% For Jul 2014-Jun 2015 Employment Rate by Constituency Highest Lowest Orkney Islands Aberdeenshire West Aberdeenshire East Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Inverness and Nairn 86.3% 82.8% 82.2% 82.0% 81.5% Glasgow Southside Glasgow Provan Dundee City West Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Anniesland 53.6% 60.7% 61.0% 61.3% 61.7% For Jul 2014-Jun 2015