Scotland's unemployment rate in the third quarter of 2024 was 3.3 percent, compared with 4.4 percent in the previous quarter. During this time period, Scotland's unemployment rate was at its highest in Q4 2011 when it reached 8.6 percent.
Unemployment rate in Scotland from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024
Characteristic
Unemployment rate
Q1 2000
7.5%
Q2 2000
7%
Q3 2000
6.6%
Q4 2000
6.3%
Q1 2001
6%
Q2 2001
6.2%
Q3 2001
6.7%
Q4 2001
6.7%
Q1 2002
6.6%
Q2 2002
6.3%
Q3 2002
6.4%
Q4 2002
6.1%
Q1 2003
5.9%
Q2 2003
5.3%
Q3 2003
5.9%
Q4 2003
5.8%
Q1 2004
5.8%
Q2 2004
6%
Q3 2004
5.2%
Q4 2004
5.6%
Q1 2005
5.5%
Q2 2005
5.5%
Q3 2005
5.4%
Q4 2005
5.1%
Q1 2006
5.4%
Q2 2006
5.6%
Q3 2006
5%
Q4 2006
5.1%
Q1 2007
5%
Q2 2007
4.6%
Q3 2007
4.9%
Q4 2007
4.8%
Q1 2008
4.7%
Q2 2008
4.2%
Q3 2008
4.7%
Q4 2008
5.2%
Q1 2009
6%
Q2 2009
7.1%
Q3 2009
7.2%
Q4 2009
7.6%
Q1 2010
8.3%
Q2 2010
8.4%
Q3 2010
8.4%
Q4 2010
7.9%
Q1 2011
7.9%
Q2 2011
7.9%
Q3 2011
8.1%
Q4 2011
8.6%
Q1 2012
8.2%
Q2 2012
8%
Q3 2012
8.2%
Q4 2012
7.6%
Q1 2013
7.2%
Q2 2013
7.3%
Q3 2013
7.4%
Q4 2013
7.2%
Q1 2014
6.3%
Q2 2014
6.4%
Q3 2014
6.1%
Q4 2014
5.3%
Q1 2015
5.8%
Q2 2015
5.7%
Q3 2015
6.2%
Q4 2015
5.6%
Q1 2016
5.9%
Q2 2016
5.2%
Q3 2016
4.9%
Q4 2016
4.7%
Q1 2017
4.2%
Q2 2017
3.9%
Q3 2017
4.2%
Q4 2017
4.4%
Q1 2018
4.3%
Q2 2018
4.1%
Q3 2018
3.8%
Q4 2018
3.5%
Q1 2019
3.2%
Q2 2019
3.6%
Q3 2019
4%
Q4 2019
3.5%
Q1 2020
4.2%
Q2 2020
4.5%
Q3 2020
4.6%
Q4 2020
4.6%
Q1 2021
4.5%
Q2 2021
4.3%
Q3 2021
4.1%
Q4 2021
4.1%
Q1 2022
3.2%
Q2 2022
3.2%
Q3 2022
3.5%
Q4 2022
3.4%
Q1 2023
3.4%
Q2 2023
4%
Q3 2023
4.4%
Q4 2023
4.5%
Q1 2024
4.4%
Q2 2024
4.4%
Q3 2024
3.3%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 12, 2024). Unemployment rate in Scotland from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/367727/unemployment-rate-scotland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Unemployment rate in Scotland from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367727/unemployment-rate-scotland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Unemployment rate in Scotland from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/367727/unemployment-rate-scotland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Unemployment Rate in Scotland from 1st Quarter 2000 to 2nd Quarter 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/367727/unemployment-rate-scotland/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Unemployment rate in Scotland from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/367727/unemployment-rate-scotland/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Unemployment rate in Scotland from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/367727/unemployment-rate-scotland/
