| 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 | 3.3% |
| Q2 2019 | 3.5% |
| Q3 2019 | 3.9% |
| Q4 2019 | 3.5% |
| Q1 2020 | 4.3% |
| Q2 2020 | 4.5% |
| Q3 2020 | 4.7% |
| Q4 2020 | 4.6% |
| Q1 2021 | 4.6% |
| Q2 2021 | 4.4% |
| Q3 2021 | 4.2% |
| Q4 2021 | 4.1% |
| Q1 2022 | 3.4% |
| Q2 2022 | 3.3% |
| Q3 2022 | 3.6% |
| Q4 2022 | 3.4% |
| Q1 2023 | 3.4% |
| Q2 2023 | 4% |
| Q3 2023 | 4.6% |
| Q4 2023 | 4.5% |
| Q1 2024 | 4.4% |
| Q2 2024 | 4.4% |
| Q3 2024 | 3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3% |
| Q2 2025 | 3.8% |
| Q3 2025 | 3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8% |
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Release date
February 2026
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Region
United Kingdom (Scotland)
Survey time period
Q1 2000 to Q4 2025
Age group
16 years and older
Supplementary notes
This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.
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