Overview of the labour market [November 2004]

Allan, Grant (2004) Overview of the labour market [November 2004]. Quarterly Economic Commentary, 29 (3). pp. 31-37. ISSN 0306-7866

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    Abstract

    The latest figures on the labour market in Scotland are summarised. Labour Force Survey (LFS) data show that in the three months to August 2004 the level of employment rose by 16 thousand, to 2,437 thousand. Over the year to August 2004, employment increased by 32 thousand. The employment rate – as a percentage of the working age population – rose slightly to 75.0 per cent, up 0.5 percentage points on the previous quarter. Over the year to August 2004, the employment rate was up by 0.6 per cent.

    Author(s):Allan, Grant ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1404-2768
    Item type:Article
    ID code:47042
    Keywords:Scottish economy, Scottish labour market conditions, labour market trends, Industries. Land use. Labor, Economic Theory, Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor
    Social Sciences > Economic Theory
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Economics
    Strathclyde Business School > Fraser of Allander Institute
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:03 Mar 2014 11:53
    Last modified:04 Oct 2019 01:34
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/47042
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