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National Reports

Access our National Reports on unemployment and vacancies below. 

The Monthly Unemployment Update contains information on the monthly change in claimant count unemployment, claimant count by gender, local authority and broad occupation.

The Monthly Vacancies Update has information on notified vacancies for Scotland, by local authority area, unfilled vacancies and the top 10 jobs sought versus available vacancies.

  • Research Online

    Skills Development Scotland's Research Online portal provides a single gateway to the most recent and relevant labour market intelligence. It contains details of material on all aspects of labour markets with particular reference to Scotland.

  • Monthly Unemployment Update

    This report summarises the trends in unemployment at a Scottish level, reflecting the latest data available. A similar report will be produced each month with updated data. We would be interested to receive your feedback and suggestions for additional content.

  • Monthly Vacancies Update

    This report summarises the trends in vacancies at a Scottish level, reflecting the latest data available. A similar report will be produced each month with updated data. We would be interested to receive your feedback and suggestions for additional content.

  • National Training Programmes Statistics

    National Training Programme data reports contain key statistics for Modern Apprenticeships, ScotAction, Get Ready for Work and Training for Work.

  • PACE Client Experience Survey

    This report provides results of research carried out to evaluate PACE, the Scottish Government's national strategic partnership framework for responding to redundancy situations.