Scotland’s employment rate for young people higher than last year
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The number of young people ages 16-24 years in employment in Scotland from January 2019 to December 2019 has increased from 57.2% to 57.9%, according to the Annual Population Survey.
The survey found that 328,000 young people were in employment in the same period.
In the same time frame, 30,000 young people aged 16-24 years were unemployed. The unemployment rate for young people was 8.3%, lower than a year ago (9.6%).
In the same period, 209,000 young people aged 16-24 years were economically inactive. The economic inactivity rate for young people was 36.9%, higher than the year before (36.7%).
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