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Scottish unemployment total rises by 3,000 Scottish unemployment total down by 12,000
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Scottish unemployment rose slightly in the three months to June, while falling across the UK as a whole. Scottish unemployment fell by 12,000 in the three months to June to stand at 107,000.
The number of unemployed in Scotland increased by 3,000, to stand at 107,000. UK unemployment fell by 57,000 over the same period. The jobless rate fell by 0.5% to 3.9% and now stands below the UK figure of 4.4%.
However, Scotland's jobless rate of 3.9% was below the UK figure of 4.4%. The number of people in work in Scotland increased by 1.1 percentage points to 75.2% over the quarter.
The number of people in work in Scotland reached 2.65m, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). There are now 2,650,000 people in employment in Scotland - 86,000 more than the pre-recession peak, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Meanwhile, wage increases continued to fall further behind inflation. The fall of 12,000 was compared with the unemployment figures for January to March.
When the latest figures are compared with the March to May figure, which was published last month, unemployment has risen by 3,000.
'Continued resilience'
Economy Secretary Keith Brown said: "These latest figures show continued resilience in our labour market with 30,000 more people in work compared with this time last year and the unemployment rate falling by 1.2 percentage points over the year.
"The employment rate has risen to 75.2%, its highest on record, with more people in employment than ever before, while the unemployment rate of 3.9% is close to record lows.
"This is a further vote of confidence in our economy, coming after GDP figures showing Scotland's growth rate was four times faster that of the UK over the last quarter, and recent reports of accelerating growth across the private sector."
According to the latest ONS figures, wage increases continued to fall further behind inflation.
Excluding bonuses, earnings rose by 2% year-on-year. However, inflation had hit an almost four-year high of 2.9% in May.Excluding bonuses, earnings rose by 2% year-on-year. However, inflation had hit an almost four-year high of 2.9% in May.
When the impact of inflation is factored in, real weekly wages fell by 0.5% compared with a year earlier.When the impact of inflation is factored in, real weekly wages fell by 0.5% compared with a year earlier.