SCOTS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS RECORD LOW

SCOTLAND has seen a new record-low unemployment rate, with figures showing a small increase in people in work.

- KATHARINE HAY

Data from the Office for National Statistics showed 3.1 per cent of people north of the Border aged 16 and over were out of work from November 2022 to January this year, which totals about 88,000 people.

This was down 0.2 per cent on the previous three-month period from August to October last year.