Unemployment

UK unemployment rate rises to 3.7% amid cost of living crisis according to ONS

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7% according to ONS

Karl Marx might have been pleased with some Edinburgh politicians recently, but investors are likely to have been put off (Picture: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

Indy push and left-wingers putting Capital economy at risk – John McLellan

People walk near the Job Centre in Westminster.

Unemployment rate increases as UK economy heads for recession

Unemployment in Scotland increased slightly last quarter, according to latest figures.

Unemployment in Scotland rises slightly

The number of unemployed in Scotland has remained at a record low

Unemployment in Scotland remains at record low

The Bank of England faces a difficult balancing act over the economy. Picture: Getty Images

Cost-of-living crisis intensifies as inflation heads for double-digit territory

A think tank has said that around 70,000 young Scots could become jobless if the Government does not act (Photo: Lisa Ferguson).

‘Government must stop 70,000 young Scots becoming jobless’, says think tank

SavaCentrestore in Edinburgh shopping centre Cameron Toll in December 1985.

Scotland in the 1980s: Days out shopping

Iconic beauty company Avon, which can trace its roots back more than a century and has five million reps globally, enables people to sell products directly to friends, family and neighbours.

Ding, dong: Edinburgh proves Avon hotspot as rep numbers soar amid lockdown

Finance secretary Kate Forbes as she delivers the Scottish Budget to the Scottish Parliament. Picture: Robert Perry/PA Wire

Analysis: The surprise contained in Kate Forbes' Scottish budget

Unemployment is at a 5 year high - practical advice if you're currently job hunting (Photo: Shutterstock)

Unemployment is at a 5 year high - practical advice if you're currently job hunt...

Unemployment has fallen in Scotland.

Unemployment in Scotland has fallen

Shop stewards convener Jimmy Reid addresses a mass meeting of the Upper Clyde Shipyards at Clydebank, July 1971.

Scotland in the 1970s: A nation working for a better future

Gordon Brown (Pic: Scott Louden)

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown warns of Brexit-Covid double whammy for jobs

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of employees on payrolls dropped by 673,000 between March and September. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Unemployment in Scotland rises amid coronavirus pandemic

The effects of the pandemic are continuing to bite as redundancies and unemployment rise (Photo: Shutterstock)

Unemployment and redundancy rates are on the rise in the UK - here are the place...

Around 695,000 UK workers have been removed from the payrolls of British companies since March when the coronavirus lockdown began, according to official figures. Picture: PA

Scots unemployment rate rises to 4.6%

UK on track for largest decline in annual GDP for 300 years

Colleges and universities should help Scots retrain in digital skills

Scotland needs 'society-wide' response to jobless crisis

Benny Higgins led a short inquiry into how Scotland's economy can recover from Covid-19 (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

As Scottish economy slumps, we don’t need SNP battle about powers – Brian Wilson

Tax breaks and ‘shovel-ready’ drive urgently needed to save Scots economy

Will shopping save the UK from potentially a 1929-type Depression? Picture: Keystone.

Are we set to repeat the history books’ mistakes? Jim Duffy comment

Fiona Hyslop says the findings are stark

Scots economy facing three-year recovery from COVID lockdown

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Community shops, like this one in Uig, are a sign of community spirit in places sometimes looked down upon for being 'remote'

How Scotland can help lead UK out of Covid lockdown – Brian Wilson

The researchers concluded that cultural and demographic factors have a greater impact on the lives of jobless people. Picture: PA

Higher benefits ‘don’t reduce wish to work’

Terry Murden. Picture: TSPL

Comment: Carney urges patience over recovery

Bill Jamieson: Employment up, but we’re poorer

Jobless figures are ‘misleading’ says MSP

Analysis: Job market trends are worrying for Scotland

Scottish jobless-rate gap with UK widens as total rises by 7,000 in 3 months

Comment: Victorian workhouse looms in austerity plan

Bank of England admits its strategy is best for the rich

Leaders: Pain in Spain will spread if austerity doesn’t ease

Bill Jamieson: Road blocks on the way ahead

Euro exit ‘would cut Greeks’ pay in half’

Peter Jones: Jobless young crying out for a future

Edinburgh gives more to UK than any other city

David Bell: Sterling idea to keep pound

Terry Murden: Why we need another Lehman crisis or two

Looming new 'public sector recession' to hit Scotland

Recession is set to end but anguish goes on

Shore Capital's founder Howard Shore tells why his boutique investment house ca...

Stephen Boyle: Green shoots are seen by rose-tinted spectacle wearers

Unemployment up 72% as wealthiest areas are hardest hit

Unemployment can help men's health, says minister

Rural areas hit hard as job losses soar

Scotland's financial services growth outstrips UK-wide pace

SNP case for separatism doesn't add up

Neo-Nazis set to win seats in deprived eastern Germany

Tax earthquake rocks Germany

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