LISTEN: Unemployment Drops In Scotland

Unemployment fell by 15,000 to 149,000 in the three months to December.

Published 18th Feb 2015

Unemployment fell by 15,000 to 149,000 in the three months to December.

5.4% of working age people in Scotland are out of work, slightly lower than the 5.7% UK average.

Almost three-quarters of working age Scots have jobs and Finance Secretary John Swinney that is more than ever before: