Business

Scottish Unemployment Below UK Level

From the often more balanced and reliable BBC Scotland website news than the Broadcast versions:

Scottish unemployment rate hits record low at 3.7%
At 3.7%, the jobless rate is below that of the UK, which sits at 4.1%.
ONS data revealed 75% of the working age population, those aged between 16 and 64, had some form of work.
Scotland’s employment rate was ‘below’ [statistically insignificant difference] that of the UK as a whole, which is at 75.7%.
Joblessness fell among both males and females, with the number of men out of work down by 8,000 over the period to 58,000, while the number of women without a job decreased 5,000 to 42,000.
On employment for women and young people, a rate of 71.3% for women, higher than the UK rate of 71.2%, and 58.8% for young people, higher than the UK rate of 55.9%.
Lower rates of unemployment for both women and young people.
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2018/12/12/unemployment-in-scotland-below-uk-level-and-employment-better-paid/

Scotland's Exports Boom To Keep Trade Surplus Up

Scotland continues to export more than she imports. Our trade surplus is up 6.2% to £14.2 billion while England’s deficit has risen 1.8% to £129 billion. That’s why the UK has massive debt of $21.4 trillion (!) which Scotland, it seems must share the costs of, if we separate. A country with an historical trade surplus, like Scotland, would have had no need of debt. Note the note. Scotland’s trade surplus may be even greater if all exports that ‘cannot be allocated to a region’ were to be so.
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2018/12/07/scotlands-exports-boom-to-keep-our-trade-surplus-high/

1.3m Scots Have Benefitted From £63m Social Benefit In 1 Year

More than one million Scots have benefited either directly or indirectly from social investment, according to a new report from Social Investment Scotland (SIS). The latest annual social impact report shows the investment, totalling £63 million, has helped nearly 300,000 people living in some of the most deprived areas in Scotland while overall 1.3m Scots have benefited from SIS investment – an increase of 19% on 2017. Over the past year, SIS customers have created 319 full-time equivalent jobs and sustained more than 3,000 jobs, while 71% of customers anticipate turnover to increase in the next year.
http://www.businessforscotland.com/1-3m-scots-have-benefited-from-63m-social-investment-in-just-one-year/

Business Confidence In Scotland Up 4%

Is this a flash in the pan or evidence of a wider robustness in the Scottish economy after ten years of SNP government?
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2018/11/30/business-confidence-in-scotland-up-4-after-scottish-government-rate-changes/

Cautious Optimism For Aberdeen Economy

A report into Aberdeen’s economic performance has given the city an outlook of “cautious optimism”, highlighting the potential for growth in the years ahead. It’s the first annual report produced by the Economic Policy Panel, the independent panel formed to evaluate and advise on the economic performance of the city and the region.
http://www.businessforscotland.com/cautious-optimism-for-economic-growth-in-aberdeen/

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