Unemployment in ScotlandLocal Authorities Ranked
All 32 local authorities in Scotland, ranked by unemployment. Data: Office for National Statistics (2021), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Local authority | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow City | 5.3% |
| 2 | Dundee City | 5.0% |
| 3 | North Ayrshire | 4.9% |
| 4 | West Dunbartonshire | 4.3% |
| 5 | Scottish Borders | 4.2% |
| 6 | South Ayrshire | 4.1% |
| 7 | Fife | 4.1% |
| 8 | North Lanarkshire | 4.1% |
| 9 | Aberdeen City | 4.0% |
| 10 | East Ayrshire | 4.0% |
| 11 | Clackmannanshire | 3.8% |
| 12 | Dumfries and Galloway | 3.8% |
| 13 | Inverclyde | 3.8% |
| 14 | Argyll and Bute | 3.7% |
| 15 | Stirling | 3.7% |
| 16 | Angus | 3.6% |
| 17 | City of Edinburgh | 3.6% |
| 18 | East Renfrewshire | 3.6% |
| 19 | Moray | 3.6% |
| 20 | Highland | 3.5% |
| 21 | Renfrewshire | 3.5% |
| 22 | South Lanarkshire | 3.5% |
| 23 | Falkirk | 3.4% |
| 24 | Aberdeenshire | 3.3% |
| 25 | East Dunbartonshire | 3.3% |
| 26 | West Lothian | 3.3% |
| 27 | Orkney Islands | 3.2% |
| 28 | Perth and Kinross | 3.1% |
| 29 | East Lothian | 3.0% |
| 30 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 3.0% |
| 31 | Midlothian | 2.9% |
| 32 | Shetland Islands | 2.5% |