The latest unemployment and Jobcentre vacancy figures have been published for West Lothian (Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) based figures).
- The number of JSA jobless in West Lothian for October is 4,148. This is a decrease of 292 on the previous month.
- West Lothian's unemployment rate of 3.6% is below both the Scottish (4.0%) and the Great Britain (3.8%) rate. West Lothian's unemployment rate ranks 13th highest out of all Scottish local authority areas.
- Youth unemployment (18-24 year olds) in West Lothian for October is 1,315. This is a decrease of 130 on the previous month.
- There were 1,889 notified jobcentre vacancies in October - an increase of 538 from September 2011.
- The ratio of jobseekers to jobcentre vacancies stands at 2 jobseekers for every vacancy advertised in West Lothian Jobcentres. In comparison, Scotland’s ratio is 3.6:1, Great Britain is 3.1:1 with Clackmannanshire having the highest ratio of 10.3:1 (10 jobseekers for every vacancy) of claimants to vacancies of Scottish local authorities.
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