(asked on 9th February 2026) - View Source
Questioner
Dave Doogan Portrait
Dave Doogan
(Scottish National Party - Angus and Perthshire Glens)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the youth unemployment rate was in the most recent period for which data is available in (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) Wales.

Answered by
Diana Johnson Portrait
Diana Johnson
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 13th February 2026

The information requested is published and available at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp

Guidance for users can be found at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp

The estimated youth unemployment rates can be found by selecting “Query data” on the NOMIS home page and selecting “Annual Population Survey/Labour Force Survey” and then “annual population survey (Dec 2004 to Jun 2025)” in the lists of data sources. The Geography will need to be set for the relevant countries/regions. The Variable will need to be set to “Unemployment rate - aged 16-24”. The latest date is automatically selected.

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