PA MediaUnemployment in Scotland fell slightly in the last quarter, latest figures show.
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over was 3.8% between September and November last year.
This was a 0.2% drop on the previous quarter and below the UK wide rate of 4.4%.
There were 105,000 people aged 16 and over out of work in Scotland between September and November last year, according to the figures.
The employment rate for those aged 16 to 64 was 74.1%, up 1% on the previous quarter.
The figures show that 2,625,000 people aged 16 and over in Scotland were in employment during that period.
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