# United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployment rate: Scotland: All: %: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployment rate: Scotland: All: %: SA () was 4.3% in July 2026, down 0.8 percentage points from June 2026 and up 0.6 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.1% (Jun 2022) to 5.3% (Sep 2016), averaging 4.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.MEASURE-RATE.REGION-SCOTLAND`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-ilo-unemployment-rate-scotland-all-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 4.3% |
| June 2026 | 5.1% |
| May 2026 | 5.1% |
| April 2026 | 4.7% |
| March 2026 | 4.4% |
| February 2026 | 4.4% |
| January 2026 | 4.2% |
| December 2025 | 4.1% |
| November 2025 | 3.9% |
| October 2025 | 3.8% |
| September 2025 | 3.9% |
| August 2025 | 3.7% |
| July 2025 | 3.7% |
| June 2025 | 3.3% |
| May 2025 | 3.7% |
| April 2025 | 3.4% |
| March 2025 | 4.1% |
| February 2025 | 4.1% |
| January 2025 | 4.2% |
| December 2024 | 3.9% |
| November 2024 | 4.0% |
| October 2024 | 3.9% |
| September 2024 | 3.7% |
| August 2024 | 3.4% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.MEASURE-RATE.REGION-SCOTLAND"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.MEASURE-RATE.REGION-SCOTLAND",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```