Key messages
Key Labour Market Messages
These Key Messages contain the key facts and figures about the job market in Scotland. All the information comes from official sources and reports written by Futureskills Scotland and more detail can be found on their website.
Key Messages are available on:
- Migrants from the A8 countries: the countries, the numbers, the jobs and the characteristics of the workers
- Recruitment from School, University and College: employers views of recruiting from school, college and university
- Qualifications and Earnings: highlights the links between levels of qualification, average earnings and unemployment
- In Employment: information on people in employment in Scotland
- Skill shortages: lack of applicant's skills, what problems are caused by skill shortages
- Future job opportunities: information on the industries and types of work people will work in and qualifications
- Skill gaps: what is a skill gap, what are the causes of skill gaps, what skills need improvement


