Rising unemployment rates in Ayrshire
This latest figure equates to 7.1 per cent of the working age population claiming out of work benefits.
New unemployment figures show the number of people claiming out of work benefits in February in South Ayrshire was 4,725.
This latest figure equates to 7.1 per cent of the working age population claiming out of work benefits.
February’s figure is also a 69 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2020 (2,790).
In East Ayrshire, the figure for February was 5,790 (7.6 per cent of the working age population), a 57 per cent increase on the same period in 2020 (3,685).
