Scottish Household Survey 2019 - Summary Report

16 Employed full time Higher/Further education Unemployed and seeking work Looking after the home or family 1999 2019 32% 37% 34% 24% 7% 10% 3% 5% The past 20 years saw an increase in the proportion of young adults, aged 16 to 24, in higher or further education. This increased from 24% of young adults in 1999 to 34% in 2019. In 1999, 37% of young adults were employed full-time. In 2019 this decreased to 32%. The proportion of young adults that were unemployed and seeking work remained stable, from 10% in 1999 to 7% in 2019. The number of young adults that looked after the home or family also remained stable, from 5% of all young adults in 1999 to 3% in 2019. More Young Adults are in Higher Education The proportion of adults aged 60 or over reporting to be permanently retired from work decreased from 80% in 1999 to 77% in 2019 Help Shape Scotland