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Scottish Secretary comments on latest Labour Market Statistics

The latest ONS employment figures are published today [18 May 2021].

• From: Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, Office for National Statistics and The Rt Hon Alister Jack
• Published: 18 May 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Commenting on the latest , Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said:

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Published 18 May 2021