Scotland's jobless total has risen, with the latest figures showing unemployment has increased by 18,000 in three months.
There were 170,000 people out of work, including those not eligible for benefits, in the period from June to August - with 6.1% of the workforce not having a job.
The rise in the jobless total in Scotland is in stark contrast with the UK as a whole, where unemployment fell to a seven-year low while a record number of people are in work.
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics showed across the UK the number of people out of work dropped by 79,000 to 1.7 million for the same period - the lowest figure since the summer of 2008, giving a jobless rate of 5.4%.
As well as the rise in unemployment north of the border, there has also been a decrease in the number of Scots who are in work.
Employment in Scotland stood at 2,610,000 for the period June to August - a drop of 6,000 on the previous six months.
As a result of that, the employment rate has fallen to 73.7% - marginally ahead of the UK as a whole where the rate stands at 73.6%
The number of Scots who are out of work and claiming jobseeker's allowance has also risen, increasing by 500 from August to stand at 71,000 in September.
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