Unemployment in Scotland has fallen for the fifth time in a row.
The number of jobless fell by 5,000 to 214,000 between April and June, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.
The Scottish unemployment rate now stands at 7.9%, which is just below the average of 8% for the whole of the UK.
The claimant count in Scotland also fell by 800 from June to 142,600 in July.
The number of those in employment now stands at 2,500,000, up by 12,000 over the three months from April to June.
In the UK as a whole, unemployment fell by 46,000 during the same period to 2.56m.
The Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore, said: "The Scottish labour market is proving resilient and it is good news more people are finding work and fewer Scots are claiming benefit.
"Each step in the right direction counts for the families and individuals who have made the positive step into work." READ MORE
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