First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed the figures.
He said: "The figures for youth employment show that the Scottish government's efforts to help young people are paying off, and the rate of female unemployment is now below the UK average.
"However, while these are welcome trends, there are still too many people in Scotland without work, and more needs to be done."
He called on the UK government to increase capital investment.
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.
He said: "The figures for youth employment show that the Scottish government's efforts to help young people are paying off, and the rate of female unemployment is now below the UK average.
"However, while these are welcome trends, there are still too many people in Scotland without work, and more needs to be done."
He called on the UK government to increase capital investment.
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.
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