Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021): Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) was 2,788 Thousand persons in 2019. ▲ Rising
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 2008–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2019, employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev. 2) in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 2,788 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev. 2) in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 2,788 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,452 Thousand persons, in 2009.
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 40th of 431 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,505 Thousand persons | — |
| 2009 | 2,452 Thousand persons | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2,470 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,458 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,522 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2,521 Thousand persons | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,566 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2,597 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,677 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2,678 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,752 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 2,788 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,479 Thousand persons | 2,452 Thousand persons | 2,505 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,603 Thousand persons | 2,458 Thousand persons | 2,788 Thousand persons | 10 |
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More work & labour data for West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,788 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,920 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.1% (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.1% (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,236 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,236 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,788 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,788 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,920 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev. 2) in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev. 2) in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 2,788 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev. 2) recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,788 Thousand persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev. 2) recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,452 Thousand persons in 2009.
- How does West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev. 2)?
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 40th out of 431 regions with data for 2019.
- Is employed persons by economic activity and nuts 2 region (nace rev. 2) rising or falling in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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