Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)
Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021): Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 70.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 70.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 70.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2000.
That places Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) 259th out of 437 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.1% | — |
| 2000 | 62.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 64.3% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 62.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 65.2% | 70.9% | 10 |
More work & labour data for Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 864.3 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 888.1 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.9% (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.9% (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,352 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,352 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 864.3 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 864.3 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63.9% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 888.1 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 70.9% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2000.
- How does Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 259th out of 437 regions with data for 2019.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).