Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)
Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021): Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 63.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 63.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 63.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2000.
Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 184th of 437 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.7% | — |
| 2000 | 56.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.7% | 57.7% | 57.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 56.5% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 59.2% | 63.9% | 10 |
More work & labour data for Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,352 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.7% (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)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.3 Hour (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)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 888.1 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 63.9% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2000.
- How does Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 184th out of 437 regions with data for 2019.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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