Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)
South West (UK) (NUTS 2021): Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 69.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by nuts 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) is 69.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 69.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2011.
South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 64th of 441 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66.5% | — |
| 2000 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 65.5% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 64.7% | 69.4% | 10 |
More work & labour data for South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,029 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 71.3% (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,872 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.4% (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.4% (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,029 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.7 Hour (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,797 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,797 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,872 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 69.4% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2011.
- How does South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 64th out of 441 regions with data for 2019.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South West (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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