Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021)
Wales (NUTS 2021): Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 64.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021) is 64.5, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021) peaked at 64.7 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 57.7, in 1999.
That places Wales (NUTS 2021) 168th out of 443 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.7 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.14 | 57.7 | 61.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.83 | 59.5 | 64.7 | 10 |
More work & labour data for Wales (NUTS 2021)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 2,282 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 67 (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,529 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 76.6 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 76.6 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 2,282 (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,472 (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 35.5 (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,472 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,529 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021) was 64.5 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7 in 2018.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7 in 1999.
- How does Wales (NUTS 2021) rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Wales (NUTS 2021) ranks 168th out of 443 regions with data for 2019.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wales (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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