Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021): Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 65.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) is 65.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 65.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 2011.
That places West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 144th out of 441 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.0% | — |
| 2000 | 62.4% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 60.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 60.9% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 60.2% | 65.8% | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,236 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 68.9% (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)
- Employed persons by professional status 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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,788 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,920 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 65.8% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 2011.
- How does West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 144th out of 441 regions with data for 2019.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this West Midlands (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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