Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds was 0.8591 in 2014. β–² Rising

Latest (2014)
0.8591
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8591
in 1997
All-time low
0.8188
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds in United Kingdom, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.81973199320141973: 0.8191974: 0.8191975: 0.8191976: 0.8191977: 0.8191978: 0.8191979: 0.8191980: 0.8191981: 0.8191982: 0.8191983: 0.8191984: 0.8191985: 0.8191986: 0.8191987: 0.8191988: 0.8191989: 0.8191990: 0.8191991: 0.8191992: 0.8191993: 0.8191994: 0.8191995: 0.8191996: 0.8191997: 0.8591998: 0.8591999: 0.8592000: 0.8592001: 0.8592002: 0.8592003: 0.8592004: 0.8592005: 0.8592006: 0.8592007: 0.8592008: 0.8592009: 0.8592010: 0.8592011: 0.8592012: 0.8592013: 0.8592014: 0.859

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.8591 for labor market, s1 - valid grounds in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - valid grounds in United Kingdom peaked at 0.8591 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8188, in 1973.

United Kingdom ranks 8th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8188 0.8188 0.8188 7
1980s 0.8188 0.8188 0.8188 10
1990s 0.8309 0.8188 0.8591 10
2000s 0.8591 0.8591 0.8591 10
2010s 0.8591 0.8591 0.8591 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 8 Georgia 0.8591 compare
  2. 8 Hong Kong (China) 0.8591 compare
  3. 8 Ireland 0.8591 compare
  4. 8 Japan 0.8591 compare
  5. 8 Malaysia 0.8591 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - valid grounds in United Kingdom?
Labor market, s1 - valid grounds in United Kingdom was 0.8591 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - valid grounds recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.8591 in 1997.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - valid grounds recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8188 in 1973.
How does United Kingdom rank for labor market, s1 - valid grounds?
United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - valid grounds rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds
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