Labour force by NUTS 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021)

Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021): Labour force by NUTS 2 region was 1,433 Thousand persons in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,433 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
134th
of 441 regions
All-time high
1,433 Thousand persons
in 2019
All-time low
1,190 Thousand persons
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Labour force by NUTS 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019

05001.0k1.5k1999200920191999: 1.2k Thousand persons2000: 1.2k Thousand persons2001: 1.2k Thousand persons2002: 1.2k Thousand persons2003: 1.2k Thousand persons2004: 1.2k Thousand persons2005: 1.3k Thousand persons2006: 1.3k Thousand persons2007: 1.3k Thousand persons2008: 1.3k Thousand persons2009: 1.3k Thousand persons2010: 1.3k Thousand persons2011: 1.3k Thousand persons2012: 1.3k Thousand persons2013: 1.3k Thousand persons2014: 1.4k Thousand persons2015: 1.4k Thousand persons2016: 1.4k Thousand persons2017: 1.4k Thousand persons2018: 1.4k Thousand persons2019: 1.4k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) recorded 1,433 Thousand persons for labour force by nuts 2 region in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour force by nuts 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) peaked at 1,433 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,190 Thousand persons, in 1999.

Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) ranks 134th of 441 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.

Labour force by NUTS 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Labour force by NUTS 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Thousand persons Change
1999 1,190 Thousand persons —
2000 1,212 Thousand persons +1.9%
2001 1,220 Thousand persons +0.6%
2002 1,213 Thousand persons -0.6%
2003 1,219 Thousand persons +0.5%
2004 1,214 Thousand persons -0.4%
2005 1,251 Thousand persons +3.0%
2006 1,302 Thousand persons +4.1%
2007 1,301 Thousand persons -0.1%
2008 1,306 Thousand persons +0.4%
2009 1,306 Thousand persons +0.0%
2010 1,312 Thousand persons +0.4%
2011 1,339 Thousand persons +2.0%
2012 1,341 Thousand persons +0.2%
2013 1,339 Thousand persons -0.1%
2014 1,372 Thousand persons +2.4%
2015 1,372 Thousand persons +0.0%
2016 1,392 Thousand persons +1.5%
2017 1,407 Thousand persons +1.1%
2018 1,393 Thousand persons -1.0%
2019 1,433 Thousand persons +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,190 Thousand persons 1,190 Thousand persons 1,190 Thousand persons 1
2000s 1,255 Thousand persons 1,212 Thousand persons 1,306 Thousand persons 10
2010s 1,370 Thousand persons 1,312 Thousand persons 1,433 Thousand persons 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour force by nuts 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021)?
Labour force by nuts 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) was 1,433 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest labour force by nuts 2 region recorded in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 1,433 Thousand persons in 2019.
What is the lowest labour force by nuts 2 region recorded in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,190 Thousand persons in 1999.
How does Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) rank for labour force by nuts 2 region?
Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) ranks 134th out of 441 regions with data for 2019.
Is labour force by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour force by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
491 places, 11,552 data points, 1999–2025
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