Labour force by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (NUTS 2021): Labour force by NUTS 2 region was 1,409 Thousand persons in 2019. ▲ Rising
Labour force by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
West Midlands (NUTS 2021) recorded 1,409 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 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) peaked at 1,409 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,171 Thousand persons, in 2001.
That places West Midlands (NUTS 2021) 139th 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 | 1,190 Thousand persons | 1,190 Thousand persons | 1,190 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,210 Thousand persons | 1,171 Thousand persons | 1,244 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,318 Thousand persons | 1,261 Thousand persons | 1,409 Thousand persons | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 69.2% (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 35.1 Hour (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63.3% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 2,095 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 67.3% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- Labour force by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) was 1,409 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,409 Thousand persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest labour force by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,171 Thousand persons in 2001.
- How does West Midlands (NUTS 2021) rank for labour force by nuts 2 region?
- West Midlands (NUTS 2021) ranks 139th out of 443 regions with data for 2019.
- Is labour force by nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West Midlands (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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).