Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
North East (UK) (NUTS 2021): Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 74.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 74.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 75.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 1999.
That places North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 268th out of 437 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.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.5% | — |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 68.5% | 68.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 69.3% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 72.5% | 75.8% | 10 |
More work & labour data for North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 61.7% (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,268 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,941 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,941 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,196 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.3% (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,196 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,196 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.2 Hour (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 74.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 74.5% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 1999.
- How does North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 268th out of 437 regions with data for 2019.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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