Labour force participation rates … citizenship NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021): Labour force participation rates … citizenship NUTS 2 region was 77.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) is 77.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 77.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2011.
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 188th of 441 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labour force participation rates … citizenship NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.6% | — |
| 2000 | 74.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 74.4% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 73.6% | 77.1% | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,788 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)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,236 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 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 labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 77.1% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2011.
- How does West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 188th out of 441 regions with data for 2019.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 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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