Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)
North West (UK) (NUTS 2021): Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) was 68.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) recorded 68.5% for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 68.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 1999.
That places North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 158th out of 441 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.1% | — |
| 2000 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.1% | 64.1% | 64.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 64.9% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 66.0% | 68.5% | 10 |
More work & labour data for North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 65.7% (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.2% (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 5,301 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 5,301 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 3,481 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 73.9% (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,481 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 3,481 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 68.5% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 1999.
- How does North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 158th out of 441 regions with data for 2019.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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