Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021)
Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021): Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 71.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) recorded 71.0% 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 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 71.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2014.
That places Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) 97th out of 437 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.5% | — |
| 2000 | 68.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 67.6% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 67.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
More work & labour data for Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 798.4 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.0% (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 798.4 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.2 Hour (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 798.4 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 798.4 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.7% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 798.4 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,163 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 825.4 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) was 71.0% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2014.
- How does Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 97th out of 437 regions with data for 2019.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Shropshire and Staffordshire (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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