Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021): Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 72.3 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2019, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 72.3. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 72.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 70.9, in 2004.
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 66th of 438 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 71.7 | — |
| 2000 | 72.3 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 71.7 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.3 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 71.7 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 70.9 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 71.6 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 72.3 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 72.1 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.3 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.7 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.5 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 71 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 71.4 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 71.2 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.5 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.1 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 71.3 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.3 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7 | 71.7 | 71.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.89 | 70.9 | 72.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.45 | 71 | 72.3 | 10 |
More work & labour data for South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.1 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.1 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 6,562 (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 6,562 (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 4,600 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.5 (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,600 (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 4,600 (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.4 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.1 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 72.3 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9 in 2004.
- How does South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 66th out of 438 regions with data for 2019.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South East (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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