Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (NUTS 2021): Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) was 67.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) stood at 67.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) peaked at 67.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2015.
That places West Midlands (NUTS 2021) 183rd 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 West Midlands (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.7% | — |
| 2000 | 63.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.7% | 64.7% | 64.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 63.5% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 63.1% | 67.3% | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,095 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.1 Hour (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63.3% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,409 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 69.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) was 67.3% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2015.
- How does West Midlands (NUTS 2021) rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- West Midlands (NUTS 2021) ranks 183rd out of 441 regions with data for 2019.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this West Midlands (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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