Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)
West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021): Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 65.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) recorded 65.2 for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in 2019.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) peaked at 66.4 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.7, in 2001.
West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) ranks 241st of 438 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.9 | — |
| 2000 | 59 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 58.7 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 59.1 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 60.6 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 62.6 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 62.1 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 62.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.7 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 62.5 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 62.6 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 62.9 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.7 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 64.5 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.4 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.4 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 65.4 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 66 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.6 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 66.4 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 65.2 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.9 | 59.9 | 59.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.2 | 58.7 | 62.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.75 | 62.9 | 66.4 | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 892.6 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72 (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 892.6 (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 892.6 (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 892.6 (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.6 (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 892.6 (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,427 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 930.4 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) was 65.2 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4 in 2018.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7 in 2001.
- How does West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) ranks 241st out of 438 regions with data for 2019.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West Wales and The Valleys (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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