Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)

Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021): Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 67.6 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
67.6
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
174th
of 438 regions
All-time high
68.2
in 2013
All-time low
65.5
in 2001
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019

02040601999200920191999: 65.62000: 66.52001: 65.52002: 65.62003: 66.52004: 66.72005: 66.82006: 67.62007: 672008: 67.42009: 67.32010: 67.32011: 66.62012: 67.52013: 68.22014: 68.12015: 67.42016: 67.72017: 67.22018: 67.82019: 67.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) is 67.6, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) peaked at 68.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 65.5, in 2001.

Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) ranks 174th of 438 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1999 65.6
2000 66.5 +1.4%
2001 65.5 -1.5%
2002 65.6 +0.2%
2003 66.5 +1.4%
2004 66.7 +0.3%
2005 66.8 +0.1%
2006 67.6 +1.2%
2007 67 -0.9%
2008 67.4 +0.6%
2009 67.3 -0.1%
2010 67.3 +0.0%
2011 66.6 -1.0%
2012 67.5 +1.4%
2013 68.2 +1.0%
2014 68.1 -0.1%
2015 67.4 -1.0%
2016 67.7 +0.4%
2017 67.2 -0.7%
2018 67.8 +0.9%
2019 67.6 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.6 65.6 65.6 1
2000s 66.69 65.5 67.6 10
2010s 67.54 66.6 68.2 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) was 67.6 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 68.2 in 2013.
What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 65.5 in 2001.
How does Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) ranks 174th out of 438 regions with data for 2019.
Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Yorkshire and The Humber (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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Indicator
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,183 data points, 1999–2025
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