Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data (1992–2020) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data (1992–2020) was 332 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in United Kingdom, 1999–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in United Kingdom is 332, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in United Kingdom peaked at 869 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 284, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data (1992–2020) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 490 | — |
| 2000 | 400 | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 347 | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 314 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 310 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 285 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 317 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 387 | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 377 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 449 | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 653 | +45.4% |
| 2010 | 825 | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 858 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 869 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 826 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 628 | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 480 | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 396 | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 360 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 342 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 284 | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 332 | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 490 | 490 | 490 | 1 |
| 2000s | 383.9 | 285 | 653 | 10 |
| 2010s | 586.8 | 284 | 869 | 10 |
| 2020s | 332 | 332 | 332 | 1 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8 (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.2 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 48,389 (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.2 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in United Kingdom?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in United Kingdom was 332 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 869 in 2012.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 284 in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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