Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region was 1,269 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1,269 for unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 2,559 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,269, in 2019.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,728 | — |
| 2000 | 1,604 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 1,357 | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 1,471 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 1,416 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1,363 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1,433 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1,641 | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 1,625 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,756 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 2,369 | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 2,459 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2,559 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2,533 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,437 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,996 | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 1,746 | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 1,599 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 1,447 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1,347 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 1,269 | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,728 | 1,728 | 1,728 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,604 | 1,357 | 2,369 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,939 | 1,269 | 2,559 | 10 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.3% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1,269 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,559 in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,269 in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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