Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)

West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021): Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 37.8 Thousand persons in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37.8 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 19.2%
Rank
257th
of 436 regions
All-time high
91.2 Thousand persons
in 2011
All-time low
37.8 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019

0204060801001999200920191999: 59 Thousand persons2000: 54.9 Thousand persons2001: 45.6 Thousand persons2002: 44.7 Thousand persons2003: 38.2 Thousand persons2004: 45.4 Thousand persons2005: 43 Thousand persons2006: 46.9 Thousand persons2007: 48.5 Thousand persons2008: 54 Thousand persons2009: 78.5 Thousand persons2010: 81.7 Thousand persons2011: 91.2 Thousand persons2012: 84.3 Thousand persons2013: 72.1 Thousand persons2014: 62.6 Thousand persons2015: 61 Thousand persons2016: 46.9 Thousand persons2017: 42.7 Thousand persons2018: 46.8 Thousand persons2019: 37.8 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2019, unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) stood at 37.8 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) peaked at 91.2 Thousand persons in 2011 and was at its lowest, 37.8 Thousand persons, in 2019.

That places West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) 257th out of 436 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Thousand persons Change
1999 59 Thousand persons
2000 54.9 Thousand persons -6.9%
2001 45.6 Thousand persons -16.9%
2002 44.7 Thousand persons -2.0%
2003 38.2 Thousand persons -14.5%
2004 45.4 Thousand persons +18.8%
2005 43 Thousand persons -5.3%
2006 46.9 Thousand persons +9.1%
2007 48.5 Thousand persons +3.4%
2008 54 Thousand persons +11.3%
2009 78.5 Thousand persons +45.4%
2010 81.7 Thousand persons +4.1%
2011 91.2 Thousand persons +11.6%
2012 84.3 Thousand persons -7.6%
2013 72.1 Thousand persons -14.5%
2014 62.6 Thousand persons -13.2%
2015 61 Thousand persons -2.6%
2016 46.9 Thousand persons -23.1%
2017 42.7 Thousand persons -9.0%
2018 46.8 Thousand persons +9.6%
2019 37.8 Thousand persons -19.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59 Thousand persons 59 Thousand persons 59 Thousand persons 1
2000s 49.97 Thousand persons 38.2 Thousand persons 78.5 Thousand persons 10
2010s 62.71 Thousand persons 37.8 Thousand persons 91.2 Thousand persons 10

More work & labour data for West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)

All data for West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) →

Frequently asked questions

What is unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) was 37.8 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 91.2 Thousand persons in 2011.
What is the lowest unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 37.8 Thousand persons in 2019.
How does West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) ranks 257th out of 436 regions with data for 2019.
Is unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. 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 Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021). Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/unemployed-persons-by-educational-attainment-level-and-nuts-2-region/west-wales-and-the-valleys-nuts-2021/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/unemployed-persons-by-educational-attainment-level-and-nuts-2-region/west-wales-and-the-valleys-nuts-2021/">Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
484 places, 11,318 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed