Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 350 Thousand persons in 2019. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in United Kingdom, 2000–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in United Kingdom is 350 Thousand persons, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in United Kingdom peaked at 850 Thousand persons in 2011 and was at its lowest, 350 Thousand persons, in 2019.
United Kingdom ranks 7th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 685 Thousand persons | — |
| 2001 | 630 Thousand persons | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 625 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 571 Thousand persons | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 575 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 569 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 629 Thousand persons | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 643 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 686 Thousand persons | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 841 Thousand persons | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 833 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 850 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 795 Thousand persons | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 776 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 613 Thousand persons | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 508 Thousand persons | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 462 Thousand persons | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 402 Thousand persons | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 351 Thousand persons | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 350 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 645.4 Thousand persons | 569 Thousand persons | 841 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 594 Thousand persons | 350 Thousand persons | 850 Thousand persons | 10 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1% (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in United Kingdom?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in United Kingdom was 350 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 850 Thousand persons in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 350 Thousand persons in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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