Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 335 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom, 1999–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom is 335 Thousand persons, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom peaked at 847 Thousand persons in 2011 and was at its lowest, 335 Thousand persons, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 736 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 642 Thousand persons | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 614 Thousand persons | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 620 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 552 Thousand persons | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 580 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 585 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 603 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 592 Thousand persons | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 746 Thousand persons | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 793 Thousand persons | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 814 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 847 Thousand persons | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 752 Thousand persons | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 709 Thousand persons | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 538 Thousand persons | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 417 Thousand persons | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 422 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 371 Thousand persons | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 344 Thousand persons | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 348 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 335 Thousand persons | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 736 Thousand persons | 736 Thousand persons | 736 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 632.7 Thousand persons | 552 Thousand persons | 793 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 556.2 Thousand persons | 344 Thousand persons | 847 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 335 Thousand persons | 335 Thousand persons | 335 Thousand persons | 1 |
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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 - quarterly data in United Kingdom?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom was 335 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 847 Thousand persons in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 335 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. 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 - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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