Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 335 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom, 1999–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom is 335, 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 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 335, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 7th out of 47 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: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 736 | — |
| 2000 | 642 | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 614 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 620 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 552 | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 580 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 585 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 603 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 592 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 746 | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 793 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 814 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 847 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 752 | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 709 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 538 | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 417 | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 422 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 371 | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 344 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 348 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 335 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 736 | 736 | 736 | 1 |
| 2000s | 632.7 | 552 | 793 | 10 |
| 2010s | 556.2 | 344 | 847 | 10 |
| 2020s | 335 | 335 | 335 | 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 unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in United Kingdom was 335 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 in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 335 in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 47 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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