Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region was 6.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) is 6.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) peaked at 13.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2019.
West Midlands (NUTS 2021) ranks 184th of 436 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.4% | — |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +39.8% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.4% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 6.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,095 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 69.2% (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.1 Hour (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63.3% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,325 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,409 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) was 6.0% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2019.
- How does West Midlands (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region?
- West Midlands (NUTS 2021) ranks 184th out of 436 regions with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West Midlands (NUTS 2021) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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