Unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data (country) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data (country) was 4.9 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data in United Kingdom, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 4.9 for unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data in 2020.
The figure is up 36.1% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data in United Kingdom peaked at 8.2 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data (country) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.2 | — |
| 1999 | 5.9 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 5.4 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 5.1 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 5.2 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 4.7 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 5.1 | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 5.3 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2 | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 7.6 | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.2 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 7 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 5.5 | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 4.9 | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 4.2 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 3.8 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 4.9 | +36.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data (country) in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +36.1% | 3.6 | 4.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.05 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.45 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.71 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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 rates by country of birth - quarterly data in United Kingdom?
- Unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data in United Kingdom was 4.9 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data?
- United Kingdom ranks 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 rates by country of birth - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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