Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021)

Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 2.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.7%
Change on year
down 6.9%
Rank
405th
of 436 regions
All-time high
6.5%
in 2011
All-time low
2.7%
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019

02461999200920191999: 3.3 Percentage2000: 3.2 Percentage2001: 2.9 Percentage2002: 3 Percentage2003: 3.5 Percentage2004: 3.4 Percentage2005: 3.5 Percentage2006: 3.3 Percentage2007: 3.4 Percentage2008: 3.7 Percentage2009: 5.7 Percentage2010: 5.4 Percentage2011: 6.5 Percentage2012: 6.1 Percentage2013: 6.2 Percentage2014: 4.8 Percentage2015: 3.9 Percentage2016: 3.7 Percentage2017: 4 Percentage2018: 2.9 Percentage2019: 2.7 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) is 2.7%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) peaked at 6.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2019.

That places Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) 405th out of 436 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Percentage Change
1999 3.3%
2000 3.2% -3.0%
2001 2.9% -9.4%
2002 3.0% +3.4%
2003 3.5% +16.7%
2004 3.4% -2.9%
2005 3.5% +2.9%
2006 3.3% -5.7%
2007 3.4% +3.0%
2008 3.7% +8.8%
2009 5.7% +54.1%
2010 5.4% -5.3%
2011 6.5% +20.4%
2012 6.1% -6.2%
2013 6.2% +1.6%
2014 4.8% -22.6%
2015 3.9% -18.8%
2016 3.7% -5.1%
2017 4.0% +8.1%
2018 2.9% -27.5%
2019 2.7% -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 1
2000s 3.6% 2.9% 5.7% 10
2010s 4.6% 2.7% 6.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021)?
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) was 2.7% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2019.
How does Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) ranks 405th out of 436 regions with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
484 places, 11,318 data points, 1999–2025
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