Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021)

Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 5.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5.1%
Change on year
up 21.4%
Rank
216th
of 436 regions
All-time high
10.1%
in 2012
All-time low
4.0%
in 2017
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019

02.557.5101999200920191999: 6.3 Percentage2000: 5.1 Percentage2001: 4.1 Percentage2002: 5.5 Percentage2003: 5 Percentage2004: 4.7 Percentage2005: 4.9 Percentage2006: 5.4 Percentage2007: 6.4 Percentage2008: 7.6 Percentage2009: 9.5 Percentage2010: 8.7 Percentage2011: 9.8 Percentage2012: 10.1 Percentage2013: 9.4 Percentage2014: 8 Percentage2015: 6.5 Percentage2016: 6.1 Percentage2017: 4 Percentage2018: 4.2 Percentage2019: 5.1 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) recorded 5.1% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2019.

The figure is up 21.4% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) peaked at 10.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2017.

Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) ranks 216th 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 educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Percentage Change
1999 6.3%
2000 5.1% -19.0%
2001 4.1% -19.6%
2002 5.5% +34.1%
2003 5.0% -9.1%
2004 4.7% -6.0%
2005 4.9% +4.3%
2006 5.4% +10.2%
2007 6.4% +18.5%
2008 7.6% +18.7%
2009 9.5% +25.0%
2010 8.7% -8.4%
2011 9.8% +12.6%
2012 10.1% +3.1%
2013 9.4% -6.9%
2014 8.0% -14.9%
2015 6.5% -18.8%
2016 6.1% -6.2%
2017 4.0% -34.4%
2018 4.2% +5.0%
2019 5.1% +21.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 1
2000s 5.8% 4.1% 9.5% 10
2010s 7.2% 4.0% 10.1% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021)?
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) was 5.1% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2017.
How does Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) ranks 216th out of 436 regions with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greater Manchester (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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