Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021)
Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 2.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021), 2000–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021) recorded 2.2% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021) peaked at 8.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2008.
Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021) ranks 422nd of 436 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -27.7% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +115.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +62.8% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -45.7% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.2% | 8.1% | 9 |
More work & labour data for Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 342.8 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.5 Hour (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.4% (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 213.9 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 342.8 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 63.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021)?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021) was 2.2% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2008.
- How does Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021) ranks 422nd out of 436 regions with data for 2018.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Highlands and Islands (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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