Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)
Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 2.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) is 2.7%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 7.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2019.
That places Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) 405th out of 436 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.2% | — |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +45.5% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 2.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
More work & labour data for Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 864.3 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 888.1 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.9% (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.9% (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,352 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,352 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 864.3 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 864.3 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63.9% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 888.1 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (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 Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2019.
- How does Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Northern Ireland (UK) (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 Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Ireland (UK) (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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