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

Scotland (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 3.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3.5
Change on year
down 7.9%
Rank
339th
of 437 regions
All-time high
8.2
in 2010
All-time low
3.5
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

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

024681999200920191999: 7.32000: 7.62001: 5.72002: 6.72003: 5.32004: 5.92005: 5.32006: 5.22007: 4.72008: 4.72009: 6.92010: 8.22011: 82012: 82013: 7.22014: 5.92015: 5.82016: 5.12017: 4.12018: 3.82019: 3.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) is 3.5, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) peaked at 8.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2019.

That places Scotland (NUTS 2021) 339th out of 437 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 Scotland (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1999 7.3
2000 7.6 +4.1%
2001 5.7 -25.0%
2002 6.7 +17.5%
2003 5.3 -20.9%
2004 5.9 +11.3%
2005 5.3 -10.2%
2006 5.2 -1.9%
2007 4.7 -9.6%
2008 4.7 +0.0%
2009 6.9 +46.8%
2010 8.2 +18.8%
2011 8 -2.4%
2012 8 +0.0%
2013 7.2 -10.0%
2014 5.9 -18.1%
2015 5.8 -1.7%
2016 5.1 -12.1%
2017 4.1 -19.6%
2018 3.8 -7.3%
2019 3.5 -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.3 7.3 7.3 1
2000s 5.8 4.7 7.6 10
2010s 5.96 3.5 8.2 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) was 3.5 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 8.2 in 2010.
What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2019.
How does Scotland (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
Scotland (NUTS 2021) ranks 339th out of 437 regions with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Scotland (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
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
475 places, 11,084 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed