Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 3.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) recorded 3.0% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 6.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2001.
That places South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 379th 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 South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.7% | — |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
More work & labour data for South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.5% (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,744 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.1% (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 6,562 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 6,562 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 4,600 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 4,600 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.4 Hour (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,600 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 3.0% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2001.
- How does South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 379th out of 436 regions with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South East (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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