Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)
South West (UK) (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 2.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) recorded 2.6% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 6.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2019.
South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 414th of 436 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.8% | — |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +52.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
More work & labour data for South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,797 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,872 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.4% (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.4% (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,029 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,029 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,797 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,797 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 69.4% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,872 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 2.6% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2019.
- How does South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 414th out of 436 regions with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in South West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South West (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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