Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021)
Wales (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 3.7 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021) is 3.7, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021) peaked at 8.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 2019.
That places Wales (NUTS 2021) 324th out of 437 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Wales (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.1 | — |
| 2000 | 6.2 | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 5.5 | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 5.9 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 4.4 | -25.4% |
| 2004 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2 | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 5.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9 | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 8.1 | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 8.7 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 8.6 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.7 | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 6.6 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 5.9 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 4.5 | -23.7% |
| 2017 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.54 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.29 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 10 |
More work & labour data for Wales (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,472 (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,529 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.6 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.6 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,282 (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,282 (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.5 (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,472 (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,472 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,529 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Wales (NUTS 2021) was 3.7 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2019.
- How does Wales (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Wales (NUTS 2021) ranks 324th out of 437 regions with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Wales (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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