Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
West Midlands (NUTS 2021) recorded 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 7.7% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) peaked at 13 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2019.
That places West Midlands (NUTS 2021) 185th out of 437 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 West Midlands (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.4 | — |
| 2000 | 8.2 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 7 | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.4 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 7.2 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.4 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 7.9 | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 8.1 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.3 | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 13 | +39.8% |
| 2010 | 11.1 | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 11.3 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 11.7 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 13 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 9.7 | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9 | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 7.6 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.2 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 6 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.17 | 6.4 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2 | 6 | 13 | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,095 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 69.2 (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,325 (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.1 (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,325 (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,325 (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63.3 (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,325 (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,325 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,409 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) was 6 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2019.
- How does West Midlands (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- West Midlands (NUTS 2021) ranks 185th out of 437 regions with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West Midlands (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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