Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 4.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) recorded 4.5% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 9.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2019.
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 261st of 436 regions on this measure, 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 (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.9% | — |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +47.0% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,788 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,920 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.1% (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.1% (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,236 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,236 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 65.8% (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,788 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,788 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,920 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 4.5% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2019.
- How does West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 261st out of 436 regions with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West Midlands (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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