Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)
West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021): Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 4.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) recorded 4.1% 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 16.3% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) peaked at 10.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2019.
West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) ranks 288th of 436 regions on this measure, 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 West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.5% | — |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +45.9% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,427 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72.0% (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 892.6 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 892.6 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 892.6 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.6% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 892.6 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 892.6 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 930.4 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) was 4.1% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2019.
- How does West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) ranks 288th out of 436 regions with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this West Wales and The Valleys (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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