Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021)

Scotland (NUTS 2021): Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region was 33 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
33
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
88th
of 412 regions
All-time high
44.6
in 1999
All-time low
32.3
in 2010
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019

0102030401999200920191999: 44.62000: 43.62001: 41.72002: 43.92003: 39.92004: 41.12005: 43.92006: 42.32007: 41.22008: 39.22009: 35.42010: 32.32011: 32.62012: 342013: 32.52014: 33.32015: 352016: 32.72017: 33.82018: 33.42019: 33

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Scotland (NUTS 2021) recorded 33 for youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) peaked at 44.6 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.3, in 2010.

Scotland (NUTS 2021) ranks 88th of 412 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1999 44.6
2000 43.6 -2.2%
2001 41.7 -4.4%
2002 43.9 +5.3%
2003 39.9 -9.1%
2004 41.1 +3.0%
2005 43.9 +6.8%
2006 42.3 -3.6%
2007 41.2 -2.6%
2008 39.2 -4.9%
2009 35.4 -9.7%
2010 32.3 -8.8%
2011 32.6 +0.9%
2012 34 +4.3%
2013 32.5 -4.4%
2014 33.3 +2.5%
2015 35 +5.1%
2016 32.7 -6.6%
2017 33.8 +3.4%
2018 33.4 -1.2%
2019 33 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.6 44.6 44.6 1
2000s 41.22 35.4 43.9 10
2010s 33.26 32.3 35 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
Youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) was 33 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 44.6 in 1999.
What is the lowest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 32.3 in 2010.
How does Scotland (NUTS 2021) rank for youth employment rate by nuts 2 region?
Scotland (NUTS 2021) ranks 88th out of 412 regions with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Scotland (NUTS 2021) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
447 places, 9,690 data points, 1999–2025
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