Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021): Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region was 25.7 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2019, youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 25.7.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 43.5 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21.5, in 2011.
That places West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 169th out of 412 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.
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.1 | — |
| 2000 | 38.7 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 43.5 | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 41.7 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 38.5 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 40.3 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 38.9 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 33.5 | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 32.1 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 33.4 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 27.9 | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 25.6 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 21.5 | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 24.6 | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 23.7 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 24.6 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 26.5 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 28.6 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 26.2 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 24.9 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 25.7 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.1 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.85 | 27.9 | 43.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.19 | 21.5 | 28.6 | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 65.8 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,920 (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,920 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.1 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,236 (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,236 (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,788 (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 73.6 (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,788 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 25.7 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5 in 2001.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 in 2011.
- How does West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for youth employment rate by nuts 2 region?
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 169th out of 412 regions with data for 2019.
- Is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this West Midlands (UK) (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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