Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021): Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region was 20.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 20.6%.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 36.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2001.
That places West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 192nd out of 341 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.
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.9% | — |
| 2000 | 20.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -43.1% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +34.5% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +35.1% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -32.8% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +37.6% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 11.6% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 19.7% | 36.1% | 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)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,788 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 2,788 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,920 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 20.6% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2001.
- How does West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region?
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 192nd out of 341 regions with data for 2019.
- Is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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