Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)
West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021): Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region was 17.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021), 2000–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) stood at 17.4%.
The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) peaked at 39.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2017.
West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) ranks 223rd of 341 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.5% | — |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +30.2% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -31.6% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +36.4% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 17.6% | 29.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 15.4% | 39.6% | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 892.6 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)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,427 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,427 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- Youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) was 17.4% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2017.
- How does West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) rank for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region?
- West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) ranks 223rd out of 341 regions with data for 2019.
- Is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West Wales and The Valleys (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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