Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021)
Scotland (NUTS 2021): Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region was 3.6 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Scotland (NUTS 2021) recorded 3.6 for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) peaked at 14.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 2019.
Scotland (NUTS 2021) ranks 233rd of 342 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.
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.2 | — |
| 2000 | 11.1 | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 9.1 | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 9.9 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 11 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 8.9 | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 10.1 | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 10.2 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 9.6 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 8.2 | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1 | +35.4% |
| 2010 | 13.2 | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 14.5 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 12.5 | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 13 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 10.2 | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 11.1 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 7.5 | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 7.2 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9 | -31.9% |
| 2019 | 3.6 | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.92 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.77 | 3.6 | 14.5 | 10 |
More work & labour data for Scotland (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,659 (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,756 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.9 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.9 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,045 (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,045 (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 65.7 (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,659 (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,659 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,756 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- Youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) was 3.6 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2019.
- How does Scotland (NUTS 2021) rank for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region?
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) ranks 233rd out of 342 regions with data for 2019.
- Is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. 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 unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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