Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (NUTS 2021): Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region was 7.4 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) is 7.4, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) peaked at 14.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.9, in 2015.
That places West Midlands (NUTS 2021) 61st out of 342 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.7 | — |
| 2000 | 11.8 | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 7.2 | -39.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8 | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 9.1 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 10.8 | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 10.1 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 11.6 | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 11.3 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 12.1 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 13.4 | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 13.1 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 11.9 | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 14.1 | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 14.2 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.7 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 6.9 | -45.7% |
| 2016 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.6 | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5 | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 7.4 | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.62 | 7.2 | 13.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.54 | 6.9 | 14.2 | 10 |
More work & labour data for West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,325 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 69.2 (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,325 (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.1 (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,325 (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,325 (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63.3 (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,325 (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,095 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,095 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- Youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) was 7.4 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 in 2015.
- How does West Midlands (NUTS 2021) rank for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region?
- West Midlands (NUTS 2021) ranks 61st out of 342 regions with data for 2019.
- Is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this West Midlands (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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