Work & Labour in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) 40 indicators covering work & labour for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 940.4 2019 up 12.1% 204th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 77.9 2019 up 5.7% 66th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 940.4 2019 up 12.1% 204th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.7 2019 up 2.5% 165th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 940.4 2019 up 12.1% 204th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 940.4 2019 up 12.1% 204th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.4 2019 up 4.6% 44th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 940.4 2019 up 12.1% 204th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,335 2019 up 7.1% 233rd Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,335 2019 up 7.1% 233rd Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.2 2019 up 2.3% 102nd Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.2 2019 up 2.3% 102nd Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 967 2019 up 8.5% 208th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 967 2019 up 8.5% 208th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 72.4 2019 up 1.3% 63rd Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 77.9 2019 up 5.7% 66th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 37.4 2019 up 0.8% 204th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 26.6 2019 down 49.2% 313th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 2.7 2019 down 54.2% 407th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 26.6 2019 down 49.2% 313th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2.7 2019 down 54.2% 407th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 2.7 2019 down 54.2% 407th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 26.6 2019 down 49.2% 313th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 80.7 2019 down 1.8% 197th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 9.2 2019 down 12.4% 212th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 4.3 2019 down 64.2% 386th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 25.3 2019 down 15.1% 170th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 9.2 2019 down 12.4% 211th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 9.2 2019 down 12.4% 211th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 6.4 2019 down 14.7% 89th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 20.1 2019 unchanged 198th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 2.2 2016 up 10.0% 209th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 940.4 2019 up 12.1% 201st Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 940.4 2019 up 12.1% 201st Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 72.6 2019 down 42.4% 282nd Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 9.3 2026 down 25.0% 82nd Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -57.6 2026 down 87.6% 217th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 48 2019 up 23.7% 121st Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 842 2008 up 8.6% 168th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 842 2008 up 8.6% 168th