Work & Labour in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) 39 indicators covering work & labour for Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 931.2 Thousand persons 2019 up 2.6% 303rd Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 79.4% 2019 up 11.2% 43rd Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 632.4 Thousand persons 2019 up 9.9% 288th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.8 Hour 2019 up 0.3% 299th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 632.4 Thousand persons 2019 up 9.9% 288th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 632.4 Thousand persons 2019 up 9.9% 288th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.9% 2019 up 7.1% 96th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 632.4 Thousand persons 2019 up 9.9% 288th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 931.2 Thousand persons 2019 up 2.6% 303rd Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.2% 2019 up 6.1% 75th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.2% 2019 up 6.1% 75th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 646.3 Thousand persons 2019 up 5.0% 294th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 646.3 Thousand persons 2019 up 5.0% 294th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.4% 2019 up 2.4% 135th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 79.4% 2019 up 11.2% 43rd Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 35.7 Hour 2019 down 0.8% 323rd Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 2.1% 2019 down 67.7% 426th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 13.9 Thousand persons 2019 down 65.2% 388th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2.1% 2019 down 67.7% 426th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 13.9 Thousand persons 2019 down 65.2% 388th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 2.1% 2019 down 67.7% 426th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 13.9 Thousand persons 2019 down 65.2% 388th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 83.1% 2019 up 7.8% 122nd Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 9.7% 2019 up 4.3% 189th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 5.7 Thousand persons 2016 up 7.5% 348th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 40.9% 2019 up 1.5% 48th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 9.7% 2019 up 4.3% 188th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 9.7% 2019 up 4.3% 188th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 6.0% 2018 down 40.0% 106th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 13.4% 2018 down 23.4% 267th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 3.0% 2014 — 144th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 632.4 Thousand persons 2019 up 9.9% 285th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 632.4 Thousand persons 2019 up 9.9% 285th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 57 Thousand persons 2019 down 39.7% 305th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 8.1% 2026 down 19.0% 107th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -60.7% 2026 down 1,338.8% 225th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 25.7 Thousand persons 2019 up 0.8% 200th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 605.4 Thousand persons 2008 up 9.8% 219th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 605.4 Thousand persons 2008 up 9.8% 219th