Work & Labour in Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021) 34 indicators covering work & labour for Highlands and Islands (NUTS 2021). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 342.8 Thousand persons 2019 up 1.3% 413th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.5 Hour 2019 down 3.6% 313th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 down 5.3% 412th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 down 5.3% 412th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.4% 2019 down 6.4% 225th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 down 5.3% 412th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.0% 2019 up 1.0% 64th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 down 5.3% 412th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 342.8 Thousand persons 2019 up 1.3% 413th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.3% 2019 down 1.6% 122nd Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.3% 2019 down 1.6% 122nd Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 217.3 Thousand persons 2019 down 8.0% 414th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 217.3 Thousand persons 2019 down 8.0% 414th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 63.4% 2019 down 9.2% 292nd Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 78.0% 2019 up 1.0% 64th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 36.2 Hour 2019 down 3.5% 285th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 2.2% 2018 up 10.0% 422nd Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 5.1 Thousand persons 2018 up 6.2% 433rd Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2.2% 2018 up 10.0% 422nd Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 5.1 Thousand persons 2018 up 6.2% 433rd Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 2.2% 2018 up 10.0% 422nd Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 5.1 Thousand persons 2018 up 6.2% 433rd Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 79.0% 2019 down 9.7% 232nd Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 13.4% 2014 up 97.1% 90th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 40.1% 2019 up 3.6% 53rd Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 5 Thousand persons 2014 down 9.1% 192nd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 down 5.3% 406th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 213.9 Thousand persons 2019 down 5.3% 406th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 18.1 Thousand persons 2019 down 41.8% 416th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 10.1% 2026 down 30.8% 62nd Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -67.1% 2026 down 3,295.2% 243rd Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 6.1 Thousand persons 2019 up 29.8% 349th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 234.3 Thousand persons 2008 down 12.6% 309th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 234.3 Thousand persons 2008 down 12.6% 309th