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women in the countries that make up the United Kingdom (England, Wales,
Scotland and Northen Ireland) in both 2013 and 2014.
Overall, there has been a small dercrease in all female unemployment
rates from 2013 to 2014, except in Scotland.
In 2013, 5.6% of women in Northen Ireland were unemployed. The only
country with a smaller percentage of unemployed was Wales, with a rate of
5.4%. Both countries saw a decrease in the percentage of unemployed women in
2014. In Northen Ireland, the percentage fell to 4.6% and in Wales to 5%.
England had the greatest rate of female unemployment in 2013, but in
2014 there was a decrease of 0.3%. Then, there is Scotland, the only country
with an increase in the percentage of unemployment. In 2013 it had 6.1% of
women out of work. This climbed to 6.7%, Scotland becoming the country with
the highest rate of female unemployment out of the 4 given.