"Figure 5: The North East had the highest unemployment rate in the UK","" "Unemployment rates by region, seasonally adjusted, March to May 2019 UK regions","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","%" "","" "","Change on quarter","Rate" "North East","0","5.6" "North West","0.3","4.1" "Yorkshire and The Humber","0.1","5" "East Midlands","0","4.2" "West Midlands","-0.4","4.8" "East  ","-0.3","2.8" "London","-0.2","4.3" "South East","-0.4","2.8" "South West","0","2.6" "Wales","-0.7","3.8" "Scotland","0","3.3" "Northern Ireland","0.1","3.1" "UK","-0.1","3.8"