Key facts relating to worklessness in the West Midlands region. These figures were last updated in October 2008.
Worklessness by region
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May 02
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May 03
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May 04
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May 05
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May 06
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May 07
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Change 2002-2007
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England
|
14.6%
|
14.6%
|
14.1%
|
14.0%
|
14.0%
|
13.7%
|
-6.2%
|
|
South East
|
9.7%
|
9.9%
|
9.8%
|
9.8%
|
9.9%
|
9.7%
|
0.0%
|
|
East of England
|
10.9%
|
11.1%
|
10.9%
|
10.9%
|
11.0%
|
10.9%
|
0.0%
|
|
South West
|
12.1%
|
12.1%
|
11.7%
|
11.6%
|
11.8%
|
11.7%
|
-3.3%
|
|
East Midlands
|
14.1%
|
14.0%
|
13.5%
|
13.3%
|
13.4%
|
13.2%
|
-6.4%
|
|
London
|
15.2%
|
15.3%
|
15.1%
|
14.9%
|
14.9%
|
14.4%
|
-5.3%
|
|
Yorkshire and the Humber
|
16.5%
|
16.2%
|
15.5%
|
15.1%
|
15.2%
|
14.9%
|
-9.7%
|
|
West Midlands
|
16.2%
|
16.2%
|
15.8%
|
15.8%
|
16.0%
|
15.7%
|
-3.1%
|
|
North West
|
19.4%
|
19.1%
|
18.3%
|
18.0%
|
18.0%
|
17.5%
|
-9.8%
|
|
North East
|
21.9%
|
21.4%
|
20.3%
|
19.7%
|
19.4%
|
18.9%
|
-13.7%
|
Source: DWP Working Age Client Group dataset - May 2002 to 2007
Worklessness—Local Authority figures (May 2007)
|
Stoke on Trent
|
21.7%
|
Staffordshire Moorlands
|
11.9%
|
|
Sandwell
|
21.2%
|
East Staffordshire
|
11.6%
|
|
Wolverhampton
|
21.2%
|
North Warwickshire
|
11.3%
|
|
Birmingham
|
21.0%
|
Shrewsbury and Atcham
|
11.3%
|
|
Walsall
|
19.2%
|
Herefordshire, County of
|
11.0%
|
|
Coventry
|
17.0%
|
North Shropshire
|
11.0%
|
|
Telford and Wrekin
|
15.9%
|
Rugby
|
10.5%
|
|
Dudley
|
15.8%
|
Malvern Hills
|
10.4%
|
|
Nuneaton and Bedworth
|
15.1%
|
South Shropshire
|
10.4%
|
|
Cannock Chase
|
14.5%
|
Stafford
|
10.3%
|
|
Newcastle-under-Lyme
|
13.8%
|
Lichfield
|
10.2%
|
|
Redditch
|
13.5%
|
Wychavon
|
9.6%
|
|
Wyre Forest
|
13.5%
|
South Staffordshire
|
9.5%
|
|
Tamworth
|
13.2%
|
Bridgnorth
|
9.4%
|
|
Worcester
|
12.7%
|
Bromsgrove
|
8.5%
|
|
Oswestry
|
12.3%
|
Warwick
|
8.5%
|
|
Solihull
|
12.1%
|
Stratford-on-Avon
|
8.0%
|
Source: DWP Working Age Client Group dataset - May 2007
There are several different ways of measuring worklessness which are used in different contexts. The measure used here covers those claiming out-of-work benefits because it provides reliable figures at local level. However, this measure excludes certain categories of people who are not in work but who are not eligible to claim benefits.