Economy and work in West Midlands
RegionWest England. 6,205,854 people in 13,004 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for West Midlands, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Under 1070 or more
There is no people claiming out-of-work benefits figure for West Midlands’s neighbourhoods yet.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of West Midlands. The map shows each one.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
Region203,540
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
In West Midlands, 203,540 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
Region5.3%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
In West Midlands, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%.
- Against England
- 33% higher4.0%
- Against the UK
- 36% higher3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of West Midlands. The map shows each one.