Gloomy outlook for West Midlands as unemployment rises
The West Midlands has again bucked the trend of falling unemployment with the region’s jobless rate now the worst anywhere in the UK outside London.
Despite upbeat forecasts in recent months, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show unemployment in the region rose by 6,000 to 166,000 in the February to April quarter.
The region’s unemployment rate now stands at 5.9% - the highest anywhere outside London (6%) and in sharp contrast to the national average of 4.6%.
The region’s employment rate also suffe... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
