Brighter news on employment for the West Midlands
Unemployment has seen a dramatic fall in the West Midlands, according to latest figures – although it remains above the national average.
Data from the Office for National Statistics shows there were 149,000 classed as unemployed in the West Midlands during the June to August period. The figure represents a fall of 17,000 on the March to May quarter.
The region's unemployment rate is 5.2% - down 0.7% on the March to May period.
Nationally, there were 1.44m people unemployed by the end of the June to August period, 52,000 fe... 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...
