The unemployment rate of the West Midlands Metropolitan County was 6.3 percent in the twelve months to March 2023, which was the highest among England's six metropolitan counties and Greater London. By contrast, Merseyside which includes the major city of Liverpool had the lowest unemployment rate of 3.5 percent.
Unemployment rate of metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter of 2023
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Unemployment rate of metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/531578/england-major-cities-unemployment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Unemployment rate of metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter of 2023." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531578/england-major-cities-unemployment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Unemployment rate of metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531578/england-major-cities-unemployment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Unemployment Rate of Metropolitan Counties and Greater London in England as of The 1st Quarter of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531578/england-major-cities-unemployment-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Unemployment rate of metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531578/england-major-cities-unemployment-rate/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Unemployment rate of metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter of 2023 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/531578/england-major-cities-unemployment-rate/