As of 2023, the claimant count rate of the West Midlands Metropolitan County was 6.6 percent, which was the highest among Metropolitan Counties, and Greater London.
Proportion of population claiming unemployment benefits in metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter 2023
*Defined by the source as "People claiming Jobseeker's Allowance plus out of work Universal Credit Claimants on the second Thursday of each month, averaged over a 12 month period"
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Proportion of population claiming unemployment benefits in metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380313/england-major-cities-claimant-count/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of population claiming unemployment benefits in metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter 2023." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380313/england-major-cities-claimant-count/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Proportion of population claiming unemployment benefits in metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380313/england-major-cities-claimant-count/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of Population Claiming Unemployment Benefits in Metropolitan Counties and Greater London in England as of The 1st Quarter 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380313/england-major-cities-claimant-count/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Proportion of population claiming unemployment benefits in metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380313/england-major-cities-claimant-count/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Proportion of population claiming unemployment benefits in metropolitan counties and Greater London in England as of the 1st quarter 2023 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/380313/england-major-cities-claimant-count/