The unemployment rate in the region has risen sharply and is now at its highest since February last year.
According to figures from the The Office for National Statistics , the total number of unemployed across the region now stands at 152,000 with the unemployment rate standing at 5.1 per cent for the three months to March 2023.Nationally, Britain’s unemployment rate has risen again unexpectedly while vacancies have fallen to the lowest level for 18 months as economic uncertainty weighs on the UK’s jobs market, according to the official figures.
The ONS said this reflects “uncertainty across industries, as survey respondents continue to cite economic pressures as a factor in holding back on recruitment”. “This means the number of those neither working nor looking for work continues to fall, although the number of people not working due to long-term sickness rose again, to a new record.
Figures for those claiming unemployment benefits in the West Midlands, including Universal Credit, stood at 187,025, up from 183,080. Walsall's figures stood at 10,215 claimants and in Birmingham the number was 64,155, up from 62,675 in March.In Cannock chase, the number stands at 2,280, while in Lichfield, the claimant figure is 1,615.In the Wyre Forest, including Kidderminster, the number of claimants now stands 1,975.
Labour said the Office for National Statistics figures showing the rate of UK unemployment at 3.9% is evidence the Conservative Government is “a drag” on the economy.
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