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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Employment rate in Birmingham

2004 – 2024 · 21 data points 11 of 13 · Regions of West Midlands Updated 22 Oct 2026
Economy & jobs · Birmingham West Midlands United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2004 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 62.7% −3.2 pp since 2023
Regions of West Midlands · 2024 11 of 13 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +0.8 pp
vs West Midlands −11.2 pp West Midlands: 73.9% · 2024
Employment rate, 2004 – 2024 percent · Birmingham · West Midlands · United Kingdom
+0.8 pp since 2014
Birmingham West Midlands United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2004 – 2024

Compared with Employment rate · percent
Birmingham
62.7%
West Midlands
73.9%
United Kingdom
75.2%

Source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance Birmingham · 2004 – 2024
Latest value 62.7% · 2024
First value 65.0% · 2004
Highest 66.3% · 2022
Lowest 56.9% · 2012
Data points 21

By year

All years · 2004 – 2024

YearBirminghamChange West MidlandsUnited Kingdom
2024 62.7% −3.2 pp 73.9% 75.2%
2023 65.9% −0.4 pp 75.2% 75.7%
2022 66.3% +1.7 pp 73.8% 75.5%
2021 64.6% −0.8 pp 73.6% 74.7%
2020 65.4% +0.2 pp 73.5% 75.1%
2019 65.2% −0.1 pp 73.9% 75.6%
2018 65.3% +1.8 pp 73.3% 75.0%
2017 63.5% +0.2 pp 72.3% 74.7%
2016 63.3% +1.9 pp 71.1% 73.8%
2015 61.4% −0.5 pp 70.6% 73.4%
2014 61.9% +2.9 pp 70.0% 72.3%
2013 59.0% +2.1 pp 69.1% 71.2%
2012break in series 56.9% −0.8 pp 68.2% 70.5%
2011 57.7% −1.6 pp 67.2% 69.8%
2010 59.3% −0.3 pp 67.6% 70.1%
2009 59.6% −1.4 pp 68.2% 70.6%
2008 61.0% −1.7 pp 70.0% 72.1%
2007 62.7% +0.2 pp 70.7% 72.4%
2006 62.5% −1.1 pp 71.3% 72.4%
2005 63.6% −1.4 pp 71.6% 72.5%
2004 65.0% 71.6% 72.5%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2004 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of West Midlands

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryEmployment rate
17 Birmingham 65.3%
10 Coventry 71.6%
12 Dudley 69.2%
2 Herefordshire, County of 81.1%
4 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 80.3%
13 Sandwell 69.0%
1 Shropshire 82.3%
7 Shropshire and Staffordshire 77.1%
8 Solihull 76.5%
6 Staffordshire CC 78.7%
14 Stoke-on-Trent 68.8%
9 Telford and Wrekin 72.7%
11 Walsall 70.4%
3 Warwickshire CC 80.9%
15 West Midlands 68.2%
16 Wolverhampton 65.9%
5 Worcestershire CC 79.5%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2018

What it means

The share of working-age people who have a job.

How it is calculated

Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.