East Birmingham covers 19 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies. It has a total population of 307,440 (27% of Birmingham), and a working age population of 194,793. To date, in the 2023/24 academic year, 14,018 residents of East Birmingham have started an AEB-funded programme at a total funding value of £13.4 million.
East Birmingham comprises the wards of:
East Birmingham covers the parliamentary constituencies of Hodge Hill, Ladywood, and Yardley.
The data sources in this data pack are as follows. All data are the most recently available and are correct at the time of publishing (June 2024):
The population of East Birmingham at the 2021 census was 307,440 which is around 27% of the total population of Birmingham. Of that total, 194,793 (63%) were working age (16-64), this compares with 65% in Birmingham as a whole.
Table: Claimant count for the population aged 18 to 64.
Labour market statistics for the West Midlands region are published monthly. The latest West Midlands data are for the period Feb-Apr 2024. Labour market data for local authorities are published quarterly. The latest East Birmingham data are for the period Jan 2023-Dec 2023.
* The unemployment rate presented here is the remainder of the population who are not employed or economically active. This is different from the standard measure of unemployment which expresses unemployment as a percentage of the economically active population. The most recent APS labour market statistics release has an unemployment rate of 8% for East Birmingham.
* The unemployment rate presented here is the remainder of the population who are not employed or economically active. This is different from the standard measure of unemployment which expresses unemployment as a percentage of the economically active population. The most recent APS labour market statistics release has an unemployment rate of 6.7% for the WMCA area.
* The unemployment rate presented here is the remainder of the population who are not employed or economically active. This is different from the standard measure of unemployment which expresses unemployment as a percentage of the economically active population. The most recent ONS labour market statistics release has an unemployment rate of 5.1% for the West Midlands region.
Note: Data showing zero are missing data from the ONS/APS Labour Market Statistics release due to disclosure control.
Note: Data showing zero are missing data from the ONS Labour Market Statistics release due to disclosure control.
Data on current vacancies in Birmingham are provided by Lightcast. The most recent data (for June 2024) are from the Lightcast Q1 2024 Data Set and show a total of 1,124,800 unique job postings from 36,330 employers. The median salary for vacancies in Birmingham in the period was £34,496.
Data on the top 10 occupations, the top 10 employers and the minimum educational requirements for current job vacancies are shown in the tables below.
To date in 2022/23 AEB spend in the WMCA area has been £85.7 million, of which £42.9 million has been in Birmingham (50.1%). Spend in East Birmingham to date is £13.4 million, which is 15.6% of the WMCA total and 31.2% of the Birmingham total.
Note: Data are based on location of learners rather than location of delivery.
Outcomes percentages are out of the total who have completed their programme.
Achievement percentages are out of the total who have completed their programme.
