WMCA Area Data Pack

Introduction

The WMCA area comprises 192 wards and crosses 28 parliamentary constituencies in seven metropolitan local authorities (the Met 7).

Wards

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The WMCA comprises the wards of:

Parliamentary Constituencies

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The WMCA intersects with the constituencies of:

Data

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 (November 2024):

• Population & demographics - census 2021
  
• Labour Market Statistics - LFS, Jul-Sep 2024 (published Nov 2024)
  
• Labour Market Statistics - APS, Jul 2023-Jun 2024 (published Oct 2024)
  
• Claimant count - DWP, November 2024
  
• Vacancy data - adzuna, 2094-11-02
  
• AEB enrollments - Individual Learner Records WMCA, extracted October 2024 (R13)

Population

The population of the WMCA at the 2021 census was 2,919,642 which is around 5% of the population of England & Wales. Of that total, 1,846,198 (63%) were working age (16-64), this compares with 63% across England and Wales as a whole.

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Residents’ ethnicity

All groups

Under 10%

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Labour Market Overview

Labour market statistics for the West Midlands region are published monthly. The latest West Midlands data are for the period Jul-Sep 2024. Labour market data for local authorities are published quarterly. The latest WMCA data are for the period Jul 2023-Jun 2024.

Data for the West Midlands region show:

• An unemployment rate (16+) of 4.5%
  
• An economic inactivity rate (16-64) of 22.5%
  
• An employment rate (16-64) of 73.9%

Unemployment (16+)

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Economic Inactivity (16-64)

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Economic Inactivity by Age (16+)

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Economic Inactivity by Reason (16+)

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Note: Data showing zero are missing data from the ONS Labour Market Statistics release due to disclosure control.

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Note: Data showing zero are missing data from the ONS Labour Market Statistics release due to disclosure control.

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Note: Data showing zero are missing data from the ONS Labour Market Statistics release due to disclosure control.

Claimant Count (16-64)

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Youth Claimant Count (18-24)

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Jobs

Data on current vacancies in the Met 7 are provided by adzuna. The most recent data (for 2094-11-02) are from the and show a total of 57484 unique job postings from employers. The median salary for vacancies across the Met 7 area in the period was 34241.

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.

Jobs projections

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Adult Education Enrolments and Funding

To date in 2023/24 AEB spend in the WMCA area has been £13.4 million. Spend on WMCA residents to date is £13.1 million, which is 97.8% of the WMCA total.

Note: Data are based on location of learners rather than location of delivery.

Course types and Spend

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Age of learners

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Ethnicity of learners

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Under 10%

Learner outcomes

Outcomes percentages are out of the total who have completed their programme.

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Learner achievement

Achievement percentages are out of the total who have completed their programme.

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Unemployed learners

There have been 11,128 enrollments by unemployed residents of the WMCA area so far this academic year. This is 82.2% of total enrollments in the WMCA area.

Unemployed learner outcomes

This section details outcomes of learners who were unemployed at the start of their programme. Percentages are out of the total who were unemployed and have completed their programme.

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Unemployed learner achievement

This section details the achievement of learners who were unemployed at the start of their programme. Percentages are out of the total who were unemployed and have completed their programme.

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