Written questions

Unemployment: West Midlands

Commons · Question 1893 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 27 May 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment in the under 25s in the West Midlands.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 27 May 2026

The ONS publish labour market statistics for 16-24-year-olds in the West Midlands. These can be found here: HI05 Regional labour market: headline indicators for the West Midlands - Office for National Statistics.This government will not leave an entire ge...