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<p>Estimates of the number of people who are unemployed are compiled by the Office
for National Statistics (ONS) using the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Annual Population
Survey (APS). The LFS provides national and regional unemployment estimates whilst
the APS, which is a modified version of the LFS, allows sub-regional analysis.</p><p>
</p><p>Estimates are based on a sample of cases and therefore subject to sampling
uncertainty. Unemployment estimates at sub-regional geographies such as local authorities
and parliamentary constituencies are especially uncertain, as are estimates by sub-group
of the population.</p><p> </p><p>Many estimates of unemployment used in this answer
are publicly available on the NOMIS website (<a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/"
target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/</a>). Other sources are outlined in the
footnotes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Estimates of unemployment in a) Birmingham
and b) the West Midlands by specified group</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>
</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Age<sup>1</sup>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Religion<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Ethnicity<sup>1,4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Socio-economic
group<sup>5</sup> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16-24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24-49</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50-64</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>White</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ethnic Minority</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham (000s)</p></td><td><p>30<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p></td><td><p>24<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-
<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>- <sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midlands (000s)</p></td><td><p>66<sup><sup>[3]</sup></sup></p></td><td><p>64<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>-
<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>- <sup> 5</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><sup>1</sup> Source: Apr 2019-Mar 2020, Annual Population Survey</p><p><sup>2</sup>
National unemployment rates are available in the “Religion, education and work in
England and Wales: February 2020” available at the following link, more detailed breakdowns
have low sample sizes <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/articles/religioneducationandworkinenglandandwales/february2020"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/articles/religioneducationandworkinenglandandwales/february2020</a></p><p><sup>3</sup>
Apr 2020-Jun 2020, Labour Force Survey, total unemployed - aged 16 and over</p><p><sup>4
</sup><a href="https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-and-benefits/unemployment-and-economic-inactivity/unemployment/latest#title"
target="_blank">https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-and-benefits/unemployment-and-economic-inactivity/unemployment/latest#title</a></p><p><sup>5</sup>
ONS publish employment by socio-economic classification on NOMIS but not unemployment</p>
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