Employment rate: highest and lowest councils in West Midlands (March 2026)
East Staffordshire had the highest employment rate of West Midlands’s 30 councils in March 2026, at 85.2%.
Sandwell had the lowest, at 64.6%. The middle council, Telford and Wrekin, had 77.7%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Staffordshire | 85.2% |
| 2 | Wychavon | 84.2% |
| 3 | Warwick | 83.4% |
| 4 | Cannock Chase ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 82.3% |
| 5 | Herefordshire | 82.1% |
| 6 | Stafford | 80.9% |
| 7 | Bromsgrove ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 80.5% |
| 8 | South Staffordshire ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 80.3% |
| 9 | Lichfield | 80.1% |
| 10 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 79.5% |
| 11 | Shropshire | 79.3% |
| 12 | Tamworth ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 79.2% |
| 13 | Rugby | 78.8% |
| 14 | Stratford-on-Avon | 78.2% |
| 15 | Telford and Wrekin | 77.7% |
| 16 | Malvern Hills ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 75.9% |
| 17 | Redditch ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 75.7% |
| =18 | Dudley | 75.6% |
| =18 | Solihull | 75.6% |
| =18 | Worcester ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 75.6% |
| 21 | Stoke-on-Trent | 74.5% |
| 22 | Wyre Forest ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 72.6% |
| 23 | Coventry | 71.7% |
| 24 | Staffordshire Moorlands ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 70.9% |
| 25 | Wolverhampton | 69.8% |
| 26 | North Warwickshire ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 69.1% |
| 27 | Newcastle-under-Lyme ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 69.0% |
| 28 | Walsall | 68.1% |
| 29 | Birmingham | 66.8% |
| 30 | Sandwell | 64.6% |