Labour Market

Key Facts

Birmingham's labour force is almost 600,000, while the West Midlands regional labour force is 2.6 million.

Birmingham is a city with an emphasis on youth - 37% of its population being aged 24 and under, compared with 31% for the United Kingdom.
Source: Census 2001

Drive time catchments for Birmingham:

• 20 minute catchment area: 1,060,123 people of working age
• 40 minute catchment area: 2,830,675 people of working age
• 60 minute catchment area: 4,814,883 people of working age
  
• 20 minute catchment area: 655,990 economically active people
• 40 minute catchment area: 1,858,794 economically active people
• 60 minute catchment area: 3,193,410 economically active people

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