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West Midlands

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News Release: Census gives insights into characteristics of the West Midlands’ population 11-Dec-2012
Statistics published today from the 2011 Census reveal the changing characteristics of the population in every region of England and Wales and the 348 local authorities that form them. These statistics cover topics such as ethnicity, religion, country of birth, health, accommodation, tenure, and availability of cars and vans. Further details are given in the Statistical Bulletin and accompanying tables.
Article: Region and Country Profiles - Directory of Tables 17-Oct-2013
A list of data tables included in all the latest Region and Country Profile releases. It includes hyperlinks to each file.
Summary: West Midlands: A fifth of the population were aged under 16 in 2012 17-Oct-2013
The latest ONS Region and Country Profiles analysis takes a look at the characteristics for the West Midlands, exploring aspects such as population, age, employment and house prices.
Article: Portrait of the West Midlands, July 2011 (Pdf 2255Kb) 29-Jul-2011
The Portrait of the West Midlands presents a wide range of information covering infrastructure, demographic, environmental and economic statistics for the region. It includes information for districts, unitary and local authorities which allows comparison between the various areas and the rest of the UK.

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Reference table: Regional Labour Market: HI05 - Headline Indicators for the West Midlands, October 2013 (Excel sheet 2361Kb) 16-Oct-2013
The tables contain Labour Market indicators for the West Midlands. These cover economic activity, employment, unemployment, economic inactivity, full-time, part-time and temporary workers, workforce jobs, hours of work, Claimant Count by sex and duration of claim, economic activity by age, unemployment by age and economic inactivity by age and reason.
Reference table: Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - Mid 2012 (ZIP 826Kb) 08-Aug-2013
Mid 2012 population estimates are available at UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland level and subnationally (local authority) by single year of age and sex. These include additional detailed components of population change. The Population Estimates reflect the local authority administrative boundaries that were in place on 30 June of the reference year of the tables.
Reference table: Regional GVA Graphing Tool (Excel sheet 217Kb) 12-Dec-2012
Regional GVA Graphing Tool

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