The Datum Report

Parliamentary constituency

Birmingham Yardley

What is distinctive here

These moved unusually against comparable areas, and did not simply move with them. A change shared with everywhere else is a fact about the country, not this place.

MeasurePeriodValueChangeAgainst peers
% aged 16-64 who are self employed Apr 2025-Mar 2026 4.7% -3.7 in the bottom 2% of 629
% of economically inactive student Apr 2025-Mar 2026 16.5% -11 in the bottom 4% of 555
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 30.8% +3.8 in the top 7% of 632

By subject

Every figure published for Birmingham Yardley. Open a subject to see them, each with its history and its source. Where a producer splits the area into many categories, those sit behind a further disclosure.

Labour market 11
4.7%
2.17.613.22021-09-30: 6.72021-12-31: 3.22022-03-31: 4.22022-06-30: 4.42022-09-30: 4.52022-12-31: 5.32023-03-31: 8.32023-06-30: 7.72023-09-30: 7.82023-12-31: 9.72024-03-31: 7.12024-06-30: 6.32024-09-30: 92024-12-31: 10.82025-03-31: 12.12025-06-30: 11.72025-09-30: 9.52025-12-31: 8.42026-03-31: 4.7 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 3.2 to 12.1 · axis starts at 2.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
65.6%
50.860.269.62021-09-30: 57.92021-12-31: 54.72022-03-31: 55.32022-06-30: 552022-09-30: 52.62022-12-31: 55.92023-03-31: 62.22023-06-30: 63.12023-09-30: 65.52023-12-31: 60.72024-03-31: 59.22024-06-30: 60.22024-09-30: 60.72024-12-31: 64.12025-03-31: 63.42025-06-30: 62.82025-09-30: 65.22025-12-31: 67.82026-03-31: 65.6 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 52.6 to 67.8 · axis starts at 50.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±11.5, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
—
6.011.617.32021-09-30: 16.22021-12-31: 15.52022-03-31: 11.62022-06-30: 142022-09-30: 15.42022-12-31: 122023-03-31: 9.62024-12-31: 82025-03-31: 9.12025-06-30: 7.32025-09-30: 7.62025-12-31: 7.1 2021-09 2025-12
12 monthly readings · 7.1 to 16.2 · axis starts at 6.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
7 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

30.8%
25.533.341.12021-09-30: 30.92021-12-31: 35.32022-03-31: 37.52022-06-30: 362022-09-30: 37.92022-12-31: 36.42023-03-31: 31.22023-06-30: 33.42023-09-30: 30.52023-12-31: 39.32024-03-31: 39.62024-06-30: 36.12024-09-30: 35.62024-12-31: 30.32025-03-31: 30.32025-06-30: 32.22025-09-30: 29.42025-12-31: 272026-03-31: 30.8 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 27 to 39.6 · axis starts at 25.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±11.2, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
8,160
5,2107,0428,8752021-09-30: 7,0502021-10-31: 6,7952021-11-30: 6,5952021-12-31: 6,4302022-01-31: 6,3002022-02-28: 6,4152022-03-31: 6,3302022-04-30: 6,1252022-05-31: 5,9752022-06-30: 5,9252022-07-31: 5,8102022-08-31: 5,7552022-09-30: 5,6752022-10-31: 5,5652022-11-30: 5,6502022-12-31: 5,6452023-01-31: 5,6552023-02-28: 5,7202023-03-31: 5,8552023-04-30: 6,0452023-05-31: 5,9902023-06-30: 5,9802023-07-31: 6,0952023-08-31: 6,0752023-09-30: 6,0902023-10-31: 6,0252023-11-30: 6,0602023-12-31: 6,1552024-01-31: 6,1752024-02-29: 6,3602024-03-31: 6,4552024-04-30: 6,3802024-05-31: 6,6102024-06-30: 7,3802024-07-31: 8,1402024-08-31: 8,2002024-09-30: 8,2902024-10-31: 8,3552024-11-30: 8,3802024-12-31: 8,3352025-01-31: 8,2502025-02-28: 8,4452025-03-31: 8,5202025-04-30: 8,5152025-05-31: 8,4002025-06-30: 8,4252025-07-31: 8,2002025-08-31: 8,2202025-09-30: 8,1952025-10-31: 8,1152025-11-30: 8,1102025-12-31: 7,9702026-01-31: 7,8502026-02-28: 7,9152026-03-31: 7,9402026-04-30: 7,8352026-05-31: 7,9402026-06-30: 8,0202026-07-31: 7,9752026-08-31: 8,160 2021-09 2026-08
60 monthly readings · 5,565 to 8,520 · axis starts at 5,210

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026

10.9%
7.39.611.82021-09-30: 9.92021-10-31: 9.52021-11-30: 9.32021-12-31: 92022-01-31: 8.82022-02-28: 8.92022-03-31: 8.82022-04-30: 8.52022-05-31: 8.32022-06-30: 8.32022-07-31: 8.12022-08-31: 82022-09-30: 7.92022-10-31: 7.82022-11-30: 7.92022-12-31: 7.92023-01-31: 7.72023-02-28: 7.82023-03-31: 82023-04-30: 8.22023-05-31: 8.22023-06-30: 8.12023-07-31: 8.32023-08-31: 8.32023-09-30: 8.32023-10-31: 8.22023-11-30: 8.32023-12-31: 8.42024-01-31: 8.32024-02-29: 8.52024-03-31: 8.72024-04-30: 8.62024-05-31: 8.92024-06-30: 9.92024-07-31: 10.92024-08-31: 112024-09-30: 11.12024-10-31: 11.22024-11-30: 11.22024-12-31: 11.22025-01-31: 11.12025-02-28: 11.32025-03-31: 11.42025-04-30: 11.42025-05-31: 11.32025-06-30: 11.32025-07-31: 112025-08-31: 112025-09-30: 112025-10-31: 10.92025-11-30: 10.92025-12-31: 10.72026-01-31: 10.52026-02-28: 10.62026-03-31: 10.62026-04-30: 10.52026-05-31: 10.62026-06-30: 10.72026-07-31: 10.72026-08-31: 10.9 2021-09 2026-08
60 monthly readings · 7.7 to 11.4 · axis starts at 7.3

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026

% of economically inactive 5
—

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

33.7%
16.630.143.72021-09-30: 41.12021-12-31: 31.62022-03-31: 32.52022-06-30: 40.62022-09-30: 29.52022-12-31: 28.22023-03-31: 21.22023-06-30: 21.32023-09-30: 27.72023-12-31: 29.32024-03-31: 29.32024-06-30: 252024-09-30: 25.52024-12-31: 27.12025-03-31: 23.12025-06-30: 19.22025-09-30: 21.72025-12-31: 24.62026-03-31: 33.7 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 19.2 to 41.1 · axis starts at 16.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026

27.8%
16.729.642.52021-09-30: 372021-12-31: 372022-03-31: 38.62022-06-30: 37.52022-09-30: 402022-12-31: 35.72023-03-31: 23.72023-06-30: 27.62023-09-30: 19.22023-12-31: 30.72024-03-31: 28.22024-06-30: 26.42024-09-30: 25.32024-12-31: 26.52025-03-31: 23.72025-06-30: 26.12025-09-30: 23.92025-12-31: 25.62026-03-31: 27.8 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 19.2 to 40 · axis starts at 16.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026

—
6.78.911.12025-03-31: 7.12025-06-30: 7.52025-12-31: 10.7 2025-03 2025-12
3 monthly readings · 7.1 to 10.7 · axis starts at 6.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
16 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

16.5%
10.830.951.02021-09-30: 14.72021-12-31: 26.62022-03-31: 26.12022-06-30: 20.32022-09-30: 28.62022-12-31: 28.32023-03-31: 47.12023-06-30: 44.22023-09-30: 39.32023-12-31: 30.92024-03-31: 322024-06-30: 31.92024-09-30: 32.72024-12-31: 28.72025-03-31: 30.72025-06-30: 362025-09-30: 38.42025-12-31: 27.42026-03-31: 16.5 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 14.7 to 47.1 · axis starts at 10.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026

Pay 2
9.417.525.610th10th · 2023-04-30: £11.0010th · 2024-04-30: £11.6110th · 2025-04-30: £12.3425th25th · 2023-04-30: £13.1325th · 2024-04-30: £13.1925th · 2025-04-30: £13.52MedianMedian · 2023-04-30: £16.76Median · 2024-04-30: £16.15Median · 2025-04-30: £17.4575th75th · 2023-04-30: £22.1375th · 2024-04-30: £23.3675th · 2025-04-30: £24.02 2023-04 2025-04
3 periods · 10th, 25th, Median, 75th · axis starts at 9.4
10th25thMedian75th90th
£12.34£13.52£17.45£24.02—

ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - resident analysis, published 3 November 2025
coefficient of variation 0.7%

9.613.818.010th10th · 2023-04-30: £10.4210th · 2024-04-30: £11.5410th · 2025-04-30: £12.4825th25th · 2023-04-30: £11.1725th · 2024-04-30: £12.4625th · 2025-04-30: £13.86MedianMedian · 2023-04-30: £16.95Median · 2024-04-30: £15.90Median · 2025-04-30: £17.22 2023-04 2025-04
3 periods · 10th, 25th, Median · axis starts at 9.6
10th25thMedian75th90th
£12.48£13.86£17.22——

ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - workplace analysis, published 3 November 2025
coefficient of variation 2.0%

Business 11
Businesses
2025
2,930

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 14 October 2025

2,405

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

150

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

5

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

0

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

60

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

5

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

275

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

20

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

5

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

3,355

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 14 October 2025

Broken down further 88

One breakdown with many categories. These are never ranked against other areas: a comparison that pools thousands of rows into one peer set produces rankings that mean nothing.

MeasureLatestPeriod
01 : Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 0 2024
02 : Forestry and logging 0 2024
03 : Fishing and aquaculture 0 2024
05 : Mining of coal and lignite 0 2024
06 : Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 0 2024
07 : Mining of metal ores 0 2024
08 : Other mining and quarrying 0 2024
09 : Mining support service activities 0 2024
10 : Manufacture of food products 250 2024
11 : Manufacture of beverages 0 2024
12 : Manufacture of tobacco products 0 2024
13 : Manufacture of textiles 25 2024
14 : Manufacture of wearing apparel 0 2024
15 : Manufacture of leather and related products 0 2024
16 : Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture;manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 75 2024
17 : Manufacture of paper and paper products 300 2024
18 : Printing and reproduction of recorded media 100 2024
19 : Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 0 2024
20 : Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10 2024
21 : Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 0 2024
22 : Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 50 2024
23 : Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 15 2024
24 : Manufacture of basic metals 30 2024
25 : Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 250 2024
26 : Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 30 2024
27 : Manufacture of electrical equipment 40 2024
28 : Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 50 2024
29 : Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 400 2024
30 : Manufacture of other transport equipment 0 2024
31 : Manufacture of furniture 175 2024
32 : Other manufacturing 50 2024
33 : Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 15 2024
35 : Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 10 2024
36 : Water collection, treatment and supply 0 2024
37 : Sewerage 0 2024
38 : Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 700 2024
39 : Remediation activities and other waste management services. This division includes the provision of remediation services, i.e. the cleanup of contaminated buildings and sites, soil, surface or ground water. 0 2024
41 : Construction of buildings 700 2024
42 : Civil engineering 100 2024
43 : Specialised construction activities 1,750 2024
45 : Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 400 2024
46 : Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,750 2024
47 : Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3,000 2024
49 : Land transport and transport via pipelines 800 2024
50 : Water transport 0 2024
51 : Air transport 0 2024
52 : Warehousing and support activities for transportation 250 2024
53 : Postal and courier activities 175 2024
55 : Accommodation 75 2024
56 : Food and beverage service activities 1,500 2024
58 : Publishing activities 20 2024
59 : Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 10 2024
60 : Programming and broadcasting activities 0 2024
61 : Telecommunications 1,500 2024
62 : Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 700 2024
63 : Information service activities 20 2024
64 : Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 100 2024
65 : Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 0 2024
66 : Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 100 2024
68 : Real estate activities 350 2024
69 : Legal and accounting activities 200 2024
70 : Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 600 2024
71 : Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 125 2024
72 : Scientific research and development 10 2024
73 : Advertising and market research 20 2024
74 : Other professional, scientific and technical activities 100 2024
75 : Veterinary activities 25 2024
77 : Rental and leasing activities 350 2024
78 : Employment activities 1,000 2024
79 : Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 40 2024
80 : Security and investigation activities 400 2024
81 : Services to buildings and landscape activities 400 2024
82 : Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 500 2024
84 : Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 800 2024
85 : Education 2,500 2024
86 : Human health activities 2,250 2024
87 : Residential care activities 1,000 2024
88 : Social work activities without accommodation 1,750 2024
90 : Creative, arts and entertainment activities 5 2024
91 : Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 20 2024
92 : Gambling and betting activities 150 2024
93 : Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 175 2024
94 : Activities of membership organisations 50 2024
95 : Repair of computers and personal and household goods 15 2024
96 : Other personal service activities 300 2024
97 : Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 0 2024
98 : Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use 0 2024
99 : Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 0 2024
Skills 6
% with NVQ1+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
69.1%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±16.4, basis not documented by the producer

% with NVQ2+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
60.3%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±17.4, basis not documented by the producer

% with NVQ3+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
43.0%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±17.6, basis not documented by the producer

% with NVQ4+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
25.2%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±15.4, basis not documented by the producer

18.1%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±13.7, basis not documented by the producer

12.8%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022