# United Kingdom Workforce jobs SA : West Midlands (thousands) ()

United Kingdom Workforce jobs SA : West Midlands (thousands) () was up 0.10% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −0.03% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 3,004.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.7% (Q3 2020) to 4.6% (Q1 2023), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (122 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/workforce-jobs-sa-west-midlands-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 3,004.0 thousands | 0.10 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,001.0 thousands | −0.03 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,985.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,954.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,001.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,002.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,992.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,008.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,985.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,009.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,996.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,018.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,033.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,079.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,059.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,987.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,976.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,943.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,935.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 2,928.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,950.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,931.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,899.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| Q3 2020 | 2,882.0 thousands | −3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```