Economy
| Walsall MBC Compared | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Walsall MBC | West Midlands county | England | |
| Population (16-74) | 180,623 | 1,807,918 | 35,532,091 | |
| Full-time employment | 39.1% | 38.6% | 40.8% | |
| Part-time employment | 11.9% | 11.1% | 11.8% | |
| Self-employed | 6.0% | 5.7% | 8.3% | |
| Unemployed | 4.4% | 4.6% | 3.3% | |
| Retired | 14.8% | 13.5% | 13.5% | |
| Source: Office for National Statistics | ||||
At the time of the 2001 Census, there were 105,590 people (41.7%) in employment who were resident within Walsall Metropolitan Borough. Of these, 18.60% worked within the wholesale and retail trade, including repair of motor vehicles; 26.44% worked within manufacturing industry; and 9.85% worked within the health and social work sector.
As of the 2001 UK census, Walsall Metropolitan Borough had 180,623 residents aged 16 to 74. 2.3% of these people were students with jobs, 6.0% looking after home or family, 6.8% permanently sick or disabled and 2.4% economically inactive for other reasons. These figures are roughly in line with the averages for England, though Metropolitan Borough of Walsall has a higher rate of people who are permanently sick and disabled, where the national average is 5.3%.
The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is split between several Travel to Work Areas (TTWA). The central and northern areas of the borough (including the towns of Walsall, Bloxwich and Brownhills) are within the Walsall and Cannock TTWA, whilst the majority of the area west of the M6 motorway (including the towns of Willenhall and Darlaston) is within the Wolverhampton TTWA. The southeast of the Metropolitan Borough (including Streetly) is within the Birmingham TTWA. The entire borough is within the Birmingham Larger Urban Zone.
Average house prices in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall were fourth out of the metropolitan boroughs in the West Midlands county, with the average house price within the borough being £131,131 during the period April - June 2009, compared with the average across the Metropolitan County of £128,142.
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