Wolverhampton has the second highest unemployment rate in England with only Middlesbrough with a higher figure
Wolverhampton’s 4.0% is significantly higher than the West Mids rate at 2.2% and the Black Country Rate is also better than Wolverhampton’s which is standing at 3,2%.
Englands rate is 1.7%
Wednesfield North has the fourth lowest rates in the City and is currently 2.5%.
The Goodyear announcements will not have improved matters for the city.