Economy and work in Telford and Wrekin
Unitary authorityThe north west of the West Midlands. 199,378 people in 290 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Telford and Wrekin, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Telford and Wrekin’s 115 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 115.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in Telford and Wrekin earned a median of £36,044 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn Telford and Wrekin, 4,885 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn Telford and Wrekin, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%.
- Against West Midlands
- 25% lower5.3%
- Against the UK
- 3% higher3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only77.7% of people aged 16 to 64 in Telford and Wrekin were in work in the year to March 2026.
Telford and Wrekin is joint 146th highest of 348 for employment rate.