The monthly unadjusted claimant unemployment level in Acocks Green fell by another 24, last month, to 776. This is a rate of 5.9% and represents a fall of 303 over the last year. The number of long term unemployed in the ward now stands at 298 (70 down on the year) and youth unemployment (18-24 year olds) is 193 (95 down on the year). Across Birmingham the unadjusted claimant count is 34,979, which is 922 down on the month and 11,117 down on the year. The seasonally adjusted monthly fall was 1,294 and the rate now stands at 7.2%. While falling, this remains higher than in other cities; for example Nottingham is at 6.3%, Liverpool 6.1%, Leeds 3.8% and Greater London 3.3%. The UK wide figure is 3.0%.