"Figure 11: East of England had the highest share of towns with employment growth above the England and Wales average","" "Employment growth in towns compared with England and Wales average growth between 2009 and 2019, by regions and country","" "","" "Notes","1. Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding." "Unit","%" "","" "","Declining","Below average","Above England and Wales average","Twice the England and Wales average" "North East","51.4","22.9","11.4","14.3" "North West","29.6","40.2","19.5","10.7" "Yorkshire and The Humber","46.3","24.8","13.2","15.7" "West Midlands","29.7","39.6","23.1","7.7" "East Midlands","38.9","29","16","16" "East of England","30","31.3","16","22.7" "South East","24.8","40.7","20.6","14" "South West","48.5","30.9","11.8","8.8" "Wales","44.2","30.8","15.4","9.6"