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  • Mant Job Centre Plus16 February 2011
  • The number of people in employment in the West Midlands has fallen to 68%, lower than at any point since 1993. Unemployment is now up to 9.8%. Read more »
  • ARUP office at Blythe Valley Business Park, Solihull4 February 2011
  • New profiles for Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Warwickshire and Worcestershire in our series on opportunities in the low carbon economy for local authorities. Read more »
  • Distilling machine CERAM Stoke-on-Trent3 December 2010
  • Local Enterprise Partnerships need to act to reinvigorate the private sector. Read more »
  • 3 December 2010
  • Trudi Elliott, Chair of the West Midlands Economic Inclusion Panel, endorses our economic inclusion research. Read more »
  • Cashiers at ICICI Bank30 November 2010
  • We've published a framework for measuring success of the West Midlands skills investment priorities. Read more »
  • Assembly technician, Worcester Bosch23 November 2010
  • We've published a new report looking at future demand for entry level jobs. Read more »
  • International Open Data Hackathon23 November 2010
  • Birmingham Open Data Hack Day, part of International Open Data Hackathon, on 4 December 2010 at Faraday Wharf, Aston Science Park. Read more »
  • Research Sandwell23 November 2010
  • Sandwell Trends is a local information system providing data, intelligence and analysis about the people and places in Sandwell. Read more »
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport22 November 2010
  • New figures from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the impact of culture at local, regional and national levels. Read more »
  • Office for National Statistics22 November 2010
  • ONS West Midlands newsletter rounds up the latest statistical news, publications and forthcoming data releases. Read more »
  • Mant Job Centre Plus17 November 2010
  • There were 233,000 unemployed people in the West Midlands in the quarter July-September 2010. This is 13,000 more unemployed people than in the previous quarter but 35,000 fewer people than the previous year. Read more »
  • State of the West Midlands 20102 November 2010
  • We've published our State of the West Midlands 2010 report, setting out the key challenges facing the West Midlands and its local areas. Read more »

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  • State of the West Midlands 2010
  • Fit for the Future - what's your vision of a low carbon future? Join in the debate.
  • Two staff at ICICI bankThe West Midlands economy post recession

    30 June 2010

    Research into existing and likely future skills needs in the West Midlands. We explore changing needs of the region's economy and labour market as it moves out of the recession and help inform decisions by employers, individuals and skills providers. Read more »
    Investing in your future - European Regional Development Fund
  • European Union European Social Fund investing in jobs and skills

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