A material cut in car production impacts the region, the £250m cost of crossing the West Coast Mainline and the UK’s biggest current regeneration project
Unemployment in the West Midlands decreased by 4,000 to 145,000 between February and April, a drop of 0.1% to 5.0%.
Gibraltar growth drops slightly to a still aspirational 5.9% and greater financial transparency in the UK dependencies begins to have an effect
Gibraltar Growth on the Rock dropped by 0.1% to 5.9% in the year to March 2019, the second highest growth
Largely positive Scottish economics driven by bubble tea led exports and Transport Scotland looks at the option of rectifying one of Dr Beechings biggest mistakes
Unemployment in Scotland decreased by 3,000 to 91,000 between February and April, a drop of 0.1% to 3.3%. The South
Employment at a record high, Northern Ireland’s tourism strategy on track and the Derry City deal gathers momentum
Unemployment in Northern Ireland decreased by 3,000 to 28,000 between February and April, the drop of 0.4% to 3.1% was
London and the South East win half of UK inward investment, London secures 24% of taxpayer funded start up loans and the economic picture still benign
There was a drop in inward investment into the UK by foreign firms last year with new investment down 12%
Nottingham the poorest city in the UK and East Derbyshire’s households see their income shrink.
Unemployment in the East Midlands decreased by 8,000 to 105,000 between February and April, the drop of 0.4% to 4.3%
The South East records the second lowest unemployment rate in the UK and sees household incomes increase the most outside London
Unemployment in the South East decreased by 5,000 to 143,000 between February and April. The drop of 0.1% to 3.0%
The South West records the lowest unemployment rate in the UK again but households see poor growth in their disposable incomes, and taxpayers’ hope Cosmic Girl disappears into space with their money
Unemployment in the South West decreased by 6,000 to 78,000 between February and April, a drop of 0.2% to 2.7%.
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