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Black Country Jobs

Visualise and interact with jobs data across the Black Country

Black Country Insights People

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Black Country Labour Market

This briefing provides an update on local labour market statistics

Black Country Insights People

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Regional Business Activity

This briefing provides an update on regional results from the recent NatWest regional growth tracker Survey on business activity

Business Insights West Midlands

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Subnational Foreign Direct Investment

Experimental subnational Foreign Direct Investment inward and outward positions

Business Insights West Midlands

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City of Wolverhampton Economic Monitor September 2025

A monthly report which gives an overview of key economic trends ongoing within the City of Wolverhampton and the wider region, looking at policy changes, economic shocks, and new business deals and investments.

Black Country Economy Insights Wolverhampton

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Walsall Economic Monitor September 2025

A monthly report which gives an overview of key economic trends ongoing within the Walsall borough and the wider region, looking at policy changes, economic shocks, and new business deals and investments.

Black Country Economy Insights Walsall

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Sandwell Economic Monitor September 2025

A monthly report which gives an overview of key economic trends ongoing within the Sandwell borough and the wider region, looking at policy changes, economic shocks, and new business deals and investments.

Black Country Economy Insights Sandwell

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Dudley Economic Monitor September 2025

A monthly report which gives an overview of key economic trends ongoing within the Dudley borough and the wider region, looking at policy changes, economic shocks, and new business deals and investments.

Black Country Dudley Economy Insights

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Black Country Business Counts

A 2025 snapshot of business characteristics for the Black Country area

Black Country Business Insights

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The Industrial Strategy 8 Sectors in the Black Country

Baseline analysis on proportions of businesses by sector, employees by sector and business-size distributions supported by other key measures and company-level dynamics

Black Country Business Economy Insights

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