Resource Library
Resource Library
Black Country Annual Economic Review 2025 - Interactive Version
An interactive version of our annual economic review to help understand the local challenges and opportunities
Annual Economic Review Black Country Business Economy People Places
Strategic Companies Barometer 2025
An overview of the largest Black Country companies and their impact and importance on the local economy.
Black Country Business Dudley Economy Insights Midlands Engine Sandwell Walsall Wolverhampton
Life Expectancy for Local Areas
An intelligence briefing covering life expectancy, gaps and trends for the Black Country and wider region
Black Country Insights People
West Midlands Economic Impact Monitor
Issue 123 of the West Midlands Economic Impact Monitor
Insights West Midlands
Small Area Income Estimates
Visualise and interact with how income is distributed across the Black Country
Black Country Insights People
Black Country Child and Young People Active Lives
An intelligence briefing covering the latest findings from Sport England's Children and Young People Active Lives Survey
Black Country Insights People
Business Enterprise Research and Development
Latest figures on research and development expenditure by Midlands businesses
Business Insights Midlands Engine
Innovation in the Black Country
A report investigating innovation spend across the Black Country from sources such as Innovate UK and UKRI.
Black Country Business Economy Insights
Business Demography
This briefing provides an update on annual business demography statistics for the Black Country
Black Country Business Insights
Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2025
An interactive report which contains maps and analysis on WMCA local authority deprivation rankings and deprivation deciles - all broken down by domains
Black Country Dudley Insights Places Sandwell Walsall West Midlands Wolverhampton