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- Little Christmas cheer in the Greater Manchester jobs market
- Employment outlook gloomy for 2012, but could be worse says New Economy
- Number of jobseekers aged 50+ in Greater Manchester on the rise
- All Greater Manchester wants for Christmas is economic growth and job creation
- Greater Manchester businesses urged to exploit growth opportunities in foreign markets
- Annual rise increases focus on youth unemployment in Greater Manchester
- Manchester Monitor: Greater Manchester's GCSE results improve as youth unemployment rises
- Greater Manchester drives forward its ambition to boost skills and employment
- Energy bills saving of 16% offered to small businesses across the North West
- Greater Manchester GVA forecast to outperform UK
- ”Whole-place” Community Budgets are the next step in generating growth for UK plc
- New Economy’s view on today’s unemployment figures
- North-South divide takes its toll on the economy
- Advanced manufacturing is key to Manchester’s economic resilience - but it will not generate employment growth
- Manchester innovation brings jobs boost to UK with new national Research and Technology Hub for groundbreaking graphene
- Manchester Monitor: Visitor offer remains strong, even in uncertain economic times
- Claimant numbers continue to rise across Greater Manchester
- Manchester Monitor: Challenging times for Greater Manchester as UK recovery slows
- Jobseekers claimants rise across Greater Manchester
- Businesses urged to help tackle youth unemployment
- Manchester Monitor: Signs of Greater Manchester bucking the trend
- Making Manchester a leader in enterprise innovation support
- Monthly jobseekers claimant numbers remain steady across Greater Manchester
- Blue skies remain on the horizon as the economic storm continues in July 2011
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Press releases
Little Christmas cheer in the Greater Manchester jobs market
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Figures released today for December 2011 show that the overall number of Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claimants has increased by 10,900 (15.3%) in Greater Manchester (GM) over the past year.
Approximately 82,000 people were claiming JSA in GM in December 2011, broadly similar to the figure reported in November 2011 – the usual seasonal impact on the jobs market does not appear to have provided any short-term boost to employment.
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Employment outlook gloomy for 2012, but could be worse
Monday, 9 January 2012
New Economy today released the new editions of the Manchester Monitor and Quarterly Economic Outlook, providing an analytical snapshot of the economic wellbeing of Greater Manchester.
The analysis suggests that Greater Manchester is expected to face a challenging 2012, although things could be worse in terms of unemployment when compared to previous recessions.
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Number of jobseekers aged 50+ in Greater Manchester on the rise
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
New figures released today show a 12.2% annual increase on the number of jobseekers allowance (JSA) claimants aged 50 and over in Greater Manchester.
The number of JSA claimants aged 50+ currently stands at around 10,500, which is 1,100 higher than this time last year.
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All Greater Manchester wants for Christmas is economic growth and job creation
Monday, 5 December 2011
New Economy today released the latest edition of the Manchester Monitor, which provides an analytical snapshot of the economic wellbeing of Greater Manchester.
New Economy warns that following on from the latest forecasts for the UK economy and Autumn Statement by the Chancellor, that things are likely get worse before they get better.
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Annual rise increases focus on youth unemployment
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Figures released today show that the overall number of jobseekers allowance claimants has risen by 9,770 (13.5%) in Greater Manchester over the past year.
With national youth unemployment now past the 1 million mark, Greater Manchester saw a slight monthly rise in the number of claimants aged 16-24 of 180 (0.7%) to 27,080 – the highest level since youth unemployment peaked in the wake of the recession, and a level not seen since March 2010.
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Greater Manchester’s GCSE results improve as youth uemployment rises
Monday, 7 November 2011
New Economy today released the latest edition of the Manchester Monitor, which provides an analytical snapshot of the economic wellbeing of Greater Manchester.
New Economy highlights that despite GCSE results improving across GM, the rise in youth unemployment has not been halted. Reversing this trend is critical in order to achieve a long-term recovery in GM.
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Greater Manchester drives forward its ambition to boost skills and employment
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
The Greater Manchester Skills and Employment Partnership has officially launched. It is an initiative led by New Economy, which aims to boost the regions employment and skill levels.
The partnership is located within New Economy, the agency charged with creating economic growth and prosperity across Greater Manchester. It brings together a range of stakeholders working to a common agenda; driving the best possible skills and employment outcomes for the region’s people and businesses.
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Energy bills saving of 16% offered to small businesses across the North West
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Small businesses across the North West are being offered the opportunity to slash 16% off their energy bills, with a new scheme launched today by New Economy.
ecoSMARTER, is part of a national, government-backed initiative which is designed to help tackle soaring energy costs. It will provide small businesses with a free green makeover worth more than £1000, helping to cut bills and carbon emissions.
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”Whole-place” Community Budgets are the next step in generating growth for UK plc
Monday, 17 October 2011
Today, Government announced “Whole-place Community Budgets”. For Greater Manchester, this is a significant opportunity to generate economic growth in tandem with reducing poverty and depravation. This is about improving the lives of residents in Greater Manchester by spending public money better.
This “second phase” of Community Budgets will see Government choose two places to test a new approach for funding local public services. It will reduce duplication and force greater value for money from public resources.
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North-South divide takes its toll on the ecnonomy
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
The continuing number of economic disparities between the North and South of England are highlighted in the latest Quarterly Economic Outlook (QEO) published today by New Economy.
Applying the latest data available, Greater Manchester’s QEO shows that although employment increased in the private sector in the North by 1.2% between 1998 and 2008, the South experienced a significantly larger increase of 7.1%.
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Advanced Manufacturing is key to Manchester’s economic resilience – but it will not generate employment growth
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
A report published today highlights how Greater Manchester has a strong base of profitable, innovative and internationally competitive advanced manufacturers – but it warns the sector will not be the panacea for employment growth that many hope it will be.
The report – produced by New Economy – focuses on the sector’s 38,000 employees within Greater Manchester, who account for almost a quarter of all advanced manufacturing employees in the UK.
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Manchester innovation brings jobs boost to UK with new national research and technology hub for groundbreaking graphene
Monday, 3 October 2011
New Economy welcomes today’s announcement by the Government of a new £50m Global Research and Technology Hub to commercialise graphene.
In the words of the chancellor, the project will “take the discovery from British laboratories to British factory floors”.
New Economy, the strategic lead for economic growth in Greater Manchester, has been at the forefront of securing this investment for the nation. It is an important development in a tough economic environment and New Economy is now working to ensure the Hub is based in Manchester.
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New Manchester Monitor highlights continuing struggles for the labour and housing markets, but a strong visitor economy
Monday, 3 October 2011
New Economy today released the latest edition of the Manchester Monitor, which provides an analytical snapshot of the economic wellbeing of Greater Manchester.
New Economy warns that the economic climate is extremely challenging and is likely to remain so over the coming months, with the labour market looking particularly fragile.
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Claimant numbers continue to rise across Greater Manchester
Wednesday 14 September 2011
Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that unemployment in Greater Manchester has increased by 2.9% between July and August.
The number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants in Greater Manchester was recorded at 81,140 in August 2011 – a rise of 2,250. Regional (north west) and national JSA numbers also increased from July to August, by 2.7% and 2.3% respectively.
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New Manchester Monitor highlights challenging times for Greater Manchester as UK recovery slows
Monday, 5 September 2011
New Economy today released the latest edition of the Manchester Monitor, which provides an analytical snapshot of the economic wellbeing of Greater Manchester.
New Economy warns that as the UK economic outlook looks increasingly gloomy, GM must ensure that it has the buildings blocks in place to emerge from the downturn and deliver sustainable economic growth.
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August 2011
Businesses urged to help tackle youth unemployment
Monday, 8 August 2011
New Economy is urging businesses in Greater Manchester to help address the present growth in youth unemployment across the region.
They are hosting a recruitment event on Thursday 18 August at The University of Manchester where there will be an opportunity to engage with talented 18-24 year old jobseekers.
New Manchester Monitor asks whether Greater Manchester is bucking the trend
Monday, 1 August 2011
New Economy today released the latest edition of the Manchester Monitor, which provides an analytical snapshot of the economic wellbeing of Greater Manchester.
New Economy warns that economic growth in the UK may be effectively stalling and GM must weather the storm. The indicators reported in this month’s Monitor suggest it is relatively well placed to do so.
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July 2011
Making Manchester a leader in enterprise innovation support
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Manchester should adopt more effective mechanisms to stimulate business innovation – that is the underlying message of a research paper published today by New Economy Working Papers.
The study emphasises the significance of business innovation for Greater Manchester, highlighting how cities with a higher proportion of innovative businesses are the ones which prosper and thrive.
The paper recognises the strong set of institutions that provide business support to businesses within Manchester. However, it suggests that the recent economic downturn and changing policy and institutional structures make it timely to review approaches to the delivery of business innovation support across Manchester.
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July 2011
Monthly jobseekers claimant numbers remain steady across Greater Manchester
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that unemployment remained at virtually the same level across Greater Manchester from May to June.
The number of jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) claimants in Greater Manchester increased very slightly by 75 and was recorded at 76,677 in June 2011 – a rise of 0.1% on the May 2011 figure. This compares to regional (North West) and national declines of 0.6% and 0.8% respectively.
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July 2011
Blue skies remain on the horizon as the economic storm continues, says new Manchester Monitor
Monday, 4 July 2011
New Economy today released the latest edition of the Manchester Monitor, which provides an analytical snapshot of the economic wellbeing of Greater Manchester.
New Economy warns that the UK is continuing to face economic difficulties and set against this climate, Greater Manchester needs to ride out the current storm.
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