New Economy is the strategic leadership body that promotes economic growth and prosperity in Greater Manchester. Find out more about New Economy and the work we do.
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New Economy releases the July edition of the Unemployment Monitor. Figures show that jobseeker's allowance claimant numbers continue to fall in Greater Manchester, but that the areas with the highest claimant rates are seeing the smallest reductions.
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The Commission leads policy development five key areas of the new Greater Manchester Strategy: increasing high-level skills; attraction and retention of talent; internationalisation; and the development of the City Region economic base.
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This section includes the Thinking New Economy briefings series and the New Economy Working Papers, as well as links to the Manchester Monitor and the Greater Manchester Forecasting Model.
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We offer our partners advice and information across the range of economic development issues; including public funding options and project eligiblity. We can also provide consultancy services for specific projects.
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The Manchester Monitor is a dashboard of data on the city region that informs GM's economic thinking into the future. This month's Monitor sees slow but steady signs of growth continuing, but reinforces that risks remain on the downside.