£18,616
£19,359
£20,833
£22,397
£23,922
£24,978
£26,192
+40.7%
South East
£16,410
£17,290
£18,079
£19,016
£19,977
£20,603
£21,514
+31.1%
East of England
£15,246
£16,067
£16,775
£17,603
£18,411
£18,872
£19,599
+28.6%
South West
£12,999
£13,709
£14,439
£15,306
£16,175
£16,688
£17,467
+34.4%
East Midlands
£12,811
£13,480
£14,150
£14,984
£15,789
£16,307
£16,982
+32.6%
Coventry
£18,145
Birmingham
£17,984
Warwickshire
£17,748
Telford and Wrekin
£16,457
Worcestershire
£15,192
Walsall and Wolverhampton
£15,031 £14,331
West Midlands
£12,864 £13,440 £13,996 £14,652 £15,355 £15,841 £16,583
+28.9%
Dudley and Sandwell
North West
£12,445
£13,057
£13,667
£14,368
£15,109
£15,571
£16,234
+30.4%
Stoke-on-Trent
£14,001
Yorkshire and the Humber
£12,309
£12,899
£13,555
£14,284
£14,973
£15,372
£15,968
+29.7%
Herefordshire
£13,990
Shropshire
£13,810
North East
£11,108
Staffordshire
£13,372
200
200
£11,657
£12,221
£12,959
£13,791
£14,419
£15,177
+36.6%
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Change 2002-07
England (regional average)
4.7%
6.1%
5.9%
5.8%
5.9%
5.7%
+21.3%
South West
5.1%
6.8%
6.8%
6.9%
7.8%
6.3%
+23.5%
South East
5.3%
7.9%
7.0%
6.9%
6.4%
5.1%
-3.8%
East Midlands
6.1%
5.5%
5.9%
5.5%
6.1%
5.2%
-14.8%
London
5.6%
10.0%
7.3%
8.3%
8.1%
6.4%
+14.3%
-0.4%
East of England
4.6%
5.4%
7.0%
5.4%
5.7%
6.3%
+37.0%
34.3
-1.9%
West Midlands
4.9%
6.6%
5.2%
5.4%
5.3%
6.3%
+28.6%
32.6
32.4
+1.2%
North West
4.3%
4.7%
4.0%
4.6%
5.0%
5.4%
+25.6%
32.3
31.7
31.0
+1.6%
Yorkshire and the Humber
3.9%
4.2%
4.5%
5.7%
4.5%
5.3%
+35.9%
21.6
22.4
22.2
+5.6%
North East
2.9%
3.8%
5.0%
3.8%
4.3%
4.7%
+62.1%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Change 2000-06
England
40.2
37.8
39.1
42.0
39.8
39.1
38.8
-3.5%
London
62.9
56.9
55.6
60.1
59.0
57.5
57.4
-8.7%
South East
45.1
42.4
44.4
47.4
44.1
43.1
43.1
-4.5%
East of England
41.1
38.6
41.0
42.7
40.4
40.2
38.6
-6.0%
South West
38.7
36.1
38.6
40.9
37.7
36.7
37.5
-3.2%
East Midlands
34.9
33.6
35.3
37.5
35.9
35.1
34.8
West Midlands
35.0
33.7
34.6
37.3
35.6
34.4
North West
32.0
30.6
32.2
34.9
33.0
Yorkshire And The Humber
30.5
29.4
31.2
34.5
North East
21.0
20.5
21.5
23.9
Worklessness by Region
CO2 emissions (kg carbon) per resident by Region (2005)
Source: DWP Working Age Client Group dataset – May 2002 to 2007
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Worklessness
2001
150
150
150 150 150 100 150
100
May-02 May-03 May-04 May-05 May-06 May-07 England
14.6%
South East
14.6%
9.7%
East of England
10.9%
South West
12.1%
East Midlands
14.1%
14.1%
9.9% 11.1% 12.1% 14.0%
9.8% 10.9% 11.7% 13.5%
14.0% 9.8% 10.9% 11.6% 13.3%
14.0%
13.7%
9.9% 11.0% 11.8% 13.4%
Change 2002-2007
9.7% 10.9% 11.7% 13.2%
-6.2% 0.0% 0.0% -3.3% -6.4%
45
0
40
Other White
Irish
Chinese
Other Black
Pakistani
Other Asian
14.9%
14.4%
-5.3%
Yorkshire and the Humber
16.5%
16.2%
15.5%
15.1%
15.2%
14.9%
-9.7%
West Midlands
16.2%
North West
19.4% 21.9%
16.2% 19.1% 21.4%
15.8% 18.3% 20.3%
15.8% 18.0% 19.7%
16.0% 18.0% 19.4%
15.7% 17.5% 18.9%
-3.1% -9.8%
London
1,887
South East
2,285
East of England
2,369
West Midlands
2,382
South West
2,391
North West
2,485
East Midlands
2,702
Yorkshire and the Humber
2,927
North East
3,856
2001 -02
2002 -03
2003 -04
2004 -05
2005 -06
2006 -07
Change 01/02-06/07
England
12.5%
14.5%
17.8%
22.5%
26.7%
30.9%
+147.6%
East of England
17.4%
19.4%
23.4%
29.8%
34.1%
38.3%
+119.9%
East Midlands
13.7%
15.1%
19.3%
26.3%
31.8%
35.6%
+159.9%
South West
16.6%
18.6%
21.4%
26.6%
31.4%
37.2%
+123.9%
South East
17.7%
19.6%
22.8%
26.1%
29.2%
33.1%
+87.2%
West Midlands
10.2%
13.0%
15.7%
19.9%
25.1%
28.6%
+180.0%
9.2%
11.3%
14.2%
19.2%
23.8%
28.9%
+214.3%
4 8.9%
11.2%
14.5%
18.6%
21.8%
26.9%
+202.2%
5.2%
2
6.6%
12.2%
15.4%
21.1%
26.4%
+407.1%
9.3%
10.9%
13.3%
17.6%
20.7%
22.9%
+146.2%
North West
6
Yorkshire & the Humber North East
-13.7%
London
4 2 0
6
0 2020
2050 2080 2050 Period 2080 PROJECTED AVERAGE ANNUAL PeriodTEMPERATURE FOR THE WEST MIDLANDS
2006
2005 2006
2004 2005
2003 2004
2002 2003
2001 2002
Year
21.7% 21.2%
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
Tamworth
13.5% 13.2%
Malvern Hills
South Shropshire
10.4% 10.4%
21.2%
Worcester
12.7%
Stafford
10.3%
Birmingham
21.0%
Oswestry
12.3%
Lichfield
10.2%
Walsall
19.2%
Solihull
12.1%
Wychavon
9.6%
Coventry
17.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 11.9%
South Staffordshire
9.5%
Telford and Wrekin
15.9%
East Staffordshire
11.6%
Bridgnorth
9.4%
Dudley
15.8%
North Warwickshire
11.3%
Bromsgrove
8.5%
Nuneaton and Bedworth 15.1%
Shrewsbury and Atcham 11.3%
Warwick
8.5%
14.5%
Herefordshire, County of 11.0%
Stratford-on-Avon
8.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme 13.8%
Year
Wyre Forest
Wolverhampton
Cannock Chase
2001
2000
80+
1999
Source: UKCIP
PROJECTED AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE FOR THE WEST MIDLANDS
Indian radeshi Asian deshi Asian Indian adeshi deshi Indian Other Asian ndian Indian Other Asian Pakistani ndian Asian Asian PakistaniBlack African Asian Asian kistani Black Caribbean Black African istani kistani istani Other Black frican Black Caribbean frican frican Chinese fricanOther Black bbean bean Other Ethnic Group bbean bean Chinese r Black Other Mixed Black r Black her Ethnic Group White and Asian Black inese inese White and hinese Other MixedBlack African inese Group White and roup Black Caribbean White and Asian Group roup Irish MixedWhite and Mixed Black African Mixed Other White ixedWhite and Asian Black Caribbean Asian Asian Asian te and Irish efrican and te and frican efrican and Other White te and frican e and bbean tebean and e and bbean bean Irish Irish Irish Irish White White White White Sandwell
2000 2001
1999 2000
70-79
0 00 0
UKCIP02 Projected climate change scenarios for West Midlands Region
Source: DWP Working Age Client Group dataset – May 2007
Stoke on Trent
tish: Bangladeshi Asian
80+
70-79
60-69
50-59
40-49
30-39
20-29
0 10-19
80+ 60-69
1996
10
Age range
Year
20 15
0%
1997 1998
25
5%
Asian or Asian Asian orBritish: AsianBangladeshi Asian
Age range
Age range
30
Outflow
50505050 0
14.9%
Worklessness – Local Authority figures (May 2007)
Source: ONS, total international migration: time series 1996 to 2006
70-79 50-59
50-59 30-39
40-49 20-29
30-39 10-19
20-29 0-9
10-19
10%
0% 0-9
0%
50 0
35
15.1%
2,465
2020
Inflow
0
Source: DEFRA Sustainable Development Indicators
Percentage change from baseline (1961-90)
5
15.3%
England
Redditch
13.5%
North Shropshire
11.0%
Rugby
10.5%
° C change from baseline (1961-90)
5
15.2%
North East
International migration to and from the West Midlands, 1996 to 2006
Rural 50 and Rural 80
London
6
4 2 0
2020
0
-10 -20 -30 -40
2050 -50 Period
0
-10
Low emissions
High emissions
-20 -30 -40 -50
2080
0
-10 -20 -30 -40 -50
2020
2050 Period
2080
PROJECTED AVERAGE SUMMER MONTHLY PRECIPITATION
2020
25
20 15 10
5
2050 2080 0 2020 2050 Period 2080 PROJECTED AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE FOR THE WEST MIDLANDS PROJECTED AVERAGE SUMMER MONTHLY PRECIPITATION Period
Percentage change from baseline (1961-90)
50
White and Black Caribbean
10
White and Black African
10
White and Asian
15
Other Mixed
15
Other Ethnic Group
20
15%
Black Caribbean
20
5%
Black African
25
60-69 40-49
Major Urban and Large Urban
25
1998
20%
30
1998 1999
Source: ONS Mid year population estimates
100 100 100 100
30
1997
10% West Midlands population 2007 by urban/rural area 10%
Number of people
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 % population 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 % population 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Number of people
15%
50
Indian
35
35 5,050
0
40
40
Percentage of household waste recycled or composted by Region
Source: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions by end user
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi
20%
5,100
% population
London
100
45
45
0-9
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+33.0%
250 250 250 250 250 250
5
£19,082
2002
2000
50
5%
Our excellent relationship with partners puts us in a good position to respond to the data needs of the Region. It also enables us to identify any gaps where there is no current data to support decisionmaking, and then enable partnership working to fill those gaps.
50
50
Year
£18,267
£21,206
Percentage change from baseline (1961-90)
5,200
15%
Information Analyst, Metropolitan Borough Council 2008
£17,672
Population (thousands) Population (thousands) Population (thousands) Population (thousands) Population (thousands) Population (thousands)
5,250
5,150
“Keep up the good work!”
£16,759
200
20%
3. Working with partners at a national, regional and sub-regional level to ensure that the data we supply is consistent across the Region and nationally. The Observatory has a range of themed networking and data groups to enable it to engage effectively with partners across the West Midlands and ensure consistency.
£15,853
150
5,300
Research Team Leader, Sector Skills Council 2008
£15,060
Solihull
250
5,350
“Excellent resource, not much room for improvement!”
£14,350
Source: Estimated resident population by ethnic group and sex, mid-2006, (experimental statistics)
5,400
Population (000s)
2. Providing evidence to support the creation of strategy and policy, through mapping existing information and undertaking primary research to create new data and intelligence. We collaborate with regional leaders in research and policy, to share best practice and encourage high standards of evidence based decision making.
England
Minority ethnic composition of the West Midlands 2001 to 2006
Source: ONS Mid year population estimates
Population
Public sector executive, 2008
% Change 2000-2006
200 200 200 200
West Midlands population from 1981 to 2007
“I think the Observatory is a rich resource and does a good job gathering, analysing and disseminating data“
2006
° C change from baseline (1961-90)
Regeneration Zone Boundaries
2005
° C change from baseline (1961-90)
Local Authority Boundaries
2004
Percentage change from baseline (1961-90)
County Boundaries
2003
Percentage change from baseline (1961-90)
1. Regularly reviewing the Region’s progress and making sense of what data and research is telling us. We also provide a central point of co-ordination for all West Midlands research and data via the Resource Catalogue at www.wmro.org
2002
Percentage change from baseline (1961-90)
West Midlands Regional Boundary
2001
Source: Global Enterpreneurship Monitor
Sustainability
We do this by;
2000
Total Entrepreneurial Activity by Region
Source: BERR Small Business Service Analytical Unit
Enterprise
Regional economic performance
Population (thousands)
The West Midlands Regional Observatory (the Observatory) is the source of West Midlands research, data and intelligence. It is responsible for helping the Region to develop better access to well organised information. We do this to inform and improve the quality of strategy, policy and funding in the West Midlands, so that services and ultimately people’s lives are improved.
1996 1997
VAT registrations per 10,000 of adult population by Region
Source: ONS Regional GVA 2006
Number of people
What role do we play in the region?
Source: ONS Regional GVA 2006
Source: Advantage West Midlands
Regional map
Gross Value Added per head – sub-regional figures (2005)
Gross Value Added per head by Region
Regeneration Zones in the West Midlands Government Office Region
1996
West Midlands Regional Observatory
PROJECTED AVERAGE SUMMER MONTHLY PRECIPITATION
25
20 15 10 5 0
2020
2050 Period
2080
PROJECTED AVERAGE WINTER MONTHLY PRECIPITATION
25
20 15 10
5 0
2020
2050 2080 2050 Period 2080 PROJECTED AVERAGE WINTER MONTHLY PRECIPITATION Period
2020
PROJECTED AVERAGE WINTER MONTHLY PRECIPITATION
Herefordshire, County of
9.40
Oswestry
7.67
Birmingham
6.45
Wychavon
9.38
Redditch
7.64
Telford and Wrekin
6.41
England average
£1,744
£1,727
£1,796
£1,686
£1,683
£1,710
£1,593
£1,684
-3.5%
London
£4,226
£3,494
£3,587
£3,441
£3,911
£3,446
£3,962
£4,368
+3.4%
South West
£3,301
£3,357
£3,807
£3,525
£3,396
£3,286
£3,203
£3,293
-0.2%
South East
£2,136
£2,433
£2,046
£1,931
£2,184
£1,952
£1,761
£1,822
-14.7%
South Staffordshire
9.28
Stafford
7.56
Coventry
6.33
North West
Stratford-on-Avon
9.01
Rugby
7.09
Sandwell
6.28
East of England
Lichfield
8.96
Tamworth
7.07
Wolverhampton
6.18
Yorkshire
North Shropshire
8.92
Dudley
7.06
Stoke-on-Trent
4.60
Worcester
8.64
Cannock Chase
6.97
Shrewsbury and Atcham
8.63
North Warwickshire
6.88
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Change 2000-06
1.47%
1.42%
1.34%
1.34%
1.38%
-10.0%
East of England
3.37%
3.19%
2.91%
3.05%
2.63%
3.13%
3.25%
-3.5%
South East
2.26%
2.26%
2.15%
2.11%
1.90%
1.80%
1.85%
-18.1%
South West North West East Midlands
1.36% 1.72% 1.75%
1.46%
1.61%
1.76%
1.73%
1.58%
1.63%
1.60% 1.58% 1.36%
1.59% 1.69% 1.38%
1.47% 1.78% 1.42%
1.47%
+8.4%
1.46%
-15.0%
1.32%
0.85%
1.04%
1.04%
1.04%
0.93%
0.85%
1.05%
+23.4%
North East
0.58%
0.40%
0.40%
0.46%
0.73%
0.79%
0.76%
+30.1%
London
0.60%
0.46%
0.55%
0.43%
0.42%
0.29%
0.50%
-17.2%
Yorkshire and the Humber
0.50%
0.46%
0.50%
0.48%
0.45%
0.44%
0.47%
-5.6%
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2001-07 Change
England
4.22
4.72
5.23
6.27
6.82
7.12
7.25
71.8%
London
6.30
7.31
7.73
8.25
8.50
8.64
9.14
45.1%
South West
-24.6%
West Midlands
2002
5.44
6.37
7.11
8.17
8.55
8.47
8.96
South East
5.83
6.90
7.48
8.09
8.62
8.58
8.89
52.5%
East of England
5.02
5.96
6.68
7.57
8.01
8.03
8.56
70.5%
East Midlands West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber North West
3.72 3.88 3.07
2.95
4.34 4.42 3.25
3.10
4.88 4.98 3.48
3.28
6.07 5.95 4.79
4.42
6.46 6.47 5.32
5.00
6.69 6.78 5.80
5.61
7.03
89.0%
6.88 6.26
5.94
77.3% 103.9%
2.78
2.85
3.09
4.14
4.75
5.30
5.51
Percentage of all trips made by public transport by Region Source: Regional Transport Statistics
2001 /02
2002 /03
2003 /04
2004 /05
2005 /06
805
877
126
345
5,395
5,866
Lichfield
12
63
675
750
Herefordshire
£1,898
£1,724
£1,714
-17.3%
£995
£1,215
£1,111
£1,057
£1,176
£1,351
£909
£1,114
+12.0%
Malvern Hills
35
85
1,753
1,873
£1,081
£980
£1,129
£1,183
£1,021
£1,218
£943
£970
-10.3%
Newcastle under Lyme
3
22
340
365
East Midlands
£725
£825
£965
£847
£759
£919
£750
£744
+2.6%
North Shropshire
12
70
1,125
1,207
West Midlands
£755
£849
£862
£811
£703
£807
£684
£683
-9.6%
North Warwickshire
7
53
524
584
North East
£405
£425
£480
£526
£391
£516
£404
£445
+9.9%
Nuneaton & Bedworth
3
7
81
91
Oswestry
7
19
511
537
Redditch
1
10
149
160
Hamlet and Town isolated and dwellings Village fringe
Sparse
Hamlet and Town Urban isolated and >10K dwellings Village fringe
Urban >10K
Rugby
6
37
451
494
Sandwell
2
8
180
190
Shrewsbury & Atcham
40
159
1,682
1,881
Solihull
12
38
312
362
South Shropshire
36
145
1,907
2,088
South Staffordshire
15
42
595
652
Stafford
21
60
724
805
Banks and Building Societies (4km)
43.6
Cashpoints (all) (4km)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Stratford-on-Avon
Cashpoints (free) (4km)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Stoke-on-Trent
GP surgeries (principal sites) (4km)
63.1
63.8
92.8
100.0
27.0
29.6
100.0
100.0
38.9
72.5
99.7
22.9
14.2
98.1
100.0
Staffordshire Moorlands 10
72
1,241
1,323
65
164
3,095
3,324
1
16
175
192
Tamworth Telford & Wrekin
GP surgeries (all sites) (4km)
70.8
Jobcentres (8km)
53.4 50.2 74.3 55.9
73.2 59.0 49.7 76.9 71.0
96.8 57.3 82.8 97.0 98.7
100.0 97.4 99.9 100.0 99.8
49.4 4.6 25.3 49.0 39.1
77.4 17.3 17.5 47.7 77.9
100.0 0.0 100.0 98.2 99.9
100.0
100.0
35.0
78.0
100.0
99.4
Public houses (2km)
77.7
89.4
99.3
99.9
50.8
89.8
100.0
98.0
50.3
Supermarkets (4km)
51.8
85.8
100.0 99.9
22.7 18.6
23.2 7.2
87.1 85.2
Worcester Wychavon
96.6
99.8
73.2
Wolverhampton
100.0
78.0
47.9
Warwick
100.0
60.4
49.7
Walsall
100.0
Primary schools (2km)
Secondary schools (4km) Change 01/02 -05/06
232
61
£1,604
Petrol stations (4km)
98.2%
15
£1,855
Post offices (2km) North East
253
6
£2,180
NHS Dentists (4km)
101.4%
65 272
£1,962
Service
64.7%
59 233
£2,072
Less Sparse 2001
6 20
Wyre Forest
100.0 100.0
3
5
130
138
12
52
730
794
0
6
138
144
30 2 14 40 5
84 22 40 123 25
1,359 350 648 2,267 662
1,473 374 702 2,430 692
Overall Skills Performance Index trends 2003-2007
North East
20.3% 14.3%
24.3% 11.7%
9.2% 24.8% 11.4%
9.9% 26.6% 11.7%
9.9% 26.2% 12.8%
Percentage of land used for developments which was previously developed by Region, 2001 to 2006
Source: Percentage area of SSSI land in each of the assessed condition categories (2007) *October 2007 **April 2008
-10.1%
Source: Land Use Change in England
60
60
50
40
England
30 2003
2004
WM
2005
2006
9.1%
9.2% 8.8%
+2.3% +2.6%
West Midlands
8.4%
8.4%
8.3%
8.2%
8.2%
-2.5%
East Midlands
7.2%
5.9%
5.6%
6.8%
7.2%
-0.7%
South East
5.1%
5.6%
5.8%
6.1%
6.3%
+24.2%
East of England
5.2%
6.0%
5.8%
6.0%
5.9%
+13.6%
South West
4.9%
4.2%
4.4%
4.6%
4.5%
-7.4%
Favourable Former County of Hereford and Worcester* Shropshire* Staffordshire* Warwickshire* Former West Midlands Metropolitan County*
48.25
53.12 40.12 77.78 50.79
Unfavourable recovering 20.53
27.68 35.61 7.07 19.05
Unfavourable no change 20.12
11.97 16.64 7.07 23.81
Unfavourable declining 10.47
6.23 6.53 8.08 4.76
Destroyed/ Part Destroyed 0.62
1.00 1.09 0.00 1.59
England Total Area 100
100 100 100 100
London
35.70
40.90
19.88
3.12
0.40
100
94
North West
67
West Midlands
64
Yorkshire and Humber
59
Investment in Training sub-index trends 2003-2007
WM
NW
70
60
60
50
50
40 30
SW
10
10
WM
2003
2004
2005
2006
Individuals Skills Sub-index trends 2003-2007
England average
60
60
50
40
England
WM
2005
2006
EM
East
SW
Y&H
SE
WM
NE
NW
Lon
30
2003
2004
Adoption of Workforce Development Tools sub-index trends 2003-2007 80
70
70
60
60
50
50
NW
SE
Y&H
WM
SW
Lon
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40 30
0
WM
SW
Y&H
NW
Skill Gaps
Lon
SE
Investment in Training
NE
Weight: 0.2
Adoption of Workforce Development Tools
Single indicator: Proportion of staff with skill gaps
Individuals indicators
Qualification Attainment Amongst Young People
80
Qualification Attainment Amongst Adults
60
Skill Gaps sub-index regional comparison 2007
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
30
2004
2005
2006
Lon
SW
East
EM
NE
SE
Skill Shortages
NW
WM
Y&H
Weight: 0.2
Graduate Retention
Private Sector Employment
East of England
59
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
England
70 England average 60
50
50
40
30
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
WM
EM
Y&H
NE
NW
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40 30
England
Weight: 0.2
England average
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
Y&H
2007
EM
NW
NE
East
Graduate Retention
NE
East Y&H
NW
70
60
60
50
50
40
England 2003/04
2004/05
WM 2005/06
EM
2006/07
Y&H
East
Private Sector Employment sub-index regional comparison 2007
Participation in Job-related Training sub-index trends 2005-2007Note:
90
80
80
70
70
70
60
60
40
Note: For all indicators shown, a higher index number represents better performance.
30
0
10
WM
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
Lon
NW
51 Note: For all indicators shown, a higher index number represents better performance.
EM
Y&H
WM
East
SW
NW
SE
Lon
40 30 20 10
England 2005
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Regional skills assessments Regional skills assessment 2005 Regional skills assessment 2006 Regional skills assessment 2007 Regional skills assessment 2008 Annual review of performance, 2006 Annual review of performance, 2007
Dec 2005 Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Mar 2007 Aug 2008
Policy briefing papers Regional, national and international comparison of skills and qualification attainment The knowledge economy and management & leadership skills Employment and skills issues for disadvantaged groups Skills and a high technology region
Jun 2006 Nov 2006 Nov 2006 Nov 2006
60
50
0
NE
Participation in Job-related Training sub-index regional comparison 2007
80 For all indicators shown, a higher index number 70 represents better performance.
60
England average
50
20
England
NE
Source: APS quarterly data
80
10
WM
Single indicator: Proportion of employees who participated in job-related training in the last 4 weeks
90
50
SW
Weight: 0.2
Source: LFS quarterly data
40
SE
Participation in Job-related Training
Weight: 0.2
Cross cutting issues papers Management & leadership Innovation Skill needs of individuals Graduates and the knowledge economy Employability
England average
40
0
2002/03
WM
Single indicator: Private sector employees educated to NVQ level 4+
20
49
EM
Private Sector Employment
30
53
70
0
0
SW
Lon
Source: HESA annual data
80
10
SE
SE
Graduate Retention sub-index regional comparison 2007
80
20
Lon
SW
Single indicator: Proportion of graduates finding employment in their region of study after graduation
30
2007
WM
Weight: 0.2
10
2006
Lon
30
20
WM
SW
10
WM
0
30
2005
Jul 2005 Nov 2005 Jan 2006 Feb 2006 Jun 2006 May 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007
40
10
England
SE
20
20
20
2004
East
Participation in Education or Learning sub-index regional comparison 2007
30
2003
Sector profiles and balance sheets Manufacturing Retail & distribution Professional & financial services Construction Transport & communication Health & social care Management & leadership Retail
10
WM
10 0
Date
20
England
20
30
SE
40
Graduate Retention sub-index trends 2003-2007
England average
40
SW
Qualification Attainment Amongst Adults sub-index regional comparison 2007
60
Skill Shortages sub-index regional comparison 2007
80
East
(weight: 0.25) (weight: 0.25) (weight: 0.25) (weight: 0.25)
Participation in Education or Learning sub-index trends 2003-2007
Participation In Job-related Training
WM
Single indicator: Density of skill shortage vacancies (skills shortage vacancies as a proportion of total vacancies)
Lon
Weight: 0.2
70
10
2007
EM
Source: LSC/ILR data
Skill Shortages
0
NW
Participation in Education or Learning
England average
30
Y&H WM
80
2003
10
WM
NE
0
Participation in Education or Learning
0
20
England
0
2006/07
20
Skill Gaps
40
Skills Publications
30
Single indicator: Proportion of 16-17 olds in Education or Work Based Learning (WBL)
40 Source: NESS annual data
Skill Gaps sub-index trends 2003-2007
(weight: 0.25) (weight: 0.25) (weight: 0.25) (weight: 0.25)
40
80
10
East
Weight: 0.2
10
WM
2005/06
30
EM
SE
Source: LFS quarterly data
Employer indicators
2007
SW
England average
Qualification Attainment Amongst Adults sub-index trends 2003-2007
Summary of Skills Performance Index components 2007
10
40
England
2004/05
Composite indicator: a. Proportion of working age population with NVQ4+ b. Proportion of working age population with NVQ3 c. Proportion of working age population with NVQ2 d. Proportion of working age pop. with No Qualifications
10
2006
Lon
Qualification Attainment Amongst Adults
Source: NESS annual data
30
NE
20
2003/04
Weight: 0.2
40
NW
Qualification Attainment Amongst Young People sub-index regional comparison 2007
80
0
NE
England average
East
Source: DfES annual data
20
2005
WM
Composite indicator: a. Proportion of 14 year olds achieving key stage 3 in Maths/English/Science b. Proportion of 15 year old pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE A*-C grades, incl. Maths & English c. Proportion of 19 year olds qualified to NVQ level 2 or above d. Proportion of 19 year olds qualified to NVQ level 3 or above
20
2004
EM
Qualification Attainment Amongst Young People
20
2003
Y&H
Qualification Attainment Amongst Young People sub-index trends 2003-2007
Adoption of Workforce Development Tools sub-index regional comparison 2007
80
WM
2007
10
EM
Composite indicator: a. Proportion of establishments with a business plan (weight: 0.36) b. Proportion of establishments with a training plan (weight: 0.24) c. Proportion of establishments with a budget for training (weight: 0.24) d. Proportion of establ. formally assessing employees' skill gaps (weight: 0.16)
England
40
20
East
0
England average 50
30
Adoption of Workforce Development Tools
30
Individuals Skills Sub-index regional comparison 2007 70
England average
2007
40
Weight: 0.5
70
0
0
Lon
Composite sub-index: Calculated from the 5 employer indicators, where each indicator contributes by its given weight
30 20
SE
INDIVIDUALS Skills Index
40
20
England
NE
Investment in Training sub-index regional comparison 2007 80
70
Private Sector Employment sub-index trends 2003-2007
East Midlands
East
Weight: 0.2
80
61
68
South West
Y&H
Source: NESS annual data
2003
West Midlands Region**
EM
Source: NESS annual data
South East
North East
30
2007
40
2007
Sub-index
8.5%
8.9%
2006
30
Sub-index
8.1%
8.7%
2005
40
Single indicator: Proportion of staff trained over past 12 months
Sub-index
8.5%
8.8%
2004
WM
50
Investment in Training
Sub-index
Yorkshire and the Humberside
9.0%
England
England average
50
Employer Skills Sub-index regional comparison 2007 70
Skill Shortages sub-index trends 2003-2007
North West
40
Employer Skills Sub-index trends 2003-2007
+9.8%
Percentage of SSSI land area by condition by county
50
Weight: 0.5
70
2003
+29.2%
60
Composite sub-index: Calculated from the 5 employer indicators, where each indicator contributes by its given weight
20
Environment
Transport
London
9.0%
60
EMPLOYER Skills Index
0
9.0%
70
2003
10
England
Overall Skills Performance Index regional comparison 2007
70
30
Sub-index
1.50%
0 19 11
East Staffordshire
Source: Commission for Rural Communities, Rural Services Series
Rural
1.53%
465
Dudley
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ONS), HM Land Registry (2007)
England
1,131
432
Coventry
Geographic availability of services – percentage of people living within set distance of services, 2006
Housing Affordability Index by Region
1,038
27
Cannock Chase
Source: ONS Business Expenditure on R&D Survey
2000
74
6
Sub-index
6.46
19
Bromsgrove
Sub-index
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Bridgnorth
Composite (multiple) index calculated from the 5 Employer and 5 Individuals skills performance indicators included in the Tier 2 Skills Performance Indicator Framework
Sub-index
7.74
1,463
Sub-index
Business expenditure on R&D as a percentage of GVA by Region
Staffordshire Moorlands
-3.0%
1,343
Sub-index
36%
9.70
£15,702 £15,547 £16,175 £15,188 £15,152 £15,397 £14,397 £15,235
99
Individuals skills index
West Midlands
Bromsgrove
England
21
Sub-index
37%
6.49
Birmingham
SKILLS INDEX
Sub-index
East Midlands
East Staffordshire
Total
Sub-index
38%
7.75
II
Sub-index
North West
Wyre Forest
II*
Sub-index
39%
10.19
I
Individuals skills index
East of England
Bridgnorth
Change 2007 2000-07
Overall skills index
40%
6.50
2006
Overall skills index
Yorkshire and the Humber
Walsall
2005
2004
Employer skills index
40%
7.95
2003
Sub-index
South West
Solihull
2002
Sub-index
43%
10.24
2001
Sub-index
North East
South Shropshire*
2000
Employer skills index
44%
Nuneaton and Bedworth 6.68
Sub-index
South East
8.59
Culture
50%
Housing
London
Warwick
11.01
Skills Performance Index 2003 to 2007 West Midlands Regional Skills Partnership
Source: Heritage Counts 2007
41% Malvern Hills
Innovation
Source: International Passenger Survey, UK Tourism Survey
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ONS), HM Land Registry (2007) * Figure for 2006 as 2007 figure not available
Sub-index
England
Number of listed buildings by category and Local Authority District
Amount spent by visitors for holiday/leisure purposes by Region (£ million)
Housing Affordability Index by Local Authority District
Source: BERR Community Innovation Survey
Skills performance index 2003-07 West Midlands Regional Skills Partnership
Percentage of turnover attributable to innovation by Region (2002-04 average)
2006
WM
50 40 30
England average
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Primary research Raising aspirations Meeting the Leitch targets Graduate retention attraction and employment
Oct 2007 May 2008 Jul 2008