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This is the website for the South West Observatory Economy Module with data, information and analysis about the economy and labour market in and about South West England.
The Economy Module is coordinated by the South West Observatory Core Unit. Please let us know if you have any thoughts on how we could improve our site and, of course, email if you have any specific questions that you need answers to.
ECONOMIC DATA OF THE DAY

Click on the chart below to find out more.

  • LEP - Unemployment by Working Age PopulationReleased monthly and quarterly, this chart highlights the latest claimant count rate and the ILO defined unemployment rate. The latter measurement is used by many as the true indication of unemployment levels – although it suffers from being a lagged measurement - and the chart shows it is always, often significantly, above the claimant count rate.

What's New : Economy Module

BANK LENDING TO SMEs – Find out more about new BIS-commissioned research looking into bank lending to Small and Medium sized businesses over the period 2011 – 2012. See Economy Resources.

UNDEREMPLOYMENT IN THE UK – New resource added to Economy Resources, produced by NIESR, introducing a new measure of labour market ‘slack’ in underemployment. Find out more.

SOUTH WEST BUSINESS TRACKER – See the latest South West Business Tracker, covering the market conditions for some of the most significant publicly traded businesses in the region – up to the end of March 2013. See more.

UPDATED CLAIMANT COUNT & LABOUR FORCE SURVEY – See the latest claimant count data added onto Economy Data.

Useful Economic Reports / Documents

Below we've listed a selection of useful, or recent, Economic Reports and documents. For a comprehensive list of Economy Module publications see Economy Publications.

Economic Data for South West LEPs

Click on the interactive map below to access new LEP Economic Profiles, containing up-to-date data.

LEPs Map (Economic Profiles)
South West LEPs. Click on the coloured areas to find new economic data about each LEP area.
Cornwall & ScillyHeart of the South WestBournemouth, Dorset & PooleWest of EnglandGloucestershireSwindon & Wiltshire
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Latest Economic Data

This feed is provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). To subscribe to the RSS feed directly, click on the icon (right).

South West Observatory Update

NEW Health and Wellbeing: Implementing the Act - See new presentations from our latest event looking at the implications of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. See more. 

NEW SWO responds to claimant count statistics consultation. See more.

Welfare Reform: Challenges, Impacts, Evidence - See the presentations and resources from our latest event, looking at the challenges of welfare reform. See more.

Forecasting, Planning and Admissions: Getting Pupil Numbers Right - Access all the presentations from our pupil numbers forecasting event, looking at the policy context, funding education and lifelong learning plus the role of the Community Infrastructure Levy. See more.

Job Centre Plus Statistics - Read SWO's response to the consultation on changes to Job Centre Plus vacancies statistics. See more.
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Contact Us

Please email any questions to economy@swo.org.uk

If your enquiry is urgent, you can always contact us on 01823-447390