Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) are led by local authorities and businesses across natural economic areas. They are intended to provide the vision, knowledge and strategic leadership needed to drive sustainable private sector growth and job creation in local area. The Local Growth White Paper set out the diverse roles LEPs can play, depending on local priorities. For the latest on LEPs please refer to the BIS website.
In this section you’ll find headline economic information for each South West LEP, including updated figures on GVA and earnings, unemployment and claimant count plus business survival rates.
Click on the areas of the map below to jump to individual LEP profile areas.