July 2008

On 30th July the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, released Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Statistics for the UK and Regions 2007.  A dataset containing detailed information for each UK industry, region and country is available on the BERR website: http://stats.berr.gov.uk/ed/sme.  A press release showing the main findings is available from http://stats.berr.gov.uk/UKSA/ed/sa20080730.htm

The Annual Population Survey datasets on NOMIS https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/Default.asp were updated on 21 July 2008 with new figures for the period January 2007 - December 2007.

As the release if for a calendar year period, this update includes qualifications data.

The Office for National Statistics provides a guide to the availability of labour market data at different geographical levels, and the frequency in which these data are published.

E-skills UK has released another four reports as part of the 'IT and Telecoms Insights 2008' series, which presents a unique view of the key trends, opportunities and challenges facing the UK over the next ten years, and their implications for skills.

The reports provide further insight into the findings previewed in the headline report 'Technology Counts: IT and Telecoms Insights 2008' which was launched at the end of January.

Focus on London 2008 covers a wide range of demographic, social and economic data, providing a statistical portrait of some of the key issues facing the capital.

This report has been prepared by Regeneris Consulting on behalf of the North West LSCs and NWDA and is intended to be an employment and skills evidence base which is shared by partners at a regional, sub-regional and local level.

The NWDA Research Team has updated the Northwest Economic Profile which provides an overview of the Northwest Economy together with key facts on GVA, ...