Coventry and Warwickshire Labour Market Summary

Warwickshire Observatory have just completed the final Labour Market Sumary for 2011/2012.  This is compiled on a quarterly basis and gives headline details on a range of economic data including Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants, vacancies and worklessness.  The number of JSA claimants was at its highest in August 2011 when 20,141 people were claiming.  [...]

Coventry and Warwickshire Labour Market Summary

The Summary for the third quarter of 2011/12 has just been produced by the Warwickshire Observatory.  This gives the latest data on Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants, vacancies and worklessness data as well as highlighting a few key messages emerging from the data.  The report shows that the number of job seeker allowance claimants has [...]

Coventry and Warwickshire Labour Market Summary

The Warwickshire Observatory has recently produced the quarterly update of the Labour Market summary for the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership.  This gives the latest data on Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants, vacancies and worklessness data as well as highlighting a few key messages emerging from the data.  The report shows that the number [...]

Portrait of the West Midlands

This Report, produced by the Office of National Statistics, includes a range of data and information about the West Midlands and enables comparisons to be made between local authority areas and regions.  Examples of datasets in the Report are population figures, ethnicity, education and skills and deprivation.  A copy of the Report can be accessed via this [...]

Youth Service Needs Analysis

The Warwickshire Observatory has recently updated the Youth Service Needs Analysis for colleagues in the County Council.  The main Report gives data and and information at a County level and three separate Reports give breakdowns for the North Area (North Warwickshire and Nuneaton & Bedworth Boroughs), East Area (Rugby Borough) and South Area (Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon Districts).  [...]

Quality of Life Key Message – Household Waste

The Quality of Life Report, produced in November last year, confirmed that the volume of waste produced per head in Warwickshire is still falling whilst recycling and composting levels are continuing to increase.   The reasons for the reduction in waste produced are not clear although it could be due to the recession as people are becoming more mindful [...]

Warwickshire Locality Profiles 2011

If you’re looking for data and information about Warwickshire why not try the Locality Profiles that have just been published by the Warwickshire Observatory? Localities are geographical areas and there are 30 of them in the county. The profiles provide a contextual overview of each Locality with a basic introduction to the geographical area and [...]

Quality of Life – Key Messages

On 10 November the Warwickshire Observatory released its latest Quality of Life Report.  This contains a number of economic, social and environmental indicators that analyse local trends and compare regional and national data.   The Report also includes general information about the county of Warwickshire and its population.  Key messages from the Report have been extracted and reported separately.  These [...]

Quality of Life 2010

If you are interested in finding out more about economic, social and environmental data and information then the Quality of Life Report 2010 may be just what you need.  This has just been released by the Observatory and can be accessed by clicking on this link: Indicators included in the Report analyse local trends, compare regional and [...]

Gareth Wrench has left the building! (sort of)

Today is the end of an ‘era’ as Gareth is leaving the Research Team after 4 years as a Research Officer.  He’s not moving very far though - only just down the road to the Warwickshire PCT.  He’ll be taking on the role of Senior Public Health Analyst starting on Monday the 1 November.  He won’t be gone and forgotten though (how could we?!) [...]