State of the Economy
Over the past year, the Northumberland Information Network (InfoNet) has been compiling a comprehensive “economic review” as to the prevailing economic circumstances and conditions within Northumberland (compared to regional/national equivalents). The published Northumberland’s Economy 2009 (PDF, 12MB) provides an expansive critique as to the current economic climate from a “place”, “people” and “business” perspective. An Northumberland’s Economy 2009: Executive Summary (PDF, 685KB) is also available.
In addition, the report was informed by a number of pieces of primary research that were coordinated by the InfoNet in order to help improve the county’s intelligence and understanding in particular strands:
- Summary Report On Research Into The Impact Of Migrant Workers In Northumberland (PDF, 1.9MB)
- Skills Shortages and Difficult to Fill Vacancies in Northumberland (PDF, 555KB)
- Household Income in Northumberland (PDF, 6MB)
This report supplements a wider programme of research relating to realising the potential and impact of a growing influx of economic migrants, principally from Eastern Europe. The work commissioned through the Economic Assessment provides an independent assessment of the perceptions of migrant communities’ about living and working in Northumberland.
This report examined the recent National Skills Survey together with a Northumberland-based employer survey. The work commissioned through the Economic Assessment provides a better understanding as to the pattern of job vacancies and opportunities, and potential skill gaps across the county.
This report presents information on household incomes in Northumberland, its three Characteristic Areas and its twenty-four Local Areas. It was produced following a special request from Northumberland InfoNet. The report is very broadly based on TWRI’s series Household Income & Expenditure in Tyne & Wear, but is the first in the series to cover Northumberland and its areas. This report covers four indicators of average weekly household income (total income, net income, net income equivalised before housing costs and net income equivalised after housing costs) in 2004/2005 and household income by income band in 2001.