A new company that could create thousands of new jobs by making it easier for North East companies to employ apprentices was launched on 3 February 2010, with top-level Government backing....read more>>

On 15 December 2009, the DWP published its employment White Paper Building Britain’s Recovery: Achieving Full Employment.

A North East project that puts young people’s views at the heart of the decision making process has won a prestigious award...read more>>

These reports available on the Tyne and Wear City Region Website summarise the key points from a regular in-depth analysis undertaken on the latest Tyne and Wear City Region labour market statistics. Click here for more information.

Tyne & Wear Research Information produce Weekly News which aims to keep stakeholders informed on economic and other news which affects Tyne and Wear.

NERIP provides a monthly briefing paper which summarises the job losses and gains that have been reported in the press.

The purpose of this review is to highlight some of the issues of relevance to the economy of the Tees Valley, which have been prominent over the previous month. Please click on the title for more information.

On 11th November BIS published the National Skills Strategy White Paper – Skills for Growth. Click on the attached documents for more information.

On 3rd November BIS published the long awaited HE Framework Higher Ambitions: the future of universities in a knowledge economy. Click on the attached for more information.

This is a monthly publication which provides the latest information on the local labour market, including unemployment and vacancies, employment and worklessness in the Tees Valley city region.