The 2025 Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index (‘the Index’) indicates that the East Midlands has an emerging employment hub, with Derby and Lincoln both performing above average for jobs, measured by unemployment rates. Leicester and Northampton all performed above the UK average for the number of new businesses established per head.
The Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index (‘the Index’) 2025 shows that people in the West Midlands place a slightly higher priority on High Streets compared to the UK average.
The Chancellor's announcements today underscore the critical shift towards empowering regions with more control and decision-making tailored to local needs, executed by local leaders.
The Midlands is showing small signs of improvement in PwC’s Women in Work Index, an annual report that assesses progress made towards achieving gender equality at work.
