Job growth faster than national average
Job creation grew faster across greater Birmingham last year than in the country as a whole, analysis by the Office for National Statistics has shown.
More than 23,000 private sector jobs were created across the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) area during 2016.
The region's private sector workforce increased by 3.2% to 750,198 jobs, outperforming the 2.3% average for England.
GBSLEP chair Steve Hollis said: "This region is entering an exciting period of change, with huge levels of investmen... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
