Local Economic Assessment

Following in the footsteps of the groundbreaking Manchester Independent Economic Review (MIER), the largest and most ambitious review of a conurbation’s economy ever undertaken in the UK, the Greater Manchester Local Economic Assessment updates our intelligence on and understanding of the Greater Manchester economy gathered during the MIER and subsequently turned into the Greater Manchester Strategy.

The Local Economic Assessment is not in itself a strategic document, but its findings reinforce the dual emphasis within the Greater Manchester Strategy upon boosting productivity so that the growth rate increases, whilst ensuring that all parts of the conurbation and all its people enjoy improved opportunities as a result of a stronger economy.

The Local Economic Assessment, produced by New Economy in partnership with the ten local authorities of Greater Manchester – Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan – continues Greater Manchester’s long tradition of partnership working through the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA), a partnership that has moved to another level with the establishment of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Local Enterprise Partnership.

These new tools will help Greater Manchester’s partners continue the strong growth of the largest functional economic area outside London and in rebalancing the economy towards private sector-led growth in those areas where the public sector has been an important employer. This is an exciting time for Greater Manchester and the Local Economic Assessment provides an up-to-date evidence base to inform these evolving initiatives.

Now, work is going on to consider the feasibility of integrating the various assessments that are produced as well as the LEA, such as Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Child Poverty Assessments and Strategic Housing Market Assessments. This is seen as a major opportunity to reduce overlap and duplication in data collection and storage, analysis and presentation, in the interpretation of common themes such as population change and in the publication and dissemination of final outputs, and would be a ground-breaking innovation within English local government.

Download the individual local authority chapters of the Greater Manchester Local Economic Assessment:

Download the individual chapters:

Updated 4 months ago.

By: Farai Chipato

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