The Intelligence Hub

Our new Black Country Intelligence Hub provides a single, innovative, interactive platform that brings together a wealth of data, dashboards, and reports to empower decision-making, research, and policy formulation.

Key Features:

• Live Data & Dashboards: Real-time insights into economic performance, labour markets, and more.
• Spatial Visualisations: Interactive maps to explore geographic trends and place-based issues.
• Intelligence Briefings & Reports: Dive deep into the latest trends shaping the Black Country.
• Data Portal: Access and download raw datasets, mapping files, and use REST API integration for custom analysis.

Whether you're shaping growth plans, developing local strategies, or exploring the Place-Based agenda, the Hub offers actionable insights across four key themes:

• Economy: Productivity, business activity, earnings.
• People: Population, skills, jobs, labour market trends.
• Place: Land use, environmental insights.
• Business: Sector trends, trade, and innovation.

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