This is a report about Birmingham and the Black Country – the local authority areas of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton – and the economic outcomes for the people who live here. The subjects covered are the local economy and jobs, work and employment, household resources and housing. Except when looking at the qualifications of the workforce, the report does not cover education. Poor health and disability are explored indirectly through their impact on social security benefits and life expectancy.

Published in February 2019 by the New Policy Institute.