Briefings and Blog
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This blog will be keeping you regularly updated with key information that has an effect on the Devon economy. Rob Hetherington, Devon County Council’s Chief Economist will be sharing his views on the economy.
Chief Economist’s Blog – How strong is Devon’s economy?
This really depends on how you define strong. There are a number of indicators where Devon performs well and a number of others where the county performs less well.
Unemployment for example is and has been for some time, lower than the national...
All Aboard..
With this months figures showing the employment train is leaving ‘Recession Station’ the immediate question has to be where is it going? Nationally the rate of unemployment has fallen and the number in employment has risen. For Devon the number of...
We are all in this together
We are all in this together – or are we? The traditional economist view is, of course, yes: we are all part of one big economy, we all have a role to play and the actions of one economic agent will impact on another. I recall my very first...
