Archive for January 2024
Connecting graduates with employers
A new scheme has been launched to connect West Yorkshire graduates with employers in the region. GradSkills is run by Leeds Trinity University – executive members of West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce – and is open to anyone who has graduated since 2018. To qualify, you need to be living in West Yorkshire…
Read MoreChamber reaction to inflation increase
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has reacted to the news that inflation increased in December to four per cent, Forecasters had predicted a further decline from the previous rate of 3.9 per cent, but instead, increased costs for tobacco and alcohol saw the rate increase. Mark Casci, head of policy at West &…
Read MoreChamber responds to ONS data
The news that the UK economy grew in November but fell in the three months prior is an indication of just how volatile the climate is, West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has said. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that GDP grew by 0.3 per cent in November but declined by…
Read MoreEconomic survey shows a general decline in confidence and performance
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce research shows that business activity among the region’s businesses declined at the end of 2023, with employment, sales and investment among the region’s firms all having fallen. Data from the Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Survey showed that the positive set of results seen during the third quarter of the…
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