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Nov 17 2008
The West Midlands is set to lose 180,000 jobs as the recession bites, local councils have warned....
Oct 27 2008
The first step towards getting a quarter of a million West Midlands people off incapacity benefit came into force this week....
Oct 23 2008
The economic slowdown could lead to racial tension in Birmingham unless immigration is cut, a city MP has warned....
Oct 16 2008
Companies in the West Midlands are optimistic about job prospects despite figures showing a 6.4 per cent increase in unemployment across the region in the three months to August....
Oct 8 2008
Unemployment has increased dramatically in parts of the West Midlands, according to the latest official figures....
Jul 22 2008
Employees who fall ill are to be encouraged to return to work before they are fully recovered, under radical plans to reform the welfare system....
Mar 18 2008
The chirpy, banal slogan proclaims: "Birmingham, a global city with a local heart."...
