In this guest blog, Aadya Bahl talks about the analysis done for the CEP report Hive of talent: what would it take to raise skills and productivity in Greater Manchester? published last week. For more information on available skills data, see our how-to guide Understanding local economic performance: Skills.

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5 May 2026

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What works centre for local economic grwoth

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https://whatworksgrowth.org/insights/estimating-graduate-supply-a-pathway-approach-to-local-skills-data/

This Blog is published under the centre's Urban programme, Education programme.

This publication comes under the following theme: Vocational education and training, Higher education, Urban inequality: The role and determinants of urban productivity, What determines urban growth and urban decline and what should be the role of policy?