• Businesses in Derby tend to outperform those in neighbouring parts southern Derbyshire on a range of indicators?
• Manufacturing is still the largest employer in the city, but the service sector's influence is growing, as evidenced by the arrival of the Prudential?
• People in Derby earn well above the East Midlands average, but are still below the national average for earnings?
• Skill levels in the city are higher than the regional and national averages, even though the number of people undertaking training or learning seems to have fallen since 1996?
• Fewer than 6,000 people are now unemployed, but Derby's unemployment rate is above the national average, and there are areas of the city where one in 6 people are out of work?

The Derby Economic Review provides the background to these and many other issues currently facing the city. You can request your free copy in any of the following ways:

By phone: Contact Alex Money on 01332 258329
By Fax: 01332 202737
By email: alex@sdccte.com
by post: Alex Money, Southern Derbyshire Chamber, St Helens Court, St Helens Street, Derby, DE1 3GY