Large Labour Pool

• The West Midlands is the heartland for the manufacturing industry and one of the UK’s* top five distribution locations

• The logistics sector is expected to generate 11,000 new jobs in the West Midlands over the next 7 years*

• Wolverhampton has a working age population of 151,900

• Wages in the Wolverhampton are below the regional average

* Sources for copy and graphics: Gerald Eve rankings and distribution prospects, www.bdonline. Skills for logistics, West Midlands profile 2009. The Office for National Statistics Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics, www.nomisweb.co.uk