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<p>Integrating graduate skills into the local economy is key to expanding a region’s
high skills economy.</p><p> </p><p>Graduates are relatively well represented in the
North West compared to most other English regions. The most recent data (2014/15)
indicates that approximately 10% (20,500) of first class degree graduates in the UK
were employed within the region in the first six months after leaving university.
Nearly 75% (14,200) of those employed studied at a Higher Education provider within
the region.</p><p>Addressing the skills gap is key to Government’s plans to building
a powerhouse in the North and an economy that works for all. We will continue to work
with stakeholders to make the North a great place to live and work.</p><p> </p>
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