WARRINGTON’s economy has been given a clean bill of health in a report by a think tank released today, Monday.

The study by Localis found that the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership’s economy is ‘well placed’ ahead of the UK’s departure from the European Union.

Cheshire and Warrington is one of England’s most productive areas according to the report, while workers in the area are some of the highest rewarded in England.

Localis also found that Cheshire and Warrington’s workforce is overall more skilled than the job that they do, and called for industrial strategy to focus on improving the quality of employment to meet the existing labour market.

James Airey, head of research at Localis, said: “Compared to the rest of England, Cheshire and Warrington has an above average level of reward yet a relatively low rate of output.

“The data suggests it has had relative success in dealing with the challenges that economic growth creates.

“With strong foundations, the industrial strategy should look to identify the markets and sectors that will steady its growth and keep locals feeling the economy is moving in the right direction.”