The uneven nature of city labour market performance
The impact of the recession across cities has been very uneven Hardest hit cities Least hardest hit cities Source: Nomis (2011), Claimant count
…which has widened disparities between places 6.1 pp Source: Nomis (2011), Claimant count
There is a clear spatial pattern to unemployment… See for definitions and more detailswww.centreforcities.org/citytracker
…which has been in part driven by industrial structure Source: Nomis (2011), Claimant count and Annual Population Survey
Similar patterns are seen for youth claimant count rates… Cities with highest youth claimant count rates Source: Nomis (2011), Claimant count
…but is the economy to blame? 5 A*-C5 A*-C inc Maths & English
Questions? Paul Swinney