1. The uneven nature of city labour market performance

2. The impact of the recession across cities has been very uneven Hardest hit cities Least hardest hit cities Source: Nomis (2011), Claimant count

3. …which has widened disparities between places 6.1 pp Source: Nomis (2011), Claimant count

4. There is a clear spatial pattern to unemployment… See www.centreforcities.org/citytracker for definitions and more detailswww.centreforcities.org/citytracker

5. …which has been in part driven by industrial structure Source: Nomis (2011), Claimant count and Annual Population Survey

6. Similar patterns are seen for youth claimant count rates… Cities with highest youth claimant count rates Source: Nomis (2011), Claimant count

7. …but is the economy to blame? 5 A*-C5 A*-C inc Maths & English

8. Questions? Paul Swinney p.swinney@centreforcities.org