1. New Deal to City Deal: Localism and the labour market Naomi Clayton Centre for Cities 10 July 2013

2. There is a clear spatial pattern to unemployment… 1 in 100 claimants in Oxford and Cambridge 1 in 10 in Hull

3. The geography of jobs across the country continues to change – across UK cities… …and the gap is likely to widen as the economy moves towards a high skill, service based economy

4. Geography matters Typically people only travel a short distance to work (45mins) People working in low skill, low wage jobs tend to travel even less People living and working in the same local authority area

5. Individuals’ access to work is affected by a range of factors…

6. Planning and transport impact on individuals’ access to work Geography of high and low skilled jobs in Sheffield City Region, 2010

7. The Work Programme: fewer job outcomes in weaker city economies Reluctance to make referrals to specialist support (cost) Communication between JCP and WP providers is vital

8. From New Deal to City Deal New Deal (1997-2011): “key design parameters were nationally determined and local flexibilities were conceded only at the level of programme delivery, not design” Flexible New Deal (2009-2011): 28 JCP districts in GB, managing the entire customer journey; adequate and useful support, intensive support; success dependent on past partnership experience, communication and flow of information; narrow choice of services on offer City Strategies (2008-11): working across policy domains, creating single points of access, mapping service provision, implementing local wraparound services City Deals (2012 - ): bespoke deals reflecting the needs of different places, focus on youth unemployment (localised youth contracts, apprenticeships and skills), piloting innovative, new approaches (Manchester), realising savings

9. City Deals and beyond… City Deals and Heseltine represent a step in the right direction Work together across policy domains (national and local) Maintain focus on sustainable jobs and progression – and pilot new approaches Manage expectations from the outset and ensure initiatives are sufficient in length Embed evaluation and track individuals – and share best practice Learn from international examples of best practice (e.g. Germany - schools and job centres; Canada - Labour Market Agreements)

10. Naomi Clayton Centre for Cities 10 July 2013 n.clayton@centreforcities.org @Naomi_Cities