BBC News - Economic gap between UK cities 'widening'
Interesting read.
Almost 1/3 of folk sitting on their bums! Doomed!!
Skilled residents huh, that's Swindon proper doomed. Wonder why private sector is thriving in Scotland more so than elsewhere?
Interesting read.
The gap between the relative economic performances of towns and cities across the UK is widening, a report has said.
The difference between the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in Hull and in Cambridge has nearly doubled since the start of 2008.
Six times as many are claiming in some parts of Rochdale as in Cambridge.
Research group Centre for Cities said the private sector's struggle to create enough jobs to aid growth was "playing out very differently across UK cities".
The gap in the claimant count rate between Hull and Cambridge had increased from 3.2% in February 2008 to 6.1% in November 2011, the report said.
Meanwhile, the area of Rochdale with the highest number of claimants had 30.3% of people on the benefit, while the area of Cambridge with the highest rate was 5.0%.
The difference between the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in Hull and in Cambridge has nearly doubled since the start of 2008.
Six times as many are claiming in some parts of Rochdale as in Cambridge.
Research group Centre for Cities said the private sector's struggle to create enough jobs to aid growth was "playing out very differently across UK cities".
The gap in the claimant count rate between Hull and Cambridge had increased from 3.2% in February 2008 to 6.1% in November 2011, the report said.
Meanwhile, the area of Rochdale with the highest number of claimants had 30.3% of people on the benefit, while the area of Cambridge with the highest rate was 5.0%.
The report said that towns and cities with less dynamic private sectors, such as Hull, Doncaster and Newport, would find it more challenging to offset the weak national economy and the ongoing shrinkage of the public sector.
'Tailored policy'
It said cities that had performed well, such as Edinburgh, Cambridge and London, all had strong private sectors, and high numbers of skilled residents and "knowledge workers" - those who work in professions such as law, accountancy and finance.
Cities that had performed well had high numbers of skilled residents
It highlighted Milton Keynes and Aberdeen as well placed to drive the national economic recovery, as they had seen a large number of business start-ups and were highly innovative, with significant numbers of patents registered.
'Tailored policy'
It said cities that had performed well, such as Edinburgh, Cambridge and London, all had strong private sectors, and high numbers of skilled residents and "knowledge workers" - those who work in professions such as law, accountancy and finance.
Cities that had performed well had high numbers of skilled residents
It highlighted Milton Keynes and Aberdeen as well placed to drive the national economic recovery, as they had seen a large number of business start-ups and were highly innovative, with significant numbers of patents registered.
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