city data
www.citiesoutlook.org
Cities Outlook is our annual flagship report, charting the economic performance of 64 of the UK's largest cities and towns. Alongside Cities Outlook 2012 we have also launched an interactive app - www.citiesoutlook.org - to help you explore the full city datasets in more detail.
The Cities Outlook app is currently an experimental beta version and we plan to build on it the next few weeks. We would very much welcome your feedback - please get in touch with Niamh Sands with your suggestions and ideas for what more you would like to see on the app, or what you think doesn't work so well.
City Tracker
City Tracker charts the impact of the recession on labour markets in UK cities, looking at the rising numbers claiming Jobseeker's Allowance from city to city since February 2008, when unemployment started to rise.
Signup to receive a monthly City Tracker bulletin on the day of the data release.
For more information, contact Niamh Sands.
Labour market update, December 2011 data
Labour market briefings
- January Labour market update
- Previous Labour market updates are available under Publications
Index of Multiple Deprivation, March 2011
Why cities matter / key stats
UK cities contribute 60% to the UK’s Gross Value Added
The UK's top performing cities grew faster than the national average from 1998-2008. The real GVA of the top 10 performing cities – Cardiff, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Peterborough, London, Reading, Milton Keynes, Preston, Bournemouth and Bristol – grew by an average of 4.2% compared to the UK average of 3.4%
When England’s 56 cities include their hinterlands (as measured by TTWAs), they contain 75% of the country’s private sector jobs
