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In the zone? Have enterprise zones delivered the jobs they promised?

By Paul Swinney  |  11 July 2019

In the zone? Have enterprise zones delivered the jobs they promised?

By Paul Swinney  |  11 July 2019

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  • Introduction
    • Box Figure 1: Enterprise zones designed in 2011
  • Job creation in the enterprise zones
    • Box Box 2: What can we learn from the first round of enterprise zones?
    • Box Jobs growth has been underwhelming
    • Box Figure 2: Jobs change in enterprise zones, by selected sectors, 2012-2017
    • Box Box 3: Jobs growth in individual zones
    • Box Figure 3: Job creation in different enterprise zones, 2012-17
    • Box The jobs created were mainly in low-skilled local services activities
    • Box Figure 4: Jobs change by skill and activity, 2012-2017
    • Box Displacement accounted for over a third of the ‘new’ jobs
    • Box Figure 5: Breakdown of ‘new’ jobs in enterprise zones in 2017 by origin of business
    • Box Box 4: Is displacement always bad?
    • Box Enterprise zones in city centres performed better than zones in other areas
    • Box Figure 6: Jobs and Firms change, by location, 2012-2017 Area Jobs change Number of firms Share of total jobs
  • Other benefits of enterprise zones
    • Box Figure 5: Wider benefits of enterprise zones in action
    • Box Birmingham city centre
    • Box Science Vale Oxfordshire
  • Conclusions

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