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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 Box
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 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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3: Jobs growth in individual zones
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