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