06Appendix 2: Data sources

Population 2011

Eurostat 2016, Population on 1 January by age groups and sex – cities and greater cities; Eurostat 2016, Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region

Business Stock per 100, 000 population

Eurostat 2016, Economy and finance – cities and greater cities; FSO 2016, Statent; CSO 2016, Business Demography; INSEE 2016, répertoire des établissements et des entreprises; Istat 2016, Census 2011; CBS 2016, Vestigingen van bedrijven. Centre for Cities calculation. Data unavailable for Polish, Spanish and Swedish cities.

Unemployment rate 2011 (%)

Eurostat 2016, Labour market – cities and greater cities; Statistical Office of Poland 2016. Data for Paris (FR) is for 2012

Employment rate 2011 (%)

Eurostat 2016, Labour market – cities and greater cities; Statistical Office of Poland 2016, employment rate by municipality; DST 2016, register-based labour force survey; ISTAT 2016, Census 2011. Data for Paris (FR) is for 2012

GVA 2011 (£ billion) and GVA per worker 2011

Eurostat 2016, Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 regions; Eurostat 2016, Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 regions; Eurostat 2016, Labour market – cities and greater cities; ONS 2016, BRES; INSEE 2016, Recensements de la population 2012; ISTAT 2016, Census 2011; Statistical Office of Poland 2016, Labour market; FSO 2016, Statent; FSO 2016, GVA per canton. Data for Avignon (FR), Aix-en-Provence (FR) and Versailles (FR) are for 2012. Centre for Cities calculation.

Industrial structure

Eurostat 2016, Labour market – cities and greater cities. Data unavailable for Belfast

Total jobs 2011 (thousand)

Eurostat 2016, Labour market – cities and greater cities. Data unavailable for Belfast

Level of skills 2011 (%)

Eurostat 2016, Education – cities and greater cities; Statistics Belgium 2016, Census 2011; FSO 2016; DST 2016, Educational attainment; CSO 2016, Census 2011; Hellenic Statistical Authority 2016; INE 2016, Urban Audit statistics; INSEE 2016, RP 2012; CBS 2016, Municipal populaton; SCB 2016, level of education by municipality. Data for Paris is for 2012. Data unavailable for Milan (IT) and Naples (IT)

Patent applications to the EPO 2011 (per 100,000 of population)

Eurostat 2016, Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 regions; Eurostat 2016, Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 regions; Eurostat 2016, Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 regions; Eurostat 2016, Labour market – cities and greater cities; ONS 2016, BRES; INSEE 2016, Recensements de la population 2012; ISTAT 2016, Census 2011; Statistical Office of Poland 2016, Labour market; FSO 2016, Statent; FSO 2016, GVA per canton. Data for Avignon (FR), Aix-en-Provence (FR) and Versailles (FR) are for 2012. Centre for Cities calculation. Data unavailable for some Bulgarian, Greek and Spanish cities. Data unavailable for Belfast.