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The great British brain drain: Leeds
The great British brain drain: Leeds
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Introduction
The nature of migration between Leeds and the rest of England and Wales
Figure Most migration is between Leeds and the rest of Yorkshire and the Humber
Figure Figure 1: Net regional migration into Leeds, 2009-2015
Figure Figure 2: Net flow of people from UK cities into Leeds, 2009-2015
Figure Leeds gains young people and loses older people
Figure Figure 3: Contribution of each age group to migration and to the city’s population, 2009-2015
Figure Figure 4: Net inflow of people to Leeds by age, 2009-2015
Figure Leeds loses degree holders, first to the southern regions and second to the rest of Yorkshire
Figure Figure 5: Net flows of 16 to 21 year olds by region and qualification, 2010/2011
Figure Figure 6: Net flows of 22 to 30 year olds by region and qualification, 2010-2011
Figure Figure 7: Net flows of 31 to 45 year olds by region and qualification, 2010-2011
Figure Summary
A more detailed look at the movement of students and graduates
Figure Movements to university
Figure Box 1: Higher education institutions in Leeds
Figure Figure 8: Origins of Leeds’ university students, 2014/15
Figure Figure 9: Origin cities of those students who moved to Leeds for university, 2014/15
Figure Figure 10: Origin of students at Leeds Trinity University, 2014/15
Figure Figure 11: Origin of students at Leeds Beckett University, 2014/15
Figure Figure 12: Origin of students at the Leeds College of Art, 2014/15
Figure Figure 13: Origin of students at University of Leeds, 2014/15
Figure Figure 14: Origin of students at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, 2014/15
Figure Figure 15: Destination regions of those moving away from Leeds for university, 2014/15
Figure Figure 16: Destination cities of Leeds students moving away for university, 2014/15
Figure Movements of new graduates after university
Figure Figure 17: Retention rates of each UK city, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 18: Retention rate of each university in Leeds, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 19: Proportion of all retained students from Leeds and from elsewhere, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 20: Destinations of Leeds’ graduates who move to other cities for work, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 21: Comparing students lost and graduates gained by Leeds, 2013/14 – 2014/15
The nature of the new graduate workforce
Figure Figure 23: The components of the new graduate workforce, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 24: Share of working new graduates by class of degree
Figure Figure 25: Mean graduate wages of each UK city, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 26: Mean graduate wages by institution and location of employment, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 27: Share of graduates in Leeds working in each sector, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 28: Share of UK graduates working in each sector, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Conclusions
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22: The bouncers and the graduate gain, 2013/14 – 2014/15
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