High streets recovery tracker
Centre for Cities tracks the recovery of high streets in Britain's cities and large towns from the Coronavirus pandemic.
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UK unemployment tracker
As the COVID-19 pandemic sends shockwaves through the labour market, Centre for Cities tracks the latest unemployment claim statistics across the UK's cities and largest towns.
Did ‘Freedom Day’ boost the high street recovery?
Analyst Valentine Quinio explores the latest high street spend and footfall data to establish what impact England’s ‘Freedom Day’ had on consumer behaviour, and what this means for high street recovery.
Net zero: decarbonising the city
The UK has pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. This report sets out what needs to change if cities and large towns are to lead the way in helping the Government achieve this goal.
Net zero: what is the carbon footprint of my city?
Explore the carbon footprint of your city or town to see how sectors contribute to total carbon emissions and how it compares to other places.
Environment Bill and clean air: another missed opportunity
The Environment Bill's delay pushes air quality further down the Government's agenda, seriously impeding our prioritisation of environmental issues and building a green recovery.
How has Covid-19 affected the levelling up agenda?
The pandemic has made levelling up four times harder and it risks levelling down otherwise economically successful parts of the country as well.
November update: What do the latest claimant count figures mean for cities and large towns?
Despite claimant count remaining unchanged or declining in almost every city and large town over the past month, places are entering this second lockdown in a much weaker position than in March.
What do renewed restrictions mean for city labour markets?
Job postings are slower to recover where more people work from home and high-street footfall remains low, making it harder for redundant workers to find jobs.
Three reflections on comment concerns about ‘levelling up local government’
Our recent paper 'Levelling up Local Government in England' sparked much debate. Here’s a round-up and response to the main themes.