UK unemployment tracker
Centre for Cities tracks the latest unemployment claim statistics across the UK's cities and largest towns.
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Cost of living tracker
The UK is in the grip of a cost of living crisis, and there is a clear North-South divide in how it is playing out across the country. Explore the latest data for your city or large town.
Cities Outlook 2023
Has economic inactivity gone up everywhere in the country since the pandemic hit?The national story of rising inactivity and labour shortages only plays out in a handful of cities and this has important implications for how policy goes about addressing the issue.
Cities Outlook 2023 Deep Dive Series: London and South East
Drawing on data from Cities Outlook 2023, this short deep dive session will spotlight economic inactivity and key trends for London and cities in the South East.
What does the revaluation of business rates tell us about the economy?
National and local policymakers need to pay close attention to the signals that revaluation is sending on the health of the urban economies of England and Wales.
Which cities have seen the largest inflows of migrants in the last decade?
The latest release of Census 2021 data shows that cities in the Greater South East were the most popular destinations for migrants over the last decade.
Why the Census data shows we need to build more homes
Some parts of the UK are in dire need of new homes and the Census data shows why.
Let’s not pretend that the winning of city status will bring with it an economic boom
The award of city status to eight places to mark the Queen’s Jubilee should be a source of civic pride, but it will make no difference to their economies
High streets recovery tracker
Explore the changing levels of activity within the high streets of Britain's cities and large towns from February 2020 to May 2022.
Two Years of Covid: How has the pandemic changed the labour market in our cities?
As the labour market stabilises, claimant count rates in all cities still remain higher than they were pre-pandemic, impacting both the levelling up agenda and the current cost of living crisis.