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September update: what do the latest unemployment claim stats mean for the largest cities and towns?
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits continues to rise, with the biggest rises in the past month in large cities and towns in the South East.
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City Minutes: Where in the UK is it hardest to find a job?Elena Magrini and Pawel Adrjan join Andrew Carter to discuss the scale of the unemployment crisis facing different parts of the UK.
Will working from home help the levelling up agenda?
Some commentators have suggested that Covid will do in a couple of months what governments have tried to do for the last 80 years. This is very unlikely.
How are city leaders supporting the recovery of their local labour markets?
Cities are using their knowledge of their local area to support people train and find a job, but the support they can provide is limited by red tape.
What does the impact of Covid-19 mean for net zero and local fuel poverty?
Join us to hear about how decarbonisation could help to level up the country
July update: what do the latest stats on the furlough scheme and unemployment claims mean for cities and large towns?
The latest data shows that while no city or large town has high-take up of Job Retention Scheme but low claimant count, many do have high unemployment claims and lower levels of people on furlough.
Where in the UK is it hardest to find a job?
In the UK, competition for jobs has risen most in places where work was already hardest to find, raising concerns about widening geographic inequality.
How does the proposed new immigration system fit with Covid-19 and the levelling-up agenda?
Changes in the immigration system will mostly affect cities in the Greater South East.
What impact will the Summer Statement have across the country?
While the Chancellor made a series of national announcements in the Summer Statement, they will play out differently across the country.