Cities Outlook 2022 Launch
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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.
What role does foreign investment have in levelling up?
Foreign investment is currently skewed towards the Greater South East, but policy will need to tackle the fundamental barriers to investment elsewhere rather than using subsidies and tax breaks if this is to change.
How important is Christmas for the high street?
December is an especially important time for the high street, but some places are likely to feel the impact of new government guidance more than others.
High streets recovery tracker
Centre for Cities tracks the recovery of high streets in Britain's cities and large towns from the Coronavirus pandemic.
November 2021: What do the statistics tell us about claimant count and employment two months after the end of furlough?
The most recent data suggests that a post-furlough unemployment surge may have been avoided and several cities in the North and Midlands are leading the recovery. However, this is far from achieving levelling up.
Reaching net zero means changing cities – and more demolitions
Cities are good for the planet, but to make them even greener they need to be denser.
How are local centres recovering from the pandemic? A deep dive on the West Midlands
Valentine Quinio compares footfall data in Birmingham city centre with eight surrounding town centres in the West Midlands to monitor recovery
Will the pandemic change how we think about leisure, socialising and shopping?
The third and final event of our three-part series held in partnership with L&G discussed the future of leisure and amenities in cities.
A lost decade of Workplace Parking Levy: what were the costs for Bristol?
A Workplace Parking Levy would simultaneously help Bristol face some of its major challenges: reaching net zero, improving air quality and making public transport better