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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.
How will more R&D spending level up the UK?
Government R&D investment should recognise the link between a place's innovative businesses and its broader economic success.
City Talks
City Talks: Dafni Papoutsaki on the links between internal migration and social mobilityDr Dafni Papoutsaki from the Institute for Employment Studies discusses her new research on the links between internal migration and social mobility.
August furlough update: Where are the highest shares of workers on the Job Retention Scheme?
Crawley remains the city with the highest share of eligible workers on furlough.
City Minutes
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.
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 Nissan tells us on whether freeports will create ‘innovation hotbeds’
Claims by ministers that freeports will create hotbeds of innovation in deprived areas do not reflect the realities of where innovation happens.
Addressing regional productivity throughout the Covid-19 recovery
How has the pandemic affected prospects for growth around 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.