Economy Insights
The rural economy is as diverse and important to delivering a strong, cohesive community as any economy would be. This section therefore provides important markers as to the state of the economy for our member authorities.
20 Feb 2024
Job Quality Indicators
The attached analysis presents ONS indicators of the quality of jobs (hours, earnings and contract information) in the UK using earnings data from the Annual Population Survey (APS) from 2018...
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20 Feb 2024
Local Area Migration Indicators
The Office for National Statistics has produced a set of data on migration flow as part of its set of local area migration indicators. This data has been used within...
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16 Feb 2024
Jobs density
Economy Insight on the RSN website has now been updated with an analysis examining Jobs Density at local authority level. The density figures represent the ratio of total jobs to...
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02 Nov 2023
Economic Inactivity
This analysis in the Economy Insight series looks at the proportion of population aged 16-64 who are classed as economically inactive, and the proportion of those classed as economically inactive...
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30 Oct 2023
Working age population
This analysis in the Economy Insight series looks at the proportion of population that is working age (16 to 64 years old) historically, now, and looking forward into the future...
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27 Oct 2023
Private/public sector employment
This analysis in the Economy Insight series looks at the proportion of employees that are in private or public employment and the proportion that are full time or part time....
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26 Oct 2023
Proportion of enterprises in broad industrial groups
This analysis in the Economy Insight series looks at the enterprise landscape within a chosen local authority area by showing the relative proportions of enterprise types.The analysis shows the movement...
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25 Oct 2023
Proportion of employees in broad industrial groups
This analysis in the Economy Insight series looks at the employment landscape within a chosen local authority area. The analysis shows which industrial sectors are the biggest employers overall ,...
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20 Oct 2023
Claimant count
This analysis in the Economy Insight series looks at the number of people that are claiming unemployment related benefits as a proportion of the population that is working age (16...
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19 Oct 2023
Average Hours Worked & Earnings
This analysis in the Economy Insight series draws on the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings to examine the difference between hours worked and earnings between those working full time,...
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