The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
Rural Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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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22 Jan 2024
Addressing Rural Housing: NHF Report Spotlights Critical Needs
The National Housing Federation (NHF) has recently launched an ambitious report, “Let’s Fix the Housing Crisis,” aimed at addressing England’s growing housing challenges. This report is part of their long-term...
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22 Nov 2023
Autumn Statement: RSN Chief Executive reviews what it means for rural
Today the Chancellor promised to ‘level up every corner of the UK’. RSN Chief Executive Kerry Booth has been looking at what that means for rural communities: We welcome the...
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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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