Local Growth Deals
This note looks at the creation of the Single Local Growth Fund and the process of allocating Growth Deal funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships.

This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics
Unemployment by Constituency June 2013 (1 MB , PDF)
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
• The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance decreased by 8,600 between April and May 2013, to 1.51 million people aged 18 or over.
• The ILO measure of unemployment was 2.51 million people in February-April 2013, down 5,000 from the previous quarter and down 88,000 from the same period last year. The unemployment rate was 7.8%.
• The number of people in employment was 29.76 million in February-April 2013, up 24,000 from November 2012-January 2013 and up 432,000 on the previous year. The employment rate (the proportion of the population aged 16-64 in work) was 71.5%.
• The number of economically inactive people aged 16-64 was 8.99 million in February-April 2013, up 40,000 compared to the last quarter but down 199,000 compared to the previous year.
Unemployment by Constituency June 2013 (1 MB , PDF)
This note looks at the creation of the Single Local Growth Fund and the process of allocating Growth Deal funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships.
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