kk The Coventry Economy Key Information Tom Evans Corporate Research January

kk Contents Context Demographics Deprivation in Coventry Current economic picture in Coventry Productivity and growth – Gross Value Added Updated (December 2011)Productivity and growth Earnings of people in work New (January 2012)Earnings of people in work Structure of the Coventry economy Updated (December 2011)Structure of the Coventry economy Enterprise – new business formation Updated (December 2011)Enterprise Coventry City Centre – footfall & void units New (January 2012)Coventry City Centre Labour Market – Employment, Jobseekers, out-of-work benefits and Job Vacancies – Updated (January 2012)Labour Market Jobseekersout-of-work benefits Job Vacancies Skills Public sector job losses – Is the private sector absorbing the losses? - BBC research Updated (November 2011)Public sector job losses Click on an item to go directly to that content, alternatively scroll through the slides All data is current and up to date as of January 2012

kk ▼ indicates Coventry rate lower than comparator ▲ indicates Coventry rate higher than comparator ● indicates Coventry rate no different to comparator BME = Black Minority Ethnic (non White British) *General Fertility Rate = number of live births per 1,000 women aged 15–44 The next update of this information is due in July 2012 Demographics Coventry West Midlands Region EnglandPeriod Population and Age Total population315,7005,455,20051,809, Average age (all residents) ▼ 39.5 ▼ 2010 % aged %19.3%▼18.7%▲ 2010 % aged (working age) 66.1%63.5%▲64.8%▲ 2010 % aged %17.2%▼16.5%▼ 2010 Birth rates Number of births4,72672, , Birth rate increase over five years16%6% ▲ 8% ▲ Fertility rate* (15-44) ▲ 2010 Ethnicity Ethnicity (% BME)25.9%17.6% ▲ 17.2% ▲ 2009 ― % White British74.1%82.4%▼82.8%▼ 2009 ― % Other White5.1%3.2%▲4.7%▲ 2009 ― % Mixed2.4%1.9%▲1.8%▲ 2009 ― % Asian / Asian British12.3%8.5%▲6.1%▲ 2009 ― % Black / Black British3.1%2.7%▲2.9%▲ 2009 ― % Chinese / other3.0%1.3%▲1.6%▲ 2009 Back to Contents page

kk Deprivation in Coventry See map on Facts about CoventryFacts about Coventry See report on Facts about CoventryFacts about Coventry Index of Multiple Deprivation This uses data from 2008 so measures deprivation just before the recession hit Coventry became slightly more deprived between 2005 and 2008 relative to other local authorities 50 th most deprived local authority (56 th in 2005) Income and employment deprivation most stark in Coventry, no change in this type of deprivation Deprivation pattern within Coventry is broadly the same. Familiar picture, concentrated in the North East Canley in particular became relatively more deprived, as did Tile Hill North and Radford Stoke Aldermoor and North Holbrooks became less deprived, as did NDC area, modestly Source: Indices of Deprivation 2010, Department for Communities and Local Government The next update of this information is due in 2013/2014 Back to Contents page

kk Gross Value Added Gross Value Added (GVA) is a high level indicator of the general heath of the local economy. It measures the amount Coventry contributes to the UK economy GVA per head is used as an approximate measure of productivity, total output per job in the area GVA per head in Coventry in 2009 was £18,032, about 12% lower than the national average Unsurprisingly given the national economy was still in recession during the first two quarters of 2009, GVA per head in Coventry fell by 5% between 2008 and 2009 from £18,988 GVA per head in Coventry fell by more than the national average; a 2.5% drop on average across England In 1995 GVA per head was higher than the national average but has grown since then by only 41% compared to 82% nationally GVA per head is higher in Coventry than in areas considered appropriate to compare with (CIPFA statistical neighbours), see the charts below Source: Office for National Statistics Back to Contents page

kk Gross Value Added per head The next update of this information is due end of December 2012 Back to Contents page

kk Gross Value Added per head The next update of this information is due end of December 2012 Back to Contents page

kk Earnings of people in work The average (median) annual wage in 2011 (before tax) of all people who work in Coventry is estimated to be £23,549; higher than the average for all Coventry residents, £21,439 Those who work in Coventry, on average, earn 9% more than the England average of £21,650 People who work in Coventry earn on average 10% more than Coventry residents; many people commute into Coventry to work The average annual growth in earnings between 2008 and 2011 for residents of Coventry and for those who work in Coventry has been just under 3% compared to an England average of just under 1% Earnings growth in Coventry in the last year was the highest for the last 3 years Back to Contents page

kk Earnings of people in work The next update of this information is due: 12 th December 2012 Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics Back to Contents page

kk Employment by industry The largest broad sector of the Coventry economy is public administration, education and health which employs approximately 45,750 people in Coventry, almost a third (32%) of all employment Manufacturing has become an increasingly smaller part of the economy in recent years and now makes up about 11% of employment, about 15,000 people ‘Business services’ (banking, finance and insurance etc.) has employed an increasing number of people in the city since 1998, increasing from 14% to 23% of all employment in 2008 (England 23%) 58% of employees work for SMEs (business with less than 200 employees) compared to an England average of 69% (2008) Between 2008 and 2010 the estimated number of employees at Coventry workplaces fell from about 147,000 to 143,000 with notable falls in business services, manufacturing and ‘other services’ jobs and a notable increase in public administration, education and health jobs Back to Contents page

kk Employment by industry – Coventry workplaces Source: ONS business register and employment survey 2010, NOMIS The next update of this information is due: September 2012 Back to Contents page

kk Employment by industry Source: Annual Business Inquiry , NOMIS Back to Contents page

kk Employment by industry Source: ONS business register and employment survey 2010, NOMIS This data must not be compared to the data on the previous slide, they are from different sources The next update of this information is due: September 2012 Back to Contents page

kk New business formation 965 new business registered in Coventry in 2010, an increase on 855 in The rate of business formation is however lower than it was in 2008 and in previous years. The rate is 38 per 10,000 adults compared to the England average of 49, about 25% lower than the national average Due to the recession there has been a 14% fall nationally and a 16% fall amongst similar metropolitan areas between 2008 and 2010 Fall of 18% in business formation in Coventry, a greater fall than in the UK overall and other similar areas Coventry has relatively more public sector employment, less self employment and relatively fewer SMEs than England There was a significant fall between 2008 and 2009 before a recovery in 2010; this suggests that the extent of the drop in 2009 may have been the result a statistical ‘blip’ in the measurement Back to Contents page

kk Business formation Source: ONS Business Demography data 2010 The next update of this information is due: December 2012 Back to Contents page

kk City Centre Footfall Following a positive 2010, Coventry City Centre footfall returned to a year-on-year decline, with fewer visitors to the city centre being a result of the recession and slow growth in the economy Footfall collected from the following sites; Smithford Way, Market Way, Upper Precinct, Hertford Street, City Arcade, Priory Place, Lower Precinct and West Orchards Back to Contents page

kk City Centre Void Units After a positive reduction in the number of empty units in the city centre since 2009, figures have slightly risen over the past year to 44 void units in the city centre at the end of 2011 Back to Contents page

kk Labour Market July 2010 – June 2011 data There are an estimated 208,700 people of working age resident in Coventry (aged 16 – 64); about two thirds of the total population About two thirds (66%) of working age residents of Coventry are in employment. Lower than the national average employment rate of 70% The employment rate of 66% is down from 71% in 2007 before the recession; about 6,000 fewer in employment About 138,500 people are in employment, 13,000 are unemployed and 57,300 people are economically inactive (e.g. long term sick, full time student, looking after family / home etc.) There was no significant change in the employment rate during the second quarter of 2011 (between Apr 2010-Mar 2011 and Jul 2010–Jun 2011) Those claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance make up the majority of those considered unemployed, although some don’t claim JSA Many of those claiming other out of work benefits (IB / ESA, lone parents on IS) are considered to be economically inactive Source: ONS Annual Population Survey July 2010 – June 2011, NOMIS Back to Contents page

kk Labour Market The next updates of this information are due: 18 th April 2012, 18 th July 2012, 17 th October 2012 Back to Contents page

kk Unemployment The official unemployment rate estimates the number of people who are out of work and have actively sought work in the last 4 weeks. It is measured using a survey, the Labour Force Survey An estimated 13,000 Coventry residents are unemployed (July 2010 – June 2011 ). The makes an unemployment rate of 8.6% of the economically active population compared to the England average of 7.8%. This rate should not be compared to the JSA rate 10,073 claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) in December 2011, a noteworthy reduction from 10,445 in October 2011 The JSA count usually falls during November and December, it is appropriate to adjust the count to remove seasonal trends and show the underlying figure The seasonally adjusted claimant count gives a rate of 4.9% of the working age population (December 2011). This still represents a notable drop in the JSA claimant count between October and December, even after seasonal trends are accounted for. The JSA claimant count peaked at 11,570, 5.6% in October 2009 JSA rate in December 2011; 4.0% across UK, 4.9% across WM region and 2.5% in Warwickshire Back to Contents page

kk Unemployment (JSA) - trends While the JSA claimants count is currently on a downward trend it is still 5% up on the same time last year. Regionally and nationally however the claimant count has been falling more slowly in recent months and the West Midlands is 8% and the UK 10% up on the same time last year. Warwickshire is down by 4% on last year Slowly increasing numbers (seasonally adjusted) of claimants between December 2010 and June 2011 in Coventry Between June 2011 and July 2011 there was a significant increase in the number of JSA claimants in Coventry from 10,250 to 10,750. This was also the case overall nationally but the scale of the increase was greater in Coventry The JSA claimant count (seasonally adjusted) has been on a decreasing trend between August 2011 and December 2011 The gap between the UK and Coventry has narrowed since the recession; it increased during the recession when the Coventry claimant count increased by more than the national average. The gap between Coventry and Warwickshire has widened 30,250 people claiming all out of work benefits, 14.5% of the working age population (q2 2011) (All Metropolitan authorities average 15.7%, England average 11.8%) Back to Contents page

kk Unemployment (JSA) trends The next updates of this information are due: 15 th February 2012, 14 th March 2012, 18 th April 2012 Back to Contents page

kk Unemployment - JSA Source: Jobseeker’s Allowance claimant count, ONS, NOMIS The next updates of this information are due: 15th February 2012, 14th March 2012, 18th April 2012 See map report on Facts about CoventryFacts about Coventry Back to Contents page

kk Total out-of-work benefits claimants Source: DWP Work and Pensions longitudinal study, NOMIS The next update of this information is due: 16 th May 2012, 15 th August 2012 See report on Facts about CoventryFacts about Coventry Total Other Lone Parents Incapacity Benefits / ESA JSA Back to Contents page

kk Job Vacancies 2,755 vacancies in Coventry reported to Jobcentre Plus during December This represents only a proportion of all job vacancies This means that the annual average number of vacancies in 2011 is 4% higher than in In Warwickshire it is 2% up In December 2011 there were just over 4 Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants chasing every reported vacancy in Coventry, broadly reflecting the national and regional average. In Warwickshire there were just under 2 job seekers per vacancy In July 2011 the ratio between job vacancies and job seekers was about the same as in December 2011 Back to Contents page

kk Job Vacancies Source: Jobcentre Plus vacancies, Department for Work and Pensions, NOMIS The next updates of this information are due: 15th February 2012, 14th March 2012, 18th April 2012 Back to Contents page

kk The labour market mismatch On average there were 3.7 people on JSA per Jobcentre Plus vacancy in December 2011 In addition there are generally 2, ,000 people looking for work who are not on JSA benefits Jobseekers looking for work in management or professional roles appear to face less competition with claimants looking for such work per vacancy Higher skills generally better balanced but many start own business / do not need to sign on The biggest mismatch was for work in sales and customer service, 7 claimants per vacancy Administrative and secretarial occupations and elementary occupations also had higher than average claimants per vacancy ratios, about 6 Back to Contents page

kk The labour market mismatch The next updates of this information are due: 15th February 2012, 14th March 2012, 18th April 2012 Occupational group Number of JSA claimants by sought occupational group December 2011 Number of reported job vacancies by occupational group December 2011 JSA claimants per JCP vacant job Managers and Senior Officials Professional Occupations Associate Professional and Technical Occupations Administrative and Secretarial Occupations Skilled Trades Occupations Personal Service Occupations Sales and Customer Service occupations2, Process, Plant and Machine Operatives Elementary Occupations3, Back to Contents page

kk Skills It is estimated that 29% of working age residents of Coventry have higher level qualifications, those equivalent to or higher than a degree. Similar to regional and national average; higher than the West Midlands city region average 14% have no qualifications. Higher than the national average, lower than the West Midlands city region average Back to Contents page

kk Skills *Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Telford & Wrekin, Walsall & Wolverhampton Source: ONS Annual Population Survey Jan 2010 – Dec 2010, NOMIS The next update of this information is due in July 2012 See report on Facts about CoventryFacts about Coventry Back to Contents page

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kk Is the private sector absorbing public sector job losses? The total public sector job cuts in the quarter April to June 2011 was 200, fewer than in the previous two quarters It should be noted that the organisations supplying data in response to press enquiries has varied from quarter to quarter therefore the number of jobs cut may be under-reported There has been limited in-sourcing or out-sourcing of services, and no evidence of wholesale transfer of jobs to the private sector through contracting At the moment it is not possible to say whether or not the private sector is absorbing jobs lost to the public sector Back to Contents page

kk Is the private sector absorbing public sector job losses? Evidence from October 2010 – March 2010 More jobs in-sourced than out-sourced (39 & 18) Businesses surveyed: –Fewer worried now about impact of cuts, but still uncertainty for future –Only 6% (4 orgs) considering delivering services traditionally in public sector –Fewer orgs recruited Jan-Mar, but more had recruited from ex- public sector employees Back to Contents page