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Head of Economic Development Glasgow City Council Kevin Rush Head of Economic Development Glasgow City Council

- Councillor Gordon Matheson Glasgow City Council “Glasgow is the principal powerhouse of the Scottish economy; the cultural, sporting, engineering and academic heart of the country; and we’re now one of Europe’s top financial centres. “We have a remarkable business tourism sector and we’re the number one retail destination in the UK outside of London. We have a highly educated workforce and, in recent years, Glasgow is the only major city in the UK where youth unemployment has fallen.” - Councillor Gordon Matheson

CHALLENGES Health Employment Deprivation Business Survival Glasgow City Council CHALLENGES Health Employment Deprivation Business Survival A Glasgow Effect?

Glasgow City Council SUCCESSES High skill level – 40% of population with degree-level qualifications or above (Manchester – 32%, Birmingham - 25%). Highest wage rate per head of 10 biggest UK cities outside London. UK business startup hotspot Educational attainment at all-time high 80,000 new jobs in city between 1995 and 2008

Glasgow City Council Male Life Expectancy

Healthy Life Expectancy Glasgow City Council Healthy Life Expectancy

Glasgow City Council Life Expectancy

STRATEGIC PLAN 5 Priorities: Economic Growth World Class City Glasgow City Council STRATEGIC PLAN 5 Priorities: Economic Growth World Class City Sustainable City City that looks after its vulnerable people A Learning City

WORLD CLASS CITY Free entry to museums Glasgow City Council WORLD CLASS CITY Free entry to museums Year of Glasgow – Commonwealth Games, MTV Europe Awards, BBC SPOTY Longer funding for 3rd sector Fund 100 police officers Anti-poverty strategy Free access to sport facilities for certain groups

SUSTAINABLE CITY District Heating systems Affordable Warmth Strategy Glasgow City Council SUSTAINABLE CITY District Heating systems Affordable Warmth Strategy Green Capital Bid Strategic Plan for Cycling

A city that looks after its vulnerable people Glasgow City Council A city that looks after its vulnerable people Guarantee all care leavers a job or college place and provide support to help them sustain it Alcohol – work with community planning partners (SOA) Carers’ Champion Carers’ card

Glasgow City Council A LEARNING CITY Rebuilding or refurbishing every Primary and ASL school in the city Increase Family Learning Centres Extension of childcare Improve quality of teaching & learning Increase number of pupils studying science Work with college principals to attract more funding to the city

Glasgow City Council ECONOMIC GROWTH The challenges

Youth (16-24) Unemployment Rates Glasgow City Council - Employment / Unemployment Employment Rates Date Glasgow Scotland UK   2008 65.5% 73.5% 72.1% 2009 62.6% 71.9% 70.5% 2010 62.1% 71.0% 70.1% 2011 63.8% 70.7% 70.0% 2012 59.7% 70.6% Glasgow’s employment rate suffered over the most recent recession - falling by 5.8% in comparison to a Scottish fall of 2.9%, and a UK fall of 1.5% over the same time period. Youth (16-24) Unemployment Rates Date Glasgow Scotland UK   2008 15.0% 13.6% 2009 16.5% 16.8% 18.8% 2010 22.1% 18.6% 19.3% 2011 23.7% 21.5% 21.0% 2012 32.4% 20.7% 20.9% Similarly, Glasgow’s youth unemployment rate suffered significantly – increasing by 11.5% more than the UK average, and 10.3% more than the Scottish average

Glasgow City Council YOUTH EMPLOYMENT Post-recession, Glasgow’s youth employment rate had a higher recovery than the UK and Scottish averages Similarly, the overall employment figure has increased by 3.6% in the last year (Scotland +0.4%, UK +0.7%) 2012 2013 % change Glasgow 34.0 41.4 7.4 Scotland 53.2 52.6 -0.6 UK 49.7 49.8 0.1

Glasgow City Council YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT Glasgow’s youth unemployment level fell by 7.9% between 2012 and 2013 – a full 7.8% more than the Scottish average, and 7.1% more than the UK equivalent. 2012 2013 % change Glasgow 32.4 24.5 - 7.9 Scotland 20.7 20.6 -0.1 UK 20.9 20.1 -0.8

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School Leaver Destinations Glasgow City Council School Leaver Destinations 89.2% of Glasgow’s school leavers in 2012/2013 journeyed into a positive destination – gap has closed consistently over last 5 years But, follow up report in February is less positive. More school leavers drop out of positive destination than rest of Scotland

Business Sustainability Glasgow City Council Business Sustainability City 1 year survival rate (%) 3 year survival rate (%) Aberdeen 96.7 68.4 Birmingham 95.9 62.4 Edinburgh 96.0 63.5 Glasgow 95.3 60.3 Liverpool 95.6 63.1 Manchester 96.6 61.7

Economic Development challenges Glasgow City Council Economic Development challenges Youth unemployment going in right direction – but still too high Long term youth unemployment the real issue Underemployment a major issue Business sustainability lower in Glasgow than anywhere else in UK School leavers fall away after initial positive destinations

ECONOMIC GROWTH Glasgow Guarantee Glasgow City Council Worth £8million per year Commonwealth Apprentice Initiative – focus on school leavers 50% wage subsidy for employers for 1 year Commonwealth Jobs Fund – 18-24 and 50+ Commonwealth Graduate Fund – unemployed/underemployed Commonwealth Youth Fund – 16-19 year olds 5000 young people into work or apprenticeships since 2009

ECONOMIC GROWTH Co-operative Council Science Expo Glasgow Living Wage Glasgow City Council ECONOMIC GROWTH Co-operative Council Science Expo Glasgow Living Wage Urban Wireless

ECONOMIC GROWTH – GLASGOW CITY DEAL Glasgow City Council ECONOMIC GROWTH – GLASGOW CITY DEAL First of its kind in Scotland Glasgow City-Region Aims for £1bn investment Three strands: Infrastructure Fund Labour Market Private Sector Growth

Glasgow City Council Resources spent on employability support (16-24 year olds) and business growth (2013/14) – GCC and ALEOs

Solutions - Business Support Glasgow City Council Solutions - Business Support Shift focus from start-up to stay-up Increase business sustainability support Account management Glasgow Enterprise Board Charged with increasing business base Business mortality particular issue in Glasgow Business Transfer Loan Fund Supporting business incubation Series of incubators across city (ESpark, Digital Enterprise Glasgow etc.) Need for greater post-incubation support Asking more of businesses we support

Solutions - Employability Glasgow City Council Solutions - Employability GCC Youth Employment Review Mapping of services Strategic interventions – not all delivering same thing Glasgow Guarantee review – getting young people, employers involved

Youth Unemployment Is employability the answer? Glasgow City Council Youth Unemployment Is employability the answer? Should we do more to stimulate growth? Do we ask enough of businesses we support? Is long-term unemployment/underemployment the real issue? Resources not the issue. But in the right place? Do we involve the right people in service design?

Glasgow City Council Kevin.Rush@glasgow.gov.uk