1. Employment Success and New Priorities Ruth Cooper Economic Development Manager

2. 1000 jobs in 1000 days… 780 additional jobs in local companies and third sector organisations with recruitment incentives Over 200 paid graduate internships across the public, private and voluntary sectors 90 paid traineeships in the public and community sectors

3. Employment Success… Renfrewshire’s employment rate is now higher than both the Scottish and UK average. Our youth employment rate went from 27 th (out of 32 council areas) in June 2012 to 4 th in June 2015.

4. Breaking it down… Employment in Renfrewshire: 7 th lowest for self employment but 9 th highest for employees. 7 th lowest for male employment, 8 th highest for female employment We need to: - encourage more self employment - target male unemployment specifically

5. All Ages(16+): Claimant count rate 2013-2016

6. Youth (18-24): Claimant count rate 2013-2016

7. New Approaches… EU funding requirements: Big focus on Barrier removal sustaining and progressing in work Wage subsidies, traineeships Multiple interventions progression along the employability pipeline All participants have to show that they are unemployed and must be clients of the employability hub

8. New Priorities… Renfrewshire: Full Youth Employment Area (transient unemployment / structural unemployment) Keep increasing employment levels Target and reduce long term (6 months plus) youth unemployment Need specific programmes / interventions to do this

9. New Priorities… 50+ Unemployment: 2%, 720 people aged 50+ on claimant count Unemployment isn't falling so quickly Biggest percentage are long term unemployed Need specific programmes / interventions to do this

10. Ages 50+: Claimant count rate 2013-2016

11. New Priorities… For discussion this afternoon in the inclusion theme…. -Refugees and asylum seekers? -Geographical areas? -Health benefits? -Learning disabilities? -Single parents? We can plan our priority groups…. But where are the jobs? What are the skills required…?