Employment
17 Jun 2024
Better Transport Week 2024: Charting a Sustainable Future for Rural Communities
Better Transport Week, an annual event dedicated to celebrating and advancing sustainable transport, commenced this week. This focal week highlights the transformative impact of sustainable transport solutions on environmental sustainability,...
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01 May 2024
From A4 to For All – 30 years of the Countryside Jobs Service
By Kerryn Humphreys, CJS In July 1994 small envelopes started landing on the doormats of countryside rangers, inside were a couple of sheets of closely typed A4 containing details of...
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20 Feb 2024
Job Quality Indicators
The attached analysis presents ONS indicators of the quality of jobs (hours, earnings and contract information) in the UK using earnings data from the Annual Population Survey (APS) from 2018...
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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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05 Feb 2024
Employment of people living in rural and coastal communities
The House of Commons Library recently published a report to inform Westminster Hall debate held on 1 February. The report highlighted that rural and coastal constituencies tend to have different...
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22 Jan 2024
Rural Britain’s Hidden Struggles: Insights from North Cotswolds
The “Hidden Hardship” report, conducted by Dr. Stephanie Denning at Coventry University and vividly illustrated by Beth Waters, provides an in-depth and emotive portrayal of the challenges faced by rural...
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11 Dec 2023
Are rural areas getting their fair share of apprenticeships?
The Apprenticeship Levy was recently debated in Westminster Hall in which it was highlighted the great opportunity that apprenticeships offer to learn and earn and to keep talent in our...
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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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21 Aug 2023
Local council welcomes news of UK’s second investment zone
Plans to create the UK’s second investment zone in Liverpool, focusing on life sciences, are being welcomed by neighbouring rural areas. The Government said that the move could unlock £320...
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28 Jul 2023
Focus on Land & Habitat Management
CJS has recently produced a publication on Land and Habitat management in association with the Landscape Institute. It includes 7 articles, 5 job profiles, including more opportunities to train, work...
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