RSS FeedsRegional Competitiveness and State of the Regions, 2008
The 2008 edition includes 17 socio-economic indicators covering the nine English regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is intended to give a balanced picture of all the statistical information relevant to regional competitiveness and the state of the regions and to measure progress towards sustainable economic development, skills and social regeneration.
This is the seventh edition of Regional Competitiveness and State of the Regions, formed by the amalgamation of two separate publications: the Regional Competitiveness Indicators and the Regional Development Agency (RDA) ‘State of the Region’ Core Indicators.
At the same time as combining these two publications a number of changes were introduced. Consultants (SQW Ltd and Oxford Economic Forecasting) recommended 11 core indicators for RDA Evaluation and Performance Monitoring. Those incorporated in the combined indicator set:
- Gross Value Added (on a workplace basis) per head of population
- Manufacturing GVA per head
- Business formations per 10,000 adults
- Unemployment rate (ILO definition)
- Percentage of adults with NVQ level 4 skills/equivalent
- Percentage of adults with no qualifications
- Percentage of residents within families dependent on Income Support benefits
- Road congestion
- Stock of derelict land
For sub-regional information, the Business Competitiveness Indicators can be accessed via the BERR website. These break down a selection of the statistics contained in this publication to Learning and Skills Council Areas, Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics level 3 (NUTS3), or Local Authority/Unitary Authority level, depending on the availability of data.
Dated 29/05/2008
Owning Organisation
BERR (Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform) - http://www.berr.gov.uk
Data Type
Data Series
Spatial Coverage
Regional to Local Authority
Theme
Economy, Society, Labour Market & Skills