Latest Local Futures Barometer
The Government at the end of June announced that most departments will see their budgets reduced by at least a quarter over the next four years. In an effort to tackle the substantial structural deficit and reduce public spending, Chancellor George Osborne in his first Budget speech, announced the deepest and fastest public sector cuts in recent memory. As a result, the Office for Budget Responsibility has forecast over 600,000 job losses in the public sector nationally. But what does this mean for the geography of public sector employment in Britain? And where will the cuts be felt the hardest? This barometer charts the rise in public sector employment over the last decade, highlights the local economies that are most dependent on public services as a source of employment, and identifies the areas that are most vulnerable to job losses.
Network members will be able to download the full here  . All of the data in our monthly barometers are also included in our Local Knowledge online system, which allows you to analyse places in Britain from regions down to neighbourhoods. It provides an easy-to-use and shared evidence base, for a range of research and policy applications.
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