The Leeds Economy Handbook 2007 brings together a wide range of economic information and statistics on Leeds.
The Leeds Economy Bulletin, which is produced quarterly, provides current information on economic developments, while the Leeds Economy Briefing Notes provide an in-depth update to specific topics included in the Handbook.
The following chapters are available. The foreword and index are also available as a link on this page.
| 01 |
Audit Commission indicators
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Economic regeneration indicators |
| 02 |
National and Regional
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International and national economic environment; and Yorkshire and Humber regional economy |
| 03 |
Leeds City Region
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Northern Way; LCR collaboration; second Leeds CRDP; New Deal for city regions; and travel to work information |
| 04 |
The Leeds Economy
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GVA and productivity; business stock and entrepreneurship; major organisations; and historical developments |
| 05 |
The Leeds Labour Market
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Labour demand; labour supply |
| 06 |
Learning & Skills Development
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Compulsory Education; skills; post 16 learning. |
| 07 |
Ward Based Information
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Unemployment; council benefits; Deprivation |
| 08 |
Equality and Diversity
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Minority ethnic groups; faith communities. |
| 09 |
Sectors of the Economy
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Introduction; manufacturing; construction; wholesale distribution & transport; retail; tourism cultural and leisure activities; financial & business services; public sector; media & communications. |
| 10 |
Sustainable Development
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What is sustainable development? - national, regional, local. |
| 11 |
Planning
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The planning system |
| 12 |
Property
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Leeds property market; employment land |
| 13 |
The City Centre
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Employment; population and housing; mixed-use developments; retail; offices; culture; hotels |
| 14 |
Transport
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Transport links; strategies and initiatives |
| 15 |
Regeneration
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Area management; regeneration resources; major regeneration programmes |
| 16 |
Housing
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Housing tenure and markets; changing housing market conditions |
| 17 |
Strategies, funding and business support
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Economic development strategies, business support in Leeds |
| 18 |
Further information
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Sources of information; contact; and data sets |
A link to the Handbook maps is available here