The LowDown
The economic bulletin for Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole, published three times a year.
The LowDown is produced by Dorset County Council in partnership with Bournemouth Borough Council and Poole Council.
The LowDown aims to pull together useful facts and figures about the local economy and labour market in an easy-to-read format. It is published three times a year and can be e-mailed directly to you on request.
Issues are normally released around February, June and October.
| Issue 27 | July 2010 | Local Economic Assessment; Local Enterprise Partnerships; 2009 mid-year population estimates; Gross Disposable Household Income; claimant unemployment in Dorset towns; Destinations of year 11 school leavers; What is a 'Thought Leadership' event?; How's business? Tourism in the South West; value of tourism; engineering and manufacturing in Poole. |
| Issue 26 | February 2010 | Local Economic Assessment; Business Demography; Claimant unemployment in Dorset 2009; Economic & labour market review; Business news; Jobs news; Annual Business Inquiry 2008; Annual Survey of Hours & Earnings 2009; Multi Area Agreement update; Gross Value Added 2007; Change in female state pension age. |
| Issue 25 | October 2009 | Focus on Bournemouth & Poole: Recession Bulletin, Claimant unemployment in Dorset Sept 09, Jobcentre Plus Vacancies, Job News, Changes in Standard Industrial Classification, 2008 Mid-Year Population Estimates, Change in working age definition, National minimum wage & low pay employment, Multi Area Agreement update, Focus on Bournemouth: Mosaic data 08/09, Economic & labour market review and Citizens Advice bureau statistics. |
| Issue 24 | July 2009 | E-base 2001-2009; house prices and affordability; Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Multi Area Agreement; earning or learning; sector resilience; jobs news; claimant unemployment in Dorset towns; claimant unemployment change by broad occupation; gross disposable household income data; tourism in the South West of England Position Report May 2009; floorspace and rateable value of commercial and industrial properties 2008; firms and employees in employment 2007. |
| Issue 23 | March 2009 | Focus on Dorset: Local action for rural communities; Post Office closures; house prices; Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings; older people; England's seaside towns. Plus unemployment; local news; recession scenarios; rural economy index; business demography; GVA; housing affordability; Annual Business Inquiry; employment rate. |
| Issue 22 | October 2008 | Focus on Poole: house prices; migrant workers; Mosaic types; older people; poverty and wealth 1980-2000. Plus Overseas nationals; 2007 mid-year estimates; unemployment update. |
| Issue 21 | July 2008 | Focus on Bournemouth: house building; 2006-based sub national population projections; supporting the building schools for the future programme; Experian Mosaic Public Sector. Plus GVA local estimates; gross disposable household income; national indicator set at the Hub. |
Issue 20 | March 2008 | English Indices of deprivation, Economic and labour market review, Annual Business Inquiry, VAT registration data, and the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. |
Issue 19 | November 2007 | Housing affordability, population estimates methodology, poverty in south-east Dorset, migrant workers data, job choices and opportunities. |
Issue 18 | July 2007 | Examination of the draft Regional Spatial Strategy, the Worker Registration Scheme, Job density and Skills news. |
Issue 17 | March 2007 | Affordable and unaffordable housing, GVA and VAT registration data releases, migrant workers. |
Issue 16 | October 2006 | National Employers Skills Survey, Gross Domestic Household Income, Annual Population Survey, Workers mobility: an EU perspective, National Minimum Wage. |
Issue 15 | June 2006 | Visitor survey, Train to Gain, Local employment projections, Gross Value Added 2003, Acorn data, Weymouth relief road. |
Issue 14 | February 2006 | Work based learning, 2012 Olympics, E-base update, Employment in Dorset, Dept Work and Pension tabulation tool, 2005 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, |
Issue 13 | October 2005 | Evolutive, Annual Population Survey, Trends and patterns in employment, GVA local estimates, Earnings 2004 update |
Issue 12 | July 2005 | Visitor spending, Commuting, Employment by industry, GVA 2002 |
Issue 11 | February 2005 | New Look, Other job losses, Earnings 2004, VAT registrations, Knowledge economy, GCSE results 2004 |
Issue 10 | October 2004 | Knowledge economy, Employment in tourism and agriculture, Skills survey, Poole's evening economy, Ethnic groups, Affordability |
Issue 9 | July 2004 | Knowledge economy audit, Indices of Deprivation 2004, GVA |
Issue 8 | February 2004 | Tourism Business Barometer, Earnings 2003, Commuting change, Rural Renaissance Partnership |
Special Issue | October 2003 | Overview of economy and labour market |
Issue 7 | October 2003 | Employment and qualifications, Key census statistics, Jobs density, Skills survey, Skills strategy |
Issue 6 | June 2003 | Household survey, Key census statistics, Accommodation occupancy, Can work - can't buy |
Issue 5 | February 2003 | E-Base, Top towns, Workforce development, Small firms, Employment demand, Food and drink |
Issue 4 | October 2002 | Village facilities, Learning and skills, Firms by size, Regional GVA, Economic projections, First census results |
Issue 3 | June 2002 | Connexions card, Jobcentre Plus, Employment land monitoring, Employment projections |
Issue 2 | March 2002 | Poole's bridge, Property Pilot, Connexions, LSC targets |
Issue 1 | October 2001 | Economic assessment, Economic impact tool, Connexions, Deprivation, Regional Observatory, Mini-Observatory |
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