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2.14 In Redcar and Cleveland there are only 0.56 jobs per person, compared to an average of 0.74 across the North East, 0.82 in Yorkshire and the Humber and an average of 0.87 across England and Wales. Job density within the former Scarborough administrative area (including Scarborough and Whitby) is relatively high (0.98), 1 in 5 jobs are in tourism related sectors, with associated seasonal and cyclical vulnerability and relatively low pay. The average resident of Middlesborough or Redcar earns between £4,000 and £5,000 less per year than the average for England and Wales.
A mixed picture on deprivation with high concentrations in Redcar and Stockton-on-Tees, Whitby and Scarborough
2.15 The local population is ageing – most significantly in Scarborough Borough – and growing at much lower rate than the UK average (less than 2% for the coastal local authorities in the North East). 2.16 While a third of people across England and Wales have a degree level qualification or equivalent 13 , this is only 25% in Redcar and Cleveland and 28% within the travel to work area for the Woodsmith Project.
2.17 These are significant challenges – but also point to the untapped potential of the northern economies to drive the future of UK’s growth.
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