Councillor Question Time Economy & Jobs Cllr Mark Watson Job - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Councillor Question Time Economy & Jobs Cllr Mark Watson

Job obs i in n Croydon 2015 = 116,000 2016 = 118,000 Growth in Construction, Professional Scientific & Technical, and IT

Croydon businesse ses 2010 = 9,965 2016 = 13,915 2017 = 14,825 Survival rate @ 5 years = 44.2%

Croydon Labour Market Economically Active Unemployed 84.0% 7.0% 6.2% 82.8% 83.0% 5.6% 6.0% 5.3% 5.2% 5.2% 82.0% 81.1% 4.7% 5.0% 81.0% 4.0% 80.0% 79.0% 3.0% 78.1% 78.0% 78.0% 77.9% 78.0% 2.0% 77.0% 1.0% 76.0% 75.0% 0.0% Croydon London Great Britain Croydon London Great Britain Jul 2015-Jun 2016 Jul 2016 - Jul 2017 Jul 2015-Jun 2016 Jul 2016 - Jul 2017 Economically Inactive 25.0% 22.1% 22.0% 21.9% 22.0% 18.9% 20.0% 17.2% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% Croydon London Great Britain Jul 2015-Jun 2016 Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

Growth Zone

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District Centres

Good Employer Croydon Pay Living Employ Local Wage Create employment and training • 34 accreditations opportunities for local people Pay the London Living wage Buy Local • 36 pledges Include All Support the local economy by Implement equality, diversity and investing in the local supply • 4 events hosted plus GEC employee support best practice chain and local business representation at other events • New S106 guidance for developers and their contractors to become GEC accredited • Employer-led Board to drive GEC agenda forward in 2018

Empl ploymen ent De Devolution on - Work & & Heal alth P Program amme

App pprentices ceship P Progr gramme “I’ve been given a lot of support and encouragement, which makes me feel like I can achieve anything I want to inside and outside of the council…” Michelle (22) – Business Administration Apprentice

Small Business Commission Access to Finance Employment Land Rising Costs Office Space Brexit Right Advice Talent Skills Innovation Transport Diversity New Markets

Partnership • Funding • Influence • Connections • Growth

Surrey Street Market • Minimised impact of Surrey Street improvements works on traders through temporary relocation to North End • Sunday market relaunched in September 2017 with a weekly events programme • Sunday market events programme to continue monthly in 2018 • New colourful wayfinding lighting to attract further footfall to Surrey Street in 2018

Eveni ening & & Night T Time e Econo onomy GOOD EVENING CROYDON BOXPARK CROWD