Annual Monitoring Report 2007(6.6MB) - Scarborough Borough ...

Annual Monitoring Report 2007
Unemployment Rates
2.17 The trend over recent years has been for a reduction in unemployment rates, however,
all areas (i.e. local, regional and National) have witnessed recent increases in levels of
unemployment. Scarborough Borough, whilst having higher rates of unemployment (4.9%) than
North Yorkshire as a whole (3.2%), is still experiencing lower levels than the Yorkshire/ Humber
region (5.3%) and the UK as a whole (5.2%).
Nature of Employment
2.18 Tourism in the Borough has faced decline as part of a general decline in traditional
seaside holidays, but still forms a substantial part of the local economy and a large number of
people are employed in this industry. The percentage of individuals employed in tourism - related
employment is over twice the national percentage. Manufacturing has, however, grown to be
a significant employer with the proportion of employment (12.3%) above the national level
(11.1%). Transport and communications, finance and IT and other business activities are lower
than the county, regional and national situations. A significant proportion of working people in
the Borough are Self-Employed (14% compared to 9.2% in Great Britain). This is likely due to
the nature of tourism and fishing industries.The full picture is shown in Table C.13 ‘Nature of
Employment (%)’.
2 Scarborough Borough - Background
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Average Income
2.19 The average weekly income for people working in the Borough and for the resident
population falls significantly below both the regional and national average, with the Borough
having an average weekly gross of £356 (for the resident population) and £335 (workforce
population). Both figures fall almost £100 / week behind the national averages. Full information
on this and the trends of recent years can be found in Appendix C.
Built Environment
2.20 The wide range and number of archaeological sites and historic buildings and areas form
an important part of the Borough's Heritage. Many such sites are subject to national designations:
56 Scheduled Monuments in the LDF area;
1685 Listed Buildings in the LDF area. There are 15 Grade I, 103 Grade II* and 1567 Grade
II Buildings;
25 Conservation Areas, covering 565 hectares;
4 sites registered as Historic Parks and Gardens. These are areas of historic interest and
make a significant contribution to the diversity and pattern of the national landscape.
2.21 English Heritage maintains a list of Buildings at Risk (Grade I and II* Scheduled
Monuments and Listed Buildings). In the Borough there are four buildings which are deemed
to be at risk, either through neglect or decay, or vulnerable to becoming so. Two of these are
within the LDF area and two are within the North York Moors National Park.