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The city of Leipzig, its major economic and cultural profile Concert halls and theatres etc (selections): • MDR Central German Broadcasting Corporation (with its own symphony orchestra and choir) • Schauspiel Leipzig (theatrical company with three venues: Central Theatre, Skala and Theatre behind the Iron Curtain) • Gewandhaus Orchestra/Gewandhaus concert hall (founded in 1781; current Gewandhaus director of music: Ricardo Chailly) • Leipzig Opera House with Leipziger Ballet, Musical Comedy (founded as civic institution, third-oldest opera house in Europe; artistic director: Alexander von Maravic) • Composers’ houses (Mendelssohn House, Schumann House, Edvard Grieg Meeting Centre) • St Thomas’s Boys Choir, Forum Thomanum, St Thomas’s Church (800th anniversary of choir and church in 2012) 6
Description of recent socio-demographic, industrial, economic, spatial and cultural trends 3 Description of recent socio-demographic, industrial, economic, spatial and cultural trends 3.1 Socio-demographic structures and trends In the 2009 league table of Germany’s 50 biggest cities compiled by the New Social Market Economy Initiative, Leipzig was rated 43rd. Its notable strengths included an above-average standard of education (17% of all employees subject to social security have a university degree, compared to the national average of 12.4%), the local authority investment quota of 7.9% (national mean: 6.1%), and the positive assessment of Leipzig as a business location by the employers asked (63.1%). One of Leipzig’s socioeconomic weaknesses is its relatively high unemployment. The city’s jobless rate of 13.6% is far higher than the national figure of 7.2% (both figures apply to September 2010). For years, Leipzig has been afflicted by consolidated long-term unemployment chiefly affecting young people aged 15–24. In 2008, one in five of Leipzig’s population was on SGB II (Social Security Code) benefits, and this proportion is increasing. Other negative indicators are the very low local authority share of income tax of €131 per head (compared to the national average of €298) and the low-average purchasing power per inhabitant of €15,884 (national average: €18,756). Positive trends are to be seen in for instance the development of the labour market. For example, the supply of jobs rose between 2003 and 2008 by 4.5% (national mean: 2%) while the number of jobs subject to social security in the same period increased by 7% (national mean: 0.9%). Moreover, Leipzig’s population grew continuously between 2003 and 2008 by 3.6% (national mean: 0.4%). 3.2 Economic and industrial structures and trends After considering general performance parameters of Leipzig’s economy in 2.2, attention will now be paid to highlights and trends in the creative industries. In the city’s development strategy, the sectors of Leipzig’s economy with the highest growth have been subdivided into five clusters. 3 One promising cluster is ‘Media & Creativity’. For the purposes of this SWOT analysis, the creative industries are of particular interest. As well as being the fastest-growing economic sector in Leipzig, the creative industries are also the sector least affected by the recent financial crisis. In the region of Saxony, the turnover of the cultural and creative industries in 2006 totalled €3 billion. This puts Saxony in fourth place among the 16 federal states making up Germany; indeed, Saxony’s cultural and creative sector accounted for 2.2% of Germany’s entire turnover that year. The two foremost cultural centres in Saxony are the cities of Dresden and Leipzig. In 2006, the turnover of the nearly 1,900 companies making up Leipzig’s cultural and creative industries made up 8.4% of the city’s overall economy. The most important areas were publishing, the film industry, journalism and advertising. Leipzig has a far-reaching structure and many relevant criteria which could benefit the cultural and creative industries. For example, apart from the numerous businesses operating in the music (see also 2.3), publishing, film, radio and design sectors, there are in particular training facilities for the cultural and creative industries such as the Felix Mendelssohn University of Music and Theatre and the HGB Leipzig Academy of Visual Arts. Other supporting factors are specified below. 3 1. Automotive & Suppliers; 2. Media & Creativity; 3. Healthcare & Biotech; 4. Power& Environment; 5. Logistics & Services. 7
Page 1 and 2: for HALLE 14 | Leipzig This project
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