Rupert Waters

Change in England's claimant count from March 2020 compared to the 2008 recession.

Claimant count in England rose by 705,000 or 66.3% from March to April, with increases by region ranging from 93.2% in the South West to 50.8 in the West Midlands. #unemployment #claimantcount

#Aylesbury Vale's #population reached 199,448 in 2018, an increase of 18,573 residents or 10.3% over the last five years. This was the 8th fastest rate of growth of any UK local authority and the third highest outside London. bit.ly/2Nd9AS4 #Buckinghamshire #MYPE

38% of #Buckinghamshire's businesses introduced a new or significantly improved product or service in the last three years, the highest share among #LEPs. Skip to chapter 4 of @ERC_UK's new #innovation report for the full results: bit.ly/2ZlsqYl

In the year to the end of January, 58.5% of job postings for roles in #Buckinghamshire were in managerial, professional or technical occupations, with professionals in public services accounting for 18.5% of all postings that specified both industry & occupation @LabourinsightUK

#Buckinghamshire's local #buses travelled 8.7m miles in 2017/18, carrying 10.8m passengers. #Bucks residents made 20.1 journeys per capita, the 8th lowest ratio among England's 27 county council areas bit.ly/2SdvKoB

#Buckinghamshire's businesses paid £173.8m in business rates in 2017/18, this ranks the county 17th among England's 135 unitary authorities and 37th among the 38 #LEPs. #Bucks businesses paid £179.6m in 2016/17. #nndr #businessrates bit.ly/2CVLbb5

#Buckinghamshire's average house price rose to an all-time high of £418,787 in October. At 7,873, sales in the 12 months to the end of August were at their lowest in five years #HMLandRegistry bit.ly/2POdqgt

Over the last five years entries and exits at #Buckinghamshire’s stations have risen by 1,085,322 including an additional 416,796 at High #Wycombe and 190,596 at #Haddenham and #Thame Parkway. bit.ly/2UzApiV #ORR @chilternrailway

The new #Buckinghamshire council will have the 11th largest economy of any unitary, the 15th most jobs, the 7th biggest population and the 5th most businesses.

#Buckinghamshire’s five local authorities to be replaced by a single new unitary parliament.uk/business/publi…

Over the last five years (2012-17) #Buckingamshire's population has risen by 4.9% (24,900) residents. In that time 26 of the county's 98 wards have seen their populations fall, including 16 of 28 in #Wycombe, where High Wycombe's share of district population has risen above 50%.