Employment is biggest challenge facing new Liverpool metro mayor – report
A study by the Resolution Foundation into the Liverpool economy found living standards across the region in the past 20 years has been “mixed.”
The biggest challenge for one of the new mayors elected in next month’s local polls will be tackling low employment, according to a report.
A study by the Resolution Foundation into the Liverpool economy found living standards across the region in the past 20 years has been “mixed.”
Typical hourly pay is “mid-table”, while the employment rate of 68% last year was the second-lowest of any major city region.
Conor D’Arcy, of the think tank, said: “While the national focus is on the general election in June, the metro mayoral election in May is set to have a major impact on living standards across the Liverpool City Region too.
“There will be many issues in the mayor’s in-tray, but tackling the city region’s jobs deficit should be top of the to-do list.
“The economy has performed relatively well in recent decades, but that hasn’t translated into strong, shared employment growth.
“The jobs deficit is greatest in the city of Liverpool itself and among disabled people and older men in particular.”
