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Developed by the Local Futures Group, Local Knowledge is a powerful web-based service for local strategies and marketing. Incorporating the latest thinking on competitiveness and sustainable development, it provides policy-makers with access to an unrivalled decision-making tool that is interactive, easy to use and rich in content. If you are interested in subscribing to Local Knowledge please click here


	MAP Create thematic maps at a national and local level. read more \| launch application

	RANK Create rankings to identify the best & worst performers. read more \| launch application

	PROFILE Create local area profiles, benchmarking performance on groups of indicators. read more \| launch application

	COMPARE Create charts to compare and benchmark local area performance. read more \| launch application


	TABLE Create tables to compare different areas on groups of indicators read more \| launch application

	CHANGE Create graphs plotting change over a number of years. read more \| launch application


	SCATTER Create scatter charts demonstrating relationships between indicators read more launch application

	REPORT CARD Create report cards benchmarking areas locally and nationally read more \| launch application

Data Update: 24/09/2007

The latest data update includes claimant statistics at ward level and above to August 2007. Other updates include business and enterprise statistics to 2007 at district level and above. Indicators relating to planning decision has also been updated at district level and above to 2007. For a full list of recent updates, click the link above

New Local Futures/Local Knowledge site launched!

The Local Futures website has been re-launched. Local Knowledge can now be accessed via the Local Futures site www.localfutures.com. The applications and content currently available will still be included, but subscribers will benefit from a host of new features and functionality, including links, live indicator lists, glossary and updated user guides. The new Futures section will include vastly improved navigation and presentation of Drivers of Change and Scenarios, which will be updated on an ongoing basis each month.

Data update 10/09/2007

The latest data update includes data from mid-year population estimates to 2006. Data includes population counts and proportions by age group and by sex. New indicators include total number of births and deaths to 2007. Employment rate by educational attainment level and key stage 1 results have also been updated to 2007. For a full list of recent updates, click the link above

Proportion of employment in knowledge-driven sectors, 2004

The above map reflects the extent to which London and the South East continues to exert a controlling influence over Britain’s knowledge economy. The Local Knowledge service provides the necessary tools to understand and analyse the geographic realities of living, working and succeeding in Britain.