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Brexit-voting cities in the North and Midlands are
going to be hit hardest by automation, says a new
report.
3.6 million jobs in cities will be displaced by 2030 as
a result of globalisation and robots.
However, job losses pose less of a threat to the South
than the rest of the country.
LONDON — British cities that voted most strongly for Brexit are
set to lose the most jobs as a result of globalisation and the
increased use of robots.
Around one in five jobs that currently exist in British cities
are set to be displaced by the year 2030, according to a new
report out today published by Centre For Cities. This equates to
approximately 3.6 million jobs.
However, the report warns that job losses will not be spread
evenly across the country.
Areas in the North and Midlands are set to suffer the greatest
share of job losses, while more affluent areas in the South and
London will lose the smallest share.
The Centre For Cities estimates that, on average, 18% of jobs in
the South will be displaced as a result of globalisation and
automation, compared to 23% in rest of the country.
The report shows that areas most at risk of losing their jobs are
among those which returned the largest votes to leave the
European Union in the Brexit referendum of June 2016.
For example, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, is the city most at risk
of job losses. Mansfield also had a higher proportion of
Brexit-voting residents than any other city in the UK. Doncaster,
Wakefield and Telford, which also returned strong Brexit votes,
are regarded as among the top 10 cities most vulnerable to
automation.
Centre For
Cities
On the other hand, the cities least at risk from job losses are
wealthier regions of the South which were generally strong
supporters of staying in the European Union.
Centre For
Cities
The report concludes that while all cities will benefit from job
growth brought about about automation, it'll be Southern cities
that are set to attract high skilled roles, while elsewhere it'll
be low skilled occupations which grow.
Reacting to the Centre For Cities report, Julie Elliott, Labour
MP for Sunderland Central and member of anti-hard Brexit group
Best For Britain, said: "This research is very concerning about
the potential negative impact on jobs in Sunderland as a result
of Brexit.
"I have raised the issue of the automotive industry and wider
manufacturing on numerous occasions in Parliament.
"It is essential that these issues are addressed and that the
government look to have tariff-free trade, however they can
negotiate it, to stop what would be a catastrophic outcome of
Brexit for Sunderland."
Centre For Cities Chief Executive, Andrew Carter, said the report
highlighted the failures of the "one-size fits all approach"
taken by by the government.
"The challenges and opportunities ahead for Blackburn are very
different to those for Brighton," Carter said.
"The Government needs to give cities more powers and resources to
tackle the issues that automation and globalisation will present,
and to make the most of the benefits they will bring."
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