The
gap
between
the
economic
performance
of
cities
across
the
UK
is
widening
,
a
report
has
said
.
The
difference
between
the
number
of
people
claiming
Jobseeker's
Allowance
in
Hull
and
in
Cambridge
has
____________________
doubled
since
the
start
of
2008
.
Six
times
as
many
are
claiming
in
some
parts
of
Rochdale
____________________
in
Cambridge
.
Research
group
Centre
for
Cities
said
the
private
sector's
struggle
to
create
____________________
jobs
to
aid
growth
____________________
"
playing
out
very
____________________
across
UK
cities
"
.
The
gap
in
the
claimant
count
rate
between
Hull
and
Cambridge
had
increased
____________________
3
.
2%
in
February
2008
to
6
.
1%
in
November
2011
,
the
report
said
.
Meanwhile
,
the
area
of
Rochdale
with
the
highest
number
of
claimants
had
30
.
3%
of
people
on
the
benefit
,
____________________
the
area
of
Cambridge
with
the
highest
rate
was
5
.
0%
.
The
report
said
that
cities
with
less
dynamic
private
sectors
,
____________________
as
Hull
,
Doncaster
and
Newport
,
____________________
find
it
more
challenging
to
offset
the
weak
national
economy
and
the
ongoing
shrinkage
of
the
public
sector
.
'Tailored
policy'
It
said
cities
that
____________________
performed
well
,
such
as
Edinburgh
,
Cambridge
and
London
all
had
strong
private
sectors
,
and
high
numbers
of
____________________
residents
and
"
knowledge
workers
"
-
those
____________________
work
in
professions
such
as
law
,
accountancy
and
finance
.
It
highlighted
Milton
Keynes
and
Aberdeen
as
well
placed
to
drive
the
national
economic
recovery
as
they
had
seen
a
____________________
number
of
business
start
-
ups
and
____________________
highly
innovative
,
with
significant
numbers
of
patents
registered
.
Last
week
,
official
figures
showed
the
UK's
unemployment
____________________
had
risen
to
the
____________________
level
for
16
years
.
"
The
gap
between
cities
is
widening
,
"
said
Alexandra
Jones
,
chief
executive
of
Centre
for
Cities
.
"
This
makes
it
vital
that
government
policy
____________________
tailored
to
meet
the
needs
of
each
city
____________________
than
one
-
size
-
fits
-
all
.
____________________
is
right
for
Brighton
and
Reading
will
not
be
right
for
Dundee
and
Middleborough
.
"
The
Local
Government
Association
(
LGA
)
said
the
report
highlighted
the
differences
in
how
cities
were
dealing
____________________
the
tough
economic
climate
.
"
Councils
strongly
support
the
premise
that
government
policy
____________________
be
tailored
to
____________________
the
needs
of
each
individual
city
,
"
said
Peter
Box
,
chairman
of
the
LGA's
economy
and
transport
board
.
