Jobs and Tourism

“We will identify ways to increase local jobs and employment opportunities plus develop our tourism offering so that we can attract more visitors to the borough and make it a better place to do business and visit.”

Objectives

• Position and promote Mid and East Antrim as a dynamic, outward-looking region that welcomes and supports inward investment.

• Through a variety of support programmes, grow, support and sustain new and existing businesses. • Drive inclusive and sustainable economic growth through investing in our people, our places and our businesses. • Create a compelling tourism proposition by investing in the development and promotion of our unique cultural, arts and heritage assets. • Attract more domestic and international visitors to the borough to stay longer and spend more.

£200

average spend per trip to MEA

72.8%

employment rate for 16-64 year olds in 2022

The NI average is 70.9%

5,055

registered businesses in Mid and East Antrim

“We will work with our partners and local residents to create safe and inclusive communities where everyone has a shared sense of belonging and pride.”

Community Safety and Cohesion

Objectives

Work alongside partners to: • Encourage good relations, civic pride and a sense of belonging by creating vibrant, shared, cohesive and inclusive communities across the borough. • Build the capacity of local communities to improve resilience and self-sustainability. • Improve community safety and confidence, enabling people to feel and be safe by providing early intervention and supporting those most at risk of becoming involved in crime. • Provide support to vulnerable people who need it.

3,945 56.7% 160

number of anti-social behaviour incidents recorded in 2021/2022, this is down from 5,308 in 2020/2021 of people feel that their cultural identity is respected by society (2018-2020) number of incidents recorded with a hate crime motivation in 2021/2022, this is an increase from 123 in 2020/2021