Empowering people and policy makers with insights about the North East

The North East Evidence Hub brings together key data about the region and provides tools to help residents, businesses, education establishments and policy makers to make use of this data in a simple and accessible way. It's about the region, for the region and we encourage feedback and contributions to help build the regional evidence base.

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National Travel Survey

National Travel Survey

The National Travel Survey is a household survey of residents of England travelling within Great Britain. It is designed to monitor long-term trends in personal travel and is the primary source of data on English travel patterns.  

Results are published yearly for the nine English statistical regions, with the latest statistics covering 2023. The hub's National Travel Survey spotlight page highlights key rates and trends for the North East region.

Our region had the second highest rate of walking and cycling trips per person in England in 2023. It also had the highest number of local bus trips per person outside of London.

Employment in the North East

Employment in the North East

According to the latest estimates, over 901,000 North East residents were in employment during the year to September 2024.

The headline North East working age employment rate was 71.0%. This was slightly higher than a year earlier but lower than the rate for England outside of London (75.7%).

The North East rate was the median among the nine English combined authority areas in the north and midlands. Sunderland had the highest rate (75.6%) within the North East.

The male employment rate in the North East (72.4%) was higher than the female equivalent (69.5%), but the gap was smaller than nationally.

 


Featured datasets

Public transport travel by region

The North East region has the 2nd highest rate of public transport trips per person outside of London, and the highest rate of local bus trips.

North East population over time

The population of the North East combined authority area increased sharply in the two years to mid-2023

Trends in female and male employment rates

The gap between the female and male employment rates in the North East is narrowing. 

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Find data, commentary, and research on all aspects of the regional economy. Evidence is categorised by theme, and some appears under more than one heading. The hub's Evidence by Theme page includes links to the full set of available theme pages

Population

The resident population of the North East, including age breakdowns.

Health

The health and well-being of the resident population of the North East.

Labour Market

Employment, non-workers and pay - with industry sector and occupation breakdowns.

Education and skills

Education at all levels, adult skills, and training.

Transport

Transport trends, patronage and customer satisfaction on public transport, use of cars and private vehicles.