About the data
The five areas of strategic importance were identified in an update of the North East LEP’s Strategic Economic Plan in 2022. They are all areas of existing and emerging regional strength. The five areas are advanced manufacturing, digital, energy and health and life sciences, and knowledge intensive business services. The figures reported on this page are based on standard industrial classification codes.
The data on this page is from the UK business counts and the business register and employment survey. These are snapshots from the inter-departmental business register taken in March 2023 and March 2022, meaning the employment data is one year behind the enterprise data.