Employment rate

Data information: Percentage of 16-64 population. Each rate is based on surveys over a 12 month period . This chart shows data for non-overlapping 12 month periods.
Geography: North East combined authority (CA) area and England excluding London.

Employment rate, North East, geographic comparisons

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Data information: Percentage of 16-64 population. Each rate is based on surveys over a 12 month period and data for smaller areas can be volatile over time.
Geography: Combined authority (CA) areas and London; national comparisons

Employment, North East local authority areas

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Data information: Percentage of 16-64 population. Each rate is based on surveys over a 12 month period and data for smaller areas can be volatile over time.
Geography: North East local authority (LA) areas; North East and national comparison

Employment rate, North East constituencies

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Data information: Percentage of 16-64 population.
Geography: Parliamentary constituency areas. Some rates are based on fairly small sample sizes and are, therefore, not as robust as local authority level data.

North East employment by sex and age

73.0%

male 16 to 64 employment rate

(Jul 23-Jun 24)
Lower than the England excluding London rate (79.1%)

69.6%

female 16-64 employment rate

(Jul 23-Jun 24)
Lower than the England excluding London rate (72.5%)

33%

of workers aged 50 and over

(Jul 23-Jun 24)
35% aged under 35.
Males and females, respectively, 50.5% and 49.5% of workers

88.2%

male 35-49 employment rate

(Jul 23-Jun 24)
Highest rate among the eight age / sex combinations.
Female equivalent: 80.6%

North East employment rates, by sex, 2004 onwards

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Data information: Percentage of 16-64 population. Each rate is based on surveys over a 12 month period. This chart shows data for non-overlapping 12 month periods.
Geography: North East combined authority (CA) area.

North East employment totals, by sex and age

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Data information: Each total is based on surveys over a 12 month period.
Geography: North East combined authority (CA) area

North East employment rates, by sex and age

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Data information: Statistics sourced from a survey of individuals so the rates are based on estimates rather than counts and are subject to a degree of uncertainty.
Geography: North East combined authority (CA) area and England excluding London.

Recent changes in the North East labour market, by sex and age

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Data information: Statistics sourced from a survey of individuals so the totals are based on estimates rather than counts and are subject to a degree of uncertainty. Net changes do not sum to zero in each age group because of changes in population structure during the year.
Geography: North East combined authority (CA) area

Workplace employment

+69,100

ten year change in North East workplace employment

Since Jul 13-Jun 14.
The number of residents in employment increased by 44,600

+55,700

Newcastle workplace employment, less residents in work

The only North East local authority area where workplace employment is higher than the number of residents in work

managerial and professional occupations

make up 52% of the difference between Newcastle's workplace and resident workforce

1.43

Jobs density in Newcastle upon Tyne Central

The highest in the North East in 2022. Jobs density is the number of jobs per resident aged 16 to 64

North East workplace and residence-based employment over time

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Data information: North East residents in employment; employment in North East workplaces. Totals are based on surveys over a 12 month period.
Geography: North East combined authority (CA) area.

North East workplace and residence-based employment

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Data information: Based on residence and reported location of workplace by local authority area. Residence-based data based on published employment totals, workplace based data based on the denominator of employment by occupation.
Geography: North East local authority areas

Workplace & residence-based employment differences, by occupation

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Data information: Calculations based on Annual Population Survey employment estimates based on residence and on reported location of workplace by local authority area. Broad occupation groups defined using SOC 2020.

North East job densities

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Sources: Jobs Density [Nomis, last updated 15 February 2024, next update early 2025]
Data information: Jobs density is the numbers of jobs per resident aged 16-64. For example, a job density of 1.0 would mean that there is one job for every resident of working age.
The total jobs used to calculate density combines employees (from the Business Register and Employment Survey), self-employment jobs (from the Annual Population Survey), government-supported trainees (from DfES and DWP) and HM Forces (from MoD).
Based on the North East Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) area, current local authority areas, parliamentary constituencies as at the last election.

Further analysis

The evidence hub includes other data reports that provide information about aspects of employment. It also features analysis of the labour market as a whole, including reports about unemployment, economic inactivity and pay.

Most of the raw data for these reports can be downloaded from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Employment types

Information about self-employment; part-time working; number of hours worked; second jobs; temporary and zero hours work; and public sector employment

Employment by sector

Information about the number of people in employment in VAT / PAYE registered businesses by industry, including highlighting North East sector specialisms.

Employment by occupation

The occupational structure of the North East labour market.

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Projected employment change

Projections of the types of jobs in the North East labour market, and the skills that workers will need, up to 2035.

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Labour market homepage

The labour market hub landing page. With links to all data reports about employment, unemployment, economic inactivity, and pay.

Nomis labour market statistics website

An ONS site providing a flexible way to access up-to-date official statistics for local areas. The site focuses on all aspects of the labour market, but also includes population estimates and some economic data.

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Regional labour market statistics

Labour market statistics for the broader North East region. Updated monthly and more up to date than combined authority level data, but less detailed.