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Economic activity rate
Economically active people are either in employment or unemployed (not in work but actively seeking employment). Includes comparisons of the headline working age rate and of trends by age and sex.
Labour market
Employment
GDP
Measuring the North East's GDP, the value of goods and services produced in the area. Includes breakdowns by local authority area and change over time with inflation effects removed.
Economy
Metro Reliability
Percentage of scheduled miles operated
Transport
Metro
Foreign direct investment
Annual official sub-national data on foreign direct investment projects and related new jobs
Internationalisation
Finance and investment
Foreign direct investment experimental data
Experimental subnational foreign direct investment data for 2021 from the ONS
Internationalisation
Employment types
Calendar year statistics about self-employment; part-time workers; hours worked; second jobs; temporary employment; zero hours contracts, and public sector employment
Labour market
Employment
Projected employment change
Projections of the types of jobs in the North East labour market, and the skills workers will need, up to 2035.
Labour market
Employment
International business links
Experimental data from a 2023 analysis of the proportion of North East businesses with international connections
Internationalisation
International connections map
Experimental map showing the results of a 2023 analysis of the location of firms with international connections in the North East
Internationalisation
Maps
Waste and recycling
Local authority waste collection totals and recycling rates
Housing and land
Net Zero
Green jobs
Estimates of North East regional employment in green occupations. Other estimates of net-zero related employment
Labour market
Net Zero
Employment
Climate change attitudes
Regional data from the DESNZ Public Attitudes Tracker about awareness of Net Zero and concern about climate change
Net Zero
Employee Pay
Average gross weekly wages for full-time and part-time employees by residence and workplace
Income and earnings
Inward investment
An analysis produced by Invest North East of inward investment into the combined authority area, up to and including 2022/23
Internationalisation
Finance and investment
Trade in Goods
Trends in the value of exports from the North East region, including commodity and market information and comparisons with imports
Internationalisation
Rural and Urban Classifications
Information about about the classification of small areas by settlement type and relative access. This is based on 2021 Census responses and was published in March 2025.
Population
Census 2021
Rural and coastal