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Unemployment rate
Unemployed people are not in work, but are actively seeking employment. Includes comparisons of headline rates (the proportion of economically active population that are unemployed).
Labour market
Poverty and deprivation
Non-workers
Employment rate
Trends in North East employment, including the headline working age rate. This information is based on survey responses over a 12 month period and is updated every three months
Labour market
Employment
Economic inactivity rate
The economically inactive are non-workers who are not actively seeking employment. Including information about the main reason for inactivity and comparisons by sex and age group.
Labour market
Poverty and deprivation
Non-workers
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
Employment by sector
The number of people in employment in VAT / PAYE registered businesses by industry. North East sector specialisms.
Labour market
Business sectors
Employment
North East businesses
Employment by occupation
The occupational structure of the North East labour market
Labour market
Employment
North East regional labour market statistics
The most up to date sub-national data. The monthly release covers the wider North East region (the North East ITL1 area). This includes the North East and Tees Valley combined authority (CA) areas
Labour market
Employment
Non-workers
Energy
Statistics on enterprises and employment for the energy sector
Business sectors
Key sectors
Labour market status of older people
Statistics showing the participation of people aged 50 and above in the labour market. Additional detail from the 2021 census.
Labour market
Census 2021
Inclusion
Inclusion in the labour market
Employment by nationality
Data on the employment of EU and Non-EU nationals in the North East region
Labour market
Inclusion in the labour market
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
Workless households
Annual Population Survey data showing workless households in North East LEP and England Excluding London
Labour market
Poverty and deprivation
Non-workers
Labour market status, disability and health
The participation in the labour market of people with disabilities or ill-health. Additional detail from the 2021 census.
Labour market
Census 2021
Health
Inclusion
Inclusion in the labour market
Labour market status by ethnicity
North East population estimates by ethnic group. Labour market participation rates. Detailed information from the 2021 census.
Labour market
Census 2021
Inclusion
Inclusion in the labour market
Net zero businesses
Estimates of the number of companies in the North East with net zero activities as their main focus of work
Business sectors
Net Zero
Key sectors