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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
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
Claimant count
Numbers of people claiming unemployment-related benefit. A more timely dataset than local unemployment rates.
Labour market
Poverty and deprivation
North East regional labour market statistics
The most up to date sub-national data. The monthly release covers the wider North East region, also known as the North East statistical or ITL1 region. This includes the North East and Tees Valley combined authority (CA) areas
Labour market
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
Part-time working, hours worked, second jobs, self-employment, temporary and zero hours work, public sector employment
Labour market
Newcastle
North Tyneside
South Tyneside
Durham
Gateshead
Sunderland
Northumberland
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
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