The Datum Report

ITL1 region

North East (England)

What we think is happening

The job market in North East (England) has been getting stronger.

improving · strong confidence · formed 31 August 2026 · how we reached this

What is distinctive here

These moved unusually against comparable areas, and did not simply move with them. A change shared with everywhere else is a fact about the country, not this place.

MeasurePeriodValueChangeAgainst peers
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 24.7% -1.0 in the bottom 1% of 11

By subject

Every figure published for North East (England). Open a subject to see them, each with its history and its source. Where a producer splits the area into many categories, those sit behind a further disclosure.

Labour market 11
7.2%
6.27.38.52020-03-31: 8.32020-06-30: 8.12020-09-30: 7.92020-12-31: 7.62021-03-31: 7.42021-06-30: 7.42021-09-30: 7.42021-12-31: 7.42022-03-31: 7.32022-06-30: 7.22022-09-30: 7.42022-12-31: 7.12023-03-31: 7.42023-06-30: 6.72023-09-30: 7.02023-12-31: 7.42024-03-31: 6.62024-06-30: 6.92024-09-30: 6.62024-12-31: 6.42025-03-31: 6.92025-06-30: 7.02025-09-30: 7.12025-12-31: 7.12026-03-31: 7.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 6.4 to 8.3 · axis starts at 6.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±0.6, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
71.8%
69.771.473.22020-03-31: 71.12020-06-30: 71.32020-09-30: 71.32020-12-31: 71.42021-03-31: 71.22021-06-30: 70.62021-09-30: 70.52021-12-31: 70.22022-03-31: 70.02022-06-30: 70.62022-09-30: 71.22022-12-31: 70.52023-03-31: 70.82023-06-30: 71.22023-09-30: 71.62023-12-31: 72.82024-03-31: 71.32024-06-30: 70.92024-09-30: 70.82024-12-31: 70.52025-03-31: 70.72025-06-30: 70.32025-09-30: 70.32025-12-31: 70.82026-03-31: 71.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 70.0 to 72.8 · axis starts at 69.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.1, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.7%
4.24.75.22025-12-31: 4.72026-03-31: 4.7 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · unchanged at 4.7 · axis starts at 4.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±0.6, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

24.7%
23.325.026.72020-03-31: 24.62020-06-30: 24.32020-09-30: 23.82020-12-31: 23.62021-03-31: 24.02021-06-30: 24.32021-09-30: 24.92021-12-31: 25.32022-03-31: 25.62022-06-30: 25.42022-09-30: 25.22022-12-31: 26.02023-03-31: 26.02023-06-30: 25.62023-09-30: 25.22023-12-31: 24.22024-03-31: 25.42024-06-30: 25.72024-09-30: 25.92024-12-31: 26.22025-03-31: 26.02025-06-30: 26.42025-09-30: 26.12025-12-31: 25.72026-03-31: 24.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 23.6 to 26.4 · axis starts at 23.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±1.1, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
63,800
61k63k64k2026-01-31: 61k2026-02-28: 63k2026-03-31: 63k2026-04-30: 63k2026-05-31: 63k2026-06-30: 63k2026-07-31: 62k2026-08-31: 64k 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 61k to 64k · axis starts at 61k

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026
72 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

3.7%
3.63.73.72026-01-31: 3.62026-02-28: 3.72026-03-31: 3.72026-04-30: 3.72026-05-31: 3.72026-06-30: 3.72026-07-31: 3.62026-08-31: 3.7 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.6 to 3.7 · axis starts at 3.6

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026
72 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

% of economically inactive 5
0.2%
0.20.20.32025-12-31: 0.32026-03-31: 0.2 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 0.2 to 0.3 · axis starts at 0.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

33.5%
32.633.133.62025-12-31: 32.72026-03-31: 33.5 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 32.7 to 33.5 · axis starts at 32.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.3, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.1%
18.518.919.22025-12-31: 18.62026-03-31: 19.1 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 18.6 to 19.1 · axis starts at 18.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.0, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

12.6%
12.612.813.02025-12-31: 132026-03-31: 12.6 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 12.6 to 13 · axis starts at 12.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±1.6, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

23.0%
22.922.923.02025-12-31: 22.92026-03-31: 23 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 22.9 to 23 · axis starts at 22.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.1, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£20,562
7,70315k22k1997-12-31: 9,0811998-12-31: 9,1451999-12-31: 9,4932000-12-31: 9,9802001-12-31: 10k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 11k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 12k2007-12-31: 12k2008-12-31: 13k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 14k2011-12-31: 14k2012-12-31: 14k2013-12-31: 15k2014-12-31: 15k2015-12-31: 16k2016-12-31: 16k2017-12-31: 16k2018-12-31: 16k2019-12-31: 17k2020-12-31: 17k2021-12-31: 18k2022-12-31: 18k2023-12-31: 20k2024-12-31: 21k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,081 to 21k · axis starts at 7,703

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,505
1,5932,0982,6032020-01-31: 1,7172020-02-29: 1,7332020-03-31: 1,7252020-04-30: 1,6912020-05-31: 1,7072020-06-30: 1,7262020-07-31: 1,7582020-08-31: 1,7762020-09-30: 1,7972020-10-31: 1,7962020-11-30: 1,8052020-12-31: 1,8072021-01-31: 1,7912021-02-28: 1,7972021-03-31: 1,8172021-04-30: 1,8312021-05-31: 1,8352021-06-30: 1,8382021-07-31: 1,8442021-08-31: 1,8512021-09-30: 1,8772021-10-31: 1,8702021-11-30: 1,8772021-12-31: 1,9082022-01-31: 1,8762022-02-28: 1,8972022-03-31: 1,9382022-04-30: 1,9362022-05-31: 1,9452022-06-30: 1,9482022-07-31: 1,9662022-08-31: 1,9792022-09-30: 2,0292022-10-31: 2,0222022-11-30: 2,0882022-12-31: 2,0672023-01-31: 2,0272023-02-28: 2,0352023-03-31: 2,0552023-04-30: 2,0872023-05-31: 2,1152023-06-30: 2,1802023-07-31: 2,1342023-08-31: 2,1342023-09-30: 2,1462023-10-31: 2,1452023-11-30: 2,2162023-12-31: 2,2092024-01-31: 2,1652024-02-29: 2,1782024-03-31: 2,2012024-04-30: 2,2372024-05-31: 2,2522024-06-30: 2,2492024-07-31: 2,2602024-08-31: 2,2672024-09-30: 2,2762024-10-31: 2,3362024-11-30: 2,3682024-12-31: 2,3422025-01-31: 2,3002025-02-28: 2,3062025-03-31: 2,3252025-04-30: 2,3662025-05-31: 2,3772025-06-30: 2,3842025-07-31: 2,3972025-08-31: 2,4452025-09-30: 2,4252025-10-31: 2,4182025-11-30: 2,4212025-12-31: 2,4432026-01-31: 2,4112026-02-28: 2,4202026-03-31: 2,4482026-04-30: 2,4832026-05-31: 2,4912026-06-30: 2,5012026-07-31: 2,505 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,691 to 2,505 · axis starts at 1,593

ONS, Earnings and employment from PAYE Real Time Information, published 22 August 2026 (approximate)

1,122,779
1.0m1.1m1.1m2020-01-31: 1.1m2020-02-29: 1.1m2020-03-31: 1.1m2020-04-30: 1.1m2020-05-31: 1.1m2020-06-30: 1.1m2020-07-31: 1.1m2020-08-31: 1.1m2020-09-30: 1.1m2020-10-31: 1.1m2020-11-30: 1.1m2020-12-31: 1.1m2021-01-31: 1.0m2021-02-28: 1.0m2021-03-31: 1.1m2021-04-30: 1.1m2021-05-31: 1.1m2021-06-30: 1.1m2021-07-31: 1.1m2021-08-31: 1.1m2021-09-30: 1.1m2021-10-31: 1.1m2021-11-30: 1.1m2021-12-31: 1.1m2022-01-31: 1.1m2022-02-28: 1.1m2022-03-31: 1.1m2022-04-30: 1.1m2022-05-31: 1.1m2022-06-30: 1.1m2022-07-31: 1.1m2022-08-31: 1.1m2022-09-30: 1.1m2022-10-31: 1.1m2022-11-30: 1.1m2022-12-31: 1.1m2023-01-31: 1.1m2023-02-28: 1.1m2023-03-31: 1.1m2023-04-30: 1.1m2023-05-31: 1.1m2023-06-30: 1.1m2023-07-31: 1.1m2023-08-31: 1.1m2023-09-30: 1.1m2023-10-31: 1.1m2023-11-30: 1.1m2023-12-31: 1.1m2024-01-31: 1.1m2024-02-29: 1.1m2024-03-31: 1.1m2024-04-30: 1.1m2024-05-31: 1.1m2024-06-30: 1.1m2024-07-31: 1.1m2024-08-31: 1.1m2024-09-30: 1.1m2024-10-31: 1.1m2024-11-30: 1.1m2024-12-31: 1.1m2025-01-31: 1.1m2025-02-28: 1.1m2025-03-31: 1.1m2025-04-30: 1.1m2025-05-31: 1.1m2025-06-30: 1.1m2025-07-31: 1.1m2025-08-31: 1.1m2025-09-30: 1.1m2025-10-31: 1.1m2025-11-30: 1.1m2025-12-31: 1.1m2026-01-31: 1.1m2026-02-28: 1.1m2026-03-31: 1.1m2026-04-30: 1.1m2026-05-31: 1.1m2026-06-30: 1.1m2026-07-31: 1.1m 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1.0m to 1.1m · axis starts at 1.0m

ONS, Earnings and employment from PAYE Real Time Information, published 22 August 2026 (approximate)

Business 12
Businesses
2026
74,495
73k74k75k2025-03-31: 73k2026-03-31: 74k 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 73k to 74k · axis starts at 73k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 24 September 2026
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

55,945
54k55k56k2025-03-31: 55k2026-03-31: 56k 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 55k to 56k · axis starts at 54k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

4,845
4,7334,7954,8572025-03-31: 4,7452026-03-31: 4,845 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 4,745 to 4,845 · axis starts at 4,733

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

455
4104555002025-03-31: 4552026-03-31: 455 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · unchanged at 455 · axis starts at 410

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

105
60.2851102010-03-31: 752011-03-31: 702012-03-31: 652013-03-31: 652014-03-31: 652015-03-31: 652016-03-31: 702017-03-31: 752018-03-31: 852019-03-31: 852020-03-31: 852021-03-31: 902022-03-31: 852023-03-31: 852024-03-31: 952025-03-31: 1052026-03-31: 105 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 65 to 105 · axis starts at 60.2

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

2,730
2,6852,7102,7352025-03-31: 2,6902026-03-31: 2,730 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 2,690 to 2,730 · axis starts at 2,685

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

150
1491551612025-03-31: 1602026-03-31: 150 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 150 to 160 · axis starts at 149

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

9,280
9,2419,2629,2842025-03-31: 9,2452026-03-31: 9,280 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 9,245 to 9,280 · axis starts at 9,241

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

875
8538658772025-03-31: 8552026-03-31: 875 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 855 to 875 · axis starts at 853

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

110
54851162010-03-31: 652011-03-31: 602012-03-31: 602013-03-31: 752014-03-31: 652015-03-31: 652016-03-31: 752017-03-31: 702018-03-31: 802019-03-31: 752020-03-31: 852021-03-31: 852022-03-31: 802023-03-31: 902024-03-31: 1052025-03-31: 1052026-03-31: 110 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 60 to 110 · axis starts at 54

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

92,460
91k92k93k2025-03-31: 91k2026-03-31: 92k 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 91k to 92k · axis starts at 91k

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 24 September 2026
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

68,891
24k49k74k1998-12-31: 29k1999-12-31: 29k2000-12-31: 30k2001-12-31: 31k2002-12-31: 34k2003-12-31: 35k2004-12-31: 38k2005-12-31: 40k2006-12-31: 42k2007-12-31: 43k2008-12-31: 44k2009-12-31: 44k2010-12-31: 45k2011-12-31: 46k2012-12-31: 47k2013-12-31: 47k2014-12-31: 49k2015-12-31: 51k2016-12-31: 51k2017-12-31: 53k2018-12-31: 54k2019-12-31: 56k2020-12-31: 53k2021-12-31: 57k2022-12-31: 62k2023-12-31: 69k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 29k to 69k · axis starts at 24k

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in North East (England)

County Durham · Darlington · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Newcastle upon Tyne · North Tyneside · Northumberland · Redcar and Cleveland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-Tees · Sunderland