The Datum Report

Local area

Greater Manchester North East

What we think is happening

The unemployment rate in Greater Manchester North East has been rising, though other measures here have run the other way.

mixed · tentative confidence · formed 5 October 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Business

Businesses in Greater Manchester North East has been rising.

established confidence · 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
Unemployment rate - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 7.2% +1.2 in the top 10% of 169

By subject

Every figure published for Greater Manchester North East. 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
7.9%
6.18.510.92020-03-31: 10.42020-06-30: 9.82020-09-30: 10.12020-12-31: 10.02021-03-31: 9.12021-06-30: 8.52021-09-30: 8.12021-12-31: 8.12022-03-31: 8.22022-06-30: 8.22022-09-30: 8.72022-12-31: 8.22023-03-31: 8.22023-06-30: 8.12023-09-30: 7.72023-12-31: 8.52024-03-31: 7.82024-06-30: 7.32024-09-30: 7.52024-12-31: 6.62025-03-31: 7.62025-06-30: 8.32025-09-30: 8.32025-12-31: 8.52026-03-31: 7.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 6.6 to 10.4 · axis starts at 6.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.4, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
66.8%
65.870.976.12020-03-31: 72.32020-06-30: 71.72020-09-30: 72.12020-12-31: 71.42021-03-31: 69.92021-06-30: 69.62021-09-30: 69.82021-12-31: 68.12022-03-31: 69.02022-06-30: 70.12022-09-30: 71.12022-12-31: 73.12023-03-31: 74.22023-06-30: 75.12023-09-30: 75.12023-12-31: 73.32024-03-31: 73.52024-06-30: 72.02024-09-30: 71.22024-12-31: 70.12025-03-31: 70.02025-06-30: 68.72025-09-30: 67.32025-12-31: 68.52026-03-31: 66.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 66.8 to 75.1 · axis starts at 65.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.4, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
7.2%
1.84.87.82020-03-31: 4.02020-06-30: 3.72020-09-30: 3.92020-12-31: 4.72021-03-31: 5.92021-06-30: 5.72021-09-30: 5.22021-12-31: 5.02022-03-31: 4.32022-06-30: 4.22022-09-30: 3.62022-12-31: 2.92023-03-31: 2.52023-06-30: 2.42023-09-30: 3.22023-12-31: 3.72024-03-31: 4.12024-06-30: 4.92024-09-30: 4.12024-12-31: 3.82025-03-31: 3.32025-06-30: 4.42025-09-30: 5.42025-12-31: 62026-03-31: 7.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 2.4 to 7.2 · axis starts at 1.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.5, basis not documented by the producer

28.0%
21.725.729.62020-03-31: 24.62020-06-30: 25.52020-09-30: 252020-12-31: 25.12021-03-31: 25.72021-06-30: 26.22021-09-30: 26.42021-12-31: 28.32022-03-31: 27.92022-06-30: 26.82022-09-30: 26.32022-12-31: 24.72023-03-31: 23.92023-06-30: 23.12023-09-30: 22.52023-12-31: 23.92024-03-31: 23.42024-06-30: 24.32024-09-30: 25.82024-12-31: 27.12025-03-31: 27.62025-06-30: 28.22025-09-30: 28.82025-12-31: 27.22026-03-31: 28 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 22.5 to 28.8 · axis starts at 21.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.3, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
24,190
14k26k37k2020-01-31: 17k2020-02-29: 18k2020-03-31: 18k2020-04-30: 29k2020-05-31: 34k2020-06-30: 34k2020-07-31: 34k2020-08-31: 34k2020-09-30: 34k2020-10-31: 33k2020-11-30: 33k2020-12-31: 33k2021-01-31: 33k2021-02-28: 35k2021-03-31: 35k2021-04-30: 34k2021-05-31: 33k2021-06-30: 31k2021-07-31: 31k2021-08-31: 30k2021-09-30: 29k2021-10-31: 28k2021-11-30: 27k2021-12-31: 26k2022-01-31: 25k2022-02-28: 25k2022-03-31: 25k2022-04-30: 24k2022-05-31: 24k2022-06-30: 23k2022-07-31: 23k2022-08-31: 23k2022-09-30: 23k2022-10-31: 22k2022-11-30: 22k2022-12-31: 22k2023-01-31: 22k2023-02-28: 23k2023-03-31: 23k2023-04-30: 24k2023-05-31: 23k2023-06-30: 23k2023-07-31: 23k2023-08-31: 22k2023-09-30: 22k2023-10-31: 22k2023-11-30: 22k2023-12-31: 22k2024-01-31: 22k2024-02-29: 23k2024-03-31: 24k2024-04-30: 24k2024-05-31: 25k2024-06-30: 25k2024-07-31: 27k2024-08-31: 27k2024-09-30: 27k2024-10-31: 27k2024-11-30: 26k2024-12-31: 25k2025-01-31: 25k2025-02-28: 25k2025-03-31: 25k2025-04-30: 25k2025-05-31: 24k2025-06-30: 24k2025-07-31: 24k2025-08-31: 24k2025-09-30: 24k2025-10-31: 24k2025-11-30: 23k2025-12-31: 23k2026-01-31: 23k2026-02-28: 24k2026-03-31: 24k2026-04-30: 24k2026-05-31: 24k2026-06-30: 24k2026-07-31: 24k2026-08-31: 24k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 17k to 35k · axis starts at 14k

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026

5.7%
5.45.65.72026-01-31: 5.42026-02-28: 5.72026-03-31: 5.72026-04-30: 5.72026-05-31: 5.72026-06-30: 5.62026-07-31: 5.62026-08-31: 5.7 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 5.4 to 5.7 · axis starts at 5.4

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
—

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
25 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

32.5%
21.828.535.32020-03-31: 24.92020-06-30: 23.22020-09-30: 23.12020-12-31: 25.12021-03-31: 23.32021-06-30: 25.72021-09-30: 27.02021-12-31: 28.22022-03-31: 28.92022-06-30: 29.22022-09-30: 27.82022-12-31: 27.12023-03-31: 30.62023-06-30: 30.52023-09-30: 30.72023-12-31: 30.32024-03-31: 31.62024-06-30: 31.42024-09-30: 34.02024-12-31: 31.22025-03-31: 32.92025-06-30: 32.82025-09-30: 32.32025-12-31: 33.92026-03-31: 32.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 23.1 to 34.0 · axis starts at 21.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.6, basis not documented by the producer

19.2%
14.022.230.52020-03-31: 28.92020-06-30: 262020-09-30: 24.02020-12-31: 21.52021-03-31: 20.72021-06-30: 19.42021-09-30: 20.22021-12-31: 21.02022-03-31: 20.72022-06-30: 22.12022-09-30: 21.02022-12-31: 20.12023-03-31: 20.32023-06-30: 20.52023-09-30: 20.92023-12-31: 19.22024-03-31: 20.22024-06-30: 17.22024-09-30: 18.42024-12-31: 17.92025-03-31: 15.62025-06-30: 18.02025-09-30: 16.72025-12-31: 16.32026-03-31: 19.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 15.6 to 28.9 · axis starts at 14.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.9, basis not documented by the producer

10.4%
7.910.813.72020-03-31: 9.42020-06-30: 10.52020-09-30: 12.22020-12-31: 12.22021-03-31: 12.62021-06-30: 11.02021-09-30: 10.62021-12-31: 9.02022-03-31: 8.82022-06-30: 8.42022-09-30: 9.22022-12-31: 9.62023-03-31: 9.82023-06-30: 11.82023-09-30: 12.22023-12-31: 12.92024-03-31: 13.22024-06-30: 12.62024-09-30: 11.22024-12-31: 11.22025-03-31: 9.82025-06-30: 9.42025-09-30: 9.32025-12-31: 8.82026-03-31: 10.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 8.4 to 13.2 · axis starts at 7.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.0, basis not documented by the producer

24.8%
19.925.430.82020-03-31: 28.02020-06-30: 28.12020-09-30: 28.62020-12-31: 28.22021-03-31: 26.52021-06-30: 29.02021-09-30: 26.12021-12-31: 27.32022-03-31: 28.12022-06-30: 27.72022-09-30: 29.82022-12-31: 29.22023-03-31: 28.12023-06-30: 25.52023-09-30: 25.72023-12-31: 27.02024-03-31: 21.52024-06-30: 23.72024-09-30: 21.02024-12-31: 21.82025-03-31: 24.12025-06-30: 24.22025-09-30: 25.52025-12-31: 26.42026-03-31: 24.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 21.0 to 29.8 · axis starts at 19.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.3, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£20,115
7,54415k21k1997-12-31: 8,8911998-12-31: 8,9851999-12-31: 9,5332000-12-31: 9,9722001-12-31: 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: 13k2011-12-31: 13k2012-12-31: 14k2013-12-31: 14k2014-12-31: 15k2015-12-31: 15k2016-12-31: 15k2017-12-31: 15k2018-12-31: 16k2019-12-31: 16k2020-12-31: 17k2021-12-31: 17k2022-12-31: 18k2023-12-31: 19k2024-12-31: 20k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 8,891 to 20k · axis starts at 7,544

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,458
1,5732,0632,5532020-01-31: 1,6952020-02-29: 1,6962020-03-31: 1,6912020-04-30: 1,6682020-05-31: 1,6782020-06-30: 1,6962020-07-31: 1,7232020-08-31: 1,7452020-09-30: 1,7692020-10-31: 1,7712020-11-30: 1,7682020-12-31: 1,7992021-01-31: 1,7662021-02-28: 1,7702021-03-31: 1,7862021-04-30: 1,8052021-05-31: 1,8082021-06-30: 1,8092021-07-31: 1,8072021-08-31: 1,8182021-09-30: 1,8402021-10-31: 1,8362021-11-30: 1,8442021-12-31: 1,8792022-01-31: 1,8532022-02-28: 1,8652022-03-31: 1,8912022-04-30: 1,9072022-05-31: 1,9152022-06-30: 1,9232022-07-31: 1,9282022-08-31: 1,9442022-09-30: 1,9822022-10-31: 1,9732022-11-30: 2,0292022-12-31: 2,0552023-01-31: 2,0072023-02-28: 2,0032023-03-31: 2,0252023-04-30: 2,0582023-05-31: 2,0962023-06-30: 2,1292023-07-31: 2,0912023-08-31: 2,0932023-09-30: 2,1062023-10-31: 2,1142023-11-30: 2,1622023-12-31: 2,1812024-01-31: 2,1282024-02-29: 2,1342024-03-31: 2,1602024-04-30: 2,2042024-05-31: 2,2202024-06-30: 2,2192024-07-31: 2,2262024-08-31: 2,2302024-09-30: 2,2362024-10-31: 2,2922024-11-30: 2,2932024-12-31: 2,3052025-01-31: 2,2712025-02-28: 2,2682025-03-31: 2,2832025-04-30: 2,3292025-05-31: 2,3362025-06-30: 2,3342025-07-31: 2,3552025-08-31: 2,3792025-09-30: 2,3682025-10-31: 2,3682025-11-30: 2,3672025-12-31: 2,4072026-01-31: 2,3752026-02-28: 2,3702026-03-31: 2,3932026-04-30: 2,4362026-05-31: 2,4432026-06-30: 2,4522026-07-31: 2,458 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,668 to 2,458 · axis starts at 1,573

ONS, Earnings and employment from PAYE Real Time Information, published 22 August 2026 (approximate)
no published uncertainty; this figure is our own aggregation
Our aggregation of local authorities, with no published interval.

280,416
258k273k287k2020-01-31: 269k2020-02-29: 267k2020-03-31: 267k2020-04-30: 263k2020-05-31: 263k2020-06-30: 263k2020-07-31: 263k2020-08-31: 262k2020-09-30: 263k2020-10-31: 263k2020-11-30: 265k2020-12-31: 264k2021-01-31: 261k2021-02-28: 261k2021-03-31: 261k2021-04-30: 263k2021-05-31: 265k2021-06-30: 267k2021-07-31: 268k2021-08-31: 269k2021-09-30: 271k2021-10-31: 271k2021-11-30: 273k2021-12-31: 273k2022-01-31: 271k2022-02-28: 271k2022-03-31: 271k2022-04-30: 271k2022-05-31: 272k2022-06-30: 273k2022-07-31: 274k2022-08-31: 273k2022-09-30: 275k2022-10-31: 276k2022-11-30: 278k2022-12-31: 277k2023-01-31: 275k2023-02-28: 274k2023-03-31: 274k2023-04-30: 275k2023-05-31: 276k2023-06-30: 277k2023-07-31: 277k2023-08-31: 276k2023-09-30: 278k2023-10-31: 279k2023-11-30: 281k2023-12-31: 281k2024-01-31: 278k2024-02-29: 277k2024-03-31: 278k2024-04-30: 280k2024-05-31: 281k2024-06-30: 282k2024-07-31: 282k2024-08-31: 281k2024-09-30: 282k2024-10-31: 283k2024-11-30: 285k2024-12-31: 283k2025-01-31: 280k2025-02-28: 280k2025-03-31: 280k2025-04-30: 280k2025-05-31: 281k2025-06-30: 281k2025-07-31: 282k2025-08-31: 281k2025-09-30: 281k2025-10-31: 282k2025-11-30: 284k2025-12-31: 282k2026-01-31: 280k2026-02-28: 279k2026-03-31: 279k2026-04-30: 279k2026-05-31: 280k2026-06-30: 281k2026-07-31: 280k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 261k to 285k · axis starts at 258k

ONS, Earnings and employment from PAYE Real Time Information, published 22 August 2026 (approximate)
no published uncertainty; this figure is our own aggregation
Our aggregation of local authorities, with no published interval.

Business 12
Businesses
2026
22,840
14k20k25k2010-03-31: 16k2011-03-31: 16k2012-03-31: 16k2013-03-31: 16k2014-03-31: 16k2015-03-31: 18k2016-03-31: 19k2017-03-31: 22k2018-03-31: 24k2019-03-31: 22k2020-03-31: 22k2021-03-31: 22k2022-03-31: 22k2023-03-31: 22k2024-03-31: 22k2025-03-31: 22k2026-03-31: 23k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 16k to 24k · axis starts at 14k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 24 September 2026

17,795
11k15k20k2010-03-31: 12k2011-03-31: 11k2012-03-31: 12k2013-03-31: 12k2014-03-31: 12k2015-03-31: 13k2016-03-31: 14k2017-03-31: 17k2018-03-31: 19k2019-03-31: 16k2020-03-31: 16k2021-03-31: 17k2022-03-31: 17k2023-03-31: 17k2024-03-31: 17k2025-03-31: 17k2026-03-31: 18k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 11k to 19k · axis starts at 11k

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

1,335
9711,2001,4292010-03-31: 1,0702011-03-31: 1,0152012-03-31: 1,0952013-03-31: 1,1452014-03-31: 1,1752015-03-31: 1,1952016-03-31: 1,2302017-03-31: 1,3502018-03-31: 1,3052019-03-31: 1,3352020-03-31: 1,3302021-03-31: 1,3202022-03-31: 1,3852023-03-31: 1,3302024-03-31: 1,2552025-03-31: 1,2952026-03-31: 1,335 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 1,015 to 1,385 · axis starts at 971

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

105
86.41051242010-03-31: 902011-03-31: 1002012-03-31: 1102013-03-31: 1202014-03-31: 1152015-03-31: 1102016-03-31: 1102017-03-31: 1052018-03-31: 1002019-03-31: 1152020-03-31: 1102021-03-31: 1102022-03-31: 1102023-03-31: 1002024-03-31: 1002025-03-31: 1052026-03-31: 105 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 90 to 120 · axis starts at 86.4

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

15
9.412.515.62010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 102026-03-31: 15 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 10 to 15 · axis starts at 9.4

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

700
5696507312010-03-31: 6352011-03-31: 5902012-03-31: 5852013-03-31: 6202014-03-31: 6602015-03-31: 6652016-03-31: 6452017-03-31: 6952018-03-31: 6652019-03-31: 6802020-03-31: 6752021-03-31: 6802022-03-31: 7152023-03-31: 7152024-03-31: 6952025-03-31: 6952026-03-31: 700 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 585 to 715 · axis starts at 569

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

35
2237.5532010-03-31: 302011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 352015-03-31: 402016-03-31: 452017-03-31: 402018-03-31: 352019-03-31: 402020-03-31: 402021-03-31: 402022-03-31: 352023-03-31: 452024-03-31: 502025-03-31: 352026-03-31: 35 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 25 to 50 · axis starts at 22

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

2,615
1,9812,6203,2592010-03-31: 2,1052011-03-31: 2,1052012-03-31: 2,2052013-03-31: 2,1552014-03-31: 2,2452015-03-31: 2,4252016-03-31: 2,3652017-03-31: 2,6552018-03-31: 3,1352019-03-31: 3,0452020-03-31: 2,8152021-03-31: 2,7502022-03-31: 2,7752023-03-31: 2,7902024-03-31: 2,6302025-03-31: 2,5802026-03-31: 2,615 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 2,105 to 3,135 · axis starts at 1,981

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

215
1752002252010-03-31: 1802011-03-31: 1802012-03-31: 1952013-03-31: 1902014-03-31: 1802015-03-31: 2002016-03-31: 2102017-03-31: 2102018-03-31: 2152019-03-31: 2152020-03-31: 2202021-03-31: 2102022-03-31: 2102023-03-31: 2152024-03-31: 2102025-03-31: 2052026-03-31: 215 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 180 to 220 · axis starts at 175

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

25
2.615.027.42010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 252024-03-31: 252025-03-31: 252026-03-31: 25 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 5 to 25 · axis starts at 2.6

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

25,995
18k23k28k2010-03-31: 19k2011-03-31: 19k2012-03-31: 19k2013-03-31: 19k2014-03-31: 20k2015-03-31: 21k2016-03-31: 22k2017-03-31: 25k2018-03-31: 27k2019-03-31: 25k2020-03-31: 25k2021-03-31: 25k2022-03-31: 25k2023-03-31: 25k2024-03-31: 25k2025-03-31: 26k2026-03-31: 26k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 19k to 27k · axis starts at 18k

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 24 September 2026

13,852
4,7449,78615k1998-12-31: 5,7201999-12-31: 6,0072000-12-31: 6,1712001-12-31: 6,4582002-12-31: 6,7432003-12-31: 6,9442004-12-31: 7,2872005-12-31: 7,6842006-12-31: 7,9922007-12-31: 8,3692008-12-31: 8,4582009-12-31: 8,3432010-12-31: 8,5122011-12-31: 8,5352012-12-31: 8,8782013-12-31: 9,1912014-12-31: 9,3612015-12-31: 9,7712016-12-31: 9,9272017-12-31: 10k2018-12-31: 11k2019-12-31: 11k2020-12-31: 11k2021-12-31: 11k2022-12-31: 12k2023-12-31: 14k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 5,720 to 14k · axis starts at 4,744

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Greater Manchester North East

Bury · Oldham · Rochdale