The Datum Report

Local area

Greater Manchester North East

What we think is happening

The job market in Greater Manchester North East has been going both ways.

mixed · tentative 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
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
2025
22,375
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: 22k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 16k to 24k · axis starts at 14k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 14 October 2025

17,420
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: 17k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 11k to 19k · axis starts at 11k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

1,295
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: 1,295 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,015 to 1,385 · axis starts at 971

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

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: 105 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 90 to 120 · axis starts at 86.4

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

10
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: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 15 · axis starts at 9.4

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

695
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: 695 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 585 to 715 · axis starts at 569

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

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: 35 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 25 to 50 · axis starts at 22

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

2,580
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: 2,580 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 2,105 to 3,135 · axis starts at 1,981

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

205
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: 205 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 180 to 220 · axis starts at 175

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

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: 25 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 25 · axis starts at 2.6

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

25,530
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: 26k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 19k to 27k · axis starts at 18k

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 14 October 2025

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