The Datum Report

Local area

Tyneside

What we think is happening

Pay in Tyneside has been growing.

improving · established confidence · formed 5 October 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Business

Businesses employing 50 to 99 people in Tyneside has been rising.

established confidence · how we reached this

Labour market

The job market in Tyneside has been getting stronger.

established confidence · how we reached this

Moving with the rest of the country

Shown separately because these say something about the country rather than about Tyneside.

By subject

Every figure published for Tyneside. 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
7.1%
5.16.47.72020-03-31: 7.42020-06-30: 7.02020-09-30: 6.82020-12-31: 6.72021-03-31: 6.92021-06-30: 6.72021-09-30: 6.72021-12-31: 5.92022-03-31: 5.32022-06-30: 5.82022-09-30: 5.82022-12-31: 6.02023-03-31: 6.52023-06-30: 5.82023-09-30: 6.32023-12-31: 7.02024-03-31: 6.22024-06-30: 6.32024-09-30: 6.52024-12-31: 6.22025-03-31: 6.92025-06-30: 7.12025-09-30: 7.12025-12-31: 72026-03-31: 7.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.3 to 7.4 · axis starts at 5.1

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

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
71.6%
68.070.873.52020-03-31: 71.82020-06-30: 71.92020-09-30: 71.82020-12-31: 72.72021-03-31: 72.52021-06-30: 71.82021-09-30: 71.42021-12-31: 70.92022-03-31: 70.92022-06-30: 71.22022-09-30: 71.02022-12-31: 69.12023-03-31: 69.32023-06-30: 69.22023-09-30: 70.52023-12-31: 73.02024-03-31: 70.22024-06-30: 69.72024-09-30: 69.02024-12-31: 68.52025-03-31: 69.82025-06-30: 69.72025-09-30: 69.72025-12-31: 70.62026-03-31: 71.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 68.5 to 73.0 · axis starts at 68.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.0, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
3.8%
3.25.68.12020-03-31: 4.92020-06-30: 5.32020-09-30: 6.52020-12-31: 6.32021-03-31: 6.72021-06-30: 7.62021-09-30: 6.92021-12-31: 6.92022-03-31: 6.52022-06-30: 5.32022-09-30: 5.12022-12-31: 5.32023-03-31: 5.62023-06-30: 5.22023-09-30: 5.42023-12-31: 4.32024-03-31: 4.52024-06-30: 5.42024-09-30: 5.42024-12-31: 5.72025-03-31: 5.32025-06-30: 4.72025-09-30: 4.62025-12-31: 3.72026-03-31: 3.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 3.7 to 7.6 · axis starts at 3.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.0, basis not documented by the producer

25.6%
21.724.827.92020-03-31: 24.52020-06-30: 24.12020-09-30: 23.22020-12-31: 22.42021-03-31: 22.32021-06-30: 22.32021-09-30: 23.32021-12-31: 23.92022-03-31: 24.22022-06-30: 24.82022-09-30: 25.32022-12-31: 27.02023-03-31: 26.62023-06-30: 27.02023-09-30: 25.42023-12-31: 23.82024-03-31: 26.52024-06-30: 26.32024-09-30: 27.12024-12-31: 27.32025-03-31: 26.32025-06-30: 26.92025-09-30: 27.02025-12-31: 26.72026-03-31: 25.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 22.3 to 27.3 · axis starts at 21.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±1.9, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
22,565
19k32k45k2020-01-31: 25k2020-02-29: 26k2020-03-31: 26k2020-04-30: 39k2020-05-31: 42k2020-06-30: 42k2020-07-31: 42k2020-08-31: 43k2020-09-30: 42k2020-10-31: 41k2020-11-30: 41k2020-12-31: 41k2021-01-31: 41k2021-02-28: 42k2021-03-31: 41k2021-04-30: 41k2021-05-31: 39k2021-06-30: 36k2021-07-31: 35k2021-08-31: 34k2021-09-30: 33k2021-10-31: 31k2021-11-30: 30k2021-12-31: 29k2022-01-31: 29k2022-02-28: 29k2022-03-31: 28k2022-04-30: 26k2022-05-31: 25k2022-06-30: 25k2022-07-31: 24k2022-08-31: 24k2022-09-30: 24k2022-10-31: 23k2022-11-30: 24k2022-12-31: 24k2023-01-31: 24k2023-02-28: 24k2023-03-31: 25k2023-04-30: 25k2023-05-31: 24k2023-06-30: 24k2023-07-31: 24k2023-08-31: 23k2023-09-30: 23k2023-10-31: 23k2023-11-30: 23k2023-12-31: 23k2024-01-31: 23k2024-02-29: 23k2024-03-31: 23k2024-04-30: 23k2024-05-31: 23k2024-06-30: 23k2024-07-31: 25k2024-08-31: 25k2024-09-30: 25k2024-10-31: 24k2024-11-30: 24k2024-12-31: 24k2025-01-31: 24k2025-02-28: 24k2025-03-31: 24k2025-04-30: 23k2025-05-31: 22k2025-06-30: 23k2025-07-31: 22k2025-08-31: 22k2025-09-30: 22k2025-10-31: 22k2025-11-30: 22k2025-12-31: 22k2026-01-31: 22k2026-02-28: 23k2026-03-31: 23k2026-04-30: 22k2026-05-31: 22k2026-06-30: 22k2026-07-31: 22k2026-08-31: 23k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 22k to 43k · axis starts at 19k

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

4.0%
3.83.94.02026-01-31: 3.82026-02-28: 42026-03-31: 42026-04-30: 3.92026-05-31: 42026-06-30: 3.92026-07-31: 3.92026-08-31: 4 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.8 to 4 · axis starts at 3.8

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.

33.3%
22.629.436.32020-03-31: 24.02020-06-30: 24.32020-09-30: 25.82020-12-31: 26.72021-03-31: 27.82021-06-30: 27.42021-09-30: 27.92021-12-31: 28.62022-03-31: 31.32022-06-30: 32.72022-09-30: 30.02022-12-31: 31.42023-03-31: 32.62023-06-30: 32.72023-09-30: 34.82023-12-31: 34.92024-03-31: 33.42024-06-30: 34.82024-09-30: 32.42024-12-31: 27.72025-03-31: 29.12025-06-30: 27.82025-09-30: 29.32025-12-31: 31.12026-03-31: 33.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 24.0 to 34.9 · axis starts at 22.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.1, basis not documented by the producer

18.0%
13.718.924.02020-03-31: 21.42020-06-30: 21.22020-09-30: 19.72020-12-31: 18.02021-03-31: 18.62021-06-30: 19.62021-09-30: 21.22021-12-31: 23.02022-03-31: 21.52022-06-30: 20.12022-09-30: 19.32022-12-31: 18.32023-03-31: 18.62023-06-30: 17.52023-09-30: 16.72023-12-31: 15.62024-03-31: 14.72024-06-30: 15.92024-09-30: 16.92024-12-31: 17.02025-03-31: 16.72025-06-30: 19.32025-09-30: 18.62025-12-31: 18.22026-03-31: 18 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 14.7 to 23.0 · axis starts at 13.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.3, basis not documented by the producer

11.1%
10.312.214.12020-03-31: 12.92020-06-30: 12.72020-09-30: 13.52020-12-31: 13.32021-03-31: 12.72021-06-30: 13.72021-09-30: 12.12021-12-31: 12.02022-03-31: 12.12022-06-30: 12.52022-09-30: 12.92022-12-31: 12.32023-03-31: 12.62023-06-30: 11.82023-09-30: 12.42023-12-31: 12.12024-03-31: 11.52024-06-30: 10.62024-09-30: 11.22024-12-31: 13.62025-03-31: 12.62025-06-30: 13.72025-09-30: 13.52025-12-31: 122026-03-31: 11.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 10.6 to 13.7 · axis starts at 10.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.7, basis not documented by the producer

26.0%
19.725.932.12020-03-31: 30.92020-06-30: 29.82020-09-30: 30.02020-12-31: 27.32021-03-31: 25.92021-06-30: 24.62021-09-30: 23.02021-12-31: 22.02022-03-31: 20.92022-06-30: 22.02022-09-30: 25.82022-12-31: 27.92023-03-31: 26.82023-06-30: 26.82023-09-30: 23.02023-12-31: 23.82024-03-31: 27.52024-06-30: 25.72024-09-30: 26.92024-12-31: 29.12025-03-31: 26.22025-06-30: 25.22025-09-30: 25.72025-12-31: 262026-03-31: 26 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 20.9 to 30.9 · axis starts at 19.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.8, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£20,328
7,71515k22k1997-12-31: 9,0661998-12-31: 9,2801999-12-31: 9,4442000-12-31: 9,9042001-12-31: 10k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 12k2007-12-31: 12k2008-12-31: 12k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 13k2011-12-31: 13k2012-12-31: 14k2013-12-31: 14k2014-12-31: 15k2015-12-31: 15k2016-12-31: 15k2017-12-31: 16k2018-12-31: 16k2019-12-31: 17k2020-12-31: 17k2021-12-31: 18k2022-12-31: 18k2023-12-31: 19k2024-12-31: 20k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,066 to 20k · axis starts at 7,715

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,527
1,6152,1202,6252020-01-31: 1,7302020-02-29: 1,7472020-03-31: 1,7392020-04-30: 1,7132020-05-31: 1,7232020-06-30: 1,7342020-07-31: 1,7682020-08-31: 1,7862020-09-30: 1,8102020-10-31: 1,8182020-11-30: 1,8242020-12-31: 1,8212021-01-31: 1,8022021-02-28: 1,8142021-03-31: 1,8312021-04-30: 1,8492021-05-31: 1,8512021-06-30: 1,8552021-07-31: 1,8602021-08-31: 1,8662021-09-30: 1,9052021-10-31: 1,8922021-11-30: 1,9012021-12-31: 1,9362022-01-31: 1,8972022-02-28: 1,9152022-03-31: 1,9472022-04-30: 1,9462022-05-31: 1,9582022-06-30: 1,9612022-07-31: 1,9812022-08-31: 1,9982022-09-30: 2,0452022-10-31: 2,0292022-11-30: 2,1022022-12-31: 2,0922023-01-31: 2,0492023-02-28: 2,0592023-03-31: 2,0722023-04-30: 2,1032023-05-31: 2,1372023-06-30: 2,1952023-07-31: 2,1532023-08-31: 2,1482023-09-30: 2,1632023-10-31: 2,1592023-11-30: 2,2242023-12-31: 2,2392024-01-31: 2,1882024-02-29: 2,1982024-03-31: 2,2212024-04-30: 2,2542024-05-31: 2,2682024-06-30: 2,2662024-07-31: 2,2782024-08-31: 2,2852024-09-30: 2,2942024-10-31: 2,3512024-11-30: 2,3802024-12-31: 2,3732025-01-31: 2,3212025-02-28: 2,3312025-03-31: 2,3472025-04-30: 2,3842025-05-31: 2,3982025-06-30: 2,4032025-07-31: 2,4142025-08-31: 2,4622025-09-30: 2,4472025-10-31: 2,4422025-11-30: 2,4422025-12-31: 2,4632026-01-31: 2,4342026-02-28: 2,4462026-03-31: 2,4822026-04-30: 2,5102026-05-31: 2,5132026-06-30: 2,5252026-07-31: 2,527 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,713 to 2,527 · axis starts at 1,615

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.

370,069
338k359k380k2020-01-31: 351k2020-02-29: 351k2020-03-31: 351k2020-04-30: 346k2020-05-31: 345k2020-06-30: 345k2020-07-31: 345k2020-08-31: 344k2020-09-30: 344k2020-10-31: 344k2020-11-30: 346k2020-12-31: 343k2021-01-31: 343k2021-02-28: 342k2021-03-31: 344k2021-04-30: 346k2021-05-31: 349k2021-06-30: 352k2021-07-31: 353k2021-08-31: 355k2021-09-30: 357k2021-10-31: 358k2021-11-30: 362k2021-12-31: 361k2022-01-31: 359k2022-02-28: 360k2022-03-31: 361k2022-04-30: 361k2022-05-31: 362k2022-06-30: 363k2022-07-31: 364k2022-08-31: 363k2022-09-30: 365k2022-10-31: 366k2022-11-30: 369k2022-12-31: 368k2023-01-31: 365k2023-02-28: 366k2023-03-31: 367k2023-04-30: 368k2023-05-31: 369k2023-06-30: 370k2023-07-31: 370k2023-08-31: 369k2023-09-30: 370k2023-10-31: 372k2023-11-30: 374k2023-12-31: 373k2024-01-31: 370k2024-02-29: 370k2024-03-31: 371k2024-04-30: 371k2024-05-31: 373k2024-06-30: 373k2024-07-31: 373k2024-08-31: 371k2024-09-30: 372k2024-10-31: 374k2024-11-30: 376k2024-12-31: 374k2025-01-31: 371k2025-02-28: 371k2025-03-31: 371k2025-04-30: 371k2025-05-31: 372k2025-06-30: 372k2025-07-31: 372k2025-08-31: 371k2025-09-30: 371k2025-10-31: 372k2025-11-30: 374k2025-12-31: 372k2026-01-31: 370k2026-02-28: 369k2026-03-31: 369k2026-04-30: 369k2026-05-31: 370k2026-06-30: 370k2026-07-31: 370k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 342k to 376k · axis starts at 338k

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
23,740
15k20k25k2010-03-31: 17k2011-03-31: 16k2012-03-31: 17k2013-03-31: 17k2014-03-31: 18k2015-03-31: 20k2016-03-31: 21k2017-03-31: 21k2018-03-31: 22k2019-03-31: 22k2020-03-31: 23k2021-03-31: 23k2022-03-31: 23k2023-03-31: 23k2024-03-31: 23k2025-03-31: 23k2026-03-31: 24k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 16k to 24k · axis starts at 15k

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

17,400
11k14k18k2010-03-31: 11k2011-03-31: 11k2012-03-31: 12k2013-03-31: 12k2014-03-31: 12k2015-03-31: 14k2016-03-31: 15k2017-03-31: 15k2018-03-31: 16k2019-03-31: 16k2020-03-31: 16k2021-03-31: 17k2022-03-31: 17k2023-03-31: 17k2024-03-31: 17k2025-03-31: 17k2026-03-31: 17k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 11k to 17k · axis starts at 11k

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

1,655
1,2351,4681,7002010-03-31: 1,3252011-03-31: 1,2802012-03-31: 1,3202013-03-31: 1,3652014-03-31: 1,4252015-03-31: 1,4852016-03-31: 1,4702017-03-31: 1,5352018-03-31: 1,5452019-03-31: 1,5502020-03-31: 1,5952021-03-31: 1,4952022-03-31: 1,5902023-03-31: 1,6002024-03-31: 1,5852025-03-31: 1,6252026-03-31: 1,655 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 1,280 to 1,655 · axis starts at 1,235

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

165
1351621902010-03-31: 1402011-03-31: 1502012-03-31: 1502013-03-31: 1602014-03-31: 1652015-03-31: 1852016-03-31: 1752017-03-31: 1752018-03-31: 1802019-03-31: 1802020-03-31: 1802021-03-31: 1702022-03-31: 1652023-03-31: 1602024-03-31: 1602025-03-31: 1652026-03-31: 165 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 140 to 185 · axis starts at 135

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

55
2742.5582010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 302012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 352015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 452018-03-31: 502019-03-31: 402020-03-31: 352021-03-31: 402022-03-31: 452023-03-31: 502024-03-31: 552025-03-31: 552026-03-31: 55 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 30 to 55 · axis starts at 27

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

990
7268751,0242010-03-31: 7802011-03-31: 7602012-03-31: 7552013-03-31: 8102014-03-31: 8552015-03-31: 8852016-03-31: 9052017-03-31: 8702018-03-31: 8702019-03-31: 8952020-03-31: 9152021-03-31: 9252022-03-31: 9302023-03-31: 9952024-03-31: 9702025-03-31: 9702026-03-31: 990 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 755 to 995 · axis starts at 726

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

75
57.67082.42010-03-31: 652011-03-31: 602012-03-31: 602013-03-31: 652014-03-31: 652015-03-31: 702016-03-31: 802017-03-31: 752018-03-31: 802019-03-31: 802020-03-31: 752021-03-31: 652022-03-31: 752023-03-31: 752024-03-31: 702025-03-31: 752026-03-31: 75 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 60 to 80 · axis starts at 57.6

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

3,055
2,4732,8453,2172010-03-31: 2,6102011-03-31: 2,5452012-03-31: 2,7352013-03-31: 2,6352014-03-31: 2,8102015-03-31: 3,1052016-03-31: 2,9952017-03-31: 3,0002018-03-31: 3,0202019-03-31: 3,0152020-03-31: 3,0802021-03-31: 3,0152022-03-31: 3,1452023-03-31: 3,1452024-03-31: 3,0702025-03-31: 3,0302026-03-31: 3,055 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 2,545 to 3,145 · axis starts at 2,473

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

305
2602853102010-03-31: 2702011-03-31: 2652012-03-31: 2702013-03-31: 2802014-03-31: 2652015-03-31: 2652016-03-31: 2702017-03-31: 2902018-03-31: 2852019-03-31: 2702020-03-31: 2752021-03-31: 2702022-03-31: 2702023-03-31: 2702024-03-31: 2802025-03-31: 3052026-03-31: 305 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 265 to 305 · axis starts at 260

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

40
17.63042.42010-03-31: 302011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 252016-03-31: 252017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 302020-03-31: 402021-03-31: 402022-03-31: 352023-03-31: 402024-03-31: 402025-03-31: 352026-03-31: 40 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 20 to 40 · axis starts at 17.6

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

29,870
22k26k31k2010-03-31: 24k2011-03-31: 23k2012-03-31: 24k2013-03-31: 24k2014-03-31: 25k2015-03-31: 27k2016-03-31: 27k2017-03-31: 28k2018-03-31: 28k2019-03-31: 28k2020-03-31: 29k2021-03-31: 29k2022-03-31: 29k2023-03-31: 29k2024-03-31: 29k2025-03-31: 29k2026-03-31: 30k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 23k to 30k · axis starts at 22k

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

25,474
8,22918k27k1998-12-31: 10k1999-12-31: 10k2000-12-31: 10k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 13k2004-12-31: 14k2005-12-31: 15k2006-12-31: 15k2007-12-31: 16k2008-12-31: 16k2009-12-31: 15k2010-12-31: 16k2011-12-31: 16k2012-12-31: 17k2013-12-31: 17k2014-12-31: 17k2015-12-31: 18k2016-12-31: 19k2017-12-31: 19k2018-12-31: 20k2019-12-31: 20k2020-12-31: 19k2021-12-31: 21k2022-12-31: 23k2023-12-31: 25k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 10k to 25k · axis starts at 8,229

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Tyneside

Gateshead · Newcastle upon Tyne · North Tyneside · South Tyneside