The Datum Report

Local area

Tyneside

What we think is happening

Pay in Tyneside has been growing.

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

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Tyneside has been getting stronger.

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
Businesses employing 50 to 99 people 2025 305 +25 in the top 10% of 182

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
2025
23,230
16k20k24k2010-03-31: 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: 23k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 16k to 23k · axis starts at 16k

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

16,965
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: 17k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 11k to 17k · axis starts at 11k

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

1,625
1,2391,4521,6662010-03-31: 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: 1,625 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,280 to 1,625 · axis starts at 1,239

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

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: 165 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 140 to 185 · axis starts at 135

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

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: 55 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 30 to 55 · axis starts at 27

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

970
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: 970 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 755 to 995 · axis starts at 726

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

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: 75 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 60 to 80 · axis starts at 57.6

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

3,030
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: 3,030 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 2,545 to 3,145 · axis starts at 2,473

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

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: 305 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 265 to 305 · axis starts at 260

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

35
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: 35 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20 to 40 · axis starts at 17.6

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

29,370
22k26k30k2010-03-31: 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: 29k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 23k to 29k · axis starts at 22k

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

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