North east england population by age

Total population (2020)

 North East
(level)
United Kingdom
(level)
All people2,680,800 67,081,200
Males1,317,700 33,145,700
Females1,363,000 33,935,500

Source: Population estimates - local authority based by five year age band

Population aged 16-64 (2020)

 North East
(level)
North East
(%)
United Kingdom
(level)
United Kingdom
(%)
All people1,665,700 62.1 41,845,000 62.4
Males826,100 62.7 20,896,600 63.0
Females839,600 61.6 20,948,500 61.7

Source: Population estimates - local authority based by five year age band

Notes:   % is a proportion of total population

Headline indicators - seasonally adjusted (Jul 2022-Sep 2022)

 North East
(level)
North East
(%)
United Kingdom
(level)
United Kingdom
(%)
All people
Economically active†1,257,000 74.8 33,964,000 78.4
In employment†1,204,000 71.7 32,739,000 75.5
Unemployed§53,000 4.2 1,224,000 3.6
Economically inactive‡411,000 25.2 8,999,000 21.6
Males
Economically active†647,000 77.7 17,756,000 81.9
In employment†621,000 74.8 17,108,000 78.9
Unemployed§26,000 4.0 648,000 3.7
Economically inactive‡179,000 22.3 3,737,000 18.1
Females
Economically active†610,000 72.0 16,208,000 74.8
In employment†583,000 68.7 15,631,000 72.1
Unemployed§27,000 4.5 576,000 3.6
Economically inactive‡231,000 28.0 5,262,000 25.2

Source: Labour Force Survey

†   -   level are for those aged 16 and over, % are for those aged 16-64

‡   -   level and % are for those aged 16-64

§   -   level and % are for those aged 16 and over. % is a proportion of economically active

Economic inactivity (Jul 2021-Jun 2022)

 North East
(level)
North East
(%)
United Kingdom
(level)
United Kingdom
(%)
All people
Total412,300 25.4 8,954,900 21.6
Student88,100 21.4 2,434,700 27.2
looking after family/home76,800 18.6 1,752,700 19.6
temporary sick11,100 2.7 199,500 2.2
long-term sick133,400 32.4 2,295,800 25.6
discouraged# # 25,900 0.3
retired61,400 14.9 1,220,300 13.6
other40,200 9.8 1,026,100 11.5
 
wants a job95,500 23.2 1,643,600 18.4
does not want a job316,800 76.8 7,311,300 81.6

Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes:   numbers are for those aged 16-64.
  % is a proportion of those economically inactive, except total, which is a proportion of those aged 16-64

Employment by occupation (Jul 2021-Jun 2022)

 North East
(level)
North East
(%)
United Kingdom
(level)
United Kingdom
(%)
Soc 2020 major group 1-3512,000 43.2 16,590,100 51.2
1 Managers, directors and senior officials98,200 8.2 3,342,800 10.3
2 Professional occupations249,800 21.0 8,387,600 25.8
3 Associate professional occupations163,900 13.8 4,859,700 14.9
Soc 2020 major group 4-5243,900 20.6 6,104,700 18.8
4 Administrative & secretarial126,000 10.6 3,303,000 10.1
5 Skilled trades occupations117,900 9.9 2,801,700 8.6
Soc 2020 major group 6-7203,600 17.2 4,759,400 14.7
6 Caring, leisure and other service occupations105,000 8.8 2,584,300 7.9
7 Sales and customer service occs98,600 8.3 2,175,100 6.7
Soc 2020 major group 8-9225,000 19.0 4,968,800 15.3
8 Process plant & machine operatives86,400 7.3 1,849,000 5.7
9 Elementary occupations138,500 11.6 3,119,800 9.6

Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes:   level and % are for those aged 16+
  % is a proportion of all persons in employment

Qualifications (Jan 2021-Dec 2021)

 North East
(level)
North East
(%)
United Kingdom
(level)
United Kingdom
(%)
Individual levels
NVQ4 and above559,200 34.5 17,958,300 43.5
NVQ3292,800 18.1 6,821,800 16.5
Trade Apprenticeships63,400 3.9 1,146,400 2.8
NVQ2299,800 18.5 6,290,800 15.2
NVQ1160,800 9.9 3,847,600 9.3
Other qualifications111,600 6.9 2,409,300 5.8
No qualifications132,100 8.2 2,789,300 6.8
Composite levels
NVQ4 and above559,200 34.5 17,958,300 43.5
NVQ3 and above883,700 54.6 25,353,400 61.4
NVQ2 and above1,215,200 75.0 32,217,300 78.1
NVQ1 and above1,376,100 85.0 36,064,900 87.4

Source: ONS annual population survey

Notes:   For an explanation of the qualification levels see the definitions section.
  level and % are for those aged 16-64
  % is a proportion of resident population of area aged 16-64

Earnings by place of residence (2021)

 North East
(pounds)
United Kingdom
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers546.8 610.7
Male full-time workers579.2 651.6
Female full-time workers498.9 558.1
Hourly pay - excluding overtime
Full-time workers14.05 15.59
Male full-time workers14.38 16.13
Female full-time workers13.25 14.85

Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings - resident analysis

Note:   Median earnings in pounds for employees living in the area.

Under Universal Credit a broader span of claimants are required to look for work than under Jobseeker's Allowance. As Universal Credit Full Service is rolled out in particular areas, the number of people recorded as being on the Claimant Count is therefore likely to rise. The seasonally adjusted estimates in this table are consistent with the headline JSA measure.

Claimant count by sex - seasonally adjusted (October 2022)

 North East
(level)
North East
(%)
United Kingdom
(level)
United Kingdom
(%)
All people68,660 4.9 1,536,197 3.9
Males42,284 5.7 900,949 4.3
Females26,376 4.0 635,248 3.4

Source: ONS Claimant Count - seasonally adjusted

Note:   % is a proportion of claimants + workforce jobs total

The estimates in the table below are not consistent with the headline claimant measure. However, they are consitent with the local area figures.

Claimant count by sex - not seasonally adjusted (October 2022)

 North East
(level)
North East
(%)
United Kingdom
(level)
United Kingdom
(%)
All people67,520 4.8 1,508,395 3.8
Males41,110 5.6 875,125 4.2
Females26,410 4.0 633,270 3.4

Source: ONS Claimant count by sex and age

Note:   % is a proportion of claimants + workforce jobs total

Claimant count by age - not seasonally adjusted (October 2022)

 North East
(level)
North East
(%)
United Kingdom
(level)
United Kingdom
(%)
Aged 16+67,520 4.1 1,508,395 3.6
Aged 16 to 17155 0.3 3,160 0.2
Aged 18 to 2413,245 5.6 256,085 4.6
Aged 18 to 217,910 5.9 142,810 4.7
Aged 25 to 4938,345 4.7 889,810 4.1
Aged 50+15,775 2.9 358,405 2.8

Source: ONS Claimant count by sex and age

Note:   % is number of persons claiming JSA as a proportion of resident population of the same age

Working-age client group - main benefit claimants - not seasonally adjusted [Discontinued] (November 2016)

 North East
(level)
North East
(%)
Great Britain
(level)
Great Britain
(%)
Total claimants252,580 15.2 4,448,890 11.0
By statistical group
Job seekers34,190 2.1 460,480 1.1
ESA and incapacity benefits130,670 7.9 2,446,000 6.1
Lone parents23,340 1.4 401,630 1.0
Carers41,800 2.5 685,670 1.7
Others on income related benefits4,430 0.3 72,310 0.2
Disabled14,890 0.9 312,240 0.8
Bereaved3,270 0.2 70,560 0.2
Main out-of-work benefits†192,630 11.6 3,380,420 8.4

Source: DWP benefit claimants - working age client group

Notes:   †   Main out-of-work benefits includes the groups: job seekers, ESA and incapacity benefits, lone parents and others on income related benefits. See the Definitions and Explanations below for details
  % is a proportion of resident population of area aged 16-64
  Northern Ireland and United Kingdom figures are not available for this dataset

Jobs density (2020)

 North East
(jobs)
North East
(density)
United Kingdom
(jobs)
United Kingdom
(density)
Jobs density1,182,000 0.71 35,231,000 0.84

Source: ONS jobs density

Notes:   The density figures represent the ratio of total jobs to population aged 16-64.
  Total jobs includes employees, self-employed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces

Workforce jobs by industry section (SIC 2007) - seasonally adjusted (June 2022)

 North East
(level)
North East
(%)
United Kingdom
(level)
United Kingdom
(%)
Total1,204,000 - 35,827,000 -
A : Agriculture, forestry and fishing14,000 1.2 339,000 0.9
B : Mining and quarrying2,000 0.2 56,000 0.2
C : Manufacturing113,000 9.4 2,616,000 7.3
D : Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning6,000 0.5 139,000 0.4
E : Water supply; sewerage, waste management8,000 0.7 230,000 0.6
F : Construction71,000 5.9 2,265,000 6.3
G : Wholesale and retail trade; repair of vehicles147,000 12.2 4,765,000 13.3
H : Transportation and storage60,000 5.0 1,816,000 5.1
I : Accommodation and food service activities108,000 9.0 2,469,000 6.9
J : Information and communication39,000 3.2 1,604,000 4.5
K : Financial and insurance activities25,000 2.1 1,068,000 3.0
L : Real estate activities19,000 1.6 637,000 1.8
M : Professional, scientific and technical activities66,000 5.5 3,325,000 9.3
N : Administrative and support service activities102,000 8.5 3,225,000 9.0
O : Public administration and defence75,000 6.2 1,639,000 4.6
P : Education112,000 9.3 3,078,000 8.6
Q : Human health and social work activities186,000 15.4 4,616,000 12.9
R : Arts, entertainment and recreation28,000 2.3 1,009,000 2.8
S : Other service activities24,000 2.0 876,000 2.4
T : Activities of households as employers;...0 0.0 54,000 0.2

Source: ONS workforce jobs by industry (SIC 2007) - seasonally adjusted

Notes:   % is a proportion of is proportion of total workforce jobs

Earnings by place of work (2021)

 North East
(pounds)
United Kingdom
(pounds)
Gross weekly pay
Full-time workers538.7 610.7
Male full-time workers575.2 651.6
Female full-time workers497.1 558.1
Hourly pay
Full-time workers14.01 15.59
Male full-time workers14.28 16.13
Female full-time workers13.23 14.85

Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis

Note:   Median earnings in pounds for employees working in the area.

UK Business Counts (2022)

 North East
(numbers)
North East
(%)
United Kingdom
(numbers)
United Kingdom
(%)
Enterprises
Micro (0 to 9)64,235 87.7 2,476,210 89.5
Small (10 to 49)7,420 10.1 239,095 8.6
Medium (50 to 249)1,270 1.7 41,820 1.5
Large (250+)350 0.5 10,575 0.4
Total73,270 - 2,767,700 -
Local Units
Micro (0 to 9)74,285 81.2 2,649,315 84.7
Small (10 to 49)13,775 15.1 386,270 12.4
Medium (50 to 249)2,920 3.2 79,120 2.5
Large (250+)460 0.5 12,100 0.4
Total91,440 - 3,126,800 -

Source: Inter Departmental Business Register (ONS)

Note:   % is as a proportion of total (enterprises or local units)

Resident Population The estimated population of an area includes all those usually resident in the area, whatever their nationality. HM Forces stationed outside the United Kingdom are excluded but foreign forces stationed here are included. Students are taken to be resident at their term-time address. Labour Supply

Labour supply consists of people who are employed, as well as those people defined as unemployed or economically inactive, who can be considered to be potential labour supply. Information in this section relates to the characteristics of people living in an area.

Most labour supply data comes from the Annual Population Survey (APS). The APS is the largest regular household survey in the United Kingdom. It includes data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), plus further sample boosts in England, Wales and Scotland. The survey includes data from a sample of around 256,000 people aged 16 and over.

As APS estimates are based on samples, they are subject to sampling variability. This means that if another sample for the same period were drawn, a different estimate might be produced. In general, the larger the number of people in a sample, the smaller the variation between estimates. Estimates for smaller areas such as local authorities are therefore less reliable than those for larger areas such as regions. When the sample size is too small to produce reliable estimates, the estimates are replaced with a #.

Economically ActiveEconomically activePeople who are either in employment or unemployed.Economic activity ratePeople, who are economically active, expressed as a percentage of all people.In employmentPeople who did some paid work in the reference week (whether as an employee or self employed); those who had a job that they were temporarily away from (eg, on holiday); those on government-supported training and employment programmes; and those doing unpaid family work.Employment rateThe number of people in employment expressed as a percentage of all people aged 16-64.Employees and self employed The division between employees and self employed is based on survey respondents' own assessment of their employment status. The percentage show the number in each category as a percentage of all people aged 16-64. The sum of employees and self employed will not equal the in employment figure due to the inclusion of those on government-supported training and employment programmes, and those doing unpaid family work in the latter. Unemployed Refers to people without a job who were available to start work in the two weeks following their interview and who had either looked for work in the four weeks prior to interview or were waiting to start a job they had already obtained. Unemployment rate Unemployed as a percentage of the economically active population.Economically inactiveEconomically inactive People who are neither in employment nor unemployed. This group includes, for example, all those who were looking after a home or retired. Wanting a job People not in employment who want a job but are not classed as unemployed because they have either not sought work in the last four weeks or are not available to start work. Not wanting a jobPeople who are neither in employment nor unemployed and who do not want a job.Workless HouseholdsHouseholds A household is defined as a single person, or a group of people living at the same address who have the address as their only or main residence and either share one main meal a day or share living accommodation (or both). For the purposes of this table, estimates only include those households where at least 1 person is aged 16 to 64. Workless households Households where no-one aged 16 or over is in employment. These members may be unemployed or economically inactive. Economically inactive members may be unavailable to work because of family commitments, retirement or study, or unable to work through sickness or disability. Children Children refers to all children under 16. Occupation Occupations are classified according to the Standard Occupation Classification 2010. Descriptions of the job titles included in each code are available in the SOC manuals. Qualifications

Qualifications data are only be available from the APS for calendar year periods, for example, Jan to Dec 2005. The variables show the total number of people who are qualified at a particular level and above, so data in this table are not additive. Separate figures for each NVQ level are available in the full Annual Population Survey data set (Query data).

The trade apprenticeships are split 50/50 between NVQ level 2 and 3. This follows ONS policy for presenting qualifications data in publications. Separate counts for trade apprenticeships can be obtained from the full APS data set (Query data).

No qualificationsNo formal qualifications held.Other qualificationsincludes foreign qualifications and some professional qualifications.NVQ 1 equivalente.g. fewer than 5 GCSEs at grades A-C, foundation GNVQ, NVQ 1, intermediate 1 national qualification (Scotland) or equivalent.NVQ 2 equivalente.g. 5 or more GCSEs at grades A-C, intermediate GNVQ, NVQ 2, intermediate 2 national qualification (Scotland) or equivalent.NVQ 3 equivalente.g. 2 or more A levels, advanced GNVQ, NVQ 3, 2 or more higher or advanced higher national qualifications (Scotland) or equivalent.NVQ 4 equivalent and abovee.g. HND, Degree and Higher Degree level qualifications or equivalent.Earnings by Place of Residence

The figures show the median earnings in pounds for employees living in the area who are on adults rates of pay and whose pay was not affected by absence. Figures for earnings come from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). The ASHE is based on a 1 per cent sample of employees, information on whose earnings and hours is obtained from employers. The survey does not cover self-employed. Information relates to a pay period in April.

The earnings information collected relates to gross pay before tax, national insurance or other deductions, and excludes payments in kind. It is restricted to earnings relating to the survey pay period and so excludes payments of arrears from another period made during the survey period; any payments due as a result of a pay settlement but not yet paid at the time of the survey will also be excluded.

Out-Of-Work BenefitsClaimant Count (Experimental Statistics)

The Claimant Count is the number of people claiming benefit principally for the reason of being unemployed. This is measured by combining the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) and National Insurance credits with the number of people receiving Universal Credit principally for the reason of being unemployed. Claimants declare that they are out of work, capable of, available for and actively seeking work during the week in which the claim is made.

The measure of the number of people receiving Universal Credit principally for the reason of being unemployed is still being developed by the Department for Work and Pensions. Consequently this component of the total Claimant Count does not yet correctly reflect the target population of unemployed claimants and is subject to revisions. For this reason the Claimant Count is currently designated as Experimental Statistics.

The Claimant Count is mostly derived from DWP administrative systems. For various reasons, e.g. a claimant's National Insurance number is not known, a small number of claims have to be dealt with manually. These clerical claims do not have as much detail as the computerised claims and therefore, whilst part of the claimant count by sex table, cannot be included the age breakdown.

Seasonal Adjustment

Like many economic indicators, the labour market is affected by factors that tend to occur at around the same time every year; for example, school leavers entering the labour market in July and whether Easter falls in March or April. In order to aid comparison of movements, other than annual changes in labour market statistics, some headline measures are seasonally adjusted to remove the effects of seasonal factors and the arrangement of the calendar. However, due to resource constraints, it is not possible to seasonally adjust all series. So for those that have not been seasonally adjusted, the figures will still be influenced by seasonal effects.

Rates by age

Unemployment benefits normally only apply to people aged 18 years and over. They can only be claimed by 16 and 17 year olds in exceptional circumstances. Consequently the counts for this age group are typically very low.

DWP Working-Age Client Group

From August 2017 DWP discontinued this dataset when they changed the way they publish their benefit statistics. The last period of data is the November 2016 figures published in May 2017.

The number of working-age people who are claiming one or more main DWP benefits. The main benefits are: bereavement benefit, carer's allowance, disability living allowance, ESA and incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance, income support, jobseeker's allowance, and widow's benefit. The age at which women reach State Pension age is gradually increasing from 60 to 65 between April 2010 and April 2020. Throughout this period, only women below State Pension age are counted as working age benefit claimants."

The total count is broken down by statistical groups. These categorise each person according to the main reason why they are claiming benefit. Each client is classified to a single group.

Benefits are arranged hierarchically and claimants are assigned to a group according to the top most benefit they receive. Thus a person who is a lone parent and receives Incapacity Benefit would be classified as incapacity benefits. Consequently, the group lone parent will not contain all lone parents as some will be included in the incapacity benefits group and Job seekers groups.

Main out-of-work benefits consists of the groups: job seekers, ESA and incapacity benefits, lone parents and others on income related benefits.

These groups have been chosen to best represent a count of all those benefit recipients who cannot be in full-time employment as part of their condition of entitlement. Those claiming solely Bereavement Benefits or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) are not included as these are not out-of-work or income based benefits. DLA is paid to those needing help with personal care. These people can, and some will, be in full-time employment. If DLA claimants are also in receipt of JSA, IS, ESA or Incapacity Benefits in addition to DLA they will be counted under the relevant statistical group. In addition, we exclude those claiming solely carer's benefits or claiming carer's benefits alongside income support, as DWP does not pursue active labour market policies for this group. Carers benefits are paid to those with full time caring responsibilities. The group entitled to Carer's benefits alongside Income Support (IS) includes around 86,000 claimants and has been stable over time.

This Nomis series is different to that published in the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Market Statistics Bulletin (table 25) and on the DWP website at http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/wa/tabtool_wa.html (against the link entitled "One-Click" Key Out-of-Work Benefits). This Nomis series uses DWP Jobseeker's Allowance numbers, whilst the other two series use the ONS Jobseeker's Allowance figures, using different methods and reference periods.

UK Business Counts

The data contained in the table are compiled from an extract taken from the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) recording the position of units as at March of the reference year. The IDBR contains information on VAT traders and PAYE employers in a statistical register which provides the basis for the Office for National Statistics to conduct surveys of businesses.

The table presents analysis of businesses at both Enterprise and Local Unit level. An Enterprise is the smallest combination of legal units (generally based on VAT and/or PAYE records) which has a certain degree of autonomy within an Enterprise Group. An individual site (for example a factory or shop) in an enterprise is called a local unit.

The employment information on the IDBR is drawn mainly from the Business Register Employment Survey (BRES). Because this is based on a sample of enterprises, estimates from previous returns and from other ONS surveys have also been used. For the smallest units, either PAYE jobs or employment imputed from VAT turnover is used.

Estimates in the table are rounded to prevent disclosure.

Labour Demand

Labour demand includes jobs available within the area.

Jobs Density

The level of jobs per resident aged 16-64. For example, a job density of 1.0 would mean that there is one job for every resident aged 16-64.

The total number of jobs is a workplace-based measure and comprises employee jobs, self-employed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces. The number of residents aged 16-64 figures used to calculate jobs densities are based on the relevant mid-year population estimates.

Workforce Jobs (WFJ)

Workforce Jobs (WFJ) is a quarterly measure of the number of jobs in the UK and is the preferred measure of the change in jobs by industry. Estimates are only available at national and regional level.

It is a compound source that draws on a range of employer surveys, household surveys and administrative sources. WFJ is the sum of employee jobs measured primarily by employer surveys, self-employment jobs from the Labour Force Survey, and government-supported trainees and Her Majesty's Forces from administrative sources.

The industry codes used in the table are Standard Industrial Classification 2007 Sections. Refer to the SIC 2007 manuals for details of the activities included in each Section.

Earnings by Place of Work

The figures show the median earnings in pounds for employees working in the area who are on adults rates of pay and whose pay was not affected by absence. Figures for earnings come from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). The ASHE is based on a 1 per cent sample of employees, information on whose earnings and hours is obtained from employers. The survey does not cover self-employed. In 2004 information related to the pay period which included 21 April.

The earnings information collected relates to gross pay before tax, national insurance or other deductions, and excludes payments in kind. It is restricted to earnings relating to the survey pay period and so excludes payments of arrears from another period made during the survey period; any payments due as a result of a pay settlement but not yet paid at the time of the survey will also be excluded.

Jobcentre plus vacancies

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  • The time-series is susceptible to discontinuities arising from changes to vacancy taking and vacancy handling (e.g. 2006 changes to employer follow-up processes).

  • Local area data can throw up spurious figures. For example, Lincoln local authority includes all national vacancies notified by the Ministry of Defence since these are recorded against a single central postcode irrespective of actual location.

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