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Economic inactivity

Persons, 16-64 years

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011/12 26.9 26.1 27.7 23.6
2012/13 26.2 25.4 27 22.9
2013/14 25.6 24.8 26.4 22.6
2014/15 25.4 24.6 26.2 22.4
2015/16 24.8 24 25.6 22
2016/17 24.6 23.8 25.4 21.8
2017/18 24.8 24 25.6 21.4
2018/19 24.5 23.7 25.3 21.1
2019/20 24.6 23.8 25.4 20.6
2020/21 24 23 25 20.9
2021/22 25.6 24.6 26.6 21.2
2022/23 26 24.9 27.1 21.4

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Source: Data is from the Annual Population Survey (data produced by Office for National Statistics), accessed via nomis (www.nomisweb.co.uk).

The line chart shows the percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are economically inactive (neither in employment nor unemployed). The proportion in the North East changed from 26.9% in the financial year ending 2012 to 26% in the financial year ending 2023.


Employment

Persons, 16-64 years

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2011/12 65.1 64.3 65.9 70.2
2012/13 66.3 65.5 67.1 71
2013/14 67.1 66.3 67.9 71.7
2014/15 68.7 67.9 69.5 72.9
2015/16 69.5 68.7 70.3 73.9
2016/17 69.8 68.9 70.7 74.4
2017/18 71 70.2 71.8 75.2
2018/19 71.1 70.2 72 75.6
2019/20 71.1 70.2 72 76.2
2020/21 71.2 70.2 72.2 75.1
2021/22 70 69 71 75.4
2022/23 70.8 69.6 72 75.7

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Source: Annual Population Survey - Labour Force Survey

The line chart shows the percentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are in employment. The proportion in the North East increased from 65.1% in the financial year ending 2012 to 70.8% in the financial year ending 2023.


Children in absolute low income families

Persons, <16 years

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2014/15 18.7 18.6 18.9 15.4
2015/16 17.2 17.1 17.4 15.2
2016/17 18.2 18.1 18.4 14.8
2017/18 17.7 17.6 17.9 15.1
2018/19 19.2 19.1 19.4 15.4
2019/20 23.4 23.2 23.5 16.1
2020/21 27.6 27.4 27.8 15.6
2021/22 21.2 21.1 21.4 15.3
2022/23 16.4 16.2 16.5 15.6

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities

The line chart shows the percentage of children aged under 16 who live in absolute low income (before housing costs compared to 2010 to 2011) families. The proportion in the North East decreased from 18.7% in the financial year ending 2015 to 16.4% in the financial year ending 2023.


Young people not in education, employment or training

Persons, 16-17 years

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2016/17 5.4 5.2 5.5 6
2017/18 6.2 6 6.4 6
2018/19 6.5 6.3 6.7 5.5
2019/20 5.9 5.7 6.1 5.5
2020/21 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.5
2021/22 5.4 5.2 5.6 4.7
2022/23 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.2

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Source: Department for Education

The line chart shows the percentage of people age 16 to 17 who are not in education, employment or training, or whose activity is not known. The proportion in the North East changed from 5.4% in the financial year ending 2017 to 5.2% in the financial year ending 2023.


First time entrants to the youth justice system

Persons, 10-17 years

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2012 739 705 775 558
2013 539 509 569 450
2014 481 453 510 415
2015 445 418 474 376
2016 418 392 446 333
2017 371 346 397 299
2018 338 314 362 244
2019 278 256 300 216
2020 145 130 161 173
2021 141 126 157 150
2022 152 136 168 149

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Source: Figures calculated by Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ Population Health Analysis team using crime data supplied by the Ministry of Justice and population data supplied by Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The line chart shows the rate of 10 to 17 years olds who receive their first reprimand, warning or conviction. The crude rate in the North East decreased from 739 per 100,000 in 2012 to 152 per 100,000 in 2022.


Households owed a duty under the Homelessness Reduction Act

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2019/20 14 13.8 14.2 12.3
2020/21 12.5 12.3 12.7 11.3
2021/22 13.6 13.4 13.8 11.7
2022/23 15.4 15.2 15.6 12.4

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)

The line chart shows the rate of households who are owed a prevention or relief duty under the Homelessness Reduction Act. The crude rate in the North East increased from 14 per 1,000 in the financial year ending 2020 to 15.4 per 1,000 in the financial year ending 2023.


People killed or seriously injured on roads

Persons, all ages

Time period North East Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2017 81.3 93.7
2018 77.9 94.9
2019 83.8 90.2
2020 76.7 90.9
2021 82 93.2
2022 80.5 94.5

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Source: Department for Transport, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities calculates confidence intervals

The line chart shows the rate of people reported killed or seriously injured on the roads per 1 billion vehicle miles travelled. The crude rate in the North East changed from 81.3 per billion vehicle miles in 2017 to 80.5 per billion vehicle miles in 2022.