Claimant Count Rates*
Dec 2009 | Rate (%) | Number |
|---|
UK | 4.8 | 1,567,005 |
Newcastle | 7.2 | 8,749 |
Tyne & Wear | 7.5 | 37,563 |
North East Region | 7.1 | 85,625 |
* Claimant count is the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) or benefit arising through registering as seeking work through the JSA process.
The rates for Newcastle and Tyne & Wear are the number of unemployed as a percentage of the estimated labour force (the economically active population), at mid-2007. The rates for the North East and the UK are workforce-based claimant count rates.
Source: TWRI, based on Office for National Statistics population estimates
See also : Unemployment Trends and statistics by ward