Unemployment Falls In The North East
Unemployment continues to fall in the North East.
Last updated 1st May 2025
New figures show unemployment in the North East has fallen by 1.4%.
That means 19,000 fewer people are out of work in our region.
We are still the worst in the country with 7.7% of the North East out of work, that is the lowest it has been since 2008.
The figures relate to between November 2014 and January 2015.