Economy and work in Kingston upon Hull
Unitary authorityEast Yorkshire and The Humber. 273,257 people in 72 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Kingston upon Hull, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Kingston upon Hull’s 168 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 165.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in Kingston upon Hull earned a median of £31,419 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn Kingston upon Hull, 9,125 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn Kingston upon Hull, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 24% higher4.1%
- Against the UK
- 31% higher3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only63.7% of people aged 16 to 64 in Kingston upon Hull were in work in the year to March 2026.
Kingston upon Hull is 5th lowest of 348 for employment rate.