# Employment rate: highest and lowest councils in Yorkshire and The Humber (March 2026)

York had the highest employment rate of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in March 2026, at 79.9%.

Kingston upon Hull had the lowest, at 63.7%. The middle council, North East Lincolnshire, had 72.9%.

| Rank | Area | Employment rate | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 79.9% | – |
| 2 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 78.0% | – |
| 3 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 76.5% | – |
| 4 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 75.8% | – |
| 5 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 75.7% | – |
| 6 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 75.4% | – |
| 7 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 74.4% | – |
| 8 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 72.9% | – |
| 9 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 72.3% | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| 10 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 71.6% | ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| =11 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 70.7% | – |
| =11 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 70.7% | – |
| 13 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 70.2% | – |
| 14 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 69.1% | – |
| 15 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 63.7% | – |

Source: Annual Population Survey, ONS population survey. Covers Great Britain. Period: March 2026. Period: March 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [Great Britain](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/england)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/north-west)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/employment)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/employment)

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