Economy and work in Redcar and Cleveland
Unitary authorityThe south east of the North East. 139,541 people in 245 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Redcar and Cleveland, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Redcar and Cleveland’s 88 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 120.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in Redcar and Cleveland earned a median of £35,111 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn Redcar and Cleveland, 3,120 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn Redcar and Cleveland, 3.8% 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 North East
- 3% higher3.7%
- Against the UK
- 3% lower3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only72.7% of people aged 16 to 64 in Redcar and Cleveland were in work in the year to March 2026.
Redcar and Cleveland is 87th lowest of 348 for employment rate.