# Economy and work in Yorkshire and The Humber

North England. 5,672,166 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 15,408 square kilometres.

4 layers about economy and work for Yorkshire and The Humber, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)

## Median full-time pay

Council level, Great Britain only, 2025. Source: ONS earnings survey.

Published for councils, not as one figure for the whole of Yorkshire and The Humber. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/median-pay?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/median-pay) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/economy#l-median-pay-full-time

## People claiming out-of-work benefits

Yorkshire and The Humber: **145,445** (August 2026, region level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026.

In Yorkshire and The Humber, 145,445 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimants?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimants) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/economy#l-claimant-count

## Claimant rate

Yorkshire and The Humber: **4.1%** (August 2026, region level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026.

In Yorkshire and The Humber, 4.1% 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 England: 3% higher (4.0%)
- Against the UK: 5% higher (3.9%)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimant-rate?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimant-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/economy#l-claimant-rate

## Employment rate

Council level, Great Britain only, March 2026. Source: ONS population survey.

Published for councils, not as one figure for the whole of Yorkshire and The Humber. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/employment?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/employment) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/economy#l-employment-rate

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/planning) (3)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/council-tax) (9)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E12000003/data?family=economy

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/economy, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/economy#l-median-pay-full-time.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/economy