Unemployment shown here is claimant count unemployment. Claimant count reports on the number of people qualifying for benefits as a result of unemployment. The rates provided are the number of unemployed as a percentage of the estimated labour force (the economically active population) from the 2001 Census.
Claimant count data is produced by the Office for National Statistics. Tyne and Wear Research and Information use the data to produce claimant count unemployment rates for Gateshead wards.
Graphs
*All graphs are updated with 2008 stats.
Wards within Neighbourhood Management Areas
Data
Gateshead Wards and Tyne & Wear Districts