"To be and to feel economically secure is to live with dignity, to be able to seize opportunities and to have a sense of hope for the future. That requires sufficient and predictable resources, of income and wealth, in relation to the costs and burdens of life. But it also rests on secure work and a secure home, on education, on good health, and on support and time for caring. It is sustained by relationships of family, friends and community." — Graeme Cooke, Director of Insight and Policy, JRF.

This is the Economic Insecurity spotlight page for East Riding of Yorkshire.

Population claiming Universal Credit or Jobseeker's Allowance

Proportion of the population living in fuel poverty

Poverty index

This map shows the result of creating a poverty index for economic insecurity by combining a number of leading indicators of poverty into a single number in the range 0 to 1. A score closer to 0 means that the model is suggesting lower levels of economic insecurity in this area.

1 - Very High
0.75 - High
0.5 - Average
0.25 - Low
0 - Very Low
Beverley Rural 0.277Bridlington Central and Old Town 0.277Bridlington North 0.277Bridlington South 0.277Cottingham North 0.277Cottingham South 0.277Dale 0.277Driffield and Rural 0.277East Wolds and Coastal 0.277Goole North 0.277Goole South 0.277Hessle 0.277Howden 0.277Howdenshire 0.277Mid Holderness 0.277Minster and Woodmansey 0.277North Holderness 0.277Pocklington Provincial 0.277St Mary's 0.277Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland 0.277South East Holderness 0.277South Hunsley 0.277South West Holderness 0.277Tranby 0.277Willerby and Kirk Ella 0.277Wolds Weighton 0.277

How to interpret the index

In the context of this model, a value closer to 1 indicates that a given place tends to rank higher relative to other places in metrics that we have identified as contributing to economic insecurity. This does not necessarily mean that you are more likely to experience poverty in those places, however.

How we calculate the index

The highest and lowest values will score 1 and 0, respectively, and everything else will fall somewhere in between. We create an average index across 6 metrics

This is a proof of concept. You can see the code and read more about the logic to create these stats here.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Rates of unemployment and economic inactivity over time

What's on this chart?

This chart shows labour market statistics for East Riding of Yorkshire.

Dataset

Labour market economic activity
Unemployment rate
Economic inactivity rate
YearJun 2005Jun 2008Jun 2011Jun 2014Jun 2017Jun 2020Jun 2023% of population0101520255Unemployment rate 2004-12-01: 3Unemployment rate 2005-03-01: 3.1Unemployment rate 2005-06-01: 3Unemployment rate 2005-09-01: 3Unemployment rate 2005-12-01: 3.9Unemployment rate 2006-03-01: 4.7Unemployment rate 2006-06-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2006-09-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2006-12-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2007-03-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2007-06-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2007-09-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2007-12-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2008-03-01: 2.9Unemployment rate 2008-06-01: 3Unemployment rate 2008-09-01: 2.8Unemployment rate 2008-12-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2009-03-01: 4.2Unemployment rate 2009-06-01: 5Unemployment rate 2009-09-01: 5.6Unemployment rate 2009-12-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2010-03-01: 6.6Unemployment rate 2010-06-01: 5.9Unemployment rate 2010-09-01: 6.4Unemployment rate 2010-12-01: 6.9Unemployment rate 2011-03-01: 5.9Unemployment rate 2011-06-01: 6.3Unemployment rate 2011-09-01: 6Unemployment rate 2011-12-01: 5.4Unemployment rate 2012-03-01: 5.2Unemployment rate 2012-06-01: 6.4Unemployment rate 2012-09-01: 7.1Unemployment rate 2012-12-01: 7.2Unemployment rate 2013-03-01: 8Unemployment rate 2013-06-01: 7.2Unemployment rate 2013-09-01: 6.7Unemployment rate 2013-12-01: 7.9Unemployment rate 2014-03-01: 6.3Unemployment rate 2014-06-01: 5.7Unemployment rate 2014-09-01: 5.8Unemployment rate 2014-12-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2015-03-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2015-06-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2015-09-01: 4Unemployment rate 2015-12-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2016-03-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2016-06-01: 3.8Unemployment rate 2016-09-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2016-12-01: 3.8Unemployment rate 2017-03-01: 4Unemployment rate 2017-06-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2017-09-01: 3.1Unemployment rate 2017-12-01: 3.3Unemployment rate 2018-03-01: 3.8Unemployment rate 2018-06-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2018-09-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2018-12-01: 3.4Unemployment rate 2019-03-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2019-06-01: 3.7Unemployment rate 2019-09-01: 3.2Unemployment rate 2019-12-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2020-03-01: 3.2Unemployment rate 2020-06-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2020-09-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2020-12-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2021-03-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2021-06-01: 4.7Unemployment rate 2021-09-01: 3.8Unemployment rate 2021-12-01: 3.1Unemployment rate 2022-03-01: 3.2Unemployment rate 2022-06-01: 2.4Unemployment rate 2022-09-01: 2.7Unemployment rate 2022-12-01: 2.6Unemployment rate 2023-03-01: 2.2Unemployment rate 2023-06-01: 2.9Economic inactivity rate 2004-12-01: 23.7Economic inactivity rate 2005-03-01: 22.4Economic inactivity rate 2005-06-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2005-09-01: 21.8Economic inactivity rate 2005-12-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2006-03-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2006-06-01: 20.9Economic inactivity rate 2006-09-01: 21.2Economic inactivity rate 2006-12-01: 20.1Economic inactivity rate 2007-03-01: 20.8Economic inactivity rate 2007-06-01: 20.6Economic inactivity rate 2007-09-01: 19.4Economic inactivity rate 2007-12-01: 20.2Economic inactivity rate 2008-03-01: 21.1Economic inactivity rate 2008-06-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2008-09-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2008-12-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2009-03-01: 22.3Economic inactivity rate 2009-06-01: 22Economic inactivity rate 2009-09-01: 21.7Economic inactivity rate 2009-12-01: 21.5Economic inactivity rate 2010-03-01: 22.3Economic inactivity rate 2010-06-01: 21.7Economic inactivity rate 2010-09-01: 21.3Economic inactivity rate 2010-12-01: 20.9Economic inactivity rate 2011-03-01: 20.2Economic inactivity rate 2011-06-01: 21.2Economic inactivity rate 2011-09-01: 21.9Economic inactivity rate 2011-12-01: 22Economic inactivity rate 2012-03-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2012-06-01: 20.1Economic inactivity rate 2012-09-01: 20.1Economic inactivity rate 2012-12-01: 20.7Economic inactivity rate 2013-03-01: 21.1Economic inactivity rate 2013-06-01: 20.9Economic inactivity rate 2013-09-01: 22Economic inactivity rate 2013-12-01: 20.5Economic inactivity rate 2014-03-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2014-06-01: 20Economic inactivity rate 2014-09-01: 20.2Economic inactivity rate 2014-12-01: 20.1Economic inactivity rate 2015-03-01: 19.1Economic inactivity rate 2015-06-01: 20Economic inactivity rate 2015-09-01: 19.1Economic inactivity rate 2015-12-01: 20.1Economic inactivity rate 2016-03-01: 19.6Economic inactivity rate 2016-06-01: 18.5Economic inactivity rate 2016-09-01: 18.7Economic inactivity rate 2016-12-01: 19.4Economic inactivity rate 2017-03-01: 20.6Economic inactivity rate 2017-06-01: 20.9Economic inactivity rate 2017-09-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2017-12-01: 19.5Economic inactivity rate 2018-03-01: 20.7Economic inactivity rate 2018-06-01: 21.3Economic inactivity rate 2018-09-01: 20.2Economic inactivity rate 2018-12-01: 20.2Economic inactivity rate 2019-03-01: 20.1Economic inactivity rate 2019-06-01: 17.9Economic inactivity rate 2019-09-01: 19.7Economic inactivity rate 2019-12-01: 18.2Economic inactivity rate 2020-03-01: 17.9Economic inactivity rate 2020-06-01: 20Economic inactivity rate 2020-09-01: 18.9Economic inactivity rate 2020-12-01: 21.9Economic inactivity rate 2021-03-01: 22Economic inactivity rate 2021-06-01: 21.5Economic inactivity rate 2021-09-01: 20.9Economic inactivity rate 2021-12-01: 20Economic inactivity rate 2022-03-01: 19.1Economic inactivity rate 2022-06-01: 18.4Economic inactivity rate 2022-09-01: 20.4Economic inactivity rate 2022-12-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2023-03-01: 20.6Economic inactivity rate 2023-06-01: 20.2

Fuel poverty rate by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of households in fuel poverty across the different areas in East Riding of Yorkshire. In East Riding of Yorkshire 22429 of 156129 households are in fuel poverty.

Dataset

Fuel Poverty
44% (highest)
23.5%
3% (lowest)
Beverley Rural 13.2% of households are fuel poorBridlington Central and Old Town 19.5% of households are fuel poorBridlington North 13.9% of households are fuel poorBridlington South 27.7% of households are fuel poorCottingham North 11.8% of households are fuel poorCottingham South 12.1% of households are fuel poorDale 10.1% of households are fuel poorDriffield and Rural 14.5% of households are fuel poorEast Wolds and Coastal 16.7% of households are fuel poorGoole North 15.4% of households are fuel poorGoole South 22.8% of households are fuel poorHessle 14.0% of households are fuel poorHowden 12.8% of households are fuel poorHowdenshire 14.0% of households are fuel poorMid Holderness 15.0% of households are fuel poorMinster and Woodmansey 11.5% of households are fuel poorNorth Holderness 15.5% of households are fuel poorPocklington Provincial 11.0% of households are fuel poorSt Mary's 9.9% of households are fuel poorSnaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland 15.9% of households are fuel poorSouth East Holderness 22.2% of households are fuel poorSouth Hunsley 10.2% of households are fuel poorSouth West Holderness 12.0% of households are fuel poorTranby 11.5% of households are fuel poorWillerby and Kirk Ella 10.4% of households are fuel poorWolds Weighton 13.7% of households are fuel poor

Median weekly wage by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the median weekly wage for different areas in East Riding of Yorkshire.

Dataset

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Weekly Earnings
£463 (lowest)
£563.5
£664 (highest)

Percentage of people in low income households by their savings and investments

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by the savings and investments of adults in the family in East Riding of Yorkshire. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by savings and investments

No data available at this level

Percentage of jobs below living wage by gender and hours

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of jobs that are paid below living wage in East Riding of Yorkshire. Percentages can add to more than 100 as "All sexes" includes those already counted in "Men" and "Women".

Dataset

Jobs below living wage
All (%)
Female (%)
Male (%)
Percentage of jobs below living wage0204060Part-TimeFull-TimeAllAll (%) All: 14.1All (%) Full-Time: 8.8All (%) Part-Time: 27.1Female (%) All: 16.6Female (%) Full-Time: 11.6Female (%) Part-Time: 23.1Male (%) All: 11.3Male (%) Full-Time: 0Male (%) Part-Time: 41.4

Demographic breakdown

Poverty can disproportionately affect certain groups. This section presents analysis of Economic Insecurity with a focus on demographics.

Gender pay gap in different types of work

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the gender pay gap as a percentage differenece in East Riding of Yorkshire.


Gender pay gap (GPG) is calculated as the difference between average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men and women as a proportion of average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men. For example, a 4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% less, on average, than men. Conversely, a -4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% more, on average, than men.

Dataset

Gender pay gap
Median gap (%)
Mean gap (%)
-3-6-9012151821369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%) All: 19.5Median gap (%) Full-Time: 13.6Median gap (%) Part-Time: -6.3Mean gap (%) All: 18.6Mean gap (%) Full-Time: 16.5Mean gap (%) Part-Time: 9.7

People in low income households by ethnic group

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by ethnic group in East Riding of Yorkshire. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore. This method helps smooth erratic series and so give more robust estimates as the FRS sample size and coverage issues mean that single year results broken down below the level of UK region are unlikely to be reliable.

Dataset

HBAI by ethnic group

No data available at this level

People in low income households by marital status

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by marital/cohabiting status in East Riding of Yorkshire. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore.

Dataset

No data available at this level

See also the briefing by JRF for Economic security.