"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 Harrogate.

Population claiming Universal Credit or Jobseeker's Allowance

No data for this place

Proportion of the population living in fuel poverty

Poverty index

We try to model a poverty index averaging different statistics that contribute to economic insecurity. This model is not available for Harrogate.

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 Harrogate.

Rates of unemployment and economic inactivity over time

What's on this chart?

This chart shows labour market statistics for Harrogate.

Dataset

Labour market economic activity
Unemployment rate
Economic inactivity rate
YearJun 2005Jun 2008Jun 2011Jun 2014Jun 2017Jun 2020Jun 2023% of population010152025305Unemployment rate 2004-12-01: 2.2Unemployment rate 2005-03-01: 1.7Unemployment rate 2005-06-01: 1.7Unemployment rate 2005-09-01: 2Unemployment rate 2005-12-01: 1.9Unemployment rate 2006-03-01: 1.3Unemployment rate 2006-06-01: 1.3Unemployment rate 2006-09-01: 2Unemployment rate 2006-12-01: 1.5Unemployment rate 2007-03-01: 0Unemployment rate 2007-06-01: 0Unemployment rate 2007-09-01: 0Unemployment rate 2007-12-01: 0Unemployment rate 2008-03-01: 1.3Unemployment rate 2008-06-01: 0Unemployment rate 2008-09-01: 0Unemployment rate 2008-12-01: 1.7Unemployment rate 2009-03-01: 2.7Unemployment rate 2009-06-01: 5Unemployment rate 2009-09-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2009-12-01: 6.2Unemployment rate 2010-03-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2010-06-01: 3.3Unemployment rate 2010-09-01: 5.2Unemployment rate 2010-12-01: 5.4Unemployment rate 2011-03-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2011-06-01: 7.1Unemployment rate 2011-09-01: 7.6Unemployment rate 2011-12-01: 9Unemployment rate 2012-03-01: 9.4Unemployment rate 2012-06-01: 7.9Unemployment rate 2012-09-01: 6.1Unemployment rate 2012-12-01: 3.1Unemployment rate 2013-03-01: 2.3Unemployment rate 2013-06-01: 2.8Unemployment rate 2013-09-01: 1.9Unemployment rate 2013-12-01: 1.9Unemployment rate 2014-03-01: 3Unemployment rate 2014-06-01: 2.5Unemployment rate 2014-09-01: 3.7Unemployment rate 2014-12-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2015-03-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2015-06-01: 2.9Unemployment rate 2015-09-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2015-12-01: 2.5Unemployment rate 2016-03-01: 2.1Unemployment rate 2016-06-01: 2Unemployment rate 2016-09-01: 0Unemployment rate 2016-12-01: 2Unemployment rate 2017-03-01: 3.3Unemployment rate 2017-06-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2017-09-01: 4Unemployment rate 2017-12-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2018-03-01: 4.7Unemployment rate 2018-06-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2018-09-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2018-12-01: 2.2Unemployment rate 2019-03-01: 0Unemployment rate 2019-06-01: 0Unemployment rate 2019-09-01: 0Unemployment rate 2019-12-01: 0Unemployment rate 2020-03-01: 0Unemployment rate 2020-06-01: 0Unemployment rate 2020-09-01: 1.6Unemployment rate 2020-12-01: 2.4Unemployment rate 2021-03-01: 3Unemployment rate 2021-06-01: 3Unemployment rate 2021-09-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2021-12-01: 2.2Unemployment rate 2022-03-01: 1.7Unemployment rate 2022-06-01: 1.8Unemployment rate 2022-09-01: 1.7Unemployment rate 2022-12-01: 0Unemployment rate 2023-03-01: 0Unemployment rate 2023-06-01: 0Economic inactivity rate 2004-12-01: 16.7Economic inactivity rate 2005-03-01: 16.1Economic inactivity rate 2005-06-01: 16.8Economic inactivity rate 2005-09-01: 15.9Economic inactivity rate 2005-12-01: 17.2Economic inactivity rate 2006-03-01: 16.5Economic inactivity rate 2006-06-01: 18.2Economic inactivity rate 2006-09-01: 18.6Economic inactivity rate 2006-12-01: 20.2Economic inactivity rate 2007-03-01: 22.3Economic inactivity rate 2007-06-01: 19.1Economic inactivity rate 2007-09-01: 19.7Economic inactivity rate 2007-12-01: 20.2Economic inactivity rate 2008-03-01: 18.2Economic inactivity rate 2008-06-01: 19.6Economic inactivity rate 2008-09-01: 17.6Economic inactivity rate 2008-12-01: 20Economic inactivity rate 2009-03-01: 17.7Economic inactivity rate 2009-06-01: 16.7Economic inactivity rate 2009-09-01: 16.2Economic inactivity rate 2009-12-01: 16.3Economic inactivity rate 2010-03-01: 19.3Economic inactivity rate 2010-06-01: 20.1Economic inactivity rate 2010-09-01: 23.8Economic inactivity rate 2010-12-01: 23.5Economic inactivity rate 2011-03-01: 25.3Economic inactivity rate 2011-06-01: 24.3Economic inactivity rate 2011-09-01: 23.4Economic inactivity rate 2011-12-01: 23.3Economic inactivity rate 2012-03-01: 21.5Economic inactivity rate 2012-06-01: 22.1Economic inactivity rate 2012-09-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2012-12-01: 19.3Economic inactivity rate 2013-03-01: 15.9Economic inactivity rate 2013-06-01: 16.6Economic inactivity rate 2013-09-01: 18Economic inactivity rate 2013-12-01: 18.4Economic inactivity rate 2014-03-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2014-06-01: 20.7Economic inactivity rate 2014-09-01: 18.8Economic inactivity rate 2014-12-01: 17Economic inactivity rate 2015-03-01: 15.6Economic inactivity rate 2015-06-01: 14.1Economic inactivity rate 2015-09-01: 15.9Economic inactivity rate 2015-12-01: 18.7Economic inactivity rate 2016-03-01: 18.2Economic inactivity rate 2016-06-01: 16.5Economic inactivity rate 2016-09-01: 14.9Economic inactivity rate 2016-12-01: 13.1Economic inactivity rate 2017-03-01: 14.4Economic inactivity rate 2017-06-01: 15.7Economic inactivity rate 2017-09-01: 16.4Economic inactivity rate 2017-12-01: 15.4Economic inactivity rate 2018-03-01: 16.1Economic inactivity rate 2018-06-01: 15.1Economic inactivity rate 2018-09-01: 14.7Economic inactivity rate 2018-12-01: 14.9Economic inactivity rate 2019-03-01: 12.2Economic inactivity rate 2019-06-01: 12.2Economic inactivity rate 2019-09-01: 10.8Economic inactivity rate 2019-12-01: 13.2Economic inactivity rate 2020-03-01: 14.1Economic inactivity rate 2020-06-01: 18.2Economic inactivity rate 2020-09-01: 20.7Economic inactivity rate 2020-12-01: 19Economic inactivity rate 2021-03-01: 19.3Economic inactivity rate 2021-06-01: 19.5Economic inactivity rate 2021-09-01: 18.4Economic inactivity rate 2021-12-01: 19.8Economic inactivity rate 2022-03-01: 21.9Economic inactivity rate 2022-06-01: 18Economic inactivity rate 2022-09-01: 19.7Economic inactivity rate 2022-12-01: 17.8Economic inactivity rate 2023-03-01: 16.5Economic inactivity rate 2023-06-01: 19

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 Harrogate.

Dataset

Fuel Poverty

No data available at this level.

Median weekly wage by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the median weekly wage for different areas in Harrogate.

Dataset

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Weekly Earnings

No data available at this level.

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 Harrogate. 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 Harrogate. 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 wage020Part-TimeFull-TimeAllAll (%) All: 7.6All (%) Full-Time: 0All (%) Part-Time: 0Female (%) All: 0Female (%) Full-Time: 0Female (%) Part-Time: 0Male (%) All: 0Male (%) Full-Time: 0Male (%) Part-Time: 0

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 Harrogate.


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 (%)
0121518369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%) All: 11.3Median gap (%) Full-Time: 13.8Median gap (%) Part-Time: 1.6Mean gap (%) All: 15.1Mean gap (%) Full-Time: 11Mean gap (%) Part-Time: 0

People in low income households by ethnic group

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by ethnic group in Harrogate. 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 Harrogate. 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.