"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 Sheffield.

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
Beauchief and Greenhill 0.558Beighton 0.558Birley 0.558Broomhill and Sharrow Vale 0.558Burngreave 0.558City 0.558Crookes and Crosspool 0.558Darnall 0.558Dore and Totley 0.558East Ecclesfield 0.558Ecclesall 0.558Firth Park 0.558Fulwood 0.558Gleadless Valley 0.558Graves Park 0.558Hillsborough 0.558Manor Castle 0.558Mosborough 0.558Nether Edge and Sharrow 0.558Park and Arbourthorne 0.558Richmond 0.558Shiregreen and Brightside 0.558Southey 0.558Stannington 0.558Stocksbridge and Upper Don 0.558Walkley 0.558West Ecclesfield 0.558Woodhouse 0.558

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Sheffield.

Rates of unemployment and economic inactivity over time

Unemployment rate
Economic inactivity rate
YearJun 2005Jun 2008Jun 2011Jun 2014Jun 2017Jun 2020Jun 2023% of population010152025305Unemployment rate 2004-12-01: 6.5Unemployment rate 2005-03-01: 6.5Unemployment rate 2005-06-01: 5.7Unemployment rate 2005-09-01: 5Unemployment rate 2005-12-01: 5.3Unemployment rate 2006-03-01: 6.5Unemployment rate 2006-06-01: 7.5Unemployment rate 2006-09-01: 8Unemployment rate 2006-12-01: 8Unemployment rate 2007-03-01: 7.4Unemployment rate 2007-06-01: 6.4Unemployment rate 2007-09-01: 6.3Unemployment rate 2007-12-01: 6Unemployment rate 2008-03-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2008-06-01: 5.8Unemployment rate 2008-09-01: 6.1Unemployment rate 2008-12-01: 6.4Unemployment rate 2009-03-01: 8.2Unemployment rate 2009-06-01: 8.8Unemployment rate 2009-09-01: 9.2Unemployment rate 2009-12-01: 9.1Unemployment rate 2010-03-01: 9Unemployment rate 2010-06-01: 8.8Unemployment rate 2010-09-01: 8.4Unemployment rate 2010-12-01: 7.9Unemployment rate 2011-03-01: 8.3Unemployment rate 2011-06-01: 8.6Unemployment rate 2011-09-01: 9.7Unemployment rate 2011-12-01: 10.1Unemployment rate 2012-03-01: 10.5Unemployment rate 2012-06-01: 11.1Unemployment rate 2012-09-01: 10.7Unemployment rate 2012-12-01: 11.3Unemployment rate 2013-03-01: 10.1Unemployment rate 2013-06-01: 10.9Unemployment rate 2013-09-01: 10.9Unemployment rate 2013-12-01: 10.3Unemployment rate 2014-03-01: 11.3Unemployment rate 2014-06-01: 10.5Unemployment rate 2014-09-01: 9.9Unemployment rate 2014-12-01: 9.5Unemployment rate 2015-03-01: 8.4Unemployment rate 2015-06-01: 7.7Unemployment rate 2015-09-01: 7.6Unemployment rate 2015-12-01: 8.3Unemployment rate 2016-03-01: 8.8Unemployment rate 2016-06-01: 8.6Unemployment rate 2016-09-01: 7.4Unemployment rate 2016-12-01: 6.6Unemployment rate 2017-03-01: 6.1Unemployment rate 2017-06-01: 5.8Unemployment rate 2017-09-01: 6.8Unemployment rate 2017-12-01: 6.5Unemployment rate 2018-03-01: 6.1Unemployment rate 2018-06-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2018-09-01: 5.3Unemployment rate 2018-12-01: 5.2Unemployment rate 2019-03-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2019-06-01: 4.7Unemployment rate 2019-09-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2019-12-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2020-03-01: 4.2Unemployment rate 2020-06-01: 3.9Unemployment rate 2020-09-01: 4.2Unemployment rate 2020-12-01: 5.1Unemployment rate 2021-03-01: 5.8Unemployment rate 2021-06-01: 7.7Unemployment rate 2021-09-01: 6.7Unemployment rate 2021-12-01: 6.3Unemployment rate 2022-03-01: 7.8Unemployment rate 2022-06-01: 6.3Unemployment rate 2022-09-01: 7.3Unemployment rate 2022-12-01: 7Unemployment rate 2023-03-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2023-06-01: 4.3Economic inactivity rate 2004-12-01: 28.1Economic inactivity rate 2005-03-01: 27.4Economic inactivity rate 2005-06-01: 27.1Economic inactivity rate 2005-09-01: 26.7Economic inactivity rate 2005-12-01: 26.7Economic inactivity rate 2006-03-01: 27.8Economic inactivity rate 2006-06-01: 27.4Economic inactivity rate 2006-09-01: 27.3Economic inactivity rate 2006-12-01: 27.6Economic inactivity rate 2007-03-01: 27.7Economic inactivity rate 2007-06-01: 28Economic inactivity rate 2007-09-01: 27.7Economic inactivity rate 2007-12-01: 26.7Economic inactivity rate 2008-03-01: 27.1Economic inactivity rate 2008-06-01: 27Economic inactivity rate 2008-09-01: 27.1Economic inactivity rate 2008-12-01: 26.4Economic inactivity rate 2009-03-01: 24.9Economic inactivity rate 2009-06-01: 24.2Economic inactivity rate 2009-09-01: 26.2Economic inactivity rate 2009-12-01: 27.2Economic inactivity rate 2010-03-01: 27.6Economic inactivity rate 2010-06-01: 27.8Economic inactivity rate 2010-09-01: 28.5Economic inactivity rate 2010-12-01: 28.1Economic inactivity rate 2011-03-01: 27.7Economic inactivity rate 2011-06-01: 28.3Economic inactivity rate 2011-09-01: 27.2Economic inactivity rate 2011-12-01: 27.4Economic inactivity rate 2012-03-01: 28.6Economic inactivity rate 2012-06-01: 28.1Economic inactivity rate 2012-09-01: 26.8Economic inactivity rate 2012-12-01: 26.1Economic inactivity rate 2013-03-01: 23.3Economic inactivity rate 2013-06-01: 24.1Economic inactivity rate 2013-09-01: 23.4Economic inactivity rate 2013-12-01: 22.3Economic inactivity rate 2014-03-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2014-06-01: 21.8Economic inactivity rate 2014-09-01: 22.1Economic inactivity rate 2014-12-01: 22.8Economic inactivity rate 2015-03-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2015-06-01: 23.9Economic inactivity rate 2015-09-01: 23.2Economic inactivity rate 2015-12-01: 23.4Economic inactivity rate 2016-03-01: 25Economic inactivity rate 2016-06-01: 24.8Economic inactivity rate 2016-09-01: 25.8Economic inactivity rate 2016-12-01: 27.7Economic inactivity rate 2017-03-01: 26.6Economic inactivity rate 2017-06-01: 27Economic inactivity rate 2017-09-01: 26.7Economic inactivity rate 2017-12-01: 24.4Economic inactivity rate 2018-03-01: 25.1Economic inactivity rate 2018-06-01: 24.1Economic inactivity rate 2018-09-01: 23.8Economic inactivity rate 2018-12-01: 23Economic inactivity rate 2019-03-01: 21.5Economic inactivity rate 2019-06-01: 21.5Economic inactivity rate 2019-09-01: 22.6Economic inactivity rate 2019-12-01: 22.6Economic inactivity rate 2020-03-01: 23.7Economic inactivity rate 2020-06-01: 23.8Economic inactivity rate 2020-09-01: 23.5Economic inactivity rate 2020-12-01: 25.7Economic inactivity rate 2021-03-01: 26.2Economic inactivity rate 2021-06-01: 24.6Economic inactivity rate 2021-09-01: 24.2Economic inactivity rate 2021-12-01: 20.4Economic inactivity rate 2022-03-01: 17.8Economic inactivity rate 2022-06-01: 19.4Economic inactivity rate 2022-09-01: 20.7Economic inactivity rate 2022-12-01: 21.7Economic inactivity rate 2023-03-01: 24.8Economic inactivity rate 2023-06-01: 24.3

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

Median gap (%)
Mean gap (%)
-3012369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%) All: 11.9Median gap (%) Full-Time: 5.6Median gap (%) Part-Time: -0.4Mean gap (%) All: 11.7Mean gap (%) Full-Time: 8.8Mean gap (%) Part-Time: 7

See also the briefing by JRF for Economic security.