"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 Yorkshire and The Humber.

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
South Yorkshire 0.474West Yorkshire 0.474North Yorkshire 0.294Kingston upon Hull, City of 0.705East Riding of Yorkshire 0.277North East Lincolnshire 0.490North Lincolnshire 0.385York 0.227

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Yorkshire and The Humber.

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: 4.5Unemployment rate 2005-03-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2005-06-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2005-09-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2005-12-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2006-03-01: 5.2Unemployment rate 2006-06-01: 5.4Unemployment rate 2006-09-01: 5.8Unemployment rate 2006-12-01: 5.6Unemployment rate 2007-03-01: 5.6Unemployment rate 2007-06-01: 5.6Unemployment rate 2007-09-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2007-12-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2008-03-01: 5.2Unemployment rate 2008-06-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2008-09-01: 5.9Unemployment rate 2008-12-01: 6.3Unemployment rate 2009-03-01: 7Unemployment rate 2009-06-01: 7.6Unemployment rate 2009-09-01: 8.2Unemployment rate 2009-12-01: 8.6Unemployment rate 2010-03-01: 9Unemployment rate 2010-06-01: 8.9Unemployment rate 2010-09-01: 8.7Unemployment rate 2010-12-01: 8.8Unemployment rate 2011-03-01: 8.7Unemployment rate 2011-06-01: 8.9Unemployment rate 2011-09-01: 9.6Unemployment rate 2011-12-01: 9.6Unemployment rate 2012-03-01: 9.8Unemployment rate 2012-06-01: 10Unemployment rate 2012-09-01: 9.5Unemployment rate 2012-12-01: 9.5Unemployment rate 2013-03-01: 9.3Unemployment rate 2013-06-01: 9.2Unemployment rate 2013-09-01: 9.3Unemployment rate 2013-12-01: 9.1Unemployment rate 2014-03-01: 8.7Unemployment rate 2014-06-01: 8.5Unemployment rate 2014-09-01: 8.2Unemployment rate 2014-12-01: 7.6Unemployment rate 2015-03-01: 7.3Unemployment rate 2015-06-01: 6.7Unemployment rate 2015-09-01: 6.2Unemployment rate 2015-12-01: 6.2Unemployment rate 2016-03-01: 6.2Unemployment rate 2016-06-01: 6Unemployment rate 2016-09-01: 5.7Unemployment rate 2016-12-01: 5.3Unemployment rate 2017-03-01: 5Unemployment rate 2017-06-01: 5.1Unemployment rate 2017-09-01: 5Unemployment rate 2017-12-01: 5.1Unemployment rate 2018-03-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2018-06-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2018-09-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2018-12-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2019-03-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2019-06-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2019-09-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2019-12-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2020-03-01: 4.2Unemployment rate 2020-06-01: 3.9Unemployment rate 2020-09-01: 4.2Unemployment rate 2020-12-01: 4.6Unemployment rate 2021-03-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2021-06-01: 5.1Unemployment rate 2021-09-01: 5Unemployment rate 2021-12-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2022-03-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2022-06-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2022-09-01: 3.8Unemployment rate 2022-12-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2023-03-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2023-06-01: 3.6Economic inactivity rate 2004-12-01: 24.4Economic inactivity rate 2005-03-01: 24.5Economic inactivity rate 2005-06-01: 24.3Economic inactivity rate 2005-09-01: 24.1Economic inactivity rate 2005-12-01: 24.1Economic inactivity rate 2006-03-01: 24.2Economic inactivity rate 2006-06-01: 23.8Economic inactivity rate 2006-09-01: 24Economic inactivity rate 2006-12-01: 23.9Economic inactivity rate 2007-03-01: 24Economic inactivity rate 2007-06-01: 24.4Economic inactivity rate 2007-09-01: 24.4Economic inactivity rate 2007-12-01: 24.5Economic inactivity rate 2008-03-01: 24.4Economic inactivity rate 2008-06-01: 24.5Economic inactivity rate 2008-09-01: 24.1Economic inactivity rate 2008-12-01: 24.3Economic inactivity rate 2009-03-01: 24.1Economic inactivity rate 2009-06-01: 24Economic inactivity rate 2009-09-01: 24.4Economic inactivity rate 2009-12-01: 24.7Economic inactivity rate 2010-03-01: 24.7Economic inactivity rate 2010-06-01: 24.4Economic inactivity rate 2010-09-01: 25.1Economic inactivity rate 2010-12-01: 24.9Economic inactivity rate 2011-03-01: 25.1Economic inactivity rate 2011-06-01: 25.5Economic inactivity rate 2011-09-01: 25.1Economic inactivity rate 2011-12-01: 25.2Economic inactivity rate 2012-03-01: 25.2Economic inactivity rate 2012-06-01: 24.7Economic inactivity rate 2012-09-01: 24.3Economic inactivity rate 2012-12-01: 23.9Economic inactivity rate 2013-03-01: 23.2Economic inactivity rate 2013-06-01: 23.3Economic inactivity rate 2013-09-01: 23.4Economic inactivity rate 2013-12-01: 23.3Economic inactivity rate 2014-03-01: 23.4Economic inactivity rate 2014-06-01: 23.5Economic inactivity rate 2014-09-01: 23.5Economic inactivity rate 2014-12-01: 23.7Economic inactivity rate 2015-03-01: 23.5Economic inactivity rate 2015-06-01: 23.1Economic inactivity rate 2015-09-01: 22.8Economic inactivity rate 2015-12-01: 22.8Economic inactivity rate 2016-03-01: 23Economic inactivity rate 2016-06-01: 23.2Economic inactivity rate 2016-09-01: 23.2Economic inactivity rate 2016-12-01: 23.5Economic inactivity rate 2017-03-01: 23.3Economic inactivity rate 2017-06-01: 23.1Economic inactivity rate 2017-09-01: 23.2Economic inactivity rate 2017-12-01: 22.6Economic inactivity rate 2018-03-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2018-06-01: 22.8Economic inactivity rate 2018-09-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2018-12-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2019-03-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2019-06-01: 22.6Economic inactivity rate 2019-09-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2019-12-01: 22.8Economic inactivity rate 2020-03-01: 22.8Economic inactivity rate 2020-06-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2020-09-01: 22.3Economic inactivity rate 2020-12-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2021-03-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2021-06-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2021-09-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2021-12-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2022-03-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2022-06-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2022-09-01: 22.6Economic inactivity rate 2022-12-01: 22.6Economic inactivity rate 2023-03-01: 22.8Economic inactivity rate 2023-06-01: 23

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 (%)
-30121518369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%) All: 16.5Median gap (%) Full-Time: 11.1Median gap (%) Part-Time: -0.6Mean gap (%) All: 15Mean gap (%) Full-Time: 12.3Mean gap (%) Part-Time: 7.8

See also the briefing by JRF for Economic security.