The tables show the number and percentages of 16 to 18, 19 to 39 and 40 to 59-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) for local authorities in the North East. Figures for 16 to 18-year-olds are from the Client Caseload Information System (CCIS) maintained by Connexions services. Local authority level information is only available from 2006 onwards. NEET figures for 2008 are due to be made available on 26 March.
Details for 19 to 39 and 40 to 59-year-olds are from the Annual Population Survey. These wide age ranges are required to give larger sample sizes for each local authority, giving more robust estimates.
NEET Number1,2 Percentage 2006 2007 2006 2007 County Durham 2,060 1,670 12.9 10.4 Northumberland 980 790 10.0 8.1 Darlington 330 370 6.7 7.5 Stockton-on- Tees 610 590 9.9 9.5 Middlesbrough 870 690 13.7 11.1 Hartlepool 400 300 11.1 8.5 Redcar and Cleveland 610 600 11.9 12.1 Sunderland 1,320 1,260 13.3 12.8 Gateshead 750 640 12.3 10.4 Newcastle 1,120 1,140 9.4 9.3 North Tyneside 700 530 11.4 8.8 South Tyneside 550 510 11.3 10.6 North East 10,300 9,120 11.3 10.0 England 126,150 109,300 7.7 6.7 1 16 to 18-year-olds known to be undertaking a gap year, or in custody, are not recorded by Connexions as NEET. 2 The percentage and number NEET has been adjusted to assume that a proportion of young people whose current activity is not known are NEET. Source: Client Caseload Information System (CCIS)
NEET Number Percentage 19-39 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Gateshead 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 10,000 15 17 20 22 20 Newcastle upon Tyne 13,000 15,000 15,000 16,000 12,000 16 17 17 17 14 North Tyneside 7,000 8,000 7,000 7,000 8,000 15 14 14 14 15 South Tyneside 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 7,000 21 23 22 24 20 Sunderland 16,000 13,000 14,000 11,000 14,000 22 19 19 15 19 Hartlepool 7,000 6,000 5,000 6,000 5,000 25 26 22 23 22 Middlesbrough 10,000 9,000 7,000 7,000 8,000 25 24 19 20 21 Redcar and Cleveland 8,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 7,000 23 18 19 19 21 Stockton-on-Tees 11,000 10,000 11,000 9,000 9,000 22 21 21 17 17 Durham 30,000 25,000 31,000 24,000 18,000 25 19 24 19 14 Darlington 4,000 3,000 4,000 4,000 5,000 13 13 15 15 19 Northumberland 10,000 12,000 11,000 12,000 11,000 14 17 15 17 17 North East 134,000 125,000 130,000 122,000 115,000 20 19 19 18 17 England 2,245,000 2,217,000 2,265,000 2,271,000 2,245,000 16 16 16 16 16 Note: Academic age 19 was used as a lower bound, which is the respondent’s age at the preceding 31 August. Source: Annual Population Survey
NEET Number Percentage 40-59 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Gateshead 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 26 27 25 25 24 Newcastle upon Tyne 18,000 18,000 16,000 16,000 17,000 27 28 25 26 26 North Tyneside 12,000 12,000 13,000 13,000 12,000 24 23 23 23 21 South Tyneside 11,000 11,000 11,000 12,000 10,000 30 28 26 28 24 Sunderland 24,000 24,000 22,000 24,000 20,000 30 29 27 29 25 Hartlepool 7,000 7,000 8,000 7,000 7,000 31 30 30 29 28 Middlesbrough 10,000 10,000 11,000 10,000 10,000 28 28 30 28 25 Redcar and Cleveland 12,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 9,000 30 26 25 26 24 Stockton-on-Tees 12,000 11,000 9,000 10,000 12,000 24 22 18 19 23 Durham 40,000 38,000 34,000 33,000 35,000 29 27 24 23 24 Darlington 6,000 5,000 6,000 5,000 5,000 24 20 22 18 18 Northumberland 19,000 20,000 19,000 21,000 16,000 21 21 20 22 17 North East 186,000 180,000 171,000 175,000 164,000 27 26 24 25 23 England 2,627,000 2,617,000 2,557,000 2,612,000 2,591,000 20 20 19 19 19 Source: Annual Population Survey