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Employment, Economy and Healthy Workplaces

Index

  • Headlines
  • The Population Affected – Why Is It Important?
  • The Hull Picture
    • Hull’s Data Observatory
    • Local Authority Labour Market Profiles
    • Economically Active and Inactive
    • Reasons for Economic Inactivity
    • Employment Rate Among People with Long-Term Health Problems
    • Unemployment and Workless Households
    • Occupational Profile
    • Qualifications
    • Earnings
    • Number of Jobs and Job Density
    • Benefit Claimants
    • Sickness Absence From Work
  • Strategic Need and Service Provision
    • Creating Healthy Workplaces
    • Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Resources
  • Updates

This topic area covers statistics and information relating to the labour market, employment, economy and healthy workplaces in Hull including local strategic need and service provision.

This page contains information from the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities’ Fingertips. Information is taken ‘live’ from the site so uses the latest available data from Fingertips and displays it on this page. As a result, some comments on this page may relate to an earlier period of time until this page is next updated (see review dates at the end of this page).

Headlines

  • Being in good work is better for your health than being out of work. ‘Good work’ is defined as having a safe and secure job with good working hours and conditions, supportive management and opportunities for training and development.
  • Unemployment and poor quality employment increases stress, lowers self-esteem, increases the risk of benefit dependence, and increases the likelihood of poverty and financial insecurity. This can impact greatly not just on mental health and emotional health, but can influence physical health with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. This not only affects individuals but has a great impact on families, the community and Hull’s overall economy.
  • Among the working-age population who were economically inactive in 2021, there were fewer full-time students and people who had retired which suggests that students in Hull are more likely to work and people are less likely to take early retirement. Furthermore, people in Hull were more likely to be not working because of long-term illness or disability (33.4%) compared to Yorkshire and Humber (25.4%) and Great Britain (25.4%).
  • In the year from July 2021 to June 2022, the model-based unemployment rate in Hull was estimated to be 4.8% which was higher than Yorkshire and Humber (4.0%) and Great Britain (3.8%). In 2020, there were 15,200 workless households representing 18.3% of all households with at least one person aged 16-64 years living there.
  • In the year from July 2021 to June 2022, the employment profile was also much lower in Hull with far fewer managers, directors and professional occupations (40.8%) compared to the region (47.0%) or Great Britain (51.4%) and – at the other end of the scale – more process plant and machine operatives and people in elementary occupations (22.8%) compared to the region (18.4%) and Great Britain (15.3%). Highest educational attainment among adults and earnings were also lower in Hull.
  • In 2021/22, people in Hull with long-term health problems were less likely to work (57.7%) than the general working-age population (70.5%), and during 2020/21, relatively few people in contact with secondary mental health services who were on a Care Plan Approach worked (11.0%), and hardly anyone with learning disabilities in Hull worked (<1%).
  • The employment circumstances for residents of Hull and labour market situation in Hull is worse than many other places due to Hull’s high levels of deprivation, and this has deteriorated markedly due to COVID-19.
  • In February 2020, 5.7% of Hull’s working-age population were claiming Universal Credit and Job Seekers Allowance, but this increased sharply to 8.7% in April 2020 following the first COVID-19 lockdown which commenced at the end of March 2020. The percentage increased further in May 2020 to 9.8%, although decreased throughout the remainder of 2020 to 9.5% in December. However, with the COVID-19 national lockdown that commenced in early January 2021, the percentage increased in February to 9.8% and remained high in March too. The percentage has decreased gradually over the remainder of 2021 and into 2022, falling to 5.8% in September 2022 which is similar to the pre-pandemic level.

The Population Affected – Why Is It Important?

Being in good work is better for your health than being out of work. ‘Good work’ is defined as having a safe and secure job with good working hours and conditions, supportive management and opportunities for training and development. There is clear evidence that good work improves health and wellbeing across people’s lives and protects against social exclusion. Conversely, unemployment is bad for health and wellbeing, as it is associated with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity.

Long-term unemployment can have a very high negative influence on both physical and mental health. People who are long-term unemployed or are in short-term or low paid jobs with little stability including those on zero-hour contracts, have increased stress levels, lower self-esteem, and have a much higher risk of benefit dependence. This not only affects the individuals, their families and communities, but influences the entire local economy. Entrenched worklessness affects the entire family, and children living in families where parents are not working are more likely to live in poverty, leave school with no qualifications or low levels of qualifications, and be unemployed themselves or have low paid employment.

The life chances of young people who are not in education, employment and training (NEET) when they leave school are adversely affected over the long-term. Among those who do enter into education, employment or training at a later stage in their lives, their life chances are still poorer than those who were in education, employment or training throughout. Further information is given under Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training within Health and Wellbeing Influences.

The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (formerly Public Health England) Health Matters presents the health and work cycle.

Public Health England image showing the work cycle

The Hull Picture

Levels of unemployment, low quality employment and economic inactivity are generally higher in Hull, and salaries are generally lower due to Hull’s increased deprivation, and as a result the benefit claimant rate is high. A much higher percentage of Hull’s working-age population are not working due to long-term illness and disability compared to the region and to England.

The data included here represents a snapshot in time in relation to the labour market. People’s circumstances can change markedly in a short period of time as illustrated by the COVID-19 pandemic. More recent information relating to employment, unemployment and benefit claimants can be found on Hull’s Data Observatory which is updated more regularly.

Hull’s Data Observatory

Hull’s Data Observatory gives the percentage of people in Hull aged 16-64 years who are economically active and compares it to England and the region. The percentage working part-time and full-time is also given as well as the percentages who are employees or self-employed, work in the public or private sector, the number of hours worked per week, and occupation type. It also includes a count of the number of businesses in Hull, their size, industrial type and how long ago they were formed. Hull’s Data Observatory also includes information on gross value added and the number of apprenticeships for Hull by industry type, as well as the salaries of residents of Hull. Information is given on the percentages of people who are economically inactive and their reasons for being economically inactive, as well as trends in benefit claimants count in Hull.

Hull’s Data Observatory also gives an employment profile for each of the 21 wards in Hull within their Local Area Profiles. These include the percentages of people aged 16-64 years who are economically active as well as information on their activity type (full-time employee, part-time employee, full-time student, self-employed, unemployed or retired) and their occupational group. The percentage of people who are economically inactive is given as well as the percentages who are long-term unemployed and who are unemployed who have never worked. The trends in the benefit claimants count is also given for each of the 21 electoral wards.

Local Authority Labour Market Profiles

Local authority labour market profiles are available from Official Labour Market Statistics (nomis) presenting information mainly from the Annual Population Survey. The profiles provide information on numbers economically active and inactive, reasons for inactivity, workless households, types of employment, earnings and out-of-work benefits as summarised below for the year January to December 2021.

Information relating to the work and the labour market are also available on The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities’ Fingertips and some of this information also comes from the Annual Population Survey.

Economically Active and Inactive

From the Office for National Statistics Annual Population Survey, just under three-quarters (74.4%) of working-age people in Hull were economically active with 70.0% in employment (63.9% employees and 5.8% self-employed) and a model-based unemployment rate of 4.8% during the year from July 2021 to June 2022. The unemployment rate was higher in Hull than the Yorkshire and Humber region (4.0%) and Great Britain (3.8%). It is estimated that 6,300 people are unemployed in Hull. The employment rates differ for males and females with 69.2% of males in employment compared to 70.8% of females. Of those who did work, women were more likely to be employees compared to men (66.9% versus 60.6%) with 94% of working women employees compared to 88% of working men.

GenderMeasureHull (N)Hull (%)Y&H (%)GB (%)
PersonsEconomically active130,70074.477.878.6
Persons In employment123,20070.074.775.5
Persons Employees112,30063.966.066.0
Persons Self-employed10,2005.88.49.2
Persons Unemployed (model-based)6,3004.84.03.8
MalesEconomically active64,10074.381.882.4
Males In employment59.90069.278.579.1
Males Employees52,50060.667.067.1
Males Self-employed7,3008.611.311.8
Males Unemployed (model-based)4,1006.44.03.9
FemalesEconomically active66,70074.673.974.7
Females In employment63,30070.870.971.9
Females Employees59,70066.965.165.0
Females Self-employed3,0003.15.66.6
Females Unemployed (model-based)##4.03.7
Employment and unemployment, July 2021 to June 2022 from nomis (#sample size too small for reliable estimates)

During 2021/22, the annual average employment rate in Hull was 70.5% among people of working-age and during 2020/21, the employment rate was 71.1% among those aged 50-64 years. The percentage differs slightly from the local authority labour market profiles as the percentage in Fingertips relates to the 2020/21 financial year rather than the period July 2021 to June 2022.

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England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 75.4 74.3 70.5 78.3 71.6 74.2 81.8 69.5 69.7 73.0 75.8 72.9 73.2 73.9 73.9 73.5 78.6
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 50-64 yrs)
2021/22 71.3 70.3 72.1 69.5 72.1 63.0 80.1 62.9 64.7 69.8 73.1 67.1 71.2 74.3 68.9 71.2 72.9
Indicator Period
England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 75.4 74.3 70.5 78.3 71.6 74.2 81.8 69.5 69.7 73.0 75.8 72.9 73.2 73.9 73.9 73.5 78.6
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 50-64 yrs)
2021/22 71.3 70.3 72.1 69.5 72.1 63.0 80.1 62.9 64.7 69.8 73.1 67.1 71.2 74.3 68.9 71.2 72.9

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

The trends over time illustrate the improving percentage of Hull’s working-age population who are in employment, and the reducing inequalities gap between Hull and England. The percentage of people in Hull in employment only fell slightly between 2019/20 and 2020/21, and it is likely that the employment rate differed throughout 2020/21 with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there has been a much larger decrease in the employment rate between 2020/21 and 2021/22 falling from 73.2% to 70.5%.

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Percentage of people in employment (Persons 16-64 yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2011/12 • 104100 60.8% 58.0% 63.6% 67.5% 70.2%
2012/13 • 105800 62.1% 59.3% 64.9% 69.6% 71.0%
2013/14 • 106300 63.1% 60.1% 66.1% 69.9% 71.7%
2014/15 • 109600 65.3% 62.4% 68.2% 71.0% 72.9%
2015/16 • 112500 66.9% 63.9% 69.9% 72.2% 73.9%
2016/17 • 115600 68.8% 65.5% 72.1% 72.8% 74.4%
2017/18 • 118400 70.8% 67.7% 73.9% 73.5% 75.2%
2018/19 • 120100 71.1% 67.9% 74.3% 73.7% 75.6%
2019/20 • 124700 74.0% 70.5% 77.5% 74.0% 76.2%
2020/21 • 123500 73.2% 69.3% 77.1% 73.8% 75.1%
2021/22 • 118700 70.5% 66.5% 74.5% 74.3% 75.4%

Source: Annual Population Survey - Labour Force Survey

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

The employment rate among those aged 50-64 years has been gradually increasing in Hull, and it even increased between 2019/20 and 2020/21.

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Percentage of people in employment (Persons 50-64 yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2016/17 • 28600 67.8% 61.6% 74.0% 68.5% 70.9%
2017/18 • 28500 67.9% 62.1% 73.7% 69.9% 71.5%
2018/19 • 33400 68.8% 63.1% 74.5% 70.8% 72.2%
2019/20 • 35500 68.5% 62.5% 74.5% 71.6% 73.1%
2020/21 • 38000 71.1% 65.1% 77.1% 70.1% 71.9%
2021/22 • 38500 72.1% 66.0% 78.2% 70.3% 71.3%

Source: Annual Population Survey - Labour Force Survey

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

The percentage of those people aged 16-64 years who are economic inactive comprise those who are neither employed nor unemployed. This group mainly consists of people who are not working due to long-term illness or disability, people who are temporarily sick (with no employment), people looking after the family/home, students (who are not working) and people who are retired prior to the age of 64 years.

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England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Economic inactivity rate
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 21.2 22.2 24.9 19.1 25.5 24.6 16.9 27.2 26.2 23.0 17.8 23.2 23.7 23.6 23.0 23.3 19.2
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England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Economic inactivity rate
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 21.2 22.2 24.9 19.1 25.5 24.6 16.9 27.2 26.2 23.0 17.8 23.2 23.7 23.6 23.0 23.3 19.2

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

Fingertips also presents the trends over time, and the percentage of working-age people who are economically inactive has been decreasing over time prior to COVID-19.

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Economic inactivity rate (Persons 16-64 yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2011/12 • 49400 28.8% 26.2% 31.4% 25.2% 23.6%
2012/13 • 44900 26.3% 23.7% 28.9% 23.2% 22.9%
2013/14 • 44700 26.6% 23.9% 29.3% 23.4% 22.6%
2014/15 • 45400 27.1% 24.4% 29.8% 23.5% 22.4%
2015/16 • 44300 26.4% 23.6% 29.2% 23.0% 22.0%
2016/17 • 42700 25.2% 22.1% 28.3% 23.3% 21.8%
2017/18 • 40200 23.9% 21.0% 26.8% 22.7% 21.4%
2018/19 • 39100 23.1% 20.1% 26.1% 22.7% 21.1%
2019/20 • 35000 20.8% 17.3% 24.3% 22.2% 20.6%
2020/21 • 37500 22.3% 18.7% 25.9% 22.4% 20.9%
2021/22 • 41900 24.9% 21.1% 28.7% 22.2% 21.2%

Source: Data is from the Annual Population Survey (data produced by ONS), accessed via nomis (www.nomisweb.co.uk).

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

The percentage of Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) within Health and Wellbeing Influences.

Reasons for Economic Inactivity

From the Annual Population Survey, of those who were economically inactive, 18.1% were students, 21.5% were looking after the family or home, 33.4% were long-term sick, 8.4% were retired and 14.2% had other reasons for being economically inactive. The percentage of people looking after the family or home and who were long-term sick were both higher in Hull compared to the Yorkshire and Humber, and Great Britain, particularly the percentage who were long-term sick. The percentage of the working-age population who had retired was lower than the region and Great Britain. As Hull is a city with more than one further education establishment, one might have expected that the percentage of students to be higher. However, the percentage relates to those who are economically inactive. Any full-time (or part-time) student who is working as well as studying will be classified as economically active as they are working (and will not be included in the 18.7% figure). So this percentage only relates to those students who are not working.

Overall, 26.8% of those who were economically inactive wanted a job which was considerably higher than the region (16.6%) and across Great Britain (18.6%).

Type of economic inactivityHull (N)Hull (%)Y&H (%)GB (%)
Student7,80018.126.627.1
Looking after family/home9,30021.519.619.7
Long-term sick14,40033.425.425.4
Retired3,6008.415.013.7
Other6,10014.210.811.6
Total43,10025.622.221.4
Wants a job11,60026.816.518.5
Does not want a job31,50073.283.581.5
Types of economic inactivity, January to December 2021 from nomis

Employment Rate Among People with Long-Term Health Problems

Fingertips also presents the percentage points gap between the overall employment rate and the employment rate among those who have a long-term physical or mental health problem, have learning disabilities and those in contact with secondary mental health services. As well as the overall employment rates among people with a physical or mental long-term health problem, and in receipt of long-term support for a learning disability.

For 2021/22, employment rates were 8.4 percentage points lower among those with long-term physical or mental health problems giving an overall employment rate of 62.1% among people aged 16-64 years who had long-term physical or mental health problems compared to 71.1% among all people aged 16-64 years.

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Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 75.4 74.3 70.5 78.3 71.6 74.2 81.8 69.5 69.7 73.0 75.8 72.9 73.2 73.9 73.9 73.5 78.6
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 50-64 yrs)
2021/22 71.3 70.3 72.1 69.5 72.1 63.0 80.1 62.9 64.7 69.8 73.1 67.1 71.2 74.3 68.9 71.2 72.9
Gap in the employment rate between those with a physical or mental long term health condition (aged 16 to 64) and the overall employment rate
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 9.9 10.1 8.4 7.3 15.8 13.3 6.2 15.5 14.0 13.6 8.6 8.8 7.5 8.4 10.2 11.2 7.6
The percentage of the population with a physical or mental long term health condition in employment (aged 16 to 64)
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 65.5 64.2 62.1 71.0 55.8 60.9 75.6 54.0 55.7 59.4 67.2 64.1 65.7 65.5 63.7 62.3 71.0
Indicator Period
England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 75.4 74.3 70.5 78.3 71.6 74.2 81.8 69.5 69.7 73.0 75.8 72.9 73.2 73.9 73.9 73.5 78.6
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 50-64 yrs)
2021/22 71.3 70.3 72.1 69.5 72.1 63.0 80.1 62.9 64.7 69.8 73.1 67.1 71.2 74.3 68.9 71.2 72.9
Gap in the employment rate between those with a physical or mental long term health condition (aged 16 to 64) and the overall employment rate
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 9.9 10.1 8.4 7.3 15.8 13.3 6.2 15.5 14.0 13.6 8.6 8.8 7.5 8.4 10.2 11.2 7.6
The percentage of the population with a physical or mental long term health condition in employment (aged 16 to 64)
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 65.5 64.2 62.1 71.0 55.8 60.9 75.6 54.0 55.7 59.4 67.2 64.1 65.7 65.5 63.7 62.3 71.0

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

With the exception of the high gap for 2020/21 – likely associated with the COVID-19 pandemic – the gap has been reduced over the last six years. The employment rate increased among people with a physical or mental long-term health problem between 2020/21 and 2021/22 from 57.7% to 62.1%.

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Gap in the employment rate between those with a physical or mental long term health condition (aged 16 to 64) and the overall employment rate (Persons 16-64 yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2013/14 • - 15.7 12.7 18.7 12.9 13.1
2014/15 • - 18.4 15.5 21.3 13.2 12.8
2015/16 • - 18.2 15.2 21.2 12.7 12.9
2016/17 • - 13.8 10.5 17.1 13.0 12.1
2017/18 • - 14.6 11.5 17.7 12.0 11.5
2018/19 • - 14.0 10.8 17.2 11.0 11.5
2019/20 • - 11.6 8.1 15.1 10.9 10.6
2020/21 • - 15.5 11.6 19.4 11.4 10.7
2021/22 • - 8.4 2.6 14.3 10.1 9.9

Source: OHID, using the ONS Annual Population Survey

The percentage of the population with a physical or mental long term health condition in employment (aged 16 to 64) (Persons 16-64 yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2020/21 • - 57.7% 49.1% 66.3% 62.4% 64.4%
2021/22 • - 62.1% 55.0% 69.1% 64.2% 65.5%

Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, using the Office for National Statistics Annual Population Survey

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

There is a very large gap between the employment rate among those with a learning disability and the overall employment rate at 72.9 percentage points. The overall employment rate for 2020/21 was 73.2%, so this means that only 0.3% of people with a learning disability were in employment in Hull.

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Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 75.4 74.3 70.5 78.3 71.6 74.2 81.8 69.5 69.7 73.0 75.8 72.9 73.2 73.9 73.9 73.5 78.6
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 50-64 yrs)
2021/22 71.3 70.3 72.1 69.5 72.1 63.0 80.1 62.9 64.7 69.8 73.1 67.1 71.2 74.3 68.9 71.2 72.9
Gap in the employment rate between those who are in receipt of long term support for a learning disability (aged 18 to 64) and the overall employment rate
(Persons 18-64 yrs)
2020/21 70.0 67.8 72.9 69.7 63.1 70.3 68.9 67.9 59.8 74.0 65.4 66.2 69.5 61.1 69.6 69.1 71.5
The percentage of the population who are in receipt of long term support for a learning disability that are in paid employment (aged 18 to 64)
(Persons 18-64 yrs)
2020/21 5.1 6.0 0.3 5.1 10.4 3.2 7.7 4.6 11.8 2.9 3.9 3.8 6.0 9.8 8.6 5.5 4.7
Indicator Period
England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 75.4 74.3 70.5 78.3 71.6 74.2 81.8 69.5 69.7 73.0 75.8 72.9 73.2 73.9 73.9 73.5 78.6
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 50-64 yrs)
2021/22 71.3 70.3 72.1 69.5 72.1 63.0 80.1 62.9 64.7 69.8 73.1 67.1 71.2 74.3 68.9 71.2 72.9
Gap in the employment rate between those who are in receipt of long term support for a learning disability (aged 18 to 64) and the overall employment rate
(Persons 18-64 yrs)
2020/21 70.0 67.8 72.9 69.7 63.1 70.3 68.9 67.9 59.8 74.0 65.4 66.2 69.5 61.1 69.6 69.1 71.5
The percentage of the population who are in receipt of long term support for a learning disability that are in paid employment (aged 18 to 64)
(Persons 18-64 yrs)
2020/21 5.1 6.0 0.3 5.1 10.4 3.2 7.7 4.6 11.8 2.9 3.9 3.8 6.0 9.8 8.6 5.5 4.7

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The inequalities gap in the employment rates has generally been increasing in Hull over time among people with learning disabilities. The number of people in Hull aged 18-64 years with a learning disability who are employed is very low in Hull with only two individuals recorded as being in employment during 2020/21.

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Gap in the employment rate between those who are in receipt of long term support for a learning disability (aged 18 to 64) and the overall employment rate (Persons 18-64 yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2014/15 • - 64.5 61.5 67.5 64.3 66.9
2015/16 • - 66.0 62.9 69.1 65.9 68.1
2016/17 • - 67.9 64.5 71.3 66.1 68.7
2017/18 • - 70.2 67.1 73.4 66.1 69.2
2018/19 • - 70.5 67.3 73.8 68.0 69.7
2019/20 • - 73.5 69.9 77.0 67.7 70.6
2020/21 • - 72.9 69.0 76.8 67.8 70.0

Source: OHID, using NHS Digital data and ONS data

The percentage of the population who are in receipt of long term support for a learning disability that are in paid employment (aged 18 to 64) (Persons 18-64 yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2016/17 • 6 0.9% 0.4% 2.0% 6.7% 5.7%
2017/18 • 4 0.6% 0.2% 1.5% 7.4% 6.0%
2018/19 • 4 0.6% 0.2% 1.5% 5.7% 5.9%
2019/20 • 3 0.4% 0.1% 1.3% 6.3% 5.6%
2020/21 • 2 0.3% 0.1% 1.1% 6.0% 5.1%

Source: OHID, using NHS Digital data

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The inequalities gap in the employment rate among people in contact with secondary mental health services and who are on a Care Plan Approach is also high in Hull at 62.2 percentage points. During 2020/21, the overall employment rate was 73.2% so this means that around 11% of people in contact with secondary mental health services were in employment.

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North Lincolnshire
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Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 75.4 74.3 70.5 78.3 71.6 74.2 81.8 69.5 69.7 73.0 75.8 72.9 73.2 73.9 73.9 73.5 78.6
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 50-64 yrs)
2021/22 71.3 70.3 72.1 69.5 72.1 63.0 80.1 62.9 64.7 69.8 73.1 67.1 71.2 74.3 68.9 71.2 72.9
Gap in the employment rate for those who are in contact with secondary mental health services (aged 18 to 69) and on the Care Plan Approach, and the overall employment rate
(Persons 18-69 yrs)
2020/21 66.1 62.8 62.2 55.8 60.5 68.5 56.6 62.5 67.6 68.9 63.3 62.0 63.5 59.9 69.2 66.6 56.2
The percentage of the population who are in contact with secondary mental health services and on the Care Plan Approach, that are in paid employment (aged 18 to 69)
(Persons 18-69 yrs)
2020/21 9.0 11.0 11.0 19.0 13.0 5.0 20.0 10.0 4.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 12.0 11.0 9.0 8.0 20.0
Indicator Period
England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 75.4 74.3 70.5 78.3 71.6 74.2 81.8 69.5 69.7 73.0 75.8 72.9 73.2 73.9 73.9 73.5 78.6
Percentage of people in employment
(Persons 50-64 yrs)
2021/22 71.3 70.3 72.1 69.5 72.1 63.0 80.1 62.9 64.7 69.8 73.1 67.1 71.2 74.3 68.9 71.2 72.9
Gap in the employment rate for those who are in contact with secondary mental health services (aged 18 to 69) and on the Care Plan Approach, and the overall employment rate
(Persons 18-69 yrs)
2020/21 66.1 62.8 62.2 55.8 60.5 68.5 56.6 62.5 67.6 68.9 63.3 62.0 63.5 59.9 69.2 66.6 56.2
The percentage of the population who are in contact with secondary mental health services and on the Care Plan Approach, that are in paid employment (aged 18 to 69)
(Persons 18-69 yrs)
2020/21 9.0 11.0 11.0 19.0 13.0 5.0 20.0 10.0 4.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 12.0 11.0 9.0 8.0 20.0

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The inequalities gap has also been increasing for people in contact with secondary mental health services in relation to employment with the latest year 2020/21 having the highest gap of 62.2 percentage points.

Overall, 56 people aged 18-69 years in contact with secondary mental health services and on the Care Plan Approach in Hull are in paid employment for 2020/21.

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Gap in the employment rate for those who are in contact with secondary mental health services (aged 18 to 69) and on the Care Plan Approach, and the overall employment rate (Persons 18-69 yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2011/12 • - 56.0 52.9 59.1 57.9 61.3
2012/13 • - 54.7 51.4 58.0 59.6 62.2
2013/14 • - 58.4 55.0 61.8 62.2 64.7
2014/15 • - 60.3 56.9 63.7 62.6 66.1
2015/16 • - 60.1 56.6 63.6 64.0 67.2
2016/17 • - 59.8 56.0 63.6 63.8 67.4
2017/18 • - 60.8 57.1 64.5 64.5 68.2
2018/19 • - 61.1 57.3 64.9 63.7 67.6
2019/20 • - 61.9 57.6 66.2 63.0 67.2
2020/21 • - 62.2 57.5 66.9 62.8 66.1

Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, using NHS Digital data

The percentage of the population who are in contact with secondary mental health services and on the Care Plan Approach, that are in paid employment (aged 18 to 69) (Persons 18-69 yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2020/21 • 56 11.0% 8.6% 14.0% 11.0% 9.0%

Source: OHID, using NHS Digital data

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Unemployment and Workless Households

The model-based unemployment rate has already been presented above from the local authority labour market profiles and was estimated to be 4.8% for Hull during the 12-month period from July 2021 to June 2022.

From the Annual Population Survey, it was estimated that there were 15,200 workless households in 2020 (among households with at least one person aged 16-64 years) in Hull equating to 18.3% of such households. This was considerably higher than the Yorkshire and Humber region (14.3%) and Great Britain (13.6%).

Fingertips also presents the modelled percentage of people aged 16+ years who are unemployed. In 2020, the average modelled unemployment rate in Hull was estimated to be 5.4%.

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Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Unemployment (model-based)
(Persons 16+ yrs)
2021 4.5 4.5 4.9 3.5 4.0 3.7 2.9 4.1 4.7 4.3 4.9 5.8 4.6 5.1 5.2 3.8 -
Indicator Period
England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Unemployment (model-based)
(Persons 16+ yrs)
2021 4.5 4.5 4.9 3.5 4.0 3.7 2.9 4.1 4.7 4.3 4.9 5.8 4.6 5.1 5.2 3.8 -

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The unemployment rate had been decreasing in Hull, but the rate increased in 2019, although based on these modelled figures decreased in 2020.

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Unemployment (model-based) (Persons 16+ yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2013 • 17600 13.9% 11.9% 15.9% 8.9% 7.5%
2014 • 14600 11.6% 9.9% 13.3% 7.4% 6.2%
2015 • 10900 8.7% 7.2% 10.2% 6.0% 5.1%
2016 • 9300 7.3% 5.9% 8.7% 5.2% 4.8%
2017 • 9300 7.2% 5.7% 8.7% 5.0% 4.4%
2018 • 7800 5.8% 4.4% 7.2% 4.5% 4.1%
2019 • 10300 7.8% 5.6% 10.0% 4.4% 3.9%
2020 • 7200 5.4% 4.2% 6.6% 4.5% 4.7%
2021 • 6300 4.9% 3.8% 6.0% 4.5% 4.5%

Source: NOMIS - Labour Force Survey - model-based estimates of unemployment http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=127

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The percentage of the working-age population who were long-term unemployed is more than twice as high in Hull than in each other local authority in the Yorkshire and Humber region for 2021/22 at 7.5 per 1,000 population (0.8%).

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Rotherham
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Bradford
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Kirklees
Leeds
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Long-Term Unemployment- rate per 1,000 working age population
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 1.9 - 7.5 1.9 1.3 2.0 0.6 2.3 1.5 3.2 3.5 3.5 1.0 1.8 3.3 2.9 0.8
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England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Long-Term Unemployment- rate per 1,000 working age population
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021/22 1.9 - 7.5 1.9 1.3 2.0 0.6 2.3 1.5 3.2 3.5 3.5 1.0 1.8 3.3 2.9 0.8

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It was estimated that there were 1,255 residents of Hull in 2021/22 aged 16-64 years who were long-term unemployed.

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Long-Term Unemployment- rate per 1,000 working age population (Persons 16-64 yrs)
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Kingston upon Hull
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England
Count
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95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2021/22 • 1255 7.5 7.1 7.9 - 1.9

Source: NOMIS Labour Market Statistics

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Another measure of long-term unemployment is long-term claimants of Job Seekers Allowance. In 2021, the number of people aged 16+ per 1,000 population aged 16-64 years who were long-term (more than 12 months) claimants of Job Seekers Allowance was four times higher in Hull than the percentage for England, and considerably higher than for all other local authorities across the region (Bradford had second highest rate of 4.0 per 1,000 population which was half the rate in Hull at 8.4 per 1,000 population or 0.8% of the population).

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Long term claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021 2.1 2.9 8.4 2.2 1.6 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.6 3.5 3.8 4.0 1.0 2.0 3.7 3.2 0.8
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Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
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Long term claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2021 2.1 2.9 8.4 2.2 1.6 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.6 3.5 3.8 4.0 1.0 2.0 3.7 3.2 0.8

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There has been a dramatic decrease in the rate of long-term claimants of Job Seekers Allowance in Hull having fallen from over 30 per 1,000 population aged 16-64 years in 2012 and 2013 to a low of 9.6 per 1,000 population in 2017. The rate has increased slightly since 2017 although there was a decrease between 2019 and 2021. Across the same time period, the rates for England and the region have also fallen, but the decrease in Hull has been much greater.

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Long term claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (Persons 16-64 yrs)
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Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2012 • 5371 32.5 31.6 33.4 13.1 9.9
2013 • 5592 34.0 33.1 34.9 14.6 10.2
2014 • 4017 24.5 23.7 25.3 11.2 7.4
2015 • 2566 15.6 15.0 16.2 7.3 4.8
2016 • 1807 10.9 10.4 11.4 5.5 3.9
2017 • 1585 9.6 9.1 10.1 4.9 3.7
2018 • 1634 9.9 9.5 10.4 4.8 3.8
2019 • 2036 12.1 11.6 12.6 4.5 3.4
2020 • 1957 11.6 11.1 12.2 3.7 2.6
2021 • 1408 8.4 8.0 8.9 2.9 2.1

Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk

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Occupational Profile

For July 2021 to June 2022, the occupational profile was considerably different in Hull compared to the region or Great Britain. In Hull, 40.8% of the workforce were in employment groups 1-3 equating to mangers, directors, senior officials, professional occupations, and associate professional and technical compared to 47.0% for Yorkshire and Humber and 51.4% for Great Britain. At the other end of the scale, 22.8% of Hull’s workforce in employment groups 8-9 equating to process plant and machine operative, and elementary occupations compared to 18.4% for Yorkshire and Humber and 15.3% for Great Britain.

From the Office for National Statistics Business Register and Employment Survey 2021, 67.5% of employee jobs in Hull were full-time and 33.3% were part-time. There were higher proportions of employees in manufacturing, construction, administrative and support service activities, public administration and defence, and in education, human health and social work activities in Hull compared to the region and Great Britain. In Hull, there were lower proportions of employees in mining and quarrying (as there were no workers in this industry), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities, information and communication, and financial and insurance activities, as well as professional, scientific and technical activities, compared to the region and Great Britain.

Qualifications

For 2021, from the Office for National Statistics Annual Population Survey, the highest educational attainment among adults aged 16-64 years was lower in Hull with 11.1% having no qualifications compared to 7.8% across the region and 6.6% for Great Britain. Overall, 24.7% of working-age people in Hull had qualifications at National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) 4 or above (degree, full technical certificates and Higher National Certificates) compared to 38.0% across the Yorkshire and Humber, and 43.5% for Great Britain.

Further information relating to qualifications is given within Schools, Education and Qualifications within Health and Wellbeing Influences.

Earnings

Median earnings were by place of residence for 2021 were also lower in Hull with full-time workers earning £510 as a gross weekly wage compared to £569 across Yorkshire and Humber and £613 for Great Britain, and lower among women in Hull compared to men (£453 versus £574). Hourly pay excluding overtime was £12.48 per hour among Hull workers compared to £14.21 across the region and £15.65 for Great Britain. However, median earnings were by place of work for 2021 in Hull were slightly higher than the region (£613 versus £601) for full-time male workers and similar to the region for females (£497 versus £498). This illustrates that those who come into Hull to work who live outside Hull tend to have higher earnings than those who live in Hull.

The median gross weekly earnings among people aged 16+ years in Hull for 2021 was £422 which was among the lowest across the region with only North East Lincolnshire having a similar figure (£420).

This figure is the median gross weekly earnings before tax, national insurance and other deductions of full-time and part-time employees paid through the PAYE (pay as you earn) system excluding over-time.

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Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
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Average weekly earnings
(Persons 16+ yrs)
2021 496.0 454.6 421.8 460.0 420.0 455.6 469.5 460.0 460.0 420.0 469.4 438.4 444.5 450.4 493.1 445.5 453.2
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England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Average weekly earnings
(Persons 16+ yrs)
2021 496.0 454.6 421.8 460.0 420.0 455.6 469.5 460.0 460.0 420.0 469.4 438.4 444.5 450.4 493.1 445.5 453.2

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Number of Jobs and Job Density

In 2020, the estimated total number of jobs in Hull including employees, self-employed, government-supported trainees and the Armed Forces was 138,000 which gives a job density of 0.82 for Hull compared to 0.79 for the region and 0.84 for Great Britain. The job density represents the ratio of total jobs to population aged 16-64 years, and if there was a job for every person aged 16-64 then the job density would be one.

The job density in 2020 was 0.82 for Hull.

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Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Job density
(Not applicable Not applicable)
2020 0.85 0.79 0.82 0.72 0.77 0.82 0.89 0.60 0.71 0.73 0.75 0.68 0.79 0.64 0.97 0.79 0.89
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Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Job density
(Not applicable Not applicable)
2020 0.85 0.79 0.82 0.72 0.77 0.82 0.89 0.60 0.71 0.73 0.75 0.68 0.79 0.64 0.97 0.79 0.89

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The job density in Hull has been increasing over time from 0.75 in 2013 (meaning that there were only jobs for 75% of the working-age population) to 0.82 for 2019 and 2020.

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England
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95%
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Upper CI
2013 • - 0.75 - - 0.74 0.80
2014 • - 0.76 - - 0.76 0.82
2015 • - 0.77 - - 0.79 0.84
2016 • - 0.77 - - 0.80 0.85
2017 • - 0.82 - - 0.81 0.87
2018 • - 0.83 - - 0.81 0.87
2019 • - 0.82 - - 0.81 0.88
2020 • - 0.82 - - 0.79 0.85

Source: Office for National Statistics, accessed via nomis: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=57

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Benefit Claimants

From Hull’s Data Observatory, there were 9,685 claimants of out of work benefits (Universal Credit or Job Seekers Allowance) in Hull among people aged 16+ years in September 2022 (5,830 men and 3,855 women) representing 5.8% of the population (6.8% for men and 4.7% for women). In September 2022, 4.0% of people aged 16+ years were claiming these benefits across the Yorkshire and Humber region and 3.8% were doing so across England.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic effect on the numbers claiming these benefits in Hull. In March 2019, there were 7,600 people (4.5%) in Hull aged 16+ years claiming these out-of-work benefits, but this steadily increased to around 9,600 (5.7%) in February 2020. The COVID-19 lockdown started at the end of March 2020, and in April 2020 the number of benefit claimants jumped to over 14,600, increasing further to 16,300 in May 2020. The numbers fell slightly but remained around 16,000 for the rest of 2020. With the national lockdown which commenced early January 2021, the numbers increased further in February and remained high in March 2021. Since then, the numbers gradually fell to just over 12,000 in January 2022. Over the course of the pandemic, the percentage claiming these benefits in Hull was significantly higher than across the region and England, but there tended to be a relatively consistent difference between Hull and these areas with the percentage in Hull being around 3.0 to 3.2 percentage points higher.

The percentage claiming out of work benefits in Hull was higher after COVID restrictions ended in March 2022 (7.2%) than it was prior to the pandemic in February 2020 (5.7%), although the percentage has decreased since March and is now similar to the pre-pandemic level, at 5.8% in September 2022.

Month/yearHull (N)Hull (%)
Mar 20197,6004.5
Feb 20209,6005.7
Apr 202014,6058.7
May 202016,3309.8
Jun 202016,1459.6
Jul 202016,2459.7
Aug 202016,2459.7
Sep 202016,0459.6
Oct 202015,7459.4
Nov 202015,9159.5
Dec 202015,9759.5
Jan 202115,9859.5
Feb 202116,4859.8
Mar 202116,4009.8
Apr 202116,0159.6
May 202115,3209.1
Jun 202114,5258.7
Jul 202114,1708.5
Aug 202113,6258.1
Sep 202113,0907.8
Oct 202112,8807.7
Nov 202112,6807.6
Dec 202112,3307.4
Jan 202212,1957.3
Feb 202212,2857.3
Mar 202212,0307.2
Apr 202211,0406.6
May 202210,5956.3
Jun 202210,2206.1
Jul 202210,1456.1
Aug 20229,8555.9
Sep 20229,6855.8
Trends in the number and percentage of claimants of out-of-work benefits (Universal Credit and Job Seekers Allowance) for people aged 16+ years in Hull

Fingertips also presents information on the percentage of people aged 16-64 years who have been claiming Employment Support Allowance (ESA) although the information is not up-to-date. In 2018, 9.0% were claiming Employment Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance. Employment Support Allowance is claimed by those who cannot work due to long-term illness or disability. Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance have been replaced by Employment and Support Allowance, and make up a very small proportion of claims in relation to these benefits.

The percentage of the working-age population who are claiming Employment and Support Allowance due to having ill health or a disability is much higher in Hull compared to England.

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Kirklees
Leeds
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Employment and Support Allowance claimants
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2018 5.4 6.3 9.0 4.9 7.1 5.4 3.4 7.7 7.0 7.8 6.4 7.2 5.8 5.9 6.1 7.8 4.0
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Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
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Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Employment and Support Allowance claimants
(Persons 16-64 yrs)
2018 5.4 6.3 9.0 4.9 7.1 5.4 3.4 7.7 7.0 7.8 6.4 7.2 5.8 5.9 6.1 7.8 4.0

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The percentage of the working-age population claiming Employment and Support Allowance has increased from 8.5% in 2012 and a low of 8.3% in 2013 to a high of 9.4% for 2015 and 2016, although the percentage has decreased slightly and was estimated to be around 9.0% in 2018.

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Employment and Support Allowance claimants (Persons 16-64 yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2012 • 14580 8.5% 8.4% 8.6% 6.7% 6.1%
2013 • 14220 8.3% 8.2% 8.5% 6.4% 5.9%
2014 • 14830 8.7% 8.6% 8.9% 6.4% 5.9%
2015 • 16050 9.4% 9.3% 9.5% 6.7% 6.0%
2016 • 16090 9.4% 9.3% 9.6% 6.7% 5.9%
2017 • 15870 9.3% 9.2% 9.4% 6.6% 5.7%
2018 • 15330 9.0% 8.8% 9.1% 6.3% 5.4%

Source: nomis: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

Sickness Absence From Work

The percentage of employees who had at least one day off in the previous week and the percentage of working days lost due to sickness absence in the previous week is lower in Hull compared to England for 2018-20.

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Indicator Period
England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Sickness absence: the percentage of employees who had at least one day off in the previous week
(Persons 16+ yrs)
2018 - 20 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.5 0.8 1.9 1.1 1.8 3.1 2.1 1.7 0.6 1.0 1.4 2.1 3.6 1.6
Sickness absence: the percentage of working days lost due to sickness absence
(Persons 16+ yrs)
2018 - 20 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.9 2.4 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.3 2.1 0.7
Indicator Period
England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Sickness absence: the percentage of employees who had at least one day off in the previous week
(Persons 16+ yrs)
2018 - 20 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.5 0.8 1.9 1.1 1.8 3.1 2.1 1.7 0.6 1.0 1.4 2.1 3.6 1.6
Sickness absence: the percentage of working days lost due to sickness absence
(Persons 16+ yrs)
2018 - 20 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.9 2.4 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.3 2.1 0.7

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

Between 2013-15 and 2015-17, sickness rates in Hull were higher than England, but since then rates of sickness has reduced in Hull.

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Sickness absence: the percentage of employees who had at least one day off in the previous week (Persons 16+ yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2009 - 11 • - 1.7% 1.1% 2.5% 2.3% 2.2%
2010 - 12 • - 1.9% 1.3% 2.8% 2.5% 2.5%
2011 - 13 • - 2.0% 1.3% 2.9% 2.6% 2.4%
2012 - 14 • - 2.4% 1.7% 3.5% 2.6% 2.4%
2013 - 15 • - 3.1% 2.3% 4.3% 2.4% 2.2%
2014 - 16 • - 3.7% 2.7% 5.0% 2.3% 2.1%
2015 - 17 • - 2.6% 1.8% 3.7% 2.3% 2.1%
2016 - 18 • - 2.1% 1.3% 3.2% 2.2% 2.1%
2017 - 19 • - 1.5% 0.9% 2.6% 2.1% 2.1%
2018 - 20 • - 1.4% 0.8% 2.3% 1.7% 1.9%

Source: Labour Force Survey - Data provided by Office for National Statistics

Sickness absence: the percentage of working days lost due to sickness absence (Persons 16+ yrs)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2009 - 11 • - 1.4% 0.9% 2.1% 1.7% 1.5%
2010 - 12 • - 1.4% 1.0% 2.2% 1.7% 1.6%
2011 - 13 • - 1.3% 0.9% 2.0% 1.8% 1.5%
2012 - 14 • - 1.6% 1.1% 2.4% 1.8% 1.5%
2013 - 15 • - 2.1% 1.5% 2.9% 1.4% 1.3%
2014 - 16 • - 2.2% 1.6% 3.1% 1.3% 1.2%
2015 - 17 • - 1.5% 1.0% 2.2% 1.3% 1.1%
2016 - 18 • - 1.1% 0.7% 1.6% 1.2% 1.1%
2017 - 19 • - 0.7% 0.4% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1%
2018 - 20 • - 0.8% 0.4% 1.3% 1.0% 1.0%

Source: Labour Force Survey, Data provided by Office for National Statistics

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

Strategic Need and Service Provision

Children should be given the best start in life to give them the opportunity to enjoy good employment prospects. All adults especially those who are long-term unemployed should be given good, appropriate, timely advice, help and support, and additional training to improve their resilience, wellbeing and confidence so that they can achieve good future employment, and improve their health and wellbeing. Everybody should have the opportunity to improve their employment and life choices through increased good quality and appropriate education and training. There needs to be good quality, affordable childcare available to maximise parental choice in employment.

People’s circumstances can often be improved by early help, and any early help and intervention for all families should be timely, accessible and appropriate for their circumstances. Hull’s Early Help and Prevention offer is focused on a whole family approach which aims to identify individuals and families with problems and brings together different services and agencies to collectively look at what support is needed and then work together to deliver the required support in a coordinated way. The framework outlines the approach to ensure that collaboration and alignment of services, and that early help may be ‘early in life or at the earliest opportunity’ which is also part of the day job, helpful, non-stigmatising, preventative, targeted and tailored.

Over the past decade Hull has had a significant increase in the number of people in work coupled with a similar reduction in those who were economic inactive. Providing opportunities for access to employment opportunities for those with barriers due to skills, caring responsibilities, or other reasons will help improve a wide range of health, economic, and social outcomes including reducing food, fuel, and child poverty across the city.  Positive and deliberate action to target under-represented groups in the workforce are important to ensure that everyone has the ability to participate in the economy.

Over 20% of Hull’s workforce, 26,000 people, is employed in the manufacturing and transportation and storage sectors. Since 2015, Hull has seen the largest growth in employment within the medical, construction, and manufacturing sectors. Creating a recognisable enterprise culture in the city is vital to establishing a vibrant, sustainable and inclusive economy. This will involve encouraging entrepreneurial skills and attitudes and recognising the contribution that enterprise activity can make to people’s lives, particularly amongst young people.

A ‘health first’ approach should be used to tackle worklessness by promoting opportunities for people to be fit for work and fit in work. There also needs to be support for initiatives that create and provide access to quality sustainable jobs. It is necessary to ensure that local residents have the good health, fitness, skills, education and training required to take up employment opportunities.

For many individuals, in particular those with long-term conditions such as mental health problems, musculoskeletal conditions and disabilities, health issues can be a barrier to gaining and retaining employment.

Infographic explaining the impact of ill health on work
infographic explaining numbers of people of working age with health condition

Nationally, combined costs from worklessness and sickness absence amount to around £100 billion annually, so there is also a strong economic case for action. Addressing and removing health-related barriers requires collaborative work between partners from across the private, public and third sectors at both national and local level.

Creating Healthy Workplaces

Creating healthy workplaces entails supporting disabled people and people with long-term health conditions. It is also important to ensure the health and wellbeing of healthy employees who do not have existing health conditions is maintained, as work and the workplace also play a pivotal role in this.

Jobs need to be sustainable and offer a minimum level of quality, which should include:

  • a decent living wage;
  • opportunities for in-work development;
  • flexibility to enable people to balance work and family life; and
  • protection from adverse working conditions that can damage health.

The Health, Work and Health Related Worklessness report, published by The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (formerly Public Health England) and the Local Government Association, can be used by local authorities as a guide to inform decisions around improving health and work outcomes in their communities.

Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on employment prospects in our area, particularly for young people affecting the poorest, most deprived areas the most.

In March 2020, Hull’s employment figures were the highest recorded levels since the last great recession and increased by over 15% to an overall rate of 75.3% which was only marginally behind national levels. Change had happened, economically Hull had delivered an about turn in its fortunes.

By May 2020, the impacts of the pandemic had immediately been seen in the labour market with out of work claimant rates increasing by 65% to 9.7% of the working age population and a disproportionate effect on particular groups of people. Young people, women, and those from black and minority ethnic communities have all seen greater impacts in the number of job losses, unemployment claimants, and those furloughed. These challenges confirmed the structural issues that existed before the pandemic, and which still requires addressing.

Analysis has also shown that while cities based solely on service sectors were severely affected by the pandemic, Hull’s economy based on the producer and foundational sectors of manufacturing, transportation and storage and health and social care, placed it in a strong position for growth.

Looking forwards, the ‘cost of living crisis’ and the threat of further economic impacts, especially with regards to domestic fuel costs and rising interest rates, will have particular impacts on Hull due to high levels of poverty, debt and financial insecurity which are already considerably higher than most local authorities in England.

Resources

The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (formerly Public Health England). Health Matters infographics.

The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities’ Fingertips. https://fingertips.phe.org.uk

Official Labour Market Statistics (nomis). Labour Market Profile for Hull. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157109/report.aspx#tabempunemp

Hull Data Observatory. https://data.hull.gov.uk/economy-and-employment/

The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (formerly Public Health England) and the Local Government Association. Health, Work and Health Related Worklessness. https://www.local.gov.uk/health-work-and-health-related-worklessness-guide-local-authorities

Hull’s Economic Strategy 2021-2026. https://www.hull.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/policies-and-plans/economic-strategy

Hull’s Early Help and Prevention Strategy 2021-25. https://www.hull.gov.uk/sites/hull/files/media/Hull%20Early%20Help%20and%20Prevention%20Strategy%202021-25.pdf

Updates

This page was last updated / checked on 4 November 2022.

This page is due to be updated / checked in February 2023.

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