Employment by sector

The 6 largest employing sectors in the North East LEP area are responsible for over three-fifths of employment:

• Health (15.5%)
• Manufacturing (11.0%)
• Retail (9.8%)
• Education (9.1%)
• Business administration & support services (8.3%)
• Accommodation and food services (7.6%)

Whilst the pattern of employment in the North East LEP area is broadly similar to that in England as a whole, key differences include:

• A higher proportion of employment in the North East is in manufacturing; health; public administration and defence  
• A smaller proportion of employment in the North East is in professional, scientific and technical activities; wholesale; information and communication; financial and insurance.