The BRES is a sample survey of employers collecting employment information from businesses across the whole of the UK economy for each site that they operate. The data is broken down by full/part-time, public/private sector and by industry and is available from a national level down to sub-county areas (Lower Super Output areas – LSOAs – in England).

The BRES provides a picture of employment availability and structure, (jobs), within the county and communities within it. Over time it shows how this employment has changed in response to a changing economy and industrial base.

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Key Messages:

Employment
  • Short term: Between 2019 and 2022 the total number of jobs in the county increased by 2.5% (4,500 more jobs). This increase was lower than the national increase (3%), while the was little or no change across the region,
  • Long term: However, between 2010 and 2022 the total number of jobs in the county grew by around 16,600, an increase of 9.7%. This increase was nearly twice that of the regional growth of 5.6%, but was lower than the national growth of 16.6% over the same period,
  • This overall growth masks divergent sectoral trends in the county. The number of public sector jobs has declined (16.4% fall since 2010) while private sector jobs increased (18.7% increase since 2010),
  • The decline in public sector jobs in County Durham was more than the regional decrease of 15.3% but higher than the national decrease of 8%,
  • There has been stronger growth in the private sector nationally (23%) than there has been regionally (13.4%),
 
Employees (Note: An employee can have more than one job)
  • Short term: As with employment above the number of employees in the county increased between 2019 and 2022 by 3.3% (an increase of 5,700 employees). This was greater than the increase across the region (0.3%) and nationally, (3.2%),
  • Long term: Overall, employee numbers increased by 11% (17,800 extra employees) between 2010 and 2022, higher than across the region (6.1% increase) but lower than the 17.6% increase nationally,
  • As with overall employment this overall growth masks divergent sectoral trends in the county. The number of public sector employees has declined (16.5% fall since 2010) while private sector jobs increased (21.1% increase since 2010),
  • The decline in public sector jobs in County Durham was more than the regional decrease of 15.3% but higher than the national decrease of 8%,
  • There has been stronger growth in the private sector nationally (24.7%) than there has been regionally (14.5%)

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