Economy and work in Newcastle-under-Lyme
DistrictThe north of the West Midlands. 128,093 people in 211 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Newcastle-under-Lyme, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme’s 80 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 110.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in Newcastle-under-Lyme earned a median of £35,723 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2,365 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn Newcastle-under-Lyme, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%.
- Against West Midlands
- 43% lower5.3%
- Against the UK
- 23% lower3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only69.0% of people aged 16 to 64 in Newcastle-under-Lyme were in work in the year to March 2026.
Newcastle-under-Lyme is joint 30th lowest of 348 for employment rate.