Editing North Yorkshire (section)

===Effects of the pandemic===
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Unemployment in the county was traditionally low in recent years, but the lockdowns and travel restrictions necessitated by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] had a negative effect on the economy during much of 2020 and into 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/politics/council/north-yorkshire-county-council-facing-toughest-decision-ever-over-tax-bills-3088380 |title=Authority could hike North Yorkshire residents' council tax bills by up to 4.99 per cent |website=www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk |date=7 January 2021 }}</ref> The UK government said in early February 2021 that it was planning "unprecedented levels of support to help businesses [in the UK] survive the crisis".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-55936380 |title=Covid: Lockdown cost Yorkshire economy £8bn, report says |work=BBC News |date=4 February 2021 }}</ref> A report published on 1 March 2021 stated that the unemployment rate in North Yorkshire had "risen to the highest level in nearly 5 years – with under 25s often bearing the worst of job losses".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/north-yorkshire/news/job-uncertainty-for-north-yorkshire-lost-generation/Job |title=uncertainty for North Yorkshire's 'lost generation' Bauer Radio Ltd}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

York experienced high unemployment during lockdown periods. One analysis (by the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership) predicted in August 2020 that "as many as 13,835 jobs in York will be lost in the scenario considered most likely, taking the city's unemployment rate to 14.5%". Some critics claimed that part of the problem was caused by "over-reliance on the booming tourism industry at the expense of a long-term economic plan".<ref name="auto2">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/02/york-crossroads-coronavirus-tourism-city-pandemic |title='No one expected this': York at crossroads as coronavirus takes toll |first=Josh |last=Halliday |date=2 August 2020 |access-date=2 March 2021 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=28 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228184149/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/02/york-crossroads-coronavirus-tourism-city-pandemic |url-status=live }}</ref> A report in mid June 2020 stated that unemployment had risen 114 per cent over the previous year because of restrictions imposed as a result of the pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18508829.toughest-time-living-memory---unemployment-141-york/ |title='Toughest time in living memory' – unemployment up 141 in York |work=York Press |access-date=2 March 2021 |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801201337/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18508829.toughest-time-living-memory---unemployment-141-york/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Tourism in the county was expected to increase after the restrictions imposed due the pandemic are relaxed. One reason for the expected increase is the airing of ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'', a TV series about the vet [[James Herriot]], based on a successful series of books; it was largely filmed within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/all-creatures-great-and-small-s1-an-insiders-guide-to-the-yorkshire-dales/ |title=Insider's Guide to the Yorkshire Dales Filming Locations |date=24 January 2021 |work=PBS Masterpiece |access-date=27 February 2021 |quote= |archive-date=10 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510133240/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/all-creatures-great-and-small-s1-an-insiders-guide-to-the-yorkshire-dales/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The show aired in the UK in September 2020 and in the US in early 2021. One source stated that visits to Yorkshire websites had increased significantly by late September 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/new-creatures-great-small-brings-18988628 |title=New All Creatures Great and Small brings a huge increase in Yorkshire tourism |date=24 September 2020 |work=Examiner |access-date=27 February 2021 |quote= |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142406/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/new-creatures-great-small-brings-18988628 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:A near deserted A1(M) at Leeming.jpg|thumb|Image taken at 17:29 on 7 April 2020 at Leeming in North Yorkshire, overlooking the A1(M)]]

The lockdowns affected traffic volumes across the regions roads, which was also mirrored in road accidents, which totalled 948 in 2020, a drop of 7% on the previous year which had 1,021 accidents.<ref>{{cite web |title=North Yorkshire County Council Transport, Economy and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee 19 January 2023 Road Casualties 2020 and 2021 |url=https://edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk/documents/s16263/Road%20Casualties%20North%20Yorkshire%202020%20and%2021.html?CT=2#:~:text=948%20road%20collisions%20in%202020,635%20(59%25)%20rural%20collisions. |website=edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk |access-date=15 September 2024 }}</ref> Additionally, miles travelled by all types of vehicle dropped, with cars having the largest drop, [[Light commercial vehicle|LCV]] and [[Large goods vehicle|HGV]] less so, but pedal bicycle usage slightly increased.<ref>{{cite web |title=Road traffic statistics - Yorkshire and The Humber region |url=https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/regions/8 |website=roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk |access-date=15 September 2024 |archive-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915210035/https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/regions/8 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Post-pandemic health effects included children worrying more about life and whether a family member would die. A public health report detailed how 76% of children worried daily in 2014, and by 2018, this had dropped to 61%. By 2024, this had risen again to 86%.<ref>{{cite news |title=Major rise in worrying among North Yorkshire children since pandemic - report |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68512013 |access-date=15 September 2024 |work=BBC News |date=8 March 2024 }}</ref>