Editing North Yorkshire (section)

==Economy==
In large areas of North Yorkshire, agriculture is the primary source of employment. Approximately 85% of the county is considered to be "rural or super sparse".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-farming/independent-commission-hears-evidence-how-north-yorkshires-rural-economy-can-achieve-its-potential-1743630 |title=Independent commission hears evidence on how North Yorkshire's rural economy can achieve its potential |website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk |date=26 January 2020 }}</ref>

Other sectors in 2019 included some manufacturing, the provision of accommodation and meals (primarily for tourists) which accounted for 19 per cent of all jobs. Food manufacturing employed 11 per cent of workers. A few people are involved in forestry and fishing in 2019. The average weekly earnings in 2018 were £531. Some 15% of workers declared themselves as self-employed. One report in late 2020 stated that "North Yorkshire has a relatively healthy and diverse economy which largely mirrors the national picture in terms of productivity and jobs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/news/article/jobs-and-economy-north-yorkshires-rural-commission-calls-evidence |title=Jobs and the economy – North Yorkshire's Rural Commission calls for evidence |first=North Yorkshire County |last=Council |date=24 December 2019 |website=North Yorkshire County Council |access-date=2 March 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728063743/https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/news/article/jobs-and-economy-north-yorkshires-rural-commission-calls-evidence |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/18124681.rural-study-group-look-farming-tourism-jobs-north-yorkshire-economy/ |title=Rural study group to look at farming and tourism jobs and the North Yorkshire economy |website=Craven Herald |date=28 December 2019 }}</ref>
[[File:Container Terminal, Teesport - geograph.org.uk - 1453170.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Teesport]] sea port handled over 53 million tonnes of cargo in 2013]]
[[File:Drax Hales station site geograph-3419210-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|left|[[Drax Power Station]] has the highest generating capacity of any power station in the UK]]

Mineral extraction and power generation are also sectors of the economy, as is high technology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2874 |title=North Yorkshire population information |publisher=North Yorkshire County Council |date=19 December 2013 |access-date=17 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807220627/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2874 |archive-date=7 August 2013 }}</ref>

Tourism is a significant contributor to the economy. A study of visitors between 2013 and 2015 indicated that the Borough of Scarborough, including Filey, Whitby and parts of the North York Moors National Park, received 1.4m trips per year on average.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-36459746 |title=Region's coast 'top tourist draw' |date=7 June 2016 |access-date=14 July 2018 |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927025348/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-36459746 |archive-date=27 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> A 2016 report by the National Park, states the park area gets 7.93 million visitors annually, generating £647&nbsp;million and supporting 10,900 full-time equivalent jobs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/looking-after/advice-and-grants/tourism |title=Tourism: North York Moors National Park |work=North York Moors National Park |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630160900/http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/looking-after/advice-and-grants/tourism |archive-date=30 June 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Yorkshire Dales have also attracted many visitors. In 2016, there were 3.8 million visits to the National Park including 0.48 million who stayed at least one night. The parks service estimates that this contributed £252&nbsp;million to the economy and provided 3,583 full-time equivalent jobs. The wider Yorkshire Dales area received 9.7&nbsp;million visitors who contributed £644&nbsp;million to the economy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/764708/Trends-in-tourism-in-the-Yorkshire-Dales_2010-16.pdf |title=Trends in tourism in the Yorkshire Dales 2010 to 2016 |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714221919/http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/764708/Trends-in-tourism-in-the-Yorkshire-Dales_2010-16.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales are among England's best known destinations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinspiredgrowth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Growing-the-Visitor-Economy-of-the-Protected-Landscapes-Prospectus-v-1.1-FINAL.pdf |title=Growing the Visitor Economy of North Yorkshire's Protected Landscapes |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715113746/https://www.businessinspiredgrowth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Growing-the-Visitor-Economy-of-the-Protected-Landscapes-Prospectus-v-1.1-FINAL.pdf |archive-date=15 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Shambles shopper 8686.jpg|thumb|The Shambles, a popular tourist area in York]]

[[York]] is a popular tourist destination. A 2014 report, based on 2012 data, stated that York alone receives 6.9&nbsp;million visitors annually; they contribute £564&nbsp;million to the economy and support over 19,000 jobs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkshiregraduates.co.uk/employment-training/yetiss/61/Leisure_Sport_Tourism/Tourism_Travel |title=Tourism and Travel – Leisure, Sport & Tourism – Yorkshire Employment and Training Information |work=Yorkshire Graduates |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715011256/https://www.yorkshiregraduates.co.uk/employment-training/yetiss/61/Leisure_Sport_Tourism/Tourism_Travel |archive-date=15 July 2018 |url-status=dead}}<br/>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-26136096 |title=Tourists spend more than £600m |date=11 February 2014 |publisher=BBC |access-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712080152/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-26136096 |archive-date=12 July 2018 |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite web |url=https://www.visityork.org/dbimgs/KeyFacts-ResearchandStatistics(2).pdf |title=Report |publisher=VisitYork |access-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627202206/https://www.visityork.org/dbimgs/KeyFacts-ResearchandStatistics(2).pdf |archive-date=27 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2017 [[Condé Nast Traveller]] survey of readers, York rated 12th among The 15 Best Cities in the UK for visitors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-cities-in-the-uk |title=The best cities in the UK |first=Condé Nast |last=Traveller |website=www.cntraveller.com |access-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230655/http://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-cities-in-the-uk |archive-date=27 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 2020 Condé Nast Traveller report, York rated as the sixth best among ten "urban destinations [in the UK] that scored the highest marks when it comes to ... nightlife, restaurants and friendliness".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-cities-in-the-uk |title=The best cities in the UK in 2021 |date=7 October 2020 |website=CN Traveller |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161008/https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-cities-in-the-uk |url-status=live }}</ref>

During February 2020 to January 2021, the average property in North Yorkshire county sold for £240,000, up by £8100 over the previous 12 months. By comparison, the average for England and Wales was £314,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plumplot.co.uk/North-Yorkshire-house-prices.html |title=North-Yorkshire house prices in maps and graphs. |website=www.plumplot.co.uk }}</ref> In certain communities of North Yorkshire, however, house prices were higher than average for the county, as of early 2021: Harrogate (average value: £376,195), Knaresborough (£375,625), Tadcaster (£314,278), Leyburn (£309,165) and Ripon (£299,998), for example.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19030555.top-expensive-places-live-north-yorkshire/ |title=Top most expensive places to live in North Yorkshire – is your area included? |website=The Northern Echo |date=24 January 2021 |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126005809/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19030555.top-expensive-places-live-north-yorkshire/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added for North Yorkshire at current basic prices with figures in millions of British pounds sterling.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf |title=Regional Gross Value Added |access-date=6 October 2008 |date=21 December 2005 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |pages=240–253 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201002538/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf |archive-date=1 December 2007 }}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || Regional Gross Value Added<ref group="note">Components may not sum to totals due to rounding</ref> || Agriculture<ref group="note">includes hunting and forestry</ref> || Industry<ref group="note">includes energy and construction</ref> || Services<ref group="note">includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured</ref>
|-
| 1995 || '''7,278''' || 478 || 2,181 || 4,618
|-
| 2000 || '''9,570''' || 354 || 2,549 || 6,667
|-
| 2003 || '''11,695''' || 390 || 3,025 || 8,281
|}

===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>