R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Yorkshire and The Humber

Yorkshire and The Humber: R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel was 54,659 Persons in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
54,659 Persons
Change on year
up 11.0%
Rank
26th
of 201 regions
All-time high
54,659 Persons
in 2017
All-time low
32,423 Persons
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2017

R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Yorkshire and The Humber, 2005–2017

020.0k40.0k60.0k2005201120172005: 32.4k Persons2007: 33.7k Persons2009: 32.5k Persons2011: 39.9k Persons2012: 40.5k Persons2013: 45.0k Persons2014: 46.2k Persons2015: 48.6k Persons2016: 49.2k Persons2017: 54.7k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Yorkshire and The Humber is 54,659 Persons, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Yorkshire and The Humber peaked at 54,659 Persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32,423 Persons, in 2005.

That places Yorkshire and The Humber 26th out of 201 regions with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Yorkshire and The Humber, year by year

Annual values for R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy) in Yorkshire and The Humber, 2005 to 2017.
Year Persons Change
2005 32,423 Persons
2007 33,681 Persons +3.9%
2009 32,483 Persons -3.6%
2011 39,915 Persons +22.9%
2012 40,516 Persons +1.5%
2013 45,022 Persons +11.1%
2014 46,194 Persons +2.6%
2015 48,618 Persons +5.2%
2016 49,228 Persons +1.3%
2017 54,659 Persons +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32,862 Persons 32,423 Persons 33,681 Persons 3
2010s 46,307 Persons 39,915 Persons 54,659 Persons 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Yorkshire and The Humber?
R&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Yorkshire and The Humber was 54,659 Persons in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber?
The highest recorded value was 54,659 Persons in 2017.
What is the lowest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber?
The lowest recorded value was 32,423 Persons in 2005.
How does Yorkshire and The Humber rank for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
Yorkshire and The Humber ranks 26th out of 201 regions with data for 2017.
Is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel rising or falling in Yorkshire and The Humber?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yorkshire and The Humber data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy)
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
224 places, 4,038 data points, 1982–2024
Last refreshed

This table contains research and development (R&D) personnel statistics. Number of R&D personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on R&D by sex, sector of employment (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit) and by large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2). Definition of regions: Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). TL2 regions are used in this dataset. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xls) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf).