Northumberland

:For other places with this name, see Northumberland (disambiguation)

Economy and industry

Northumberland has a relatively weak economy amongst the counties and other local government areas of the United Kingdom{{ref|econ_context}}. The county is ranked sixth lowest amoungst these 63 council areas. In 2003 23% of males and 60% of females were earning less than the Council of Europe's decency threashold. As of May 2005 unemployment is at 2.3%, in line with the national average{{ref|unemployment}}. Between 1999 and 2003 businesses in the county grew 4.4% to 8,225, making 0.45% of registered businesses in the UK{{ref|businesses}}.

Related Topics:
United Kingdom - 2003 - Council of Europe - May 2005 - 1999

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A major source of employment and income in the county is tourism. The county annually receives 1.1 million UK visitors and 50,000 foreign tourists who spend a total of £162million in the county{{ref|tourism}}.

Related Topics:
Tourism - £

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