User:Yorkshiresky/Sandbox
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(pronounced /ɴɔːɵɑːlɜɾtʌn/, or spelling pronunciation IPA: /ɴɔːɵɑːlɜɾtʌn/)
[edit] Economy
As the county town of North Yorkshire, Northallerton has County Hall the administrative headquarters for North Yorkshire County Council. The headquarters of Hambleton District Council at Stonecross are also based in Northallerton. Other major employers include the Friarage hospital which employs around 1,400 staff and the Rural Payments Agency has an office here too.
Being the centre of a large rural area it is the focus of agriculture with several businesses servicing the needs of farming. The auction mart regularly holds livestock auctions.
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 44.3% in full-time employment, 15% in part-time employment, 6.8% self-employed, 2.5% unemployed, 2.6% students with jobs, 4.7% students without jobs, 15.8% retired, 6.5% looking after home or family, 5.3% permanently sick or disabled, and 3.1% economically inactive for other reasons.[1]
The average price of a house in Northallerton for the 12 month period ending February 2008 was £205,750[2] compared to £200,433[3] for North Yorkshire and the national average of £184,798.[3]
