Claimant count data by UK country, English region and month (seasonally adjusted)

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Data valuesData descriptionDateGeographySex
1,677,434 [p]LevelDecember 2025United KingdomPersons
940,106 [p]LevelDecember 2025United KingdomMales
737,328 [p]LevelDecember 2025United KingdomFemales
1,473,556 [p]LevelDecember 2025EnglandPersons
822,022 [p]LevelDecember 2025EnglandMales
651,534 [p]LevelDecember 2025EnglandFemales
62,172 [p]LevelDecember 2025North EastPersons
37,014 [p]LevelDecember 2025North EastMales
25,158 [p]LevelDecember 2025North EastFemales
197,661 [p]LevelDecember 2025North WestPersons
115,923 [p]LevelDecember 2025North WestMales
81,738 [p]LevelDecember 2025North WestFemales
142,637 [p]LevelDecember 2025Yorkshire and the HumberPersons
81,679 [p]LevelDecember 2025Yorkshire and the HumberMales
60,958 [p]LevelDecember 2025Yorkshire and the HumberFemales
109,449 [p]LevelDecember 2025East MidlandsPersons
61,138 [p]LevelDecember 2025East MidlandsMales
48,311 [p]LevelDecember 2025East MidlandsFemales
199,937 [p]LevelDecember 2025West MidlandsPersons
113,948 [p]LevelDecember 2025West MidlandsMales
85,989 [p]LevelDecember 2025West MidlandsFemales
130,085 [p]LevelDecember 2025EastPersons
70,895 [p]LevelDecember 2025EastMales
59,190 [p]LevelDecember 2025EastFemales
350,131 [p]LevelDecember 2025LondonPersons
185,604 [p]LevelDecember 2025LondonMales
164,527 [p]LevelDecember 2025LondonFemales
183,567 [p]LevelDecember 2025South EastPersons
101,427 [p]LevelDecember 2025South EastMales
82,140 [p]LevelDecember 2025South EastFemales
97,917 [p]LevelDecember 2025South WestPersons
54,394 [p]LevelDecember 2025South WestMales
43,523 [p]LevelDecember 2025South WestFemales
64,027 [p]LevelDecember 2025WalesPersons
36,771 [p]LevelDecember 2025WalesMales
27,256 [p]LevelDecember 2025WalesFemales
104,398 [p]LevelDecember 2025ScotlandPersons
62,159 [p]LevelDecember 2025ScotlandMales
42,239 [p]LevelDecember 2025ScotlandFemales
35,453 [p]LevelDecember 2025Northern IrelandPersons
19,154 [p]LevelDecember 2025Northern IrelandMales
16,299 [p]LevelDecember 2025Northern IrelandFemales
1,659,509 [r]LevelNovember 2025United KingdomPersons
928,622 [r]LevelNovember 2025United KingdomMales
730,887 [r]LevelNovember 2025United KingdomFemales
1,457,658 [r]LevelNovember 2025EnglandPersons
811,827 [r]LevelNovember 2025EnglandMales
645,831 [r]LevelNovember 2025EnglandFemales
61,533 [r]LevelNovember 2025North EastPersons
36,580 [r]LevelNovember 2025North EastMales
24,953 [r]LevelNovember 2025North EastFemales
195,845 [r]LevelNovember 2025North WestPersons
114,508 [r]LevelNovember 2025North WestMales
81,337 [r]LevelNovember 2025North WestFemales
140,507 [r]LevelNovember 2025Yorkshire and the HumberPersons
80,566 [r]LevelNovember 2025Yorkshire and the HumberMales
59,941 [r]LevelNovember 2025Yorkshire and the HumberFemales
107,908 [r]LevelNovember 2025East MidlandsPersons
60,210 [r]LevelNovember 2025East MidlandsMales
47,698 [r]LevelNovember 2025East MidlandsFemales
198,341 [r]LevelNovember 2025West MidlandsPersons
112,646 [r]LevelNovember 2025West MidlandsMales
85,695 [r]LevelNovember 2025West MidlandsFemales
128,551 [r]LevelNovember 2025EastPersons
69,866 [r]LevelNovember 2025EastMales
58,685 [r]LevelNovember 2025EastFemales
346,839 [r]LevelNovember 2025LondonPersons
183,808 [r]LevelNovember 2025LondonMales
163,031 [r]LevelNovember 2025LondonFemales
181,443 [r]LevelNovember 2025South EastPersons
100,039 [r]LevelNovember 2025South EastMales
81,404 [r]LevelNovember 2025South EastFemales
96,691 [r]LevelNovember 2025South WestPersons
53,604 [r]LevelNovember 2025South WestMales
43,087 [r]LevelNovember 2025South WestFemales
62,927 [r]LevelNovember 2025WalesPersons
36,117 [r]LevelNovember 2025WalesMales
26,810 [r]LevelNovember 2025WalesFemales
103,282 [r]LevelNovember 2025ScotlandPersons
61,455 [r]LevelNovember 2025ScotlandMales
41,827 [r]LevelNovember 2025ScotlandFemales
35,642 [r]LevelNovember 2025Northern IrelandPersons
19,223 [r]LevelNovember 2025Northern IrelandMales
16,419 [r]LevelNovember 2025Northern IrelandFemales
1,662,796LevelOctober 2025United KingdomPersons
928,867LevelOctober 2025United KingdomMales
733,929LevelOctober 2025United KingdomFemales
1,460,640LevelOctober 2025EnglandPersons
812,165LevelOctober 2025EnglandMales
648,475LevelOctober 2025EnglandFemales
61,708LevelOctober 2025North EastPersons
36,642LevelOctober 2025North EastMales
25,066LevelOctober 2025North EastFemales
196,001LevelOctober 2025North WestPersons
114,445LevelOctober 2025North WestMales
81,556LevelOctober 2025North WestFemales
141,309LevelOctober 2025Yorkshire and the HumberPersons
81,418LevelOctober 2025Yorkshire and the HumberMales
59,891LevelOctober 2025Yorkshire and the HumberFemales
107,779LevelOctober 2025East MidlandsPersons
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Main information

Designation
Official statistics in development
Data provider
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Data source
Jobcentre Plus administrative system

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This series counts the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance plus those who receive Universal Credit for unemployment reasons.

Data collection or calculation

The data are published monthly and are seasonally adjusted. The seasonally adjusted claimant count rate is the number of claimants resident in an area as a percentage of the sum of claimants and workforce jobs in the country or region

Statistical quality

From May 2013 onwards these figures are designated as official statistics in development. Official statistics in development are official statistics that are in the testing phase and not yet fully developed, these will potentially have a wider degree of uncertainty.

The claimant count is a count of all persons claiming unemployment-related benefits. As such it is not subject to sampling variability and can therefore be disaggregated to very high levels of detail. However, it excludes those who are unemployed who are not eligible to claim (for example those out of work but whose partner works), and those who do not wish to claim.

This differs to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) unemployment measure, which is a count of those who are out of work and want a job, have actively sought work in the last 4 weeks and are available to start work in the next two weeks; plus those who are out of work, have found a job and are waiting to start in the next 2 weeks, is a more encompassing measure of unemployment.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
labourmarket.stats@gov.wales

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