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

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Table

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [r] = revised.

Data values	Data description	Date	Geography	Sex
1,550,014	Level	January 2013	United Kingdom	Persons
4.6	Rate	January 2013	United Kingdom	Persons
1,014,213	Level	January 2013	United Kingdom	Males
5.6	Rate	January 2013	United Kingdom	Males
535,801	Level	January 2013	United Kingdom	Females
3.4	Rate	January 2013	United Kingdom	Females
1,268,680	Level	January 2013	England	Persons
4.4	Rate	January 2013	England	Persons
821,691	Level	January 2013	England	Males
5.4	Rate	January 2013	England	Males
446,989	Level	January 2013	England	Females
3.4	Rate	January 2013	England	Females
93,525	Level	January 2013	North East	Persons
7.6	Rate	January 2013	North East	Persons
62,975	Level	January 2013	North East	Males
9.4	Rate	January 2013	North East	Males
30,550	Level	January 2013	North East	Females
5.4	Rate	January 2013	North East	Females
195,836	Level	January 2013	North West	Persons
5.4	Rate	January 2013	North West	Persons
131,381	Level	January 2013	North West	Males
6.9	Rate	January 2013	North West	Males
64,455	Level	January 2013	North West	Females
3.8	Rate	January 2013	North West	Females
161,861	Level	January 2013	Yorkshire and the Humber	Persons

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Next update expected:17 September 2026

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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
• Time period covered: January 2013 to August 2026
• Dataset ID: eeeacb22-348b-4126-9421-504306a4cb55

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.

• Related reports:
  • Labour market overview

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: labourmarket.stats@gov.wales