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

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Data valuesData descriptionDateGeographySex
1,698,861 [p]LevelApril 2026United KingdomPersons
950,396 [p]LevelApril 2026United KingdomMales
748,465 [p]LevelApril 2026United KingdomFemales
1,488,229 [p]LevelApril 2026EnglandPersons
828,953 [p]LevelApril 2026EnglandMales
659,276 [p]LevelApril 2026EnglandFemales
63,764 [p]LevelApril 2026North EastPersons
37,741 [p]LevelApril 2026North EastMales
26,023 [p]LevelApril 2026North EastFemales
201,257 [p]LevelApril 2026North WestPersons
117,836 [p]LevelApril 2026North WestMales
83,421 [p]LevelApril 2026North WestFemales
145,531 [p]LevelApril 2026Yorkshire and the HumberPersons
83,518 [p]LevelApril 2026Yorkshire and the HumberMales
62,013 [p]LevelApril 2026Yorkshire and the HumberFemales
109,922 [p]LevelApril 2026East MidlandsPersons
61,403 [p]LevelApril 2026East MidlandsMales
48,519 [p]LevelApril 2026East MidlandsFemales
201,185 [p]LevelApril 2026West MidlandsPersons
114,357 [p]LevelApril 2026West MidlandsMales
86,828 [p]LevelApril 2026West MidlandsFemales
132,200 [p]LevelApril 2026EastPersons
71,422 [p]LevelApril 2026EastMales
60,778 [p]LevelApril 2026EastFemales
347,994 [p]LevelApril 2026LondonPersons
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Next update expected:23 June 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 April 2026

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