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

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

Data valuesData descriptionDateGeographySex
1,691,562 [p]LevelFebruary 2026United KingdomPersons
947,084 [p]LevelFebruary 2026United KingdomMales
744,478 [p]LevelFebruary 2026United KingdomFemales
1,484,821 [p]LevelFebruary 2026EnglandPersons
827,598 [p]LevelFebruary 2026EnglandMales
657,223 [p]LevelFebruary 2026EnglandFemales
62,990 [p]LevelFebruary 2026North EastPersons
37,309 [p]LevelFebruary 2026North EastMales
25,681 [p]LevelFebruary 2026North EastFemales
199,935 [p]LevelFebruary 2026North WestPersons
117,165 [p]LevelFebruary 2026North WestMales
82,770 [p]LevelFebruary 2026North WestFemales
145,538 [p]LevelFebruary 2026Yorkshire and the HumberPersons
83,272 [p]LevelFebruary 2026Yorkshire and the HumberMales
62,266 [p]LevelFebruary 2026Yorkshire and the HumberFemales
109,735 [p]LevelFebruary 2026East MidlandsPersons
61,207 [p]LevelFebruary 2026East MidlandsMales
48,528 [p]LevelFebruary 2026East MidlandsFemales
201,281 [p]LevelFebruary 2026West MidlandsPersons
114,892 [p]LevelFebruary 2026West MidlandsMales
86,389 [p]LevelFebruary 2026West MidlandsFemales
131,235 [p]LevelFebruary 2026EastPersons
71,318 [p]LevelFebruary 2026EastMales
59,917 [p]LevelFebruary 2026EastFemales
350,376 [p]LevelFebruary 2026LondonPersons
185,580 [p]LevelFebruary 2026LondonMales
164,796 [p]LevelFebruary 2026LondonFemales
185,634 [p]LevelFebruary 2026South EastPersons
102,514 [p]LevelFebruary 2026South EastMales
83,120 [p]LevelFebruary 2026South EastFemales
98,097 [p]LevelFebruary 2026South WestPersons
54,341 [p]LevelFebruary 2026South WestMales
43,756 [p]LevelFebruary 2026South WestFemales
64,474 [p]LevelFebruary 2026WalesPersons
36,921 [p]LevelFebruary 2026WalesMales
27,553 [p]LevelFebruary 2026WalesFemales
106,692 [p]LevelFebruary 2026ScotlandPersons
63,442 [p]LevelFebruary 2026ScotlandMales
43,250 [p]LevelFebruary 2026ScotlandFemales
35,575 [p]LevelFebruary 2026Northern IrelandPersons
19,123 [p]LevelFebruary 2026Northern IrelandMales
16,452 [p]LevelFebruary 2026Northern IrelandFemales
1,666,863 [r]LevelJanuary 2026United KingdomPersons
931,030 [r]LevelJanuary 2026United KingdomMales
735,833 [r]LevelJanuary 2026United KingdomFemales
1,463,155 [r]LevelJanuary 2026EnglandPersons
813,508 [r]LevelJanuary 2026EnglandMales
649,647 [r]LevelJanuary 2026EnglandFemales
61,995 [r]LevelJanuary 2026North EastPersons
36,760 [r]LevelJanuary 2026North EastMales
25,235 [r]LevelJanuary 2026North EastFemales
196,261 [r]LevelJanuary 2026North WestPersons
114,486 [r]LevelJanuary 2026North WestMales
81,775 [r]LevelJanuary 2026North WestFemales
142,303 [r]LevelJanuary 2026Yorkshire and the HumberPersons
81,353 [r]LevelJanuary 2026Yorkshire and the HumberMales
60,950 [r]LevelJanuary 2026Yorkshire and the HumberFemales
108,403 [r]LevelJanuary 2026East MidlandsPersons
60,361 [r]LevelJanuary 2026East MidlandsMales
48,042 [r]LevelJanuary 2026East MidlandsFemales
198,180 [r]LevelJanuary 2026West MidlandsPersons
112,608 [r]LevelJanuary 2026West MidlandsMales
85,572 [r]LevelJanuary 2026West MidlandsFemales
129,481 [r]LevelJanuary 2026EastPersons
70,191 [r]LevelJanuary 2026EastMales
59,290 [r]LevelJanuary 2026EastFemales
346,661 [r]LevelJanuary 2026LondonPersons
183,345 [r]LevelJanuary 2026LondonMales
163,316 [r]LevelJanuary 2026LondonFemales
182,721 [r]LevelJanuary 2026South EastPersons
100,688 [r]LevelJanuary 2026South EastMales
82,033 [r]LevelJanuary 2026South EastFemales
97,150 [r]LevelJanuary 2026South WestPersons
53,716 [r]LevelJanuary 2026South WestMales
43,434 [r]LevelJanuary 2026South WestFemales
63,311 [r]LevelJanuary 2026WalesPersons
36,248 [r]LevelJanuary 2026WalesMales
27,063 [r]LevelJanuary 2026WalesFemales
104,609 [r]LevelJanuary 2026ScotlandPersons
62,138 [r]LevelJanuary 2026ScotlandMales
42,471 [r]LevelJanuary 2026ScotlandFemales
35,788 [r]LevelJanuary 2026Northern IrelandPersons
19,136 [r]LevelJanuary 2026Northern IrelandMales
16,652 [r]LevelJanuary 2026Northern IrelandFemales
1,662,200LevelDecember 2025United KingdomPersons
929,886LevelDecember 2025United KingdomMales
732,314LevelDecember 2025United KingdomFemales
1,459,722LevelDecember 2025EnglandPersons
812,870LevelDecember 2025EnglandMales
646,852LevelDecember 2025EnglandFemales
61,814LevelDecember 2025North EastPersons
36,689LevelDecember 2025North EastMales
25,125LevelDecember 2025North EastFemales
196,064LevelDecember 2025North WestPersons
114,643LevelDecember 2025North WestMales
81,421LevelDecember 2025North WestFemales
141,269LevelDecember 2025Yorkshire and the HumberPersons
80,808LevelDecember 2025Yorkshire and the HumberMales
60,461LevelDecember 2025Yorkshire and the HumberFemales
108,223LevelDecember 2025East MidlandsPersons
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Next update expected:23 April 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

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
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labourmarket.stats@gov.wales