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Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64

Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64: January 1996 to July 2026ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0%2%4%6%200020102020Before: Jobseeker's Allowance claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64. After: Jobseeker's Allowance and searching-for-work Universal Credit claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64, phased in by area.definition changeJanuary 1996: 6.3% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1996: 6.2% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1996: 6% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1996: 6% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1996: 5.8% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1996: 5.7% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1996: 5.8% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1996: 5.9% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1996: 5.7% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1996: 5.4% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1996: 5.1% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1996: 5.1% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1997: 5.1% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1997: 4.9% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1997: 4.7% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1997: 4.6% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1997: 4.4% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1997: 4.2% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1997: 4.3% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1997: 4.3% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1997: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1997: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1997: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1997: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1998: 4% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1998: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1998: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1998: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1998: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1998: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1998: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1998: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1998: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1998: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1998: 3.4% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1998: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1999: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1999: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1999: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1999: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1999: 3.4% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1999: 3.3% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1999: 3.4% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1999: 3.4% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1999: 3.3% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1999: 3.1% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1999: 3.1% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1999: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2000: 3.3% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2000: 3.3% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2000: 3.2% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2000: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2000: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2000: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2000: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2000: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2000: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2000: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2000: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2000: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2001: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2001: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2001: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2001: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2001: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2001: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2001: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2001: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2001: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2001: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2001: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2001: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2002: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2002: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2002: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2002: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2002: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2002: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2002: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2002: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2002: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2002: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2002: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2002: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2003: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2003: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2003: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2003: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2003: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2003: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2003: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2003: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2003: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2003: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2003: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2003: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2004: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2004: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2004: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2004: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2004: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2004: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2004: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2004: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2004: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2004: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2004: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2004: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2005: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2005: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2005: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2005: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2005: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2005: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2005: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2005: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2005: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2005: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2005: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2005: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2006: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2006: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2006: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2006: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2006: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2006: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2006: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2006: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2006: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2006: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2006: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2006: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2007: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2007: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2007: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2007: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2007: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2007: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2007: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2007: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2007: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2007: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2007: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2007: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2008: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2008: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2008: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2008: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2008: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2008: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2008: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2008: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2008: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2008: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2008: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2008: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2009: 3.2% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2009: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2009: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2009: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2009: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2009: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2009: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2009: 4% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2009: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2009: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2009: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2009: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2010: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2010: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2010: 4% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2010: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2010: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2010: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2010: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2010: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2010: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2010: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2010: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2010: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2011: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2011: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2011: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2011: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2011: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2011: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2011: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2011: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2011: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2011: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2011: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2011: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2012: 4% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2012: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2012: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2012: 4% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2012: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2012: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2012: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2012: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2012: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2012: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2012: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2012: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2013: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2013: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2013: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2013: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2013: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2013: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2013: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2013: 3.4% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2013: 3.2% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2013: 3.1% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2013: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2013: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2014: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2014: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2014: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2014: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2014: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2014: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2014: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2014: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2014: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2014: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2014: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2014: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2015: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2015: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2015: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2015: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2015: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2015: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2015: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2015: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2015: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2015: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2015: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2015: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2016: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2016: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2016: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2016: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2016: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2016: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2016: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2016: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2016: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2016: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2016: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2016: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2017: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2017: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2017: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2017: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2017: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2017: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2017: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2017: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2017: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2017: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2017: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2017: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2018: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2018: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2018: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2018: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2018: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2018: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2018: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2018: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2018: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2018: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2018: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2018: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2019: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2019: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2019: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2019: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2019: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2019: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2019: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2019: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2019: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2019: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2019: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2019: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2020: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2020: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2020: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2020: 5% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2020: 6.3% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2020: 6.2% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2020: 6.3% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2020: 6.4% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2020: 6.3% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2020: 6.1% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2020: 6.2% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2020: 6.2% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2021: 6.1% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2021: 6.4% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2021: 6.3% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2021: 6.2% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2021: 5.8% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2021: 5.4% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2021: 5.3% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2021: 5.1% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2021: 4.8% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2021: 4.6% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2021: 4.5% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2021: 4.3% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2022: 4.2% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2022: 4.2% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2022: 4% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2022: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2022: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2022: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2022: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2022: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2022: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2022: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2022: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2022: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2023: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2023: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2023: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2023: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2023: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2023: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2023: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2023: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2023: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2023: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2023: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2023: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2024: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2024: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2024: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2024: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2024: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2024: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2024: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2024: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2024: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2024: 4% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2024: 4% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2024: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2025: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2025: 4% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2025: 4% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2025: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2025: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2025: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2025: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2025: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2025: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2025: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2025: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2025: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2026: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2026: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2026: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2026: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2026: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2026: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2026: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026
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Source: ONS, Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis), Claimant count, July 2026 (published 18 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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