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Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64

Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64: August 2016 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%2%4%6%201620182020202220242026August 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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