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Work in Belfast

Every work series published for Belfast, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

People claiming unemployment-related benefits

In Belfast, people claiming unemployment-related benefits fell from 16,230 in January 2013 to 8,800 in July 2026, a change of 7,430 or 45.8% (ONS).

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ONS. Latest: 8,800 (July 2026). The national series and its methodology.

Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64

In Belfast, claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 fell from 7.3% in January 2013 to 3.8% in July 2026, a change of 3.5% or 47.9% (ONS).

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ONS. Latest: 3.8% (July 2026). The national series and its methodology.

Work in Belfast

People claiming unemployment-related benefits

Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64

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