Claimant Count Change in the United Kingdom increased to 44.20 Thousand in February from 2.80 Thousand in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Claimant Count Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Claimant Count by sex including Jobseeker's Allowance and out of work Universal Credit claimants, UK, published monthly. These are official statistics in development.

The headline measure of the claimant count has been changed to include some claimants of Universal Credit (UC) as well as Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants, resulting in upward revisions to the claimant count back to May 2013. Previously the headline measure did not include UC claimants. The claimant count measures the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits. Between October 1996 and April 2013, the only unemployment related benefit in the UK was JSA and the claimant count was therefore a count of the number of people claiming JSA. There have been revisions to the claimant count back to January 2012, resulting from the annual review of the seasonal adjustment process, and revisions to national and regional claimant count rates back to 2001, resulting from updating the denominators to take account of the latest estimates of Workforce Jobs. There have been further revisions to the claimant count back to May 2013 resulting from incorporating estimates of Universal Credit.

This dataset uses Claimant Count to monitor unemployment by Leicester electoral ward. Only one month's data is available here to allow the data to be presented as a map.Claimant Count is the number of people claiming Universal Credit or Jobseekers' Allowance principally for the reason of being unemployed.Claimant Count is a useful proxy for unemployment because it is the most comprehensive unemployment-related dataset published at geographies smaller than the local authority level. However, it is not the same as the national measure for unemployment, which is based on estimates from the Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey.Claimant Count is best used for understanding short term changes in the labour market and the relative position of small areas.Rates are calculated using ONS mid-year estimates for the 16-64 year old population as a denominator.Further information: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/methodologies/aguidetolabourmarketstatistics#introduction

Claimant Count by age group and sex, UK, published monthly. These are official statistics in development.

United Kingdom BS: Unemployment Rate: Claimant Count: UK data was reported at 2.600 % in Oct 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.600 % for Sep 2018. United Kingdom BS: Unemployment Rate: Claimant Count: UK data is updated monthly, averaging 4.600 % from Jun 1983 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 425 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.700 % in Jan 1986 and a record low of 2.100 % in Jan 2017. United Kingdom BS: Unemployment Rate: Claimant Count: UK data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G011: Labour Force: Unemployment Claimant Count. Labour Force Estimates are shown for the mid-month of the three-month average time periods. For example, estimates for January to March 2012 are shown as 'February 2012', estimates for February to April 2012 are shown as 'March 2012', etc.

This statistic shows the predicted claimant count in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2015 and 2021, in million people. The number of people receiving benefits due to unemployment is forecasted to grow to 870 thousand in 2021.

This dataset uses ONS Claimant Count estimates to monitor unemployment in Leicester.Claimant Count is the number of people claiming Universal Credit or Jobseekers' Allowance principally for the reason of being unemployed.Claimant Count is a useful proxy for unemployment because it is the most comprehensive unemployment-related dataset published at geographies smaller than the local authority level. While there is significant overlap, it is not the same as the official measure for unemployment, which is based on estimates from the Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey.Claimant Count is best used for understanding short term changes in the labour market and the relative position of small areas.Rates are calculated using ONS mid-year or census based population estimates for the 16-64 year old population as a denominator.A dashboard has also been produced summarising this data into a single page. Click here to view: DashboardFurther information: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/methodologies/aguidetolabourmarketstatistics#introduction

In the twelve months to June 2024, the claimant count rate of the West Midlands Metropolitan County was 6.8 percent, which was the highest among Metropolitan Counties, and Greater London.

United Kingdom BS: Unemployment: Claimant Count: sa: Great Britain data was reported at 938.200 Person th in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 918.500 Person th for Sep 2018. United Kingdom BS: Unemployment: Claimant Count: sa: Great Britain data is updated monthly, averaging 1,202.600 Person th from Jan 1971 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 574 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,968.000 Person th in Jul 1986 and a record low of 398.800 Person th in Dec 1973. United Kingdom BS: Unemployment: Claimant Count: sa: Great Britain data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G011: Labour Force: Unemployment Claimant Count. Labour Force Estimates are shown for the mid-month of the three-month average time periods. For example, estimates for January to March 2012 are shown as 'February 2012', estimates for February to April 2012 are shown as 'March 2012', etc.

Approximately 1.75 million people claimed unemployment benefits in the United Kingdom in the fourth quarter of 2024, one of the lowest claimant counts since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns played havoc with the UK economy, leading to the sharp rise in jobless claims seen here in the second quarter of 2020.

This dataset uses Claimant Count to monitor unemployment in Leicester and Upper-Tier-Local-Authority (UTLA) comparators as defined by the ONS as well as UTLAs in the East Midlands, and England core cities.Claimant Count is the number of people claiming Universal Credit or Jobseekers' Allowance principally for the reason of being unemployed.Claimant Count is a useful proxy for unemployment because it is the most comprehensive unemployment-related dataset published at geographies smaller than the local authority level. While there is significant overlap, it is not the same as the national measure for unemployment, which is based on estimates from the Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey.Claimant Count is best used for understanding short term changes in the labour market and the relative position of small areas.Rates are calculated using ONS mid-year or census-based population estimates for the 16-64 year old population as a denominator.A dashboard has also been produced summarising this data into a single page. Click here to view: DashboardFurther information: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/methodologies/aguidetolabourmarketstatistics#introduction

United Kingdom BS: Unemployment Rate: sa: Claimant Count: Male data was reported at 3.072 % in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.023 % for Sep 2018. United Kingdom BS: Unemployment Rate: sa: Claimant Count: Male data is updated monthly, averaging 5.311 % from Jan 1971 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 574 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.600 % in Apr 1993 and a record low of 2.100 % in Dec 1973. United Kingdom BS: Unemployment Rate: sa: Claimant Count: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G011: Labour Force: Unemployment Claimant Count.

United Kingdom BS: Unemployment: Claimant Count: sa: UK: Male data was reported at 550.967 Person th in Jul 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 548.561 Person th for Jun 2018. United Kingdom BS: Unemployment: Claimant Count: sa: UK: Male data is updated monthly, averaging 921.400 Person th from Jan 1971 (Median) to Jul 2018, with 571 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,279.400 Person th in Dec 1992 and a record low of 358.400 Person th in Dec 1973. United Kingdom BS: Unemployment: Claimant Count: sa: UK: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.G011: Labour Force: Unemployment Claimant Count. Labour Force Estimates are shown for the mid-month of the three-month average time periods. For example, estimates for January to March 2012 are shown as 'February 2012', estimates for February to April 2012 are shown as 'March 2012', etc.

This dataset uses ONS Claimant Count estimates to monitor unemployment in Leicester.Claimant Count is the number of people claiming Universal Credit or Jobseekers' Allowance principally for the reason of being unemployed.Claimant Count is a useful proxy for unemployment because it is the most comprehensive unemployment-related dataset published at geographies smaller than the local authority level. While there is significant overlap, it is not the same as the national measure for unemployment, which is based on estimates from the Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey.Claimant Count is best used for understanding short term changes in the labour market and the relative position of small areas.Rates are calculated using ONS mid-year or census based population estimates for the 16-64 year old population as a denominator.A dashboard has also been produced summarising this data into a single page. Click here to view: DashboardFurther information: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/methodologies/aguidetolabourmarketstatistics#introduction

This dataset uses ONS Claimant Count estimates to monitor unemployment in Leicester. Claimant data by age and sex are presented here for Leicester and England to allow for comparison.Claimant Count is the number of people claiming Universal Credit or Jobseekers' Allowance principally for the reason of being unemployed.Claimant Count is a useful proxy for unemployment because it is the most comprehensive unemployment-related dataset published at geographies smaller than the local authority level. While there is significant overlap, it is not the same as the national measure for unemployment, which is based on estimates from the Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey.Claimant Count is best used for understanding short term changes in the labour market and the relative position of small areas.Rates are calculated using ONS mid-year or census based population estimates for the 16-64 year old population as a denominator.The ONS does not publish claimant count rate estimates for the age bands presented here, so these are not official estimates and should be treated with caution.A dashboard has also been produced summarising this data into a single page. Click here to view: DashboardFurther information: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/methodologies/aguidetolabourmarketstatistics#introduction

This dataset contains series for the Claimant Count (which measures the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits) and vacancies.