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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 2021 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%2%4%202120222023202420252026August 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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