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People claiming unemployment-related benefits

People claiming unemployment-related benefits: August 2021 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour01m2m202120222023202420252026August 2021: 2,144,330 people · published 18 August 2026September 2021: 2,032,690 people · published 18 August 2026October 2021: 1,957,735 people · published 18 August 2026November 2021: 1,881,715 people · published 18 August 2026December 2021: 1,815,325 people · published 18 August 2026January 2022: 1,777,485 people · published 18 August 2026February 2022: 1,776,875 people · published 18 August 2026March 2022: 1,717,660 people · published 18 August 2026April 2022: 1,632,180 people · published 18 August 2026May 2022: 1,582,215 people · published 18 August 2026June 2022: 1,548,500 people · published 18 August 2026July 2022: 1,523,345 people · published 18 August 2026August 2022: 1,520,035 people · published 18 August 2026September 2022: 1,509,885 people · published 18 August 2026October 2022: 1,489,340 people · published 18 August 2026November 2022: 1,504,010 people · published 18 August 2026December 2022: 1,515,210 people · published 18 August 2026January 2023: 1,502,820 people · published 18 August 2026February 2023: 1,526,525 people · published 18 August 2026March 2023: 1,557,915 people · published 18 August 2026April 2023: 1,584,450 people · published 18 August 2026May 2023: 1,529,090 people · published 18 August 2026June 2023: 1,536,465 people · published 18 August 2026July 2023: 1,545,730 people · published 18 August 2026August 2023: 1,529,745 people · published 18 August 2026September 2023: 1,523,970 people · published 18 August 2026October 2023: 1,524,915 people · published 18 August 2026November 2023: 1,535,890 people · published 18 August 2026December 2023: 1,543,460 people · published 18 August 2026January 2024: 1,551,970 people · published 18 August 2026February 2024: 1,595,355 people · published 18 August 2026March 2024: 1,608,340 people · published 18 August 2026April 2024: 1,594,025 people · published 18 August 2026May 2024: 1,605,290 people · published 18 August 2026June 2024: 1,640,155 people · published 18 August 2026July 2024: 1,777,620 people · published 18 August 2026August 2024: 1,772,555 people · published 18 August 2026September 2024: 1,769,680 people · published 18 August 2026October 2024: 1,754,330 people · published 18 August 2026November 2024: 1,726,340 people · published 18 August 2026December 2024: 1,700,385 people · published 18 August 2026January 2025: 1,697,365 people · published 18 August 2026February 2025: 1,750,620 people · published 18 August 2026March 2025: 1,742,415 people · published 18 August 2026April 2025: 1,708,420 people · published 18 August 2026May 2025: 1,691,215 people · published 18 August 2026June 2025: 1,697,420 people · published 18 August 2026July 2025: 1,668,595 people · published 18 August 2026August 2025: 1,663,580 people · published 18 August 2026September 2025: 1,657,110 people · published 18 August 2026October 2025: 1,650,220 people · published 18 August 2026November 2025: 1,636,235 people · published 18 August 2026December 2025: 1,625,690 people · published 18 August 2026January 2026: 1,635,860 people · published 18 August 2026February 2026: 1,686,585 people · published 18 August 2026March 2026: 1,693,865 people · published 18 August 2026April 2026: 1,678,250 people · published 18 August 2026May 2026: 1,677,865 people · published 18 August 2026June 2026: 1,672,265 people · published 18 August 2026July 2026: 1,690,970 people · 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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