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Work in Wakefield

Every work series published for Wakefield, 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.

Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

In Wakefield, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £23,076 in 2008 to £34,400 in 2025, a change of £11,324 or 49.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2008	£23,076	—
2009	£22,995	—
2010	£22,297	—
2011	£22,014	—
2012	£22,815	—
2013	£22,907	—
2014	£22,984	—
2015	£23,561	—
2016	£24,287	—
2017	£24,933	—
2018	£26,033	—
2019	£26,632	—
2020	£26,106	—
2021	£27,984	—
2022	£28,918	—
2023	£29,837	—
2024	£32,700	£37,439
2025	£34,400	£39,039

ONS. Earlier years come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: £34,400 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

Median annual pay, male full-time employees, by area of residence

In Wakefield, median annual pay, male full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £35,128 in 2024 to £37,081 in 2025, a change of £1,953 or 5.6%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median annual pay, male full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2024	£35,128	£40,053
2025	£37,081	£41,832

ONS. Latest: £37,081 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

Median annual pay, female full-time employees, by area of residence

In Wakefield, median annual pay, female full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £29,489 in 2024 to £32,478 in 2025, a change of £2,989 or 10.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median annual pay, female full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2024	£29,489	£34,001
2025	£32,478	£35,670

ONS. Latest: £32,478 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

In Wakefield, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £433 in 2008 to £689 in 2025, a change of £256 or 59.2%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2008	£433	—
2009	£422	—
2010	£438	—
2011	£431	—
2012	£427	—
2013	£454	—
2014	£442	—
2015	£461	—
2016	£480	—
2017	£484	—
2018	£511	—
2019	£519	—
2020	£498	—
2021	£524	—
2022	£574	—
2023	£616	—
2024	£645	£728
2025	£689	£767

ONS. Earlier years come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: £689 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

People claiming unemployment-related benefits

In Wakefield, people claiming unemployment-related benefits fell from 20,860 in January 1986 to 8,685 in July 2026, a change of 12,175 or 58.4% (ONS).

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Period	People claiming unemployment-related benefits
January 1986	20,860 people
February 1986	20,690 people
March 1986	20,305 people
April 1986	21,075 people
May 1986	20,715 people
June 1986	20,410 people
July 1986	20,470 people
August 1986	20,385 people
September 1986	21,015 people
October 1986	20,110 people
November 1986	19,720 people
December 1986	19,600 people
January 1987	20,285 people
February 1987	20,100 people
March 1987	19,665 people
April 1987	19,595 people
May 1987	19,040 people
June 1987	18,575 people
July 1987	18,220 people
August 1987	17,755 people
September 1987	18,215 people
October 1987	17,490 people
November 1987	17,195 people
December 1987	17,220 people
January 1988	17,790 people
February 1988	17,590 people
March 1988	17,245 people
April 1988	17,680 people
May 1988	16,940 people
June 1988	16,385 people
July 1988	15,950 people
August 1988	15,635 people
September 1988	15,720 people
October 1988	14,280 people
November 1988	13,910 people
December 1988	13,950 people
January 1989	14,325 people
February 1989	13,885 people
March 1989	13,460 people
April 1989	12,940 people
May 1989	12,285 people
June 1989	11,890 people
July 1989	11,940 people
August 1989	11,730 people
September 1989	11,765 people
October 1989	10,660 people
November 1989	10,200 people
December 1989	10,230 people
January 1990	10,810 people
February 1990	10,860 people
March 1990	10,510 people
April 1990	10,185 people
May 1990	9,670 people
June 1990	9,485 people
July 1990	9,860 people
August 1990	9,900 people
September 1990	9,915 people
October 1990	9,835 people
November 1990	9,990 people
December 1990	10,575 people
January 1991	11,565 people
February 1991	11,795 people
March 1991	12,485 people
April 1991	12,695 people
May 1991	12,740 people
June 1991	12,640 people
July 1991	13,085 people
August 1991	13,285 people
September 1991	13,210 people
October 1991	12,880 people
November 1991	12,925 people
December 1991	13,370 people
January 1992	14,350 people
February 1992	14,645 people
March 1992	14,460 people
April 1992	14,445 people
May 1992	14,530 people
June 1992	14,290 people
July 1992	14,515 people
August 1992	14,710 people
September 1992	14,640 people
October 1992	14,495 people
November 1992	14,585 people
December 1992	15,415 people
January 1993	16,150 people
February 1993	15,995 people
March 1993	15,535 people
April 1993	15,760 people
May 1993	14,985 people
June 1993	14,595 people
July 1993	14,775 people
August 1993	15,460 people
September 1993	15,215 people
October 1993	14,515 people
November 1993	14,445 people
December 1993	14,745 people
January 1994	15,770 people
February 1994	15,400 people
March 1994	15,230 people
April 1994	14,995 people
May 1994	14,420 people
June 1994	14,010 people
July 1994	13,880 people
August 1994	13,935 people
September 1994	13,575 people
October 1994	12,920 people
November 1994	12,685 people
December 1994	12,810 people
January 1995	13,700 people
February 1995	13,385 people
March 1995	13,035 people
April 1995	13,065 people
May 1995	12,275 people
June 1995	11,895 people
July 1995	12,015 people
August 1995	12,175 people
September 1995	11,835 people
October 1995	11,415 people
November 1995	11,255 people
December 1995	11,615 people
January 1996	12,415 people
February 1996	12,450 people
March 1996	12,120 people
April 1996	12,285 people
May 1996	11,675 people
June 1996	11,440 people
July 1996	11,725 people
August 1996	12,305 people
September 1996	11,760 people
October 1996	11,000 people
November 1996	10,375 people
December 1996	10,425 people
January 1997	11,035 people
February 1997	10,600 people
March 1997	9,935 people
April 1997	9,535 people
May 1997	9,065 people
June 1997	8,560 people
July 1997	8,650 people
August 1997	8,710 people
September 1997	8,395 people
October 1997	7,890 people
November 1997	7,605 people
December 1997	7,760 people
January 1998	8,685 people
February 1998	8,540 people
March 1998	8,355 people
April 1998	8,495 people
May 1998	8,075 people
June 1998	7,825 people
July 1998	8,145 people
August 1998	8,240 people
September 1998	7,800 people
October 1998	7,570 people
November 1998	7,640 people
December 1998	7,560 people
January 1999	8,420 people
February 1999	8,485 people
March 1999	8,220 people
April 1999	8,205 people
May 1999	7,535 people
June 1999	7,250 people
July 1999	7,065 people
August 1999	7,005 people
September 1999	6,745 people
October 1999	6,340 people
November 1999	6,205 people
December 1999	6,235 people
January 2000	7,120 people
February 2000	7,010 people
March 2000	6,780 people
April 2000	6,370 people
May 2000	6,140 people
June 2000	5,970 people
July 2000	5,885 people
August 2000	5,945 people
September 2000	5,610 people
October 2000	5,425 people
November 2000	5,305 people
December 2000	5,430 people
January 2001	6,165 people
February 2001	6,275 people
March 2001	6,100 people
April 2001	5,860 people
May 2001	5,660 people
June 2001	5,315 people
July 2001	5,345 people
August 2001	5,370 people
September 2001	4,985 people
October 2001	4,780 people
November 2001	4,665 people
December 2001	4,785 people
January 2002	5,550 people
February 2002	5,515 people
March 2002	5,480 people
April 2002	5,220 people
May 2002	4,865 people
June 2002	4,650 people
July 2002	4,750 people
August 2002	4,720 people
September 2002	4,420 people
October 2002	4,215 people
November 2002	4,205 people
December 2002	4,405 people
January 2003	5,170 people
February 2003	5,315 people
March 2003	5,215 people
April 2003	5,065 people
May 2003	4,795 people
June 2003	4,535 people
July 2003	4,570 people
August 2003	4,415 people
September 2003	4,175 people
October 2003	3,965 people
November 2003	4,030 people
December 2003	4,225 people
January 2004	4,755 people
February 2004	4,580 people
March 2004	4,415 people
April 2004	4,110 people
May 2004	3,860 people
June 2004	3,685 people
July 2004	3,640 people
August 2004	3,780 people
September 2004	3,695 people
October 2004	3,465 people
November 2004	3,405 people
December 2004	3,560 people
January 2005	4,220 people
February 2005	4,395 people
March 2005	4,540 people
April 2005	4,420 people
May 2005	4,400 people
June 2005	4,405 people
July 2005	4,595 people
August 2005	4,620 people
September 2005	4,535 people
October 2005	4,385 people
November 2005	4,515 people
December 2005	4,630 people
January 2006	5,235 people
February 2006	5,405 people
March 2006	5,605 people
April 2006	5,545 people
May 2006	5,465 people
June 2006	5,225 people
July 2006	5,345 people
August 2006	5,350 people
September 2006	5,035 people
October 2006	4,810 people
November 2006	4,735 people
December 2006	4,815 people
January 2007	5,265 people
February 2007	5,280 people
March 2007	5,090 people
April 2007	4,955 people
May 2007	4,755 people
June 2007	4,525 people
July 2007	4,440 people
August 2007	4,375 people
September 2007	4,220 people
October 2007	4,090 people
November 2007	3,895 people
December 2007	3,985 people
January 2008	4,330 people
February 2008	4,445 people
March 2008	4,530 people
April 2008	4,575 people
May 2008	4,630 people
June 2008	4,525 people
July 2008	4,805 people
August 2008	5,115 people
September 2008	5,255 people
October 2008	5,480 people
November 2008	5,855 people
December 2008	6,730 people
January 2009	7,400 people
February 2009	8,530 people
March 2009	9,060 people
April 2009	9,280 people
May 2009	9,375 people
June 2009	9,190 people
July 2009	9,180 people
August 2009	9,450 people
September 2009	9,100 people
October 2009	9,025 people
November 2009	8,770 people
December 2009	8,775 people
January 2010	9,400 people
February 2010	9,405 people
March 2010	9,000 people
April 2010	8,945 people
May 2010	8,585 people
June 2010	8,010 people
July 2010	7,815 people
August 2010	8,150 people
September 2010	8,075 people
October 2010	8,020 people
November 2010	7,955 people
December 2010	8,130 people
January 2011	8,795 people
February 2011	9,040 people
March 2011	9,075 people
April 2011	8,930 people
May 2011	8,730 people
June 2011	8,670 people
July 2011	8,955 people
August 2011	9,220 people
September 2011	9,205 people
October 2011	8,935 people
November 2011	8,790 people
December 2011	8,945 people
January 2012	9,640 people
February 2012	9,870 people
March 2012	9,925 people
April 2012	9,670 people
May 2012	9,720 people
June 2012	9,535 people
July 2012	9,405 people
August 2012	9,575 people
September 2012	9,275 people
October 2012	9,065 people
November 2012	8,965 people
December 2012	9,150 people
January 2013	9,720 people
February 2013	10,185 people
March 2013	10,210 people
April 2013	10,050 people
May 2013	9,825 people
June 2013	9,275 people
July 2013	8,880 people
August 2013	8,595 people
September 2013	8,035 people
October 2013	7,535 people
November 2013	7,055 people
December 2013	6,920 people
January 2014	7,235 people
February 2014	7,505 people
March 2014	7,365 people
April 2014	7,030 people
May 2014	6,730 people
June 2014	6,120 people
July 2014	5,915 people
August 2014	5,570 people
September 2014	5,335 people
October 2014	4,985 people
November 2014	4,715 people
December 2014	4,670 people
January 2015	4,970 people
February 2015	5,465 people
March 2015	5,235 people
April 2015	5,105 people
May 2015	4,815 people
June 2015	4,680 people
July 2015	4,470 people
August 2015	4,430 people
September 2015	4,165 people
October 2015	3,960 people
November 2015	3,630 people
December 2015	3,615 people
January 2016	3,980 people
February 2016	4,195 people
March 2016	4,175 people
April 2016	4,065 people
May 2016	3,890 people
June 2016	3,830 people
July 2016	3,740 people
August 2016	3,900 people
September 2016	4,035 people
October 2016	4,015 people
November 2016	3,750 people
December 2016	3,710 people
January 2017	3,950 people
February 2017	4,210 people
March 2017	4,340 people
April 2017	4,270 people
May 2017	4,195 people
June 2017	4,020 people
July 2017	3,965 people
August 2017	3,990 people
September 2017	3,940 people
October 2017	3,840 people
November 2017	3,890 people
December 2017	3,840 people
January 2018	4,040 people
February 2018	4,305 people
March 2018	4,410 people
April 2018	4,355 people
May 2018	4,280 people
June 2018	4,090 people
July 2018	3,960 people
August 2018	4,145 people
September 2018	4,095 people
October 2018	4,005 people
November 2018	4,000 people
December 2018	3,920 people
January 2019	4,280 people
February 2019	4,660 people
March 2019	5,125 people
April 2019	5,355 people
May 2019	5,470 people
June 2019	5,645 people
July 2019	5,785 people
August 2019	5,980 people
September 2019	6,055 people
October 2019	6,125 people
November 2019	6,310 people
December 2019	6,400 people
January 2020	6,420 people
February 2020	6,875 people
March 2020	6,920 people
April 2020	11,145 people
May 2020	13,660 people
June 2020	13,135 people
July 2020	13,285 people
August 2020	13,220 people
September 2020	13,155 people
October 2020	12,725 people
November 2020	12,680 people
December 2020	12,625 people
January 2021	12,525 people
February 2021	13,295 people
March 2021	13,270 people
April 2021	13,035 people
May 2021	12,290 people
June 2021	11,460 people
July 2021	11,200 people
August 2021	10,840 people
September 2021	10,375 people
October 2021	9,995 people
November 2021	9,600 people
December 2021	9,230 people
January 2022	8,935 people
February 2022	8,890 people
March 2022	8,650 people
April 2022	8,260 people
May 2022	7,880 people
June 2022	7,690 people
July 2022	7,695 people
August 2022	7,780 people
September 2022	7,775 people
October 2022	7,690 people
November 2022	7,560 people
December 2022	7,530 people
January 2023	7,670 people
February 2023	7,815 people
March 2023	8,020 people
April 2023	8,145 people
May 2023	7,795 people
June 2023	7,795 people
July 2023	7,820 people
August 2023	7,710 people
September 2023	7,495 people
October 2023	7,505 people
November 2023	7,680 people
December 2023	7,775 people
January 2024	7,825 people
February 2024	8,040 people
March 2024	8,040 people
April 2024	8,080 people
May 2024	8,055 people
June 2024	8,140 people
July 2024	8,660 people
August 2024	8,730 people
September 2024	8,610 people
October 2024	8,525 people
November 2024	8,255 people
December 2024	8,005 people
January 2025	8,005 people
February 2025	8,375 people
March 2025	8,265 people
April 2025	8,100 people
May 2025	7,990 people
June 2025	7,975 people
July 2025	7,980 people
August 2025	8,040 people
September 2025	7,920 people
October 2025	7,970 people
November 2025	7,770 people
December 2025	7,840 people
January 2026	7,955 people
February 2026	8,495 people
March 2026	8,685 people
April 2026	8,590 people
May 2026	8,550 people
June 2026	8,535 people
July 2026	8,685 people

ONS. Latest: 8,685 (July 2026). The national series and its methodology.

Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64

In Wakefield, claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 fell from 7.1% in January 1992 to 3.8% in July 2026, a change of 3.3% or 46.5% (ONS).

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Period	Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64	UK
January 1992	7.1%	—
February 1992	7.2%	—
March 1992	7.1%	—
April 1992	7.1%	—
May 1992	7.2%	—
June 1992	7%	—
July 1992	7.2%	—
August 1992	7.3%	—
September 1992	7.2%	—
October 1992	7.1%	—
November 1992	7.2%	—
December 1992	7.6%	—
January 1993	8%	—
February 1993	7.9%	—
March 1993	7.7%	—
April 1993	7.8%	—
May 1993	7.4%	—
June 1993	7.2%	—
July 1993	7.3%	—
August 1993	7.7%	—
September 1993	7.6%	—
October 1993	7.2%	—
November 1993	7.2%	—
December 1993	7.3%	—
January 1994	7.9%	—
February 1994	7.7%	—
March 1994	7.6%	—
April 1994	7.5%	—
May 1994	7.2%	—
June 1994	7%	—
July 1994	6.9%	—
August 1994	7%	—
September 1994	6.8%	—
October 1994	6.5%	—
November 1994	6.3%	—
December 1994	6.4%	—
January 1995	6.9%	—
February 1995	6.7%	—
March 1995	6.5%	—
April 1995	6.5%	—
May 1995	6.2%	—
June 1995	6%	—
July 1995	6%	—
August 1995	6.1%	—
September 1995	5.9%	—
October 1995	5.7%	—
November 1995	5.6%	—
December 1995	5.8%	—
January 1996	6.2%	6.3%
February 1996	6.2%	6.2%
March 1996	6.1%	6%
April 1996	6.2%	6%
May 1996	5.9%	5.8%
June 1996	5.7%	5.7%
July 1996	5.9%	5.8%
August 1996	6.2%	5.9%
September 1996	5.9%	5.7%
October 1996	5.5%	5.4%
November 1996	5.2%	5.1%
December 1996	5.2%	5.1%
January 1997	5.5%	5.1%
February 1997	5.3%	4.9%
March 1997	5%	4.7%
April 1997	4.8%	4.6%
May 1997	4.6%	4.4%
June 1997	4.3%	4.2%
July 1997	4.3%	4.3%
August 1997	4.4%	4.3%
September 1997	4.2%	4.1%
October 1997	4%	3.9%
November 1997	3.8%	3.7%
December 1997	3.9%	3.8%
January 1998	4.3%	4%
February 1998	4.3%	3.9%
March 1998	4.2%	3.8%
April 1998	4.2%	3.7%
May 1998	4%	3.6%
June 1998	3.9%	3.6%
July 1998	4.1%	3.7%
August 1998	4.1%	3.7%
September 1998	3.9%	3.6%
October 1998	3.8%	3.5%
November 1998	3.8%	3.4%
December 1998	3.8%	3.5%
January 1999	4.2%	3.7%
February 1999	4.2%	3.7%
March 1999	4.1%	3.6%
April 1999	4.1%	3.5%
May 1999	3.8%	3.4%
June 1999	3.6%	3.3%
July 1999	3.5%	3.4%
August 1999	3.5%	3.4%
September 1999	3.4%	3.3%
October 1999	3.2%	3.1%
November 1999	3.1%	3.1%
December 1999	3.1%	3%
January 2000	3.5%	3.3%
February 2000	3.5%	3.3%
March 2000	3.4%	3.2%
April 2000	3.2%	3%
May 2000	3.1%	2.9%
June 2000	3%	2.9%
July 2000	2.9%	2.9%
August 2000	3%	2.9%
September 2000	2.8%	2.8%
October 2000	2.7%	2.7%
November 2000	2.6%	2.7%
December 2000	2.7%	2.7%
January 2001	3.1%	2.8%
February 2001	3.1%	2.8%
March 2001	3%	2.7%
April 2001	2.9%	2.7%
May 2001	2.8%	2.6%
June 2001	2.6%	2.5%
July 2001	2.6%	2.5%
August 2001	2.7%	2.6%
September 2001	2.5%	2.5%
October 2001	2.4%	2.4%
November 2001	2.3%	2.4%
December 2001	2.4%	2.5%
January 2002	2.7%	2.7%
February 2002	2.7%	2.7%
March 2002	2.7%	2.6%
April 2002	2.6%	2.6%
May 2002	2.4%	2.5%
June 2002	2.3%	2.5%
July 2002	2.3%	2.5%
August 2002	2.3%	2.5%
September 2002	2.2%	2.5%
October 2002	2.1%	2.4%
November 2002	2.1%	2.4%
December 2002	2.2%	2.4%
January 2003	2.5%	2.6%
February 2003	2.6%	2.6%
March 2003	2.5%	2.6%
April 2003	2.5%	2.5%
May 2003	2.3%	2.5%
June 2003	2.2%	2.4%
July 2003	2.2%	2.5%
August 2003	2.2%	2.5%
September 2003	2%	2.4%
October 2003	1.9%	2.3%
November 2003	2%	2.3%
December 2003	2.1%	2.3%
January 2004	2.3%	2.5%
February 2004	2.2%	2.5%
March 2004	2.1%	2.4%
April 2004	2%	2.3%
May 2004	1.9%	2.2%
June 2004	1.8%	2.2%
July 2004	1.8%	2.2%
August 2004	1.8%	2.2%
September 2004	1.8%	2.1%
October 2004	1.7%	2.1%
November 2004	1.7%	2.1%
December 2004	1.7%	2.1%
January 2005	2%	2.2%
February 2005	2.1%	2.3%
March 2005	2.2%	2.3%
April 2005	2.1%	2.2%
May 2005	2.1%	2.2%
June 2005	2.1%	2.2%
July 2005	2.2%	2.2%
August 2005	2.2%	2.3%
September 2005	2.2%	2.2%
October 2005	2.1%	2.2%
November 2005	2.2%	2.2%
December 2005	2.2%	2.3%
January 2006	2.5%	2.4%
February 2006	2.6%	2.5%
March 2006	2.7%	2.5%
April 2006	2.7%	2.5%
May 2006	2.6%	2.4%
June 2006	2.5%	2.4%
July 2006	2.6%	2.4%
August 2006	2.6%	2.4%
September 2006	2.4%	2.4%
October 2006	2.3%	2.4%
November 2006	2.3%	2.3%
December 2006	2.3%	2.3%
January 2007	2.5%	2.4%
February 2007	2.5%	2.4%
March 2007	2.4%	2.4%
April 2007	2.4%	2.3%
May 2007	2.3%	2.2%
June 2007	2.2%	2.1%
July 2007	2.1%	2.1%
August 2007	2.1%	2.1%
September 2007	2%	2.1%
October 2007	2%	2%
November 2007	1.9%	2%
December 2007	1.9%	2%
January 2008	2.1%	2.1%
February 2008	2.1%	2.1%
March 2008	2.2%	2.1%
April 2008	2.2%	2.1%
May 2008	2.2%	2.1%
June 2008	2.1%	2.1%
July 2008	2.3%	2.2%
August 2008	2.4%	2.3%
September 2008	2.5%	2.3%
October 2008	2.6%	2.4%
November 2008	2.8%	2.6%
December 2008	3.2%	2.9%
January 2009	3.5%	3.2%
February 2009	4%	3.6%
March 2009	4.3%	3.8%
April 2009	4.4%	3.9%
May 2009	4.4%	3.9%
June 2009	4.4%	3.8%
July 2009	4.4%	3.9%
August 2009	4.5%	4%
September 2009	4.3%	3.9%
October 2009	4.3%	3.9%
November 2009	4.2%	3.9%
December 2009	4.2%	3.9%
January 2010	4.5%	4.1%
February 2010	4.5%	4.1%
March 2010	4.3%	4%
April 2010	4.2%	3.9%
May 2010	4.1%	3.7%
June 2010	3.8%	3.5%
July 2010	3.7%	3.5%
August 2010	3.9%	3.6%
September 2010	3.8%	3.5%
October 2010	3.8%	3.5%
November 2010	3.8%	3.5%
December 2010	3.9%	3.5%
January 2011	4.2%	3.7%
February 2011	4.3%	3.8%
March 2011	4.3%	3.7%
April 2011	4.2%	3.7%
May 2011	4.1%	3.7%
June 2011	4.1%	3.6%
July 2011	4.2%	3.8%
August 2011	4.4%	3.9%
September 2011	4.4%	3.9%
October 2011	4.2%	3.8%
November 2011	4.2%	3.8%
December 2011	4.2%	3.8%
January 2012	4.6%	4%
February 2012	4.7%	4.1%
March 2012	4.7%	4.1%
April 2012	4.6%	4%
May 2012	4.6%	3.9%
June 2012	4.5%	3.8%
July 2012	4.5%	3.8%
August 2012	4.6%	3.8%
September 2012	4.4%	3.8%
October 2012	4.3%	3.8%
November 2012	4.3%	3.8%
December 2012	4.4%	3.7%
January 2013	4.6%	3.9%
February 2013	4.8%	3.9%
March 2013	4.9%	3.9%
April 2013	4.8%	3.8%
May 2013	4.7%	3.6%
June 2013	4.4%	3.5%
July 2013	4.2%	3.5%
August 2013	4.1%	3.4%
September 2013	3.8%	3.2%
October 2013	3.6%	3.1%
November 2013	3.4%	3%
December 2013	3.3%	2.9%
January 2014	3.5%	3%
February 2014	3.6%	3%
March 2014	3.5%	2.9%
April 2014	3.4%	2.8%
May 2014	3.2%	2.7%
June 2014	2.9%	2.5%
July 2014	2.8%	2.4%
August 2014	2.7%	2.4%
September 2014	2.5%	2.3%
October 2014	2.4%	2.2%
November 2014	2.2%	2.1%
December 2014	2.2%	2%
January 2015	2.4%	2.1%
February 2015	2.6%	2.1%
March 2015	2.5%	2.1%
April 2015	2.4%	2%
May 2015	2.3%	2%
June 2015	2.2%	1.9%
July 2015	2.1%	1.9%
August 2015	2.1%	1.9%
September 2015	2%	1.9%
October 2015	1.9%	1.8%
November 2015	1.7%	1.8%
December 2015	1.7%	1.8%
January 2016	1.9%	1.9%
February 2016	2%	1.9%
March 2016	2%	1.9%
April 2016	1.9%	1.9%
May 2016	1.8%	1.9%
June 2016	1.8%	1.8%
July 2016	1.8%	1.8%
August 2016	1.8%	1.9%
September 2016	1.9%	1.8%
October 2016	1.9%	1.8%
November 2016	1.8%	1.8%
December 2016	1.7%	1.8%
January 2017	1.8%	1.8%
February 2017	2%	1.9%
March 2017	2%	2%
April 2017	2%	2%
May 2017	2%	1.9%
June 2017	1.9%	1.9%
July 2017	1.9%	1.9%
August 2017	1.9%	1.9%
September 2017	1.8%	1.9%
October 2017	1.8%	1.9%
November 2017	1.8%	1.9%
December 2017	1.8%	1.9%
January 2018	1.9%	2%
February 2018	2%	2.1%
March 2018	2%	2.1%
April 2018	2%	2.2%
May 2018	2%	2.1%
June 2018	1.9%	2.1%
July 2018	1.8%	2.1%
August 2018	1.9%	2.2%
September 2018	1.9%	2.2%
October 2018	1.9%	2.2%
November 2018	1.9%	2.3%
December 2018	1.8%	2.3%
January 2019	2%	2.4%
February 2019	2.1%	2.5%
March 2019	2.4%	2.6%
April 2019	2.5%	2.6%
May 2019	2.5%	2.7%
June 2019	2.6%	2.7%
July 2019	2.7%	2.7%
August 2019	2.8%	2.8%
September 2019	2.8%	2.8%
October 2019	2.8%	2.8%
November 2019	2.9%	2.9%
December 2019	2.9%	2.9%
January 2020	2.9%	2.9%
February 2020	3.1%	3%
March 2020	3.2%	3%
April 2020	5.1%	5%
May 2020	6.2%	6.3%
June 2020	6%	6.2%
July 2020	6.1%	6.3%
August 2020	6%	6.4%
September 2020	6%	6.3%
October 2020	5.8%	6.1%
November 2020	5.8%	6.2%
December 2020	5.8%	6.2%
January 2021	5.7%	6.1%
February 2021	6%	6.4%
March 2021	6%	6.3%
April 2021	5.9%	6.2%
May 2021	5.6%	5.8%
June 2021	5.2%	5.4%
July 2021	5.1%	5.3%
August 2021	4.9%	5.1%
September 2021	4.7%	4.8%
October 2021	4.5%	4.6%
November 2021	4.3%	4.5%
December 2021	4.2%	4.3%
January 2022	4%	4.2%
February 2022	4%	4.2%
March 2022	3.9%	4%
April 2022	3.7%	3.8%
May 2022	3.5%	3.7%
June 2022	3.4%	3.6%
July 2022	3.5%	3.6%
August 2022	3.5%	3.6%
September 2022	3.5%	3.6%
October 2022	3.4%	3.5%
November 2022	3.4%	3.5%
December 2022	3.4%	3.6%
January 2023	3.4%	3.5%
February 2023	3.5%	3.5%
March 2023	3.5%	3.6%
April 2023	3.6%	3.7%
May 2023	3.4%	3.6%
June 2023	3.4%	3.6%
July 2023	3.5%	3.6%
August 2023	3.4%	3.6%
September 2023	3.3%	3.5%
October 2023	3.3%	3.5%
November 2023	3.4%	3.6%
December 2023	3.4%	3.6%
January 2024	3.4%	3.6%
February 2024	3.5%	3.7%
March 2024	3.5%	3.7%
April 2024	3.5%	3.7%
May 2024	3.5%	3.7%
June 2024	3.6%	3.8%
July 2024	3.8%	4.1%
August 2024	3.8%	4.1%
September 2024	3.8%	4.1%
October 2024	3.7%	4%
November 2024	3.6%	4%
December 2024	3.5%	3.9%
January 2025	3.5%	3.9%
February 2025	3.7%	4%
March 2025	3.6%	4%
April 2025	3.5%	3.9%
May 2025	3.5%	3.9%
June 2025	3.5%	3.9%
July 2025	3.5%	3.8%
August 2025	3.5%	3.8%
September 2025	3.5%	3.8%
October 2025	3.5%	3.8%
November 2025	3.4%	3.8%
December 2025	3.4%	3.7%
January 2026	3.5%	3.8%
February 2026	3.7%	3.9%
March 2026	3.8%	3.9%
April 2026	3.8%	3.9%
May 2026	3.7%	3.9%
June 2026	3.7%	3.8%
July 2026	3.8%	3.9%

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

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