Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the impact of the COVID-19 on the jobseeker claimant count which has increased by 117% since February 2020.
The headline statistic showing a 117% increase in jobseeker claimants masks huge variation across local authorities. The lowest increase was in Inverclyde (+46%) and the highest was in Surrey Heath (+296%).
Most strikingly, it is areas with low unemployment before the pandemic that appear to have seen the biggest rise in the claimant count. For example, Surrey Heath (+296), Hart (+279) and Woking (+266) saw claimants almost triple, albeit from a lower base.
The situation is likely to get worse, with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) estimating that, in a best-case scenario, 10% of people on furlough will face job loss. The self-employment income support scheme is also set to end at the same time in October, and the Minimum Income Floor set to be reinstated in November 2020, affecting self-employed people. This is expected to push unemployment up to 10% (from 4.1% in July) an increase of 2.1m (to 3.4m).
The challenge for these councils is whether they can handle a surge in demand for support, with many claimants needing help for the first time, and how they themselves adapt to new working practices. Our work has found that the benefit system can be difficult to navigate, and councils can better cater for this with the right support.
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| Local authority | February 2020 | August 2020 | Change Feb to Aug 2020 | % Change Feb to Aug 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All councils | 1,255,770 | 2,726,510 | 1,470,740 | 117% |
| Aberdeen City | 4,150 | 9,270 | 5,120 | 123% |
| Aberdeenshire | 2,975 | 6,770 | 3,795 | 128% |
| Adur | 855 | 2,415 | 1,560 | 182% |
| Allerdale | 1,590 | 2,815 | 1,225 | 77% |
| Amber Valley | 1,840 | 3,800 | 1,960 | 107% |
| Angus | 2,040 | 4,055 | 2,015 | 99% |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | 1,800 | 3,970 | 2,170 | 121% |
| Ards and North Down | 2,245 | 4,705 | 2,460 | 110% |
| Argyll and Bute | 1,530 | 3,195 | 1,665 | 109% |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 2,635 | 6,350 | 3,715 | 141% |
| Arun | 2,120 | 5,295 | 3,175 | 150% |
| Ashfield | 2,630 | 5,050 | 2,420 | 92% |
| Ashford | 2,190 | 4,990 | 2,800 | 128% |
| Babergh | 1,015 | 2,630 | 1,615 | 159% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 5,770 | 14,115 | 8,345 | 145% |
| Barnet | 6,455 | 18,670 | 12,215 | 189% |
| Barnsley | 5,095 | 9,820 | 4,725 | 93% |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 1,240 | 2,125 | 885 | 71% |
| Basildon | 3,505 | 8,375 | 4,870 | 139% |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 1,895 | 4,890 | 2,995 | 158% |
| Bassetlaw | 1,995 | 3,900 | 1,905 | 95% |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 2,200 | 5,410 | 3,210 | 146% |
| Bedford | 3,510 | 7,480 | 3,970 | 113% |
| Belfast | 7,175 | 14,795 | 7,620 | 106% |
| Bexley | 3,400 | 9,225 | 5,825 | 171% |
| Birmingham | 48,560 | 81,525 | 32,965 | 68% |
| Blaby | 895 | 2,780 | 1,885 | 211% |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 4,560 | 7,650 | 3,090 | 68% |
| Blackpool | 5,940 | 10,350 | 4,410 | 74% |
| Blaenau Gwent | 1,740 | 3,120 | 1,380 | 79% |
| Bolsover | 1,285 | 2,600 | 1,315 | 102% |
| Bolton | 8,375 | 15,330 | 6,955 | 83% |
| Boston | 1,240 | 2,670 | 1,430 | 115% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 6,330 | 15,810 | 9,480 | 150% |
| Bracknell Forest | 1,220 | 3,620 | 2,400 | 197% |
| Bradford | 16,985 | 31,335 | 14,350 | 84% |
| Braintree | 2,025 | 5,145 | 3,120 | 154% |
| Breckland | 1,610 | 3,635 | 2,025 | 126% |
| Brent | 7,690 | 21,980 | 14,290 | 186% |
| Brentwood | 795 | 2,515 | 1,720 | 216% |
| Bridgend | 2,635 | 5,325 | 2,690 | 102% |
| Brighton and Hove | 5,820 | 14,410 | 8,590 | 148% |
| Bristol, City of | 8,345 | 20,835 | 12,490 | 150% |
| Broadland | 1,080 | 3,070 | 1,990 | 184% |
| Bromley | 4,225 | 11,785 | 7,560 | 179% |
| Bromsgrove | 1,145 | 2,770 | 1,625 | 142% |
| Broxbourne | 1,425 | 4,140 | 2,715 | 191% |
| Broxtowe | 1,585 | 3,445 | 1,860 | 117% |
| Buckinghamshire | 5,365 | 15,910 | 10,545 | 197% |
| Burnley | 2,850 | 4,825 | 1,975 | 69% |
| Bury | 4,315 | 8,445 | 4,130 | 96% |
| Caerphilly | 3,640 | 7,115 | 3,475 | 95% |
| Calderdale | 4,745 | 9,275 | 4,530 | 95% |
| Cambridge | 1,400 | 3,745 | 2,345 | 168% |
| Camden | 4,265 | 10,940 | 6,675 | 157% |
| Cannock Chase | 1,640 | 3,815 | 2,175 | 133% |
| Canterbury | 2,400 | 5,535 | 3,135 | 131% |
| Cardiff | 8,260 | 16,460 | 8,200 | 99% |
| Carlisle | 1,685 | 3,525 | 1,840 | 109% |
| Carmarthenshire | 3,025 | 6,315 | 3,290 | 109% |
| Castle Point | 985 | 3,140 | 2,155 | 219% |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | 2,640 | 4,985 | 2,345 | 89% |
| Central Bedfordshire | 2,725 | 8,155 | 5,430 | 199% |
| Ceredigion | 845 | 2,045 | 1,200 | 142% |
| Charnwood | 1,890 | 4,925 | 3,035 | 161% |
| Chelmsford | 2,060 | 5,510 | 3,450 | 167% |
| Cheltenham | 1,635 | 4,025 | 2,390 | 146% |
| Cherwell | 1,435 | 3,990 | 2,555 | 178% |
| Cheshire East | 4,615 | 11,115 | 6,500 | 141% |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 5,335 | 11,595 | 6,260 | 117% |
| Chesterfield | 2,050 | 3,850 | 1,800 | 88% |
| Chichester | 1,320 | 3,545 | 2,225 | 169% |
| Chorley | 1,630 | 3,430 | 1,800 | 110% |
| City of Edinburgh | 7,105 | 19,095 | 11,990 | 169% |
| City of London | 85 | 255 | 170 | 200% |
| Clackmannanshire | 1,390 | 2,290 | 900 | 65% |
| Colchester | 2,650 | 6,510 | 3,860 | 146% |
| Conwy | 2,350 | 4,705 | 2,355 | 100% |
| Copeland | 1,245 | 2,020 | 775 | 62% |
| Corby | 1,600 | 3,220 | 1,620 | 101% |
| Cornwall | 8,830 | 20,345 | 11,515 | 130% |
| Cotswold | 705 | 2,230 | 1,525 | 216% |
| County Durham | 13,160 | 21,870 | 8,710 | 66% |
| Coventry | 7,750 | 16,540 | 8,790 | 113% |
| Craven | 415 | 1,325 | 910 | 219% |
| Crawley | 1,950 | 5,400 | 3,450 | 177% |
| Croydon | 10,820 | 23,060 | 12,240 | 113% |
| Dacorum | 1,780 | 5,135 | 3,355 | 188% |
| Darlington | 3,090 | 4,640 | 1,550 | 50% |
| Dartford | 1,590 | 4,150 | 2,560 | 161% |
| Daventry | 1,135 | 2,495 | 1,360 | 120% |
| Denbighshire | 2,020 | 3,830 | 1,810 | 90% |
| Derby | 5,745 | 12,170 | 6,425 | 112% |
| Derbyshire Dales | 535 | 1,480 | 945 | 177% |
| Derry City and Strabane | 4,205 | 7,080 | 2,875 | 68% |
| Doncaster | 7,335 | 14,495 | 7,160 | 98% |
| Dorset | 3,755 | 9,620 | 5,865 | 156% |
| Dover | 2,550 | 4,795 | 2,245 | 88% |
| Dudley | 8,380 | 14,865 | 6,485 | 77% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2,950 | 5,080 | 2,130 | 72% |
| Dundee City | 4,530 | 7,580 | 3,050 | 67% |
| Ealing | 8,015 | 21,370 | 13,355 | 167% |
| East Ayrshire | 3,685 | 6,340 | 2,655 | 72% |
| East Cambridgeshire | 725 | 1,995 | 1,270 | 175% |
| East Devon | 1,250 | 3,620 | 2,370 | 190% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 1,230 | 3,025 | 1,795 | 146% |
| East Hampshire | 860 | 2,995 | 2,135 | 248% |
| East Hertfordshire | 1,115 | 3,960 | 2,845 | 255% |
| East Lindsey | 3,405 | 5,330 | 1,925 | 57% |
| East Lothian | 1,765 | 3,700 | 1,935 | 110% |
| East Northamptonshire | 960 | 2,545 | 1,585 | 165% |
| East Renfrewshire | 950 | 2,450 | 1,500 | 158% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 4,580 | 9,435 | 4,855 | 106% |
| East Staffordshire | 1,705 | 3,930 | 2,225 | 130% |
| East Suffolk | 3,860 | 7,295 | 3,435 | 89% |
| Eastbourne | 2,215 | 4,705 | 2,490 | 112% |
| Eastleigh | 1,245 | 3,305 | 2,060 | 165% |
| Eden | 500 | 1,220 | 720 | 144% |
| Elmbridge | 950 | 3,320 | 2,370 | 249% |
| Enfield | 7,555 | 19,255 | 11,700 | 155% |
| Epping Forest | 1,530 | 5,045 | 3,515 | 230% |
| Epsom and Ewell | 570 | 2,005 | 1,435 | 252% |
| Erewash | 2,150 | 4,120 | 1,970 | 92% |
| Exeter | 1,460 | 3,900 | 2,440 | 167% |
| Falkirk | 3,300 | 6,420 | 3,120 | 95% |
| Fareham | 805 | 2,695 | 1,890 | 235% |
| Fenland | 1,720 | 3,660 | 1,940 | 113% |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | 1,510 | 3,145 | 1,635 | 108% |
| Fife | 8,765 | 16,065 | 7,300 | 83% |
| Flintshire | 2,665 | 5,310 | 2,645 | 99% |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 2,465 | 5,020 | 2,555 | 104% |
| Forest of Dean | 1,165 | 2,610 | 1,445 | 124% |
| Fylde | 1,050 | 2,640 | 1,590 | 151% |
| Gateshead | 5,875 | 9,905 | 4,030 | 69% |
| Gedling | 1,860 | 3,895 | 2,035 | 109% |
| Glasgow City | 20,055 | 38,720 | 18,665 | 93% |
| Gloucester | 2,330 | 5,105 | 2,775 | 119% |
| Gosport | 1,210 | 2,875 | 1,665 | 138% |
| Gravesham | 2,305 | 4,985 | 2,680 | 116% |
| Great Yarmouth | 3,180 | 4,875 | 1,695 | 53% |
| Greenwich | 6,315 | 16,060 | 9,745 | 154% |
| Guildford | 1,015 | 3,295 | 2,280 | 225% |
| Gwynedd | 2,015 | 4,345 | 2,330 | 116% |
| Hackney | 7,605 | 18,640 | 11,035 | 145% |
| Halton | 3,180 | 5,885 | 2,705 | 85% |
| Hambleton | 790 | 1,870 | 1,080 | 137% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 4,695 | 10,490 | 5,795 | 123% |
| Harborough | 710 | 2,195 | 1,485 | 209% |
| Haringey | 7,015 | 19,885 | 12,870 | 183% |
| Harlow | 2,015 | 4,560 | 2,545 | 126% |
| Harrogate | 1,430 | 3,970 | 2,540 | 178% |
| Harrow | 3,480 | 11,185 | 7,705 | 221% |
| Hart | 525 | 1,990 | 1,465 | 279% |
| Hartlepool | 3,540 | 5,345 | 1,805 | 51% |
| Hastings | 2,770 | 5,175 | 2,405 | 87% |
| Havant | 1,960 | 4,705 | 2,745 | 140% |
| Havering | 4,175 | 10,860 | 6,685 | 160% |
| Herefordshire, County of | 2,045 | 5,110 | 3,065 | 150% |
| Hertsmere | 1,295 | 3,745 | 2,450 | 189% |
| High Peak | 1,190 | 2,805 | 1,615 | 136% |
| Highland | 3,715 | 8,450 | 4,735 | 127% |
| Hillingdon | 4,660 | 14,075 | 9,415 | 202% |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 1,415 | 3,225 | 1,810 | 128% |
| Horsham | 1,130 | 3,575 | 2,445 | 216% |
| Hounslow | 6,615 | 16,070 | 9,455 | 143% |
| Huntingdonshire | 1,655 | 4,725 | 3,070 | 185% |
| Hyndburn | 2,230 | 4,080 | 1,850 | 83% |
| Inverclyde | 2,255 | 3,300 | 1,045 | 46% |
| Ipswich | 3,290 | 6,340 | 3,050 | 93% |
| Isle of Anglesey | 1,340 | 2,635 | 1,295 | 97% |
| Isle of Wight | 2,575 | 5,310 | 2,735 | 106% |
| Isles of Scilly | 10 | 65 | 55 | 550% |
| Islington | 5,780 | 13,165 | 7,385 | 128% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2,385 | 6,120 | 3,735 | 157% |
| Kettering | 1,705 | 3,800 | 2,095 | 123% |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 2,070 | 4,535 | 2,465 | 119% |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | 9,635 | 16,440 | 6,805 | 71% |
| Kingston upon Thames | 2,285 | 6,235 | 3,950 | 173% |
| Kirklees | 10,175 | 18,910 | 8,735 | 86% |
| Knowsley | 4,370 | 8,240 | 3,870 | 89% |
| Lambeth | 8,890 | 21,070 | 12,180 | 137% |
| Lancaster | 2,830 | 5,105 | 2,275 | 80% |
| Leeds | 17,695 | 36,480 | 18,785 | 106% |
| Leicester | 7,840 | 17,705 | 9,865 | 126% |
| Lewes | 1,365 | 3,495 | 2,130 | 156% |
| Lewisham | 8,275 | 19,955 | 11,680 | 141% |
| Lichfield | 1,280 | 3,125 | 1,845 | 144% |
| Lincoln | 2,570 | 4,570 | 2,000 | 78% |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 1,365 | 3,525 | 2,160 | 158% |
| Liverpool | 15,815 | 30,025 | 14,210 | 90% |
| Luton | 4,455 | 11,735 | 7,280 | 163% |
| Maidstone | 2,250 | 5,660 | 3,410 | 152% |
| Maldon | 675 | 1,975 | 1,300 | 193% |
| Malvern Hills | 885 | 2,245 | 1,360 | 154% |
| Manchester | 17,410 | 35,275 | 17,865 | 103% |
| Mansfield | 2,325 | 4,455 | 2,130 | 92% |
| Medway | 5,765 | 12,435 | 6,670 | 116% |
| Melton | 600 | 1,340 | 740 | 123% |
| Mendip | 1,635 | 3,895 | 2,260 | 138% |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 1,455 | 2,740 | 1,285 | 88% |
| Merton | 3,690 | 10,105 | 6,415 | 174% |
| Mid and East Antrim | 2,290 | 4,135 | 1,845 | 81% |
| Mid Devon | 820 | 2,070 | 1,250 | 152% |
| Mid Suffolk | 965 | 2,320 | 1,355 | 140% |
| Mid Sussex | 995 | 3,465 | 2,470 | 248% |
| Mid Ulster | 1,560 | 4,195 | 2,635 | 169% |
| Middlesbrough | 5,435 | 9,185 | 3,750 | 69% |
| Midlothian | 1,470 | 3,200 | 1,730 | 118% |
| Milton Keynes | 4,320 | 11,080 | 6,760 | 156% |
| Mole Valley | 540 | 1,920 | 1,380 | 256% |
| Monmouthshire | 980 | 2,395 | 1,415 | 144% |
| Moray | 1,550 | 3,075 | 1,525 | 98% |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 465 | 890 | 425 | 91% |
| Neath Port Talbot | 2,995 | 5,475 | 2,480 | 83% |
| New Forest | 1,495 | 4,310 | 2,815 | 188% |
| Newark and Sherwood | 1,790 | 3,750 | 1,960 | 109% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 9,305 | 15,815 | 6,510 | 70% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 1,970 | 4,060 | 2,090 | 106% |
| Newham | 8,050 | 24,505 | 16,455 | 204% |
| Newport | 3,870 | 7,480 | 3,610 | 93% |
| Newry, Mourne and Down | 2,490 | 6,340 | 3,850 | 155% |
| North Ayrshire | 4,600 | 7,390 | 2,790 | 61% |
| North Devon | 1,240 | 3,270 | 2,030 | 164% |
| North East Derbyshire | 1,260 | 2,735 | 1,475 | 117% |
| North East Lincolnshire | 4,290 | 7,225 | 2,935 | 68% |
| North Hertfordshire | 1,415 | 3,835 | 2,420 | 171% |
| North Kesteven | 1,215 | 2,875 | 1,660 | 137% |
| North Lanarkshire | 8,230 | 16,130 | 7,900 | 96% |
| North Lincolnshire | 3,545 | 6,410 | 2,865 | 81% |
| North Norfolk | 1,130 | 2,675 | 1,545 | 137% |
| North Somerset | 2,685 | 6,180 | 3,495 | 130% |
| North Tyneside | 4,770 | 8,355 | 3,585 | 75% |
| North Warwickshire | 800 | 2,130 | 1,330 | 166% |
| North West Leicestershire | 1,025 | 2,810 | 1,785 | 174% |
| Northampton | 4,185 | 10,425 | 6,240 | 149% |
| Northumberland | 6,665 | 11,595 | 4,930 | 74% |
| Norwich | 3,225 | 6,590 | 3,365 | 104% |
| Nottingham | 10,280 | 18,280 | 8,000 | 78% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 2,745 | 5,515 | 2,770 | 101% |
| Oadby and Wigston | 545 | 1,685 | 1,140 | 209% |
| Oldham | 7,185 | 13,985 | 6,800 | 95% |
| Orkney Islands | 195 | 425 | 230 | 118% |
| Oxford | 2,085 | 4,845 | 2,760 | 132% |
| Pembrokeshire | 2,210 | 4,590 | 2,380 | 108% |
| Pendle | 2,045 | 4,005 | 1,960 | 96% |
| Perth and Kinross | 1,865 | 4,670 | 2,805 | 150% |
| Peterborough | 4,615 | 9,820 | 5,205 | 113% |
| Plymouth | 5,875 | 11,020 | 5,145 | 88% |
| Portsmouth | 4,540 | 10,440 | 5,900 | 130% |
| Powys | 1,420 | 3,710 | 2,290 | 161% |
| Preston | 3,440 | 6,500 | 3,060 | 89% |
| Reading | 3,005 | 7,060 | 4,055 | 135% |
| Redbridge | 5,195 | 16,010 | 10,815 | 208% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 3,815 | 6,160 | 2,345 | 61% |
| Redditch | 1,550 | 3,355 | 1,805 | 116% |
| Reigate and Banstead | 1,210 | 3,955 | 2,745 | 227% |
| Renfrewshire | 4,025 | 7,885 | 3,860 | 96% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff | 4,845 | 9,995 | 5,150 | 106% |
| Ribble Valley | 445 | 1,245 | 800 | 180% |
| Richmond upon Thames | 2,140 | 6,065 | 3,925 | 183% |
| Richmondshire | 470 | 1,080 | 610 | 130% |
| Rochdale | 6,265 | 12,050 | 5,785 | 92% |
| Rochford | 845 | 2,475 | 1,630 | 193% |
| Rossendale | 1,465 | 3,005 | 1,540 | 105% |
| Rother | 1,380 | 3,045 | 1,665 | 121% |
| Rotherham | 5,940 | 11,845 | 5,905 | 99% |
| Rugby | 1,565 | 3,275 | 1,710 | 109% |
| Runnymede | 725 | 2,480 | 1,755 | 242% |
| Rushcliffe | 1,030 | 2,480 | 1,450 | 141% |
| Rushmoor | 1,025 | 3,100 | 2,075 | 202% |
| Rutland | 295 | 835 | 540 | 183% |
| Ryedale | 515 | 1,240 | 725 | 141% |
| Salford | 7,055 | 14,420 | 7,365 | 104% |
| Sandwell | 10,410 | 19,355 | 8,945 | 86% |
| Scarborough | 1,790 | 3,930 | 2,140 | 120% |
| Scottish Borders | 1,860 | 3,880 | 2,020 | 109% |
| Sedgemoor | 2,080 | 4,130 | 2,050 | 99% |
| Sefton | 6,170 | 11,910 | 5,740 | 93% |
| Selby | 910 | 2,230 | 1,320 | 145% |
| Sevenoaks | 970 | 3,035 | 2,065 | 213% |
| Sheffield | 11,380 | 23,495 | 12,115 | 106% |
| Shetland Islands | 265 | 555 | 290 | 109% |
| Shropshire | 3,840 | 9,155 | 5,315 | 138% |
| Slough | 2,810 | 7,940 | 5,130 | 183% |
| Solihull | 3,595 | 7,605 | 4,010 | 112% |
| Somerset West and Taunton | 1,950 | 4,480 | 2,530 | 130% |
| South Ayrshire | 2,790 | 5,005 | 2,215 | 79% |
| South Cambridgeshire | 1,045 | 3,370 | 2,325 | 222% |
| South Derbyshire | 1,130 | 2,870 | 1,740 | 154% |
| South Gloucestershire | 2,545 | 7,265 | 4,720 | 185% |
| South Hams | 735 | 2,420 | 1,685 | 229% |
| South Holland | 1,270 | 2,945 | 1,675 | 132% |
| South Kesteven | 2,125 | 4,565 | 2,440 | 115% |
| South Lakeland | 650 | 2,295 | 1,645 | 253% |
| South Lanarkshire | 7,015 | 13,915 | 6,900 | 98% |
| South Norfolk | 1,310 | 3,335 | 2,025 | 155% |
| South Northamptonshire | 555 | 2,025 | 1,470 | 265% |
| South Oxfordshire | 1,045 | 3,210 | 2,165 | 207% |
| South Ribble | 1,310 | 3,040 | 1,730 | 132% |
| South Somerset | 1,870 | 4,670 | 2,800 | 150% |
| South Staffordshire | 1,300 | 3,135 | 1,835 | 141% |
| South Tyneside | 5,720 | 8,940 | 3,220 | 56% |
| Southampton | 5,555 | 12,110 | 6,555 | 118% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 4,305 | 9,095 | 4,790 | 111% |
| Southwark | 8,685 | 19,710 | 11,025 | 127% |
| Spelthorne | 1,050 | 3,420 | 2,370 | 226% |
| St Albans | 1,480 | 3,830 | 2,350 | 159% |
| St. Helens | 4,190 | 7,790 | 3,600 | 86% |
| Stafford | 1,590 | 3,770 | 2,180 | 137% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 905 | 2,295 | 1,390 | 154% |
| Stevenage | 1,440 | 3,470 | 2,030 | 141% |
| Stirling | 1,540 | 3,150 | 1,610 | 105% |
| Stockport | 5,190 | 10,890 | 5,700 | 110% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 5,290 | 8,825 | 3,535 | 67% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 7,165 | 13,155 | 5,990 | 84% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 1,055 | 3,200 | 2,145 | 203% |
| Stroud | 1,080 | 3,050 | 1,970 | 182% |
| Sunderland | 8,895 | 14,510 | 5,615 | 63% |
| Surrey Heath | 585 | 2,315 | 1,730 | 296% |
| Sutton | 3,160 | 7,645 | 4,485 | 142% |
| Swale | 3,260 | 6,210 | 2,950 | 90% |
| Swansea | 5,320 | 9,485 | 4,165 | 78% |
| Swindon | 3,435 | 8,500 | 5,065 | 147% |
| Tameside | 5,845 | 11,515 | 5,670 | 97% |
| Tamworth | 1,435 | 3,000 | 1,565 | 109% |
| Tandridge | 770 | 2,370 | 1,600 | 208% |
| Teignbridge | 1,410 | 3,880 | 2,470 | 175% |
| Telford and Wrekin | 3,325 | 7,315 | 3,990 | 120% |
| Tendring | 3,615 | 6,620 | 3,005 | 83% |
| Test Valley | 1,040 | 2,930 | 1,890 | 182% |
| Tewkesbury | 975 | 2,445 | 1,470 | 151% |
| Thanet | 4,635 | 8,740 | 4,105 | 89% |
| Three Rivers | 955 | 2,810 | 1,855 | 194% |
| Thurrock | 3,465 | 8,070 | 4,605 | 133% |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 1,265 | 3,530 | 2,265 | 179% |
| Torbay | 2,675 | 6,080 | 3,405 | 127% |
| Torfaen | 2,025 | 3,830 | 1,805 | 89% |
| Torridge | 920 | 2,165 | 1,245 | 135% |
| Tower Hamlets | 8,265 | 20,235 | 11,970 | 145% |
| Trafford | 3,600 | 7,960 | 4,360 | 121% |
| Tunbridge Wells | 1,135 | 3,370 | 2,235 | 197% |
| Uttlesford | 665 | 2,265 | 1,600 | 241% |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 2,095 | 4,500 | 2,405 | 115% |
| Vale of White Horse | 1,095 | 3,005 | 1,910 | 174% |
| Wakefield | 6,875 | 13,405 | 6,530 | 95% |
| Walsall | 8,270 | 15,320 | 7,050 | 85% |
| Waltham Forest | 6,340 | 18,195 | 11,855 | 187% |
| Wandsworth | 5,100 | 14,100 | 9,000 | 176% |
| Warrington | 3,245 | 7,035 | 3,790 | 117% |
| Warwick | 1,545 | 3,840 | 2,295 | 149% |
| Watford | 1,640 | 4,300 | 2,660 | 162% |
| Waverley | 725 | 2,585 | 1,860 | 257% |
| Wealden | 1,325 | 4,155 | 2,830 | 214% |
| Wellingborough | 1,330 | 3,160 | 1,830 | 138% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 1,575 | 3,785 | 2,210 | 140% |
| West Berkshire | 1,490 | 4,050 | 2,560 | 172% |
| West Devon | 480 | 1,405 | 925 | 193% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2,930 | 4,935 | 2,005 | 68% |
| West Lancashire | 1,725 | 3,760 | 2,035 | 118% |
| West Lindsey | 1,720 | 3,020 | 1,300 | 76% |
| West Lothian | 3,425 | 7,100 | 3,675 | 107% |
| West Oxfordshire | 985 | 2,705 | 1,720 | 175% |
| West Suffolk | 2,040 | 4,785 | 2,745 | 135% |
| Westminster | 3,685 | 9,905 | 6,220 | 169% |
| Wigan | 7,765 | 14,610 | 6,845 | 88% |
| Wiltshire | 5,165 | 12,850 | 7,685 | 149% |
| Winchester | 980 | 2,785 | 1,805 | 184% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 1,275 | 4,260 | 2,985 | 234% |
| Wirral | 6,940 | 13,025 | 6,085 | 88% |
| Woking | 775 | 2,835 | 2,060 | 266% |
| Wokingham | 1,155 | 3,735 | 2,580 | 223% |
| Wolverhampton | 10,055 | 17,280 | 7,225 | 72% |
| Worcester | 1,730 | 3,895 | 2,165 | 125% |
| Worthing | 1,660 | 4,015 | 2,355 | 142% |
| Wrexham | 2,630 | 5,195 | 2,565 | 98% |
| Wychavon | 1,275 | 3,615 | 2,340 | 184% |
| Wyre | 1,750 | 3,850 | 2,100 | 120% |
| Wyre Forest | 1,575 | 3,715 | 2,140 | 136% |
| York | 1,790 | 5,140 | 3,350 | 187% |
| Total | 1,255,730 | 2,726,530 | 1,470,800 | 117% |
Source: Nomis, Office for National Statistics. Crown copyright reserved
- Under Universal Credit a broader span of claimants are required to look for work than under Jobseeker’s Allowance. As Universal Credit Full Service is rolled out in particular areas, the number of people recorded as being on the Claimant Count is therefore likely to rise.
- This dataset only includes claimant records with information to sufficiently classify them within the dataset. Totals from this dataset may not tally with the total number of claim records shown elsewhere as a small number of records do not have this information.
- All data are rounded to the nearest 5 and may not precisely add to the sum of the number of people claiming JSA, published on Nomis, and the number of people claiming Universal Credit required to seek work, published by DWP, due to independent rounding.
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