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People claiming unemployment-related benefits

People claiming unemployment-related benefits: August 2016 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour01m2m201620182020202220242026August 2016: 773,460 people · published 18 August 2026September 2016: 767,200 people · published 18 August 2026October 2016: 763,300 people · published 18 August 2026November 2016: 755,500 people · published 18 August 2026December 2016: 747,420 people · published 18 August 2026January 2017: 768,870 people · published 18 August 2026February 2017: 798,135 people · published 18 August 2026March 2017: 815,715 people · published 18 August 2026April 2017: 819,985 people · published 18 August 2026May 2017: 809,855 people · published 18 August 2026June 2017: 799,145 people · published 18 August 2026July 2017: 794,850 people · published 18 August 2026August 2017: 797,460 people · published 18 August 2026September 2017: 790,595 people · published 18 August 2026October 2017: 786,365 people · published 18 August 2026November 2017: 783,680 people · published 18 August 2026December 2017: 793,430 people · published 18 August 2026January 2018: 821,310 people · published 18 August 2026February 2018: 865,350 people · published 18 August 2026March 2018: 883,865 people · published 18 August 2026April 2018: 916,745 people · published 18 August 2026May 2018: 896,425 people · published 18 August 2026June 2018: 889,860 people · published 18 August 2026July 2018: 892,935 people · published 18 August 2026August 2018: 906,795 people · published 18 August 2026September 2018: 917,560 people · published 18 August 2026October 2018: 931,140 people · published 18 August 2026November 2018: 945,630 people · published 18 August 2026December 2018: 967,220 people · published 18 August 2026January 2019: 1,003,670 people · published 18 August 2026February 2019: 1,062,430 people · published 18 August 2026March 2019: 1,091,805 people · published 18 August 2026April 2019: 1,106,610 people · published 18 August 2026May 2019: 1,112,855 people · published 18 August 2026June 2019: 1,135,440 people · published 18 August 2026July 2019: 1,145,690 people · published 18 August 2026August 2019: 1,163,945 people · published 18 August 2026September 2019: 1,164,740 people · published 18 August 2026October 2019: 1,183,895 people · published 18 August 2026November 2019: 1,196,765 people · published 18 August 2026December 2019: 1,202,795 people · published 18 August 2026January 2020: 1,215,555 people · published 18 August 2026February 2020: 1,255,770 people · published 18 August 2026March 2020: 1,268,620 people · published 18 August 2026April 2020: 2,113,560 people · published 18 August 2026May 2020: 2,661,340 people · published 18 August 2026June 2020: 2,590,175 people · published 18 August 2026July 2020: 2,642,815 people · published 18 August 2026August 2020: 2,688,110 people · published 18 August 2026September 2020: 2,656,115 people · published 18 August 2026October 2020: 2,565,320 people · published 18 August 2026November 2020: 2,604,825 people · published 18 August 2026December 2020: 2,589,740 people · published 18 August 2026January 2021: 2,558,550 people · published 18 August 2026February 2021: 2,678,280 people · published 18 August 2026March 2021: 2,675,305 people · published 18 August 2026April 2021: 2,629,480 people · published 18 August 2026May 2021: 2,462,865 people · published 18 August 2026June 2021: 2,285,995 people · published 18 August 2026July 2021: 2,232,760 people · published 18 August 2026August 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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