What is the claimant count?The claimant count dataset is an experimental count from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) of people claiming benefits because they are seeking work. It gives indications of local levels of unemployment that are more timely than the official unemployment rate and has data for smaller areas. Rules about who can claim these benefits can change and comparisons of rates over time should take such changes unto account. Some claimants are not unemployed but are low paid workers required to seek a new job to be eligible for the benefit. Not everyone who stops claiming these benefits moves into employment, some people become economically inactive and are no longer eligible.
Dec 2023,
North East LEP area 50 lower
than in November 3,205 lower
than in Dec 2022 8,590 lower
than in Mar 2020 Claimant count, latest five years, North East
England 3.8%
England excl. London 3.6%,
gap has narrowed since 2020 Pre-COVID,
North East had
the 2nd highest rate Highest in North East.
Highest among constituencies:
South Shields and
Newcastle upon Tyne Central > 6% in 21 NE wards
but, also
< 1.5% in 26 wards Claimant count rate, last five years, North East, national comparisonsSource: Claimant count via Nomis
About the data: Experimental count of people claiming unemployment related benefits, expressed as a percentage of the 16 to 64 population.
The claimants include unemployed people seeking work and recipients of benefits in employment who are required to look for other work to be eligible.
Geography: North East LEP area, England, England excluding London Claimant count rate, longer time series, North East, national comparisonsSource: Claimant count via Nomis
About the data: Experimental count of people claiming unemployment related benefits, expressed as a percentage of the 16 to 64 population.
The claimants include unemployed people seeking work and recipients of benefits in employment who are required to look for other work to be eligible.
Geography: North East LEP area (sum of local authority level data up to 2013), England, England excluding London Claimant count rate, North East, other core city areasSource: Claimant count via Nomis
About the data: Experimental count of people claiming unemployment related benefits, expressed as a percentage of the 16 to 64 population.
The claimants include unemployed people seeking work and recipients of benefits in employment who are required to look for other work to be eligible.
Geography: LEP and MCA areas that include the eight English core cities (the most populated outside of London). England, England excluding London, Tees Valley and London as comparators Claimant count rate, North East local authority areasSource: Claimant count via Nomis
About the data: Experimental count of people claiming unemployment related benefits, expressed as a percentage of the 16 to 64 population.
The claimants include unemployed people seeking work and recipients of benefits in employment who are required to look for other work to be eligible.
Geography: Local authority areas in the North East LEP area Claimant count rate, North East constituency areasSource: Claimant count via Nomis
About the data: Experimental count of people claiming unemployment related benefits, expressed as a percentage of the 16 to 64 population.
The claimants include unemployed people seeking work and recipients of benefits in employment who are required to look for other work to be eligible.
Geography: Constiruency areas (as at 2019) in the North East LEP area Claimant count rate, North East wards with the highest ratesSource: Claimant count (ONS via Nomis)
Data information: Experimental count of people claiming unemployment related benefits expressed as a percentage of the 16 to 64 population. The claimants include unemployed people seeking employment and recipients of benefits who are employed who are required to look for work to be eligible, e.g. those in low-paid jobs.
Geography: North East electoral wards with a claimant count rate of 6.0% or more.
15,170 NE claimants
(18,950, pre-COVID) 17,185 NE claimants
(17,900, pre-COVID) 13,605 NE claimants
(17,695, pre-COVID) male rate: 4.5%
female rate: 3.0% Claimant count, North East by age groupSource: Claimant count via Nomis
About the data: Experimental count of people claiming unemployment related benefits, expressed as a percentage of the 16 to 64 population.
The claimants include unemployed people seeking work and recipients of benefits in employment who are required to look for other work to be eligible.
Geography: North East LEP area Claimant count rate, North East by sex, latest five yearsSource: Claimant count via Nomis
About the data: Experimental count of people claiming unemployment related benefits, expressed as a percentage of the 16 to 64 population.
The claimants include unemployed people seeking work and recipients of benefits in employment who are required to look for other work to be eligible.
Geography: North East LEP area
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