Numbers of people claiming unemployment-related benefit, more timely than local unemployment rates.
The Office for National Statistics produce a monthly experimental count of people claiming benefits because they are seeking work or are required to seek a new job. This is available for sub-regional geographies and provides an indicator of changes to the local labour market more up to date than the headline employment figures (which cover a twelve-month period). The total includes claimants of Universal Credit (UC) who are required to search for work and people claiming earlier benefits such as Jobseekers Allowance (JSA). The count usually takes place on the second Thursday of the month.
Within the North East in January 2021:
Source: Claimant Count Feb 2020 onwards [ONS via Nomis, last updated on 23 Feb 2021]
Data information: Experimental count of people claiming "job-seekers" benefits. This includes 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. Based on North East LEP area.
Source: Claimant Count [ONS via Nomis, last updated on 23 Feb 2021]
Data information: Experimental count of people claiming "job-seekers" benefits. This includes 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.
Based on core city LEP areas, England, England excluding London.
Source: Claimant Count [ONS via Nomis, last updated on 23 Feb 2021]
Data information: Experimental count of people claiming "job-seekers" benefits. This includes 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.
Based on North East LEP area, local authority areas, England excluding London.
Source: Claimant Count [ONS via Nomis, last updated on 23 Feb 2021]
Data information: Experimental count of people claiming "job-seekers" benefits. This includes 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.
Based on constituencies in the North East LEP area.
Source: Claimant Count [ONS via Nomis, last updated on 23 Feb 2021]
Data information: Experimental count of people claiming "job-seekers" benefits. This includes 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.
Based on 2019 wards in the North East LEP area.
Source: Claimant Count [ONS via Nomis, last updated on 23 Feb 2021]
Data information: Experimental count of people claiming "job-seekers" benefits. This includes 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.
Based on North East LEP area.