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Claimant Count : K02000001 UK : People : SA : Thousands
1,612.5
2022 APR
- Release date:
- 17 May 2022
- Next release:
- 14 June 2022

Labour market overview, UK: May 2022
What's in the bulletin?
- The latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for January to March 2022 show that over the quarter there was a decrease in the unemployment rate, while the employment and inactivity rates increased.
- The UK employment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points on the quarter to 75.7% but is still below pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic levels. The increase in the employment rate was driven by the movement of people aged 16 to 64 years from unemployment to employment. However, there was also a record-high movement of people from economic inactivity into employment. Total job-to-job moves also increased to a record high of 994,000, driven by resignations rather than dismissals, during the January to March 2022 period.
- The most timely estimate of payrolled employees for April 2022 shows a monthly increase, up 121,000 on the revised March 2022, to a record 29.5 million.
Time series related to Out of work benefits
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1,612.5 2022 APR
- Release date:
- 17 May 2022
- Next release:
- 14 June 2022
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4.1 % 2022 APR
- Release date:
- 17 May 2022
- Next release:
- 14 June 2022
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670.6 2022 APR
- Release date:
- 17 May 2022
- Next release:
- 14 June 2022
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941.9 2022 APR
- Release date:
- 17 May 2022
- Next release:
- 14 June 2022
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145.5 2022 APR
- Release date:
- 17 May 2022
- Next release:
- 14 June 2022
Datasets related to Out of work benefits
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CLA01: Claimant Count (Experimental Statistics)
Experimental estimates of the Claimant Count including Jobseeker's Allowance and out of work Universal Credit claimants.
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CLA02: Claimant Count by age group (Experimental Statistics)
Experimental estimates of the Claimant Count by age group.
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CLA03: Claimant Count revisions triangle
Claimant Count revisions triangle. The Claimant Count measures the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits.
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BEN01: Main out of work benefits
Main out of work benefits. This table is usually updated four times a year in February, May, August and November.
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BEN02: Jobseeker's Allowance claimants (not designated as National Statistics)
Jobseeker's Allowance claimants.
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BEN03: Jobseeker's Allowance by age and duration (not designated as National Statistics)
Jobseeker’s Allowance by age and duration.
Publications related to Out of work benefits
Statistical bulletins
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Labour market overview, UK: May 2022
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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