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Claimant Count : K02000001 UK : People : SA : Thousands
1,677.4
2025 DEC
- Release date:
- 20 January 2026
- Next release:
- 17 February 2026
Labour market overview, UK: January 2026
What's in the bulletin?
- Estimates for payrolled employees based on administrative data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the UK fell by 155,000 (0.5%) between November 2024 and November 2025, and decreased by 33,000 (0.1%) between October 2025 and November 2025.
- When looking at September to November 2025, the period comparable with our Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates, the number of payrolled employees fell by 135,000 (0.4%) over the year and by 43,000 (0.1%) over the quarter.
- The early estimate of payrolled employees for December 2025 decreased by 184,000 (0.6%) on the year, and by 43,000 (0.1%) on the month, to 30.2 million. The December 2025 estimate should be treated as a provisional estimate and is likely to be revised when more data are received next month. Information on revisions to payrolled employees is published monthly. We have published analysis of recent revisions in our [LFS quality update article](https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/labourforcesurveyqualityupdate/january2026).
Time series related to Out of work benefits
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1,677.4 2025 DEC
- Release date:
- 20 January 2026
- Next release:
- 17 February 2026
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4.4 % 2025 DEC
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- 20 January 2026
- Next release:
- 17 February 2026
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737.3 2025 DEC
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- 20 January 2026
- Next release:
- 17 February 2026
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940.1 2025 DEC
- Release date:
- 20 January 2026
- Next release:
- 17 February 2026
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142.6 2025 DEC
- Release date:
- 20 January 2026
- Next release:
- 17 February 2026
Datasets related to Out of work benefits
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CLA01: Claimant Count
Claimant Count by sex including Jobseeker's Allowance and out of work Universal Credit claimants, UK, published monthly. These are official statistics in development.
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CLA02: Claimant Count by age group
Claimant Count by age group and sex, UK, published monthly. These are official statistics in development.
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CLA03: Claimant Count revisions triangle
Claimant Count revisions triangle, published monthly. These are official statistics in development.
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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: January 2026
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