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Claimant Count : K02000001 UK : People : SA : Thousands
2,644.5
2020 DEC
- Release date:
- 26 January 2021
- Next release:
- 23 February 2021

Labour market overview, UK: January 2021
What's in the bulletin?
- The UK employment rate, in the three months to November 2020, was estimated at 75.2%, 1.1 percentage points lower than a year earlier and 0.4 percentage points lower than the previous quarter.
- The UK unemployment rate, in the three months to November 2020, was estimated at 5.0%, 1.2 percentage points higher than a year earlier and 0.6 percentage points higher than the previous quarter.
- In the three months to November 2020, the redundancy rate reached a record high of 14.2 per thousand.
Time series related to Out of work benefits
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2,644.5 2020 DEC
- Release date:
- 26 January 2021
- Next release:
- 23 February 2021
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7.4 % 2020 DEC
- Release date:
- 26 January 2021
- Next release:
- 23 February 2021
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1,073.6 2020 DEC
- Release date:
- 26 January 2021
- Next release:
- 23 February 2021
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1,570.9 2020 DEC
- Release date:
- 26 January 2021
- Next release:
- 23 February 2021
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224.2 2020 DEC
- Release date:
- 26 January 2021
- Next release:
- 23 February 2021
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: January 2021
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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