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Claimant Count : K02000001 UK : People : SA : Thousands
1,562.3
2022 DEC
- Release date:
- 17 January 2023
- Next release:
- 14 February 2023

Labour market overview, UK: January 2023
What's in the bulletin?
- The UK employment rate was estimated at 75.6% in September to November 2022, largely unchanged compared with the previous three-month period and 1.0 percentage points lower than before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (December 2019 to February 2020). The number of employees and part-time self-employed workers increased over the latest three-month period, while full-time self-employed workers decreased.
- The most timely estimate of payrolled employees for December 2022 shows another monthly increase, up 28,000 on the revised November 2022 figures, to 29.9 million.
- The unemployment rate for September to November 2022 increased by 0.2 percentage points on the quarter to 3.7%. In the latest three-month period, the number of people unemployed for up to six months and those unemployed for over six and up to 12 months increased. Meanwhile, those unemployed for over 12 months decreased in the recent period.
Time series related to Out of work benefits
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1,562.3 2022 DEC
- Release date:
- 17 January 2023
- Next release:
- 14 February 2023
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4 % 2022 DEC
- Release date:
- 17 January 2023
- Next release:
- 14 February 2023
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664.2 2022 DEC
- Release date:
- 17 January 2023
- Next release:
- 14 February 2023
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898.1 2022 DEC
- Release date:
- 17 January 2023
- Next release:
- 14 February 2023
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139.4 2022 DEC
- Release date:
- 17 January 2023
- Next release:
- 14 February 2023
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 2023
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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