Dataset Claimant count and vacancies time series

Notice

17 December 2024

Due to a processing error the vacancies per 100 employee jobs time series data in LMS and UNEM were not updated with the latest data at publication time. However, these data were available in published dataset VACS02. This problem has now been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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  • Release date:
    17 December 2024
  • Next release:
    21 January 2025
  • Dataset ID:
    UNEM

About this Dataset

This dataset contains series for the Claimant Count (which measures the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits) and vacancies.

Edition in this dataset

csv (1.6 MB)
xlsx (1.2 MB)
structured text (1.8 MB)

Previous versions of this data are available.

Important notes and usage information

  • Since June 2015 the Claimant Count has been designated as experimental statistics and has included out of work Universal Credit claimants as well as Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants.
  • Some of the Claimant Count series in this dataset do not contain any data later than April 2013. It is not currently possible to produce estimates of Claimant Count inflows and outflows or Claimant Count by duration for time periods later than April 2013 because the required Universal Credit data is not yet available.
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Contact details for this dataset

ONS Labour Market Team
labour.market@ons.gov.uk
+44 1633 455070

Publications that use this data