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Claimant Count : K02000001 UK : People : SA : Thousands
1,750
2025 JAN
- Release date:
- 18 February 2025
- Next release:
- 20 March 2025

Labour market overview, UK: February 2025
What's in the bulletin?
- Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK decreased by 14,000 (0.0%) between November and December 2024 but rose by 44,000 (0.1%) between December 2023 and December 2024.
- Payrolled employees fell by 3,000 (0.0%) over the quarter but rose by 106,000 (0.3%) over the year, when looking at October to December 2024. This is the period comparable with our Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates.
- Payrolled employees fell by 3,000 (0.0%) over the quarter but rose by 106,000 (0.3%) over the year, when looking at October to December 2024. This is the period comparable with our Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates.
Time series related to Out of work benefits
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1,750 2025 JAN
- Release date:
- 18 February 2025
- Next release:
- 20 March 2025
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4.6 % 2025 JAN
- Release date:
- 18 February 2025
- Next release:
- 20 March 2025
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787 2025 JAN
- Release date:
- 18 February 2025
- Next release:
- 20 March 2025
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962.9 2025 JAN
- Release date:
- 18 February 2025
- Next release:
- 20 March 2025
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155.2 2025 JAN
- Release date:
- 18 February 2025
- Next release:
- 20 March 2025
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: February 2025
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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