Corrections · 15 September 2026
Claimant count by local authority: 566 figures changed between vintages
Comparing our archived vintage of 2026-09-14 with 2026-09-15, the Office for National Statistics and the Department for Work and Pensions, via NOMIS has restated 566 figures for periods it had already published. 44,198 values were unchanged.
Periods affected: July 2026.
| Place | Period | Figure | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 5765 | 5680 | -85 |
| Aberdeenshire | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 3240 | 3225 | -15 |
| Adur | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 3.2 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Adur | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 1205 | 1180 | -25 |
| Amber Valley | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 2.6 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Amber Valley | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 2065 | 2010 | -55 |
| Angus | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 2215 | 2195 | -20 |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 2.2 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 2020 | 1990 | -30 |
| Ards and North Down | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 2380 | 2360 | -20 |
| Argyll and Bute | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 2.5 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Argyll and Bute | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 1270 | 1245 | -25 |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 2.6 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 3500 | 3445 | -55 |
| Arun | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 3550 | 3465 | -85 |
| Ashfield | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 3.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Ashfield | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 3010 | 2970 | -40 |
| Ashford | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 3.0 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Ashford | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 2550 | 2490 | -60 |
| Babergh | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 2.5 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Babergh | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 1355 | 1335 | -20 |
| Barking and Dagenham | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 7.5 | 7.4 | -0.1 |
| Barking and Dagenham | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 11575 | 11350 | -225 |
| Barnet | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 5.0 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Barnet | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 13185 | 12920 | -265 |
| Barnsley | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 3.3 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Barnsley | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 5070 | 5010 | -60 |
| Basildon | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 4620 | 4545 | -75 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 3275 | 3235 | -40 |
| Bassetlaw | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 3.2 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Bassetlaw | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 2400 | 2350 | -50 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 2445 | 2415 | -30 |
| Bedford | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 4.4 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Bedford | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 5345 | 5265 | -80 |
| Belfast | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 3.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Belfast | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 8800 | 8675 | -125 |
| Bexley | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 3.5 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Bexley | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 5635 | 5480 | -155 |
| Birmingham | July 2026 | Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 (per cent) | 10.0 | 9.9 | -0.1 |
| Birmingham | July 2026 | People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 77310 | 76120 | -1190 |
…and 526 more. The full comparison is between data/claimant-count/raw/2026-09-14/ and data/claimant-count/raw/2026-09-15/, both in this repository.
How this was found
Both vintages were parsed with the same code that produced the published series, and compared value by value. Only periods present in both vintages are counted: a period the newer file adds is new data, not a revision. Values whose digits were reformatted without changing were set aside — there were 0 of those.
New periods in 2026-09-15: August 2026.
Periods the newer vintage no longer covers: August 2021.
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