The Datum Report

Sub-region

Essex

What is distinctive here

These moved unusually against comparable areas, and did not simply move with them. A change shared with everywhere else is a fact about the country, not this place.

MeasurePeriodValueChangeAgainst peers
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 19.6% +1.3 in the top 1% of 45

By subject

Every figure published for Essex. Open a subject to see them, each with its history and its source. Where a producer splits the area into many categories, those sit behind a further disclosure.

Labour market 11
10.1%
8.910.812.62020-03-31: 11.92020-06-30: 11.92020-09-30: 12.22020-12-31: 11.22021-09-30: 10.72021-12-31: 10.12022-03-31: 9.92022-06-30: 9.32022-09-30: 9.42022-12-31: 10.32023-03-31: 10.22025-03-31: 9.62025-06-30: 9.62025-09-30: 10.12025-12-31: 102026-03-31: 10.1 2020-03 2026-03
16 monthly readings · 9.3 to 12.2 · axis starts at 8.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.2, basis not documented by the producer
9 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
77.0%
75.677.679.52020-03-31: 76.82020-06-30: 77.02020-09-30: 77.32020-12-31: 76.02021-03-31: 76.02021-06-30: 76.22021-09-30: 76.42021-12-31: 78.12022-03-31: 79.02022-06-30: 78.82022-09-30: 79.12022-12-31: 77.72023-03-31: 77.82023-06-30: 77.22023-09-30: 77.12023-12-31: 76.82024-03-31: 76.92024-06-30: 77.12024-09-30: 76.52024-12-31: 77.22025-03-31: 78.02025-06-30: 78.62025-09-30: 78.42025-12-31: 782026-03-31: 77 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 76.0 to 79.1 · axis starts at 75.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.7, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.3%
4.34.44.62025-12-31: 4.62026-03-31: 4.3 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 4.3 to 4.6 · axis starts at 4.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±0.9, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.6%
17.619.521.42020-03-31: 20.72020-06-30: 20.32020-09-30: 19.92020-12-31: 21.02021-03-31: 20.62021-06-30: 20.32021-09-30: 20.22021-12-31: 18.72022-03-31: 18.02022-06-30: 18.72022-09-30: 18.42022-12-31: 19.62023-03-31: 19.52023-06-30: 19.42023-09-30: 19.72023-12-31: 20.32024-03-31: 20.52024-06-30: 20.72024-09-30: 21.02024-12-31: 20.12025-03-31: 19.02025-06-30: 18.12025-09-30: 18.12025-12-31: 18.32026-03-31: 19.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 18.0 to 21.0 · axis starts at 17.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±1.6, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
39,210
23k49k76k2020-01-31: 28k2020-02-29: 29k2020-03-31: 30k2020-04-30: 52k2020-05-31: 71k2020-06-30: 67k2020-07-31: 68k2020-08-31: 70k2020-09-30: 69k2020-10-31: 65k2020-11-30: 67k2020-12-31: 67k2021-01-31: 65k2021-02-28: 69k2021-03-31: 68k2021-04-30: 67k2021-05-31: 61k2021-06-30: 56k2021-07-31: 54k2021-08-31: 52k2021-09-30: 48k2021-10-31: 46k2021-11-30: 45k2021-12-31: 43k2022-01-31: 42k2022-02-28: 42k2022-03-31: 40k2022-04-30: 37k2022-05-31: 36k2022-06-30: 35k2022-07-31: 35k2022-08-31: 35k2022-09-30: 34k2022-10-31: 34k2022-11-30: 34k2022-12-31: 34k2023-01-31: 34k2023-02-28: 34k2023-03-31: 35k2023-04-30: 36k2023-05-31: 35k2023-06-30: 35k2023-07-31: 35k2023-08-31: 35k2023-09-30: 35k2023-10-31: 35k2023-11-30: 36k2023-12-31: 36k2024-01-31: 36k2024-02-29: 37k2024-03-31: 37k2024-04-30: 37k2024-05-31: 37k2024-06-30: 37k2024-07-31: 40k2024-08-31: 40k2024-09-30: 40k2024-10-31: 40k2024-11-30: 39k2024-12-31: 39k2025-01-31: 39k2025-02-28: 40k2025-03-31: 40k2025-04-30: 39k2025-05-31: 38k2025-06-30: 39k2025-07-31: 38k2025-08-31: 38k2025-09-30: 38k2025-10-31: 38k2025-11-30: 38k2025-12-31: 38k2026-01-31: 38k2026-02-28: 39k2026-03-31: 39k2026-04-30: 39k2026-05-31: 39k2026-06-30: 39k2026-07-31: 38k2026-08-31: 39k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 28k to 71k · axis starts at 23k

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026

3.3%
3.23.23.32026-01-31: 3.22026-02-28: 3.32026-03-31: 3.32026-04-30: 3.32026-05-31: 3.32026-06-30: 3.32026-07-31: 3.32026-08-31: 3.3 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.2 to 3.3 · axis starts at 3.2

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026
72 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

% of economically inactive 5
—

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
25 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

26.5%
22.924.926.92025-12-31: 23.32026-03-31: 26.5 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 23.3 to 26.5 · axis starts at 22.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.0, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.1%
17.219.121.02025-12-31: 19.12026-03-31: 19.1 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · unchanged at 19.1 · axis starts at 17.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.6, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

14.1%
13.915.116.32025-12-31: 16.12026-03-31: 14.1 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 14.1 to 16.1 · axis starts at 13.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.2, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

21.7%
19.521.723.92025-12-31: 21.72026-03-31: 21.7 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · unchanged at 21.7 · axis starts at 19.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.7, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 1
£27,257
9,52519k29k1997-12-31: 11k1998-12-31: 12k1999-12-31: 12k2000-12-31: 13k2001-12-31: 13k2002-12-31: 14k2003-12-31: 14k2004-12-31: 14k2005-12-31: 15k2006-12-31: 15k2007-12-31: 16k2008-12-31: 16k2009-12-31: 17k2010-12-31: 17k2011-12-31: 17k2012-12-31: 17k2013-12-31: 18k2014-12-31: 18k2015-12-31: 20k2016-12-31: 20k2017-12-31: 21k2018-12-31: 22k2019-12-31: 22k2020-12-31: 22k2021-12-31: 23k2022-12-31: 24k2023-12-31: 26k2024-12-31: 27k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 11k to 27k · axis starts at 9,525

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Business 12
Businesses
2025
81,080
58k71k84k2010-03-31: 62k2011-03-31: 61k2012-03-31: 63k2013-03-31: 63k2014-03-31: 66k2015-03-31: 71k2016-03-31: 75k2017-03-31: 77k2018-03-31: 77k2019-03-31: 79k2020-03-31: 80k2021-03-31: 81k2022-03-31: 81k2023-03-31: 80k2024-03-31: 81k2025-03-31: 81k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 61k to 81k · axis starts at 58k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 14 October 2025

64,365
45k56k67k2010-03-31: 48k2011-03-31: 47k2012-03-31: 49k2013-03-31: 49k2014-03-31: 51k2015-03-31: 55k2016-03-31: 59k2017-03-31: 61k2018-03-31: 61k2019-03-31: 63k2020-03-31: 64k2021-03-31: 65k2022-03-31: 64k2023-03-31: 63k2024-03-31: 64k2025-03-31: 64k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 47k to 65k · axis starts at 45k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

4,280
3,2863,8754,4642010-03-31: 3,4002011-03-31: 3,4102012-03-31: 3,5652013-03-31: 3,7202014-03-31: 3,9152015-03-31: 4,1152016-03-31: 4,0452017-03-31: 4,1552018-03-31: 4,1602019-03-31: 4,1852020-03-31: 4,1852021-03-31: 4,2152022-03-31: 4,3502023-03-31: 4,3152024-03-31: 4,3252025-03-31: 4,280 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,400 to 4,350 · axis starts at 3,286

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

370
2353123902010-03-31: 2502011-03-31: 2652012-03-31: 2852013-03-31: 3152014-03-31: 3402015-03-31: 3452016-03-31: 3502017-03-31: 3452018-03-31: 3752019-03-31: 3702020-03-31: 3752021-03-31: 3752022-03-31: 3552023-03-31: 3652024-03-31: 3702025-03-31: 370 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 250 to 375 · axis starts at 235

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

55
43.252.561.82010-03-31: 602011-03-31: 452012-03-31: 602013-03-31: 502014-03-31: 552015-03-31: 502016-03-31: 502017-03-31: 452018-03-31: 452019-03-31: 552020-03-31: 552021-03-31: 502022-03-31: 452023-03-31: 452024-03-31: 452025-03-31: 55 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 45 to 60 · axis starts at 43.2

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

2,325
1,7122,0902,4682010-03-31: 1,8452011-03-31: 1,7852012-03-31: 1,8652013-03-31: 1,9552014-03-31: 2,0502015-03-31: 2,1102016-03-31: 2,1152017-03-31: 2,1152018-03-31: 2,1502019-03-31: 2,1352020-03-31: 2,1552021-03-31: 2,1452022-03-31: 2,2202023-03-31: 2,3952024-03-31: 2,3552025-03-31: 2,325 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,785 to 2,395 · axis starts at 1,712

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

115
84.61121402010-03-31: 952011-03-31: 902012-03-31: 1102013-03-31: 1302014-03-31: 1102015-03-31: 1302016-03-31: 1302017-03-31: 1352018-03-31: 1102019-03-31: 1302020-03-31: 1152021-03-31: 1152022-03-31: 1052023-03-31: 1152024-03-31: 1252025-03-31: 115 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 90 to 135 · axis starts at 84.6

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

8,715
7,3948,3289,2612010-03-31: 7,6302011-03-31: 7,5752012-03-31: 7,9202013-03-31: 7,7502014-03-31: 8,0252015-03-31: 8,5502016-03-31: 8,2202017-03-31: 8,3252018-03-31: 8,4052019-03-31: 8,4702020-03-31: 8,6702021-03-31: 8,4352022-03-31: 8,7552023-03-31: 9,0802024-03-31: 8,8202025-03-31: 8,715 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 7,575 to 9,080 · axis starts at 7,394

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

790
4996608212010-03-31: 5302011-03-31: 5352012-03-31: 5652013-03-31: 5952014-03-31: 6102015-03-31: 6352016-03-31: 6552017-03-31: 6952018-03-31: 7102019-03-31: 7352020-03-31: 7352021-03-31: 7152022-03-31: 7302023-03-31: 7702024-03-31: 7702025-03-31: 790 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 530 to 790 · axis starts at 499

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

60
14.642.570.42010-03-31: 502011-03-31: 402012-03-31: 252013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 402016-03-31: 502017-03-31: 552018-03-31: 652019-03-31: 502020-03-31: 452021-03-31: 452022-03-31: 502023-03-31: 502024-03-31: 602025-03-31: 60 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20 to 65 · axis starts at 14.6

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

90,995
69k81k93k2010-03-31: 73k2011-03-31: 72k2012-03-31: 74k2013-03-31: 74k2014-03-31: 77k2015-03-31: 82k2016-03-31: 85k2017-03-31: 87k2018-03-31: 88k2019-03-31: 89k2020-03-31: 91k2021-03-31: 91k2022-03-31: 91k2023-03-31: 90k2024-03-31: 91k2025-03-31: 91k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 72k to 91k · axis starts at 69k

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 14 October 2025

54,798
17k38k59k1998-12-31: 21k1999-12-31: 21k2000-12-31: 22k2001-12-31: 24k2002-12-31: 25k2003-12-31: 27k2004-12-31: 28k2005-12-31: 29k2006-12-31: 30k2007-12-31: 31k2008-12-31: 32k2009-12-31: 31k2010-12-31: 32k2011-12-31: 32k2012-12-31: 33k2013-12-31: 33k2014-12-31: 35k2015-12-31: 37k2016-12-31: 39k2017-12-31: 42k2018-12-31: 44k2019-12-31: 44k2020-12-31: 41k2021-12-31: 46k2022-12-31: 51k2023-12-31: 55k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 21k to 55k · axis starts at 17k

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Essex

Basildon · Braintree · Brentwood · Castle Point · Chelmsford · Colchester · Epping Forest · Harlow · Maldon · Rochford · Southend-on-Sea · Tendring · Thurrock · Uttlesford