The Datum Report

Sub-region

Kent

By subject

Every figure published for Kent. 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%
9.211.413.62020-03-31: 11.92020-06-30: 12.52020-09-30: 12.62020-12-31: 12.32021-03-31: 12.42021-06-30: 11.82022-03-31: 12.12022-06-30: 11.42022-12-31: 12.02023-03-31: 12.22023-06-30: 12.02023-09-30: 12.32023-12-31: 13.12024-03-31: 12.22024-06-30: 11.92024-09-30: 11.22025-03-31: 10.92025-06-30: 11.62025-09-30: 10.52025-12-31: 9.62026-03-31: 10.1 2020-03 2026-03
21 monthly readings · 9.6 to 13.1 · axis starts at 9.2

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

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
75.3%
74.276.578.72020-03-31: 78.32020-06-30: 77.72020-09-30: 77.62020-12-31: 78.12021-03-31: 77.42021-06-30: 77.12021-09-30: 77.22021-12-31: 75.12022-03-31: 74.82022-06-30: 75.42022-09-30: 76.82022-12-31: 77.22023-03-31: 76.42023-06-30: 76.22023-09-30: 75.42023-12-31: 76.12024-03-31: 77.42024-06-30: 76.52024-09-30: 75.52024-12-31: 76.12025-03-31: 75.32025-06-30: 74.62025-09-30: 76.02025-12-31: 74.62026-03-31: 75.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 74.6 to 78.3 · axis starts at 74.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.8, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
3.7%
3.64.04.32025-12-31: 4.22026-03-31: 3.7 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 3.7 to 4.2 · axis starts at 3.6

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.

21.9%
18.120.322.52020-03-31: 18.52020-06-30: 18.92020-09-30: 19.42020-12-31: 18.62021-03-31: 19.22021-06-30: 19.32021-09-30: 19.42021-12-31: 21.52022-03-31: 22.02022-06-30: 22.12022-09-30: 21.22022-12-31: 19.82023-03-31: 20.32023-06-30: 20.42023-09-30: 20.72023-12-31: 20.92024-03-31: 19.72024-06-30: 19.92024-09-30: 21.22024-12-31: 20.62025-03-31: 21.32025-06-30: 21.92025-09-30: 20.72025-12-31: 22.12026-03-31: 21.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 18.5 to 22.1 · axis starts at 18.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±1.7, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
41,155
27k52k77k2020-01-31: 32k2020-02-29: 33k2020-03-31: 33k2020-04-30: 58k2020-05-31: 72k2020-06-30: 68k2020-07-31: 70k2020-08-31: 71k2020-09-30: 70k2020-10-31: 67k2020-11-30: 68k2020-12-31: 68k2021-01-31: 67k2021-02-28: 70k2021-03-31: 69k2021-04-30: 68k2021-05-31: 63k2021-06-30: 59k2021-07-31: 57k2021-08-31: 55k2021-09-30: 52k2021-10-31: 50k2021-11-30: 49k2021-12-31: 47k2022-01-31: 46k2022-02-28: 46k2022-03-31: 44k2022-04-30: 41k2022-05-31: 40k2022-06-30: 38k2022-07-31: 37k2022-08-31: 37k2022-09-30: 37k2022-10-31: 37k2022-11-30: 37k2022-12-31: 37k2023-01-31: 38k2023-02-28: 38k2023-03-31: 38k2023-04-30: 39k2023-05-31: 38k2023-06-30: 38k2023-07-31: 38k2023-08-31: 38k2023-09-30: 38k2023-10-31: 38k2023-11-30: 38k2023-12-31: 39k2024-01-31: 39k2024-02-29: 40k2024-03-31: 40k2024-04-30: 39k2024-05-31: 39k2024-06-30: 39k2024-07-31: 42k2024-08-31: 42k2024-09-30: 42k2024-10-31: 42k2024-11-30: 41k2024-12-31: 41k2025-01-31: 40k2025-02-28: 41k2025-03-31: 41k2025-04-30: 40k2025-05-31: 40k2025-06-30: 40k2025-07-31: 39k2025-08-31: 39k2025-09-30: 39k2025-10-31: 40k2025-11-30: 40k2025-12-31: 40k2026-01-31: 40k2026-02-28: 41k2026-03-31: 41k2026-04-30: 41k2026-05-31: 41k2026-06-30: 41k2026-07-31: 40k2026-08-31: 41k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 32k to 72k · axis starts at 27k

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

3.5%
3.43.53.52026-01-31: 3.42026-02-28: 3.52026-03-31: 3.52026-04-30: 3.52026-05-31: 3.52026-06-30: 3.52026-07-31: 3.42026-08-31: 3.5 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.4 to 3.5 · axis starts at 3.4

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.

31.7%
30.030.931.92025-12-31: 30.22026-03-31: 31.7 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 30.2 to 31.7 · axis starts at 30.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.2, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

17.3%
16.719.822.92024-12-31: 20.72025-03-31: 22.32025-12-31: 18.42026-03-31: 17.3 2024-12 2026-03
4 monthly readings · 17.3 to 22.3 · axis starts at 16.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.4, basis not documented by the producer
21 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

11.2%
10.215.420.52021-12-31: 19.52022-06-30: 17.42023-03-31: 18.92025-12-31: 122026-03-31: 11.2 2021-12 2026-03
5 monthly readings · 11.2 to 19.5 · axis starts at 10.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.8, basis not documented by the producer
20 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

26.0%
25.825.926.12025-09-30: 26.02025-12-31: 25.82026-03-31: 26 2025-09 2026-03
3 monthly readings · 25.8 to 26.0 · axis starts at 25.8

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

Pay 1
£27,126
9,52019k29k1997-12-31: 11k1998-12-31: 11k1999-12-31: 12k2000-12-31: 13k2001-12-31: 13k2002-12-31: 13k2003-12-31: 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: 18k2013-12-31: 18k2014-12-31: 19k2015-12-31: 20k2016-12-31: 20k2017-12-31: 21k2018-12-31: 21k2019-12-31: 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 9,520

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Business 12
Businesses
2025
74,430
53k65k77k2010-03-31: 56k2011-03-31: 55k2012-03-31: 57k2013-03-31: 57k2014-03-31: 59k2015-03-31: 64k2016-03-31: 67k2017-03-31: 69k2018-03-31: 70k2019-03-31: 71k2020-03-31: 73k2021-03-31: 74k2022-03-31: 74k2023-03-31: 73k2024-03-31: 73k2025-03-31: 74k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 55k to 74k · axis starts at 53k

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

59,195
40k51k61k2010-03-31: 43k2011-03-31: 42k2012-03-31: 43k2013-03-31: 43k2014-03-31: 45k2015-03-31: 49k2016-03-31: 52k2017-03-31: 54k2018-03-31: 55k2019-03-31: 56k2020-03-31: 58k2021-03-31: 59k2022-03-31: 59k2023-03-31: 57k2024-03-31: 58k2025-03-31: 59k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 42k to 59k · axis starts at 40k

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

3,890
3,1773,6324,0882010-03-31: 3,3802011-03-31: 3,2652012-03-31: 3,4602013-03-31: 3,5252014-03-31: 3,7202015-03-31: 3,8352016-03-31: 3,8252017-03-31: 3,7952018-03-31: 3,8752019-03-31: 3,8202020-03-31: 3,8252021-03-31: 3,8352022-03-31: 3,9102023-03-31: 4,0002024-03-31: 3,9152025-03-31: 3,890 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,265 to 4,000 · axis starts at 3,177

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

400
2873554232010-03-31: 3002011-03-31: 3052012-03-31: 3402013-03-31: 3502014-03-31: 3352015-03-31: 3602016-03-31: 3752017-03-31: 3802018-03-31: 3902019-03-31: 4002020-03-31: 4102021-03-31: 3852022-03-31: 3852023-03-31: 3902024-03-31: 3952025-03-31: 400 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 300 to 410 · axis starts at 287

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

55
2742.5582010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 402012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 402017-03-31: 452018-03-31: 452019-03-31: 452020-03-31: 452021-03-31: 452022-03-31: 452023-03-31: 452024-03-31: 502025-03-31: 55 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 30 to 55 · axis starts at 27

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

2,145
1,5801,9152,2502010-03-31: 1,7152011-03-31: 1,6452012-03-31: 1,7202013-03-31: 1,8752014-03-31: 1,9052015-03-31: 1,9302016-03-31: 1,9352017-03-31: 2,0052018-03-31: 2,0102019-03-31: 1,9802020-03-31: 1,9802021-03-31: 2,0002022-03-31: 2,0652023-03-31: 2,1852024-03-31: 2,1652025-03-31: 2,145 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,645 to 2,185 · axis starts at 1,580

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

125
1131251372010-03-31: 1202011-03-31: 1152012-03-31: 1202013-03-31: 1202014-03-31: 1252015-03-31: 1302016-03-31: 1352017-03-31: 1352018-03-31: 1352019-03-31: 1352020-03-31: 1352021-03-31: 1302022-03-31: 1252023-03-31: 1202024-03-31: 1202025-03-31: 125 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 115 to 135 · axis starts at 113

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

7,870
7,1097,6588,2062010-03-31: 7,4102011-03-31: 7,2152012-03-31: 7,4152013-03-31: 7,2602014-03-31: 7,4802015-03-31: 8,0102016-03-31: 7,8152017-03-31: 7,8852018-03-31: 7,9852019-03-31: 8,0402020-03-31: 7,9002021-03-31: 7,9502022-03-31: 8,0652023-03-31: 8,1002024-03-31: 7,9502025-03-31: 7,870 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 7,215 to 8,100 · axis starts at 7,109

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

690
5116107092010-03-31: 5302011-03-31: 5352012-03-31: 5502013-03-31: 5852014-03-31: 6452015-03-31: 6452016-03-31: 6302017-03-31: 6252018-03-31: 6302019-03-31: 6252020-03-31: 6402021-03-31: 6302022-03-31: 6502023-03-31: 6602024-03-31: 6802025-03-31: 690 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 530 to 690 · axis starts at 511

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

65
3752.5682010-03-31: 402011-03-31: 402012-03-31: 502013-03-31: 452014-03-31: 552015-03-31: 502016-03-31: 502017-03-31: 502018-03-31: 552019-03-31: 502020-03-31: 502021-03-31: 502022-03-31: 502023-03-31: 552024-03-31: 552025-03-31: 65 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 40 to 65 · axis starts at 37

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

85,630
65k76k88k2010-03-31: 68k2011-03-31: 67k2012-03-31: 69k2013-03-31: 69k2014-03-31: 71k2015-03-31: 75k2016-03-31: 78k2017-03-31: 81k2018-03-31: 81k2019-03-31: 83k2020-03-31: 85k2021-03-31: 86k2022-03-31: 86k2023-03-31: 85k2024-03-31: 85k2025-03-31: 86k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 67k to 86k · axis starts at 65k

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

54,965
17k38k59k1998-12-31: 21k1999-12-31: 22k2000-12-31: 22k2001-12-31: 23k2002-12-31: 24k2003-12-31: 26k2004-12-31: 27k2005-12-31: 29k2006-12-31: 29k2007-12-31: 30k2008-12-31: 33k2009-12-31: 31k2010-12-31: 32k2011-12-31: 33k2012-12-31: 34k2013-12-31: 35k2014-12-31: 36k2015-12-31: 38k2016-12-31: 40k2017-12-31: 41k2018-12-31: 43k2019-12-31: 45k2020-12-31: 44k2021-12-31: 46k2022-12-31: 50k2023-12-31: 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 Kent

Ashford · Canterbury · Dartford · Dover · Folkestone and Hythe · Gravesham · Maidstone · Medway · Sevenoaks · Swale · Thanet · Tonbridge and Malling · Tunbridge Wells