The Datum Report

Sub-region

Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

What we think is happening

The job market in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire has been getting stronger.

improving · strong confidence · formed 5 October 2026 · how we reached this

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
Businesses employing 5 to 9 people 2026 8,620 +315 in the top 4% of 46

By subject

Every figure published for Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire. 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
9.1%
7.99.210.52020-03-31: 9.72020-06-30: 10.02020-09-30: 9.92020-12-31: 9.72021-06-30: 8.92021-09-30: 8.72021-12-31: 9.02022-03-31: 9.22022-06-30: 8.72022-09-30: 8.22022-12-31: 9.12023-03-31: 9.52023-06-30: 9.82023-09-30: 10.22023-12-31: 9.82024-03-31: 9.32024-06-30: 9.42024-09-30: 9.12025-12-31: 8.92026-03-31: 9.1 2020-03 2026-03
20 monthly readings · 8.2 to 10.2 · axis starts at 7.9

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

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
76.5%
74.077.180.32020-03-31: 79.02020-06-30: 79.62020-09-30: 78.92020-12-31: 77.92021-03-31: 76.12021-06-30: 75.02021-09-30: 74.92021-12-31: 74.62022-03-31: 75.92022-06-30: 76.12022-09-30: 76.32022-12-31: 77.02023-03-31: 76.82023-06-30: 76.42023-09-30: 76.62023-12-31: 77.22024-03-31: 77.72024-06-30: 77.32024-09-30: 76.82024-12-31: 76.22025-03-31: 75.62025-06-30: 75.62025-09-30: 76.52025-12-31: 76.12026-03-31: 76.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 74.6 to 79.6 · axis starts at 74.0

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
4.6%
4.54.54.62025-12-31: 4.52026-03-31: 4.6 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 4.5 to 4.6 · axis starts at 4.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.0, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.8%
17.019.522.02020-03-31: 18.22020-06-30: 17.52020-09-30: 18.22020-12-31: 18.62021-03-31: 19.72021-06-30: 20.62021-09-30: 20.52021-12-31: 21.12022-03-31: 20.92022-06-30: 21.12022-09-30: 21.32022-12-31: 20.52023-03-31: 20.22023-06-30: 20.22023-09-30: 20.12023-12-31: 19.62024-03-31: 19.42024-06-30: 19.32024-09-30: 20.02024-12-31: 20.72025-03-31: 21.42025-06-30: 21.52025-09-30: 20.52025-12-31: 20.42026-03-31: 19.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 17.5 to 21.5 · axis starts at 17.0

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

Claimant count
August 2026
42,545
21k45k69k2020-01-31: 26k2020-02-29: 27k2020-03-31: 27k2020-04-30: 49k2020-05-31: 63k2020-06-30: 62k2020-07-31: 63k2020-08-31: 64k2020-09-30: 63k2020-10-31: 61k2020-11-30: 61k2020-12-31: 60k2021-01-31: 59k2021-02-28: 62k2021-03-31: 62k2021-04-30: 61k2021-05-31: 57k2021-06-30: 53k2021-07-31: 52k2021-08-31: 50k2021-09-30: 47k2021-10-31: 46k2021-11-30: 44k2021-12-31: 42k2022-01-31: 41k2022-02-28: 42k2022-03-31: 40k2022-04-30: 39k2022-05-31: 38k2022-06-30: 37k2022-07-31: 36k2022-08-31: 36k2022-09-30: 36k2022-10-31: 35k2022-11-30: 35k2022-12-31: 36k2023-01-31: 36k2023-02-28: 37k2023-03-31: 38k2023-04-30: 39k2023-05-31: 38k2023-06-30: 39k2023-07-31: 39k2023-08-31: 38k2023-09-30: 38k2023-10-31: 38k2023-11-30: 38k2023-12-31: 37k2024-01-31: 38k2024-02-29: 39k2024-03-31: 39k2024-04-30: 40k2024-05-31: 41k2024-06-30: 42k2024-07-31: 45k2024-08-31: 45k2024-09-30: 45k2024-10-31: 44k2024-11-30: 43k2024-12-31: 42k2025-01-31: 42k2025-02-28: 44k2025-03-31: 45k2025-04-30: 44k2025-05-31: 43k2025-06-30: 44k2025-07-31: 43k2025-08-31: 43k2025-09-30: 42k2025-10-31: 41k2025-11-30: 40k2025-12-31: 40k2026-01-31: 40k2026-02-28: 42k2026-03-31: 42k2026-04-30: 42k2026-05-31: 42k2026-06-30: 42k2026-07-31: 41k2026-08-31: 43k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 26k to 64k · axis starts at 21k

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

3.4%
3.23.33.42026-01-31: 3.22026-02-28: 3.32026-03-31: 3.42026-04-30: 3.42026-05-31: 3.42026-06-30: 3.32026-07-31: 3.32026-08-31: 3.4 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.2 to 3.4 · 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
0.7%
0.60.70.82025-12-31: 0.72026-03-31: 0.7 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · unchanged at 0.7 · axis starts at 0.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

26.3%
24.725.626.52025-12-31: 24.92026-03-31: 26.3 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 24.9 to 26.3 · axis starts at 24.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.1, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.7%
16.821.826.82020-06-30: 25.52020-09-30: 25.92020-12-31: 25.72025-12-31: 17.82026-03-31: 19.7 2020-06 2026-03
5 monthly readings · 17.8 to 25.9 · axis starts at 16.8

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

10.5%
10.211.613.02025-12-31: 12.72026-03-31: 10.5 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 10.5 to 12.7 · axis starts at 10.2

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

28.6%
26.228.931.72021-06-30: 29.92021-09-30: 29.72021-12-31: 30.82022-03-31: 31.12024-03-31: 26.72024-09-30: 28.02024-12-31: 26.82025-12-31: 27.72026-03-31: 28.6 2021-06 2026-03
9 monthly readings · 26.7 to 31.1 · axis starts at 26.2

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

Pay 1
£23,080
8,64917k25k1997-12-31: 10k1998-12-31: 10k1999-12-31: 11k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 12k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 13k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 14k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 15k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 16k2013-12-31: 16k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 17k2016-12-31: 17k2017-12-31: 18k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 19k2020-12-31: 19k2021-12-31: 20k2022-12-31: 21k2023-12-31: 22k2024-12-31: 23k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 10k to 23k · axis starts at 8,649

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Business 12
Businesses
2026
80,315
54k72k90k2010-03-31: 58k2011-03-31: 58k2012-03-31: 60k2013-03-31: 61k2014-03-31: 64k2015-03-31: 70k2016-03-31: 73k2017-03-31: 77k2018-03-31: 79k2019-03-31: 80k2020-03-31: 82k2021-03-31: 87k2022-03-31: 85k2023-03-31: 79k2024-03-31: 79k2025-03-31: 79k2026-03-31: 80k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 58k to 87k · axis starts at 54k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 24 September 2026

63,205
41k56k70k2010-03-31: 44k2011-03-31: 44k2012-03-31: 45k2013-03-31: 46k2014-03-31: 48k2015-03-31: 53k2016-03-31: 57k2017-03-31: 60k2018-03-31: 62k2019-03-31: 63k2020-03-31: 64k2021-03-31: 67k2022-03-31: 67k2023-03-31: 62k2024-03-31: 62k2025-03-31: 62k2026-03-31: 63k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 44k to 67k · axis starts at 41k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

4,440
3,2804,0054,7302010-03-31: 3,4552011-03-31: 3,4202012-03-31: 3,6452013-03-31: 3,8252014-03-31: 3,9602015-03-31: 4,2152016-03-31: 4,1902017-03-31: 4,2652018-03-31: 4,3402019-03-31: 4,2052020-03-31: 4,5702021-03-31: 4,5902022-03-31: 4,3352023-03-31: 4,3452024-03-31: 4,2402025-03-31: 4,2802026-03-31: 4,440 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 3,420 to 4,590 · axis starts at 3,280

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

400
3714184642010-03-31: 3802011-03-31: 3802012-03-31: 4052013-03-31: 4102014-03-31: 4102015-03-31: 4152016-03-31: 4302017-03-31: 4352018-03-31: 4452019-03-31: 4552020-03-31: 4552021-03-31: 4352022-03-31: 4152023-03-31: 4052024-03-31: 3852025-03-31: 3952026-03-31: 400 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 380 to 455 · axis starts at 371

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

95
61.48098.62010-03-31: 702011-03-31: 802012-03-31: 702013-03-31: 702014-03-31: 752015-03-31: 752016-03-31: 752017-03-31: 652018-03-31: 752019-03-31: 752020-03-31: 802021-03-31: 802022-03-31: 852023-03-31: 852024-03-31: 902025-03-31: 902026-03-31: 95 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 65 to 95 · axis starts at 61.4

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

2,445
1,8272,1802,5332010-03-31: 1,9702011-03-31: 1,8952012-03-31: 1,9452013-03-31: 2,1252014-03-31: 2,2852015-03-31: 2,3652016-03-31: 2,3552017-03-31: 2,3902018-03-31: 2,3802019-03-31: 2,3652020-03-31: 2,4002021-03-31: 2,4002022-03-31: 2,4152023-03-31: 2,4652024-03-31: 2,4352025-03-31: 2,4152026-03-31: 2,445 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 1,895 to 2,465 · axis starts at 1,827

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

160
80.41301802010-03-31: 902011-03-31: 1102012-03-31: 1152013-03-31: 1152014-03-31: 1302015-03-31: 1152016-03-31: 1202017-03-31: 1352018-03-31: 1502019-03-31: 1552020-03-31: 1452021-03-31: 1452022-03-31: 1452023-03-31: 1602024-03-31: 1702025-03-31: 1652026-03-31: 160 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 90 to 170 · axis starts at 80.4

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

8,620
6,8408,93211k2010-03-31: 7,5402011-03-31: 7,2452012-03-31: 7,5702013-03-31: 7,6102014-03-31: 8,0002015-03-31: 8,5402016-03-31: 8,2302017-03-31: 8,2902018-03-31: 8,8452019-03-31: 8,7102020-03-31: 9,6902021-03-31: 11k2022-03-31: 9,4952023-03-31: 8,7352024-03-31: 8,4602025-03-31: 8,3052026-03-31: 8,620 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 7,245 to 11k · axis starts at 6,840

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

880
5837489122010-03-31: 6452011-03-31: 6152012-03-31: 6202013-03-31: 6602014-03-31: 6902015-03-31: 7252016-03-31: 7452017-03-31: 7702018-03-31: 7852019-03-31: 8202020-03-31: 8152021-03-31: 8002022-03-31: 8252023-03-31: 8352024-03-31: 8652025-03-31: 8452026-03-31: 880 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 615 to 880 · axis starts at 583

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

70
35.857.579.22010-03-31: 502011-03-31: 402012-03-31: 552013-03-31: 552014-03-31: 552015-03-31: 602016-03-31: 602017-03-31: 602018-03-31: 652019-03-31: 652020-03-31: 652021-03-31: 602022-03-31: 702023-03-31: 602024-03-31: 702025-03-31: 752026-03-31: 70 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 40 to 75 · axis starts at 35.8

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

91,025
65k83k101k2010-03-31: 69k2011-03-31: 68k2012-03-31: 70k2013-03-31: 71k2014-03-31: 74k2015-03-31: 80k2016-03-31: 83k2017-03-31: 87k2018-03-31: 90k2019-03-31: 90k2020-03-31: 93k2021-03-31: 97k2022-03-31: 95k2023-03-31: 90k2024-03-31: 90k2025-03-31: 90k2026-03-31: 91k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 68k to 97k · axis starts at 65k

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 24 September 2026

59,023
17k40k64k1998-12-31: 22k1999-12-31: 22k2000-12-31: 23k2001-12-31: 24k2002-12-31: 25k2003-12-31: 26k2004-12-31: 28k2005-12-31: 29k2006-12-31: 31k2007-12-31: 33k2008-12-31: 34k2009-12-31: 33k2010-12-31: 35k2011-12-31: 35k2012-12-31: 36k2013-12-31: 37k2014-12-31: 39k2015-12-31: 41k2016-12-31: 42k2017-12-31: 44k2018-12-31: 46k2019-12-31: 47k2020-12-31: 45k2021-12-31: 49k2022-12-31: 54k2023-12-31: 59k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 22k to 59k · axis starts at 17k

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Blaby · Charnwood · Harborough · Hinckley and Bosworth · Leicester · Melton · North Northamptonshire · North West Leicestershire · Oadby and Wigston · Rutland · West Northamptonshire