The Datum Report

Sub-region

Surrey, East and West Sussex

What we think is happening

Businesses employing 50 to 99 people in Surrey, East and West Sussex has been rising.

rising · established confidence · formed 5 October 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Labour market

The share of people in work in Surrey, East and West Sussex has been rising, though other measures here have run the other way.

tentative confidence · how we reached this

Moving with the rest of the country

Shown separately because these say something about the country rather than about Surrey, East and West Sussex.

By subject

Every figure published for Surrey, East and West Sussex. 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
12.4%
10.911.712.62020-09-30: 12.22020-12-31: 11.22021-03-31: 11.12021-06-30: 11.22021-09-30: 11.12022-09-30: 11.22025-03-31: 11.52025-09-30: 12.02025-12-31: 12.22026-03-31: 12.4 2020-09 2026-03
10 monthly readings · 11.1 to 12.4 · axis starts at 10.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.1, basis not documented by the producer
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
80.2%
77.579.080.52020-03-31: 80.12020-06-30: 80.02020-09-30: 79.52020-12-31: 78.82021-03-31: 78.52021-06-30: 77.92021-09-30: 78.32021-12-31: 78.82022-03-31: 78.92022-06-30: 79.22022-09-30: 77.82022-12-31: 77.82023-03-31: 77.82023-06-30: 77.82023-09-30: 78.22023-12-31: 78.82024-03-31: 79.02024-06-30: 78.72024-09-30: 78.62024-12-31: 77.92025-03-31: 77.82025-06-30: 78.52025-09-30: 79.42025-12-31: 802026-03-31: 80.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 77.8 to 80.2 · axis starts at 77.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.4, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
3.4%
3.43.53.52025-12-31: 3.52026-03-31: 3.4 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 3.4 to 3.5 · axis starts at 3.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±0.7, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

17.0%
16.718.420.12020-03-31: 17.42020-06-30: 17.32020-09-30: 17.22020-12-31: 17.42021-03-31: 17.92021-06-30: 18.62021-09-30: 18.62021-12-31: 18.42022-03-31: 18.32022-06-30: 18.32022-09-30: 19.52022-12-31: 19.82023-03-31: 19.72023-06-30: 19.32023-09-30: 19.42024-03-31: 18.12024-06-30: 18.72024-09-30: 18.42024-12-31: 19.12025-03-31: 19.42025-06-30: 18.72025-09-30: 17.92025-12-31: 172026-03-31: 17 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 17 to 19.8 · axis starts at 16.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±1.3, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Claimant count
August 2026
55,530
25k63k101k2020-01-31: 33k2020-02-29: 34k2020-03-31: 34k2020-04-30: 65k2020-05-31: 91k2020-06-30: 86k2020-07-31: 89k2020-08-31: 92k2020-09-30: 91k2020-10-31: 87k2020-11-30: 89k2020-12-31: 89k2021-01-31: 88k2021-02-28: 93k2021-03-31: 93k2021-04-30: 90k2021-05-31: 83k2021-06-30: 75k2021-07-31: 73k2021-08-31: 69k2021-09-30: 65k2021-10-31: 62k2021-11-30: 60k2021-12-31: 58k2022-01-31: 57k2022-02-28: 57k2022-03-31: 55k2022-04-30: 51k2022-05-31: 49k2022-06-30: 48k2022-07-31: 48k2022-08-31: 48k2022-09-30: 48k2022-10-31: 48k2022-11-30: 48k2022-12-31: 48k2023-01-31: 48k2023-02-28: 48k2023-03-31: 48k2023-04-30: 49k2023-05-31: 47k2023-06-30: 47k2023-07-31: 48k2023-08-31: 47k2023-09-30: 47k2023-10-31: 48k2023-11-30: 48k2023-12-31: 48k2024-01-31: 49k2024-02-29: 50k2024-03-31: 50k2024-04-30: 49k2024-05-31: 49k2024-06-30: 50k2024-07-31: 54k2024-08-31: 54k2024-09-30: 54k2024-10-31: 53k2024-11-30: 53k2024-12-31: 52k2025-01-31: 53k2025-02-28: 55k2025-03-31: 55k2025-04-30: 54k2025-05-31: 53k2025-06-30: 53k2025-07-31: 52k2025-08-31: 52k2025-09-30: 53k2025-10-31: 53k2025-11-30: 53k2025-12-31: 53k2026-01-31: 54k2026-02-28: 56k2026-03-31: 56k2026-04-30: 55k2026-05-31: 55k2026-06-30: 55k2026-07-31: 54k2026-08-31: 56k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 33k to 93k · axis starts at 25k

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

3.0%
2.933.12026-01-31: 2.92026-02-28: 32026-03-31: 3.12026-04-30: 32026-05-31: 32026-06-30: 32026-07-31: 32026-08-31: 3 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.9 to 3.1 · axis starts at 2.9

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
0.5%

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

23.7%
21.323.726.12025-12-31: 23.72026-03-31: 23.7 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · unchanged at 23.7 · axis starts at 21.3

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

15.2%
13.715.216.72025-12-31: 15.22026-03-31: 15.2 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · unchanged at 15.2 · axis starts at 13.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.9, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

13.9%
13.813.913.92025-12-31: 13.82026-03-31: 13.9 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 13.8 to 13.9 · axis starts at 13.8

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.

27.1%
26.927.928.82025-12-31: 28.62026-03-31: 27.1 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 27.1 to 28.6 · axis starts at 26.9

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.

Pay 1
£32,342
12k23k35k1997-12-31: 14k1998-12-31: 14k1999-12-31: 15k2000-12-31: 15k2001-12-31: 16k2002-12-31: 16k2003-12-31: 16k2004-12-31: 17k2005-12-31: 18k2006-12-31: 18k2007-12-31: 19k2008-12-31: 20k2009-12-31: 20k2010-12-31: 20k2011-12-31: 20k2012-12-31: 21k2013-12-31: 22k2014-12-31: 22k2015-12-31: 24k2016-12-31: 24k2017-12-31: 25k2018-12-31: 26k2019-12-31: 26k2020-12-31: 26k2021-12-31: 27k2022-12-31: 29k2023-12-31: 31k2024-12-31: 32k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 14k to 32k · axis starts at 12k

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Business 12
Businesses
2026
137,680
109k128k146k2010-03-31: 113k2011-03-31: 113k2012-03-31: 116k2013-03-31: 117k2014-03-31: 121k2015-03-31: 130k2016-03-31: 134k2017-03-31: 137k2018-03-31: 138k2019-03-31: 140k2020-03-31: 141k2021-03-31: 143k2022-03-31: 139k2023-03-31: 136k2024-03-31: 136k2025-03-31: 136k2026-03-31: 138k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 113k to 143k · axis starts at 109k

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

110,305
85k102k119k2010-03-31: 89k2011-03-31: 89k2012-03-31: 91k2013-03-31: 92k2014-03-31: 95k2015-03-31: 103k2016-03-31: 107k2017-03-31: 110k2018-03-31: 111k2019-03-31: 113k2020-03-31: 114k2021-03-31: 116k2022-03-31: 112k2023-03-31: 109k2024-03-31: 109k2025-03-31: 109k2026-03-31: 110k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 89k to 116k · axis starts at 85k

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

7,095
5,6516,4727,2942010-03-31: 6,0902011-03-31: 5,8102012-03-31: 6,1752013-03-31: 6,3452014-03-31: 6,5902015-03-31: 7,0702016-03-31: 7,0002017-03-31: 6,9802018-03-31: 7,0202019-03-31: 7,0202020-03-31: 6,9052021-03-31: 6,9252022-03-31: 7,0152023-03-31: 7,1352024-03-31: 7,0252025-03-31: 7,0002026-03-31: 7,095 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 5,810 to 7,135 · axis starts at 5,651

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

590
5246086912010-03-31: 5552011-03-31: 5402012-03-31: 5702013-03-31: 5952014-03-31: 6302015-03-31: 6402016-03-31: 6502017-03-31: 6602018-03-31: 6652019-03-31: 6502020-03-31: 6752021-03-31: 6252022-03-31: 6302023-03-31: 6402024-03-31: 5852025-03-31: 6002026-03-31: 590 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 540 to 675 · axis starts at 524

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

145
1001251502010-03-31: 1102011-03-31: 1052012-03-31: 1102013-03-31: 1202014-03-31: 1152015-03-31: 1252016-03-31: 1152017-03-31: 1252018-03-31: 1102019-03-31: 1252020-03-31: 1252021-03-31: 1302022-03-31: 1202023-03-31: 1302024-03-31: 1402025-03-31: 1452026-03-31: 145 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 105 to 145 · axis starts at 100

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

3,785
3,0683,5183,9672010-03-31: 3,2152011-03-31: 3,1552012-03-31: 3,2202013-03-31: 3,4202014-03-31: 3,5002015-03-31: 3,5952016-03-31: 3,6202017-03-31: 3,6402018-03-31: 3,5952019-03-31: 3,6102020-03-31: 3,6402021-03-31: 3,6202022-03-31: 3,7152023-03-31: 3,8802024-03-31: 3,8152025-03-31: 3,7552026-03-31: 3,785 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 3,155 to 3,880 · axis starts at 3,068

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

240
1542102662010-03-31: 1652011-03-31: 1752012-03-31: 1902013-03-31: 2052014-03-31: 1852015-03-31: 1952016-03-31: 1952017-03-31: 1952018-03-31: 2402019-03-31: 2552020-03-31: 2402021-03-31: 2352022-03-31: 2202023-03-31: 2252024-03-31: 2502025-03-31: 2502026-03-31: 240 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 165 to 255 · axis starts at 154

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

14,080
13k14k15k2010-03-31: 13k2011-03-31: 13k2012-03-31: 14k2013-03-31: 13k2014-03-31: 14k2015-03-31: 15k2016-03-31: 14k2017-03-31: 14k2018-03-31: 14k2019-03-31: 14k2020-03-31: 14k2021-03-31: 14k2022-03-31: 15k2023-03-31: 14k2024-03-31: 14k2025-03-31: 14k2026-03-31: 14k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 13k to 15k · axis starts at 13k

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

1,305
9191,1321,3462010-03-31: 9602011-03-31: 9602012-03-31: 1,0202013-03-31: 1,0852014-03-31: 1,0852015-03-31: 1,1102016-03-31: 1,1452017-03-31: 1,1802018-03-31: 1,1952019-03-31: 1,1902020-03-31: 1,1402021-03-31: 1,1352022-03-31: 1,1302023-03-31: 1,1702024-03-31: 1,2552025-03-31: 1,2652026-03-31: 1,305 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 960 to 1,305 · axis starts at 919

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

135
1001251502010-03-31: 1052011-03-31: 1102012-03-31: 1102013-03-31: 1052014-03-31: 1152015-03-31: 1102016-03-31: 1202017-03-31: 1152018-03-31: 1402019-03-31: 1152020-03-31: 1152021-03-31: 1452022-03-31: 1452023-03-31: 1402024-03-31: 1302025-03-31: 1402026-03-31: 135 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 105 to 145 · axis starts at 100

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

156,390
129k147k166k2010-03-31: 133k2011-03-31: 132k2012-03-31: 136k2013-03-31: 136k2014-03-31: 141k2015-03-31: 150k2016-03-31: 153k2017-03-31: 156k2018-03-31: 157k2019-03-31: 159k2020-03-31: 161k2021-03-31: 162k2022-03-31: 158k2023-03-31: 155k2024-03-31: 155k2025-03-31: 154k2026-03-31: 156k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 132k to 162k · axis starts at 129k

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

106,371
34k74k114k1998-12-31: 42k1999-12-31: 45k2000-12-31: 47k2001-12-31: 48k2002-12-31: 50k2003-12-31: 52k2004-12-31: 53k2005-12-31: 56k2006-12-31: 60k2007-12-31: 62k2008-12-31: 65k2009-12-31: 64k2010-12-31: 66k2011-12-31: 66k2012-12-31: 69k2013-12-31: 72k2014-12-31: 75k2015-12-31: 78k2016-12-31: 80k2017-12-31: 83k2018-12-31: 85k2019-12-31: 89k2020-12-31: 86k2021-12-31: 90k2022-12-31: 98k2023-12-31: 106k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 42k to 106k · axis starts at 34k

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Surrey, East and West Sussex

Adur · Arun · Brighton and Hove · Chichester · Crawley · Eastbourne · Elmbridge · Epsom and Ewell · Guildford · Hastings · Horsham · Lewes · Mid Sussex · Mole Valley · Reigate and Banstead · Rother · Runnymede · Spelthorne · Surrey Heath · Tandridge · Waverley · Wealden · Woking · Worthing