The Datum Report

Local area

Ards and North Down

What we think is happening

Typical monthly pay in Ards and North Down has been rising, though other measures here have run the other way.

mixed · tentative confidence · formed 31 August 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Ards and North Down has been getting stronger.

established confidence · 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
Claimant count August 2026 2,510 +150 in the top 1% of 182

By subject

Every figure published for Ards and North Down. 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 2
Claimant count
August 2026
2,510
1,8463,4925,1392020-01-31: 2,1652020-02-29: 2,2452020-03-31: 2,3452020-04-30: 4,3652020-05-31: 4,8202020-06-30: 4,6302020-07-31: 4,5852020-08-31: 4,6552020-09-30: 4,4802020-10-31: 4,4002020-11-30: 4,4602020-12-31: 4,3652021-01-31: 4,2102021-02-28: 4,4002021-03-31: 4,2852021-04-30: 4,3152021-05-31: 4,0402021-06-30: 3,8452021-07-31: 3,7902021-08-31: 3,7102021-09-30: 3,5352021-10-31: 3,4152021-11-30: 3,1302021-12-31: 3,0052022-01-31: 2,9102022-02-28: 2,9002022-03-31: 2,7352022-04-30: 2,7152022-05-31: 2,5852022-06-30: 2,5902022-07-31: 2,5802022-08-31: 2,5852022-09-30: 2,6002022-10-31: 2,5602022-11-30: 2,5952022-12-31: 2,6302023-01-31: 2,5152023-02-28: 2,6152023-03-31: 2,6152023-04-30: 2,7002023-05-31: 2,5852023-06-30: 2,5952023-07-31: 2,6502023-08-31: 2,6602023-09-30: 2,6852023-10-31: 2,6652023-11-30: 2,5802023-12-31: 2,6252024-01-31: 2,5002024-02-29: 2,6202024-03-31: 2,6852024-04-30: 2,6602024-05-31: 2,6102024-06-30: 2,7502024-07-31: 2,9652024-08-31: 3,0602024-09-30: 2,9902024-10-31: 2,9852024-11-30: 2,8202024-12-31: 2,7902025-01-31: 2,6652025-02-28: 2,7702025-03-31: 2,7152025-04-30: 2,7452025-05-31: 2,5852025-06-30: 2,6302025-07-31: 2,5802025-08-31: 2,6052025-09-30: 2,5902025-10-31: 2,6452025-11-30: 2,6152025-12-31: 2,4952026-01-31: 2,4802026-02-28: 2,5002026-03-31: 2,4902026-04-30: 2,5052026-05-31: 2,3752026-06-30: 2,3302026-07-31: 2,3602026-08-31: 2,510 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 2,165 to 4,820 · axis starts at 1,846

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

2.6%
2.42.52.62026-01-31: 2.52026-02-28: 2.62026-03-31: 2.52026-04-30: 2.62026-05-31: 2.42026-06-30: 2.42026-07-31: 2.42026-08-31: 2.6 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.4 to 2.6 · axis starts at 2.4

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

Pay 3
£24,420
7,59417k26k1997-12-31: 9,3971998-12-31: 9,4091999-12-31: 9,7282000-12-31: 10k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 14k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 15k2013-12-31: 15k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 16k2016-12-31: 17k2017-12-31: 17k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 18k2020-12-31: 19k2021-12-31: 19k2022-12-31: 21k2023-12-31: 23k2024-12-31: 24k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,397 to 24k · axis starts at 7,594

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,532
1,5972,1142,6322020-01-31: 1,7052020-02-29: 1,7282020-03-31: 1,7692020-04-30: 1,7002020-05-31: 1,6972020-06-30: 1,7392020-07-31: 1,7622020-08-31: 1,7582020-09-30: 1,7832020-10-31: 1,7882020-11-30: 1,8012020-12-31: 1,8352021-01-31: 1,7882021-02-28: 1,7892021-03-31: 1,8182021-04-30: 1,8362021-05-31: 1,8372021-06-30: 1,8422021-07-31: 1,8982021-08-31: 1,8362021-09-30: 1,8522021-10-31: 1,8712021-11-30: 1,8822021-12-31: 1,9552022-01-31: 1,9442022-02-28: 1,9072022-03-31: 1,9492022-04-30: 1,9492022-05-31: 1,9522022-06-30: 1,9712022-07-31: 1,9742022-08-31: 1,9822022-09-30: 1,9762022-10-31: 2,0042022-11-30: 2,0292022-12-31: 2,0742023-01-31: 2,0412023-02-28: 2,0582023-03-31: 2,1412023-04-30: 2,0872023-05-31: 2,1032023-06-30: 2,1362023-07-31: 2,1072023-08-31: 2,1022023-09-30: 2,1082023-10-31: 2,1142023-11-30: 2,1732023-12-31: 2,1992024-01-31: 2,1282024-02-29: 2,1562024-03-31: 2,1922024-04-30: 2,2212024-05-31: 2,2662024-06-30: 2,3892024-07-31: 2,2732024-08-31: 2,3302024-09-30: 2,2542024-10-31: 2,2832024-11-30: 2,3322024-12-31: 2,3362025-01-31: 2,2902025-02-28: 2,3142025-03-31: 2,4432025-04-30: 2,4272025-05-31: 2,4242025-06-30: 2,4012025-07-31: 2,4052025-08-31: 2,3942025-09-30: 2,4322025-10-31: 2,4332025-11-30: 2,4442025-12-31: 2,4662026-01-31: 2,4352026-02-28: 2,5112026-03-31: 2,4772026-04-30: 2,5072026-05-31: 2,5082026-06-30: 2,5242026-07-31: 2,532 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,697 to 2,532 · axis starts at 1,597

ONS, Earnings and employment from PAYE Real Time Information, published 22 August 2026 (approximate)
no published uncertainty; this figure is our own aggregation
Our aggregation of local authorities, with no published interval.

67,722
60k64k69k2020-01-31: 62k2020-02-29: 61k2020-03-31: 62k2020-04-30: 61k2020-05-31: 61k2020-06-30: 61k2020-07-31: 61k2020-08-31: 61k2020-09-30: 61k2020-10-31: 61k2020-11-30: 61k2020-12-31: 61k2021-01-31: 60k2021-02-28: 60k2021-03-31: 60k2021-04-30: 61k2021-05-31: 61k2021-06-30: 62k2021-07-31: 63k2021-08-31: 62k2021-09-30: 62k2021-10-31: 63k2021-11-30: 63k2021-12-31: 63k2022-01-31: 63k2022-02-28: 63k2022-03-31: 63k2022-04-30: 63k2022-05-31: 64k2022-06-30: 64k2022-07-31: 64k2022-08-31: 64k2022-09-30: 64k2022-10-31: 64k2022-11-30: 64k2022-12-31: 64k2023-01-31: 64k2023-02-28: 64k2023-03-31: 65k2023-04-30: 65k2023-05-31: 65k2023-06-30: 65k2023-07-31: 65k2023-08-31: 65k2023-09-30: 65k2023-10-31: 65k2023-11-30: 66k2023-12-31: 66k2024-01-31: 65k2024-02-29: 66k2024-03-31: 66k2024-04-30: 66k2024-05-31: 66k2024-06-30: 67k2024-07-31: 67k2024-08-31: 67k2024-09-30: 67k2024-10-31: 67k2024-11-30: 67k2024-12-31: 67k2025-01-31: 67k2025-02-28: 66k2025-03-31: 67k2025-04-30: 67k2025-05-31: 67k2025-06-30: 67k2025-07-31: 67k2025-08-31: 67k2025-09-30: 67k2025-10-31: 67k2025-11-30: 68k2025-12-31: 67k2026-01-31: 67k2026-02-28: 67k2026-03-31: 67k2026-04-30: 67k2026-05-31: 67k2026-06-30: 68k2026-07-31: 68k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 60k to 68k · axis starts at 60k

ONS, Earnings and employment from PAYE Real Time Information, published 22 August 2026 (approximate)
no published uncertainty; this figure is our own aggregation
Our aggregation of local authorities, with no published interval.

Business 12
Businesses
2025
4,875
4,2204,5824,9452010-03-31: 4,6452011-03-31: 4,5702012-03-31: 4,5202013-03-31: 4,3602014-03-31: 4,2902015-03-31: 4,3052016-03-31: 4,4152017-03-31: 4,5202018-03-31: 4,6402019-03-31: 4,7352020-03-31: 4,7152021-03-31: 4,7602022-03-31: 4,8352023-03-31: 4,7752024-03-31: 4,7852025-03-31: 4,875 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 4,290 to 4,875 · axis starts at 4,220

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

3,720
3,1103,4483,7852010-03-31: 3,3552011-03-31: 3,3952012-03-31: 3,3452013-03-31: 3,2202014-03-31: 3,1752015-03-31: 3,1852016-03-31: 3,3002017-03-31: 3,3352018-03-31: 3,4552019-03-31: 3,5802020-03-31: 3,5652021-03-31: 3,6052022-03-31: 3,6702023-03-31: 3,5902024-03-31: 3,6102025-03-31: 3,720 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,175 to 3,720 · axis starts at 3,110

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

310
2723153582010-03-31: 3502011-03-31: 2952012-03-31: 2902013-03-31: 2802014-03-31: 2852015-03-31: 2902016-03-31: 2952017-03-31: 3002018-03-31: 3052019-03-31: 3152020-03-31: 3002021-03-31: 3102022-03-31: 3102023-03-31: 2952024-03-31: 3052025-03-31: 310 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 280 to 350 · axis starts at 272

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

20
14.417.520.62010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 20 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 20 · axis starts at 14.4

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

0
00.512010-03-31: 02011-03-31: 02012-03-31: 02013-03-31: 02014-03-31: 02015-03-31: 02016-03-31: 02017-03-31: 02018-03-31: 02019-03-31: 02020-03-31: 02021-03-31: 02022-03-31: 02023-03-31: 02024-03-31: 02025-03-31: 0 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · unchanged at 0

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

165
1251501752010-03-31: 1702011-03-31: 1552012-03-31: 1452013-03-31: 1502014-03-31: 1402015-03-31: 1452016-03-31: 1302017-03-31: 1552018-03-31: 1602019-03-31: 1602020-03-31: 1552021-03-31: 1502022-03-31: 1502023-03-31: 1552024-03-31: 1702025-03-31: 165 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 130 to 170 · axis starts at 125

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

10
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 10 · axis starts at 4.4

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

615
5976657332010-03-31: 7202011-03-31: 6752012-03-31: 6902013-03-31: 6502014-03-31: 6402015-03-31: 6302016-03-31: 6252017-03-31: 6652018-03-31: 6552019-03-31: 6102020-03-31: 6252021-03-31: 6302022-03-31: 6402023-03-31: 6702024-03-31: 6302025-03-31: 615 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 610 to 720 · axis starts at 597

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

30
23.232.541.82010-03-31: 302011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 352016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 402018-03-31: 352019-03-31: 402020-03-31: 352021-03-31: 352022-03-31: 302023-03-31: 352024-03-31: 352025-03-31: 30 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 25 to 40 · axis starts at 23.2

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

5
02.85.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 02012-03-31: 02013-03-31: 02014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 5 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 0 to 5

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

5,870
5,2095,5755,9412010-03-31: 5,6902011-03-31: 5,5902012-03-31: 5,5352013-03-31: 5,4152014-03-31: 5,2902015-03-31: 5,2802016-03-31: 5,4302017-03-31: 5,5202018-03-31: 5,6552019-03-31: 5,7602020-03-31: 5,7652021-03-31: 5,7752022-03-31: 5,8452023-03-31: 5,7902024-03-31: 5,8202025-03-31: 5,870 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5,280 to 5,870 · axis starts at 5,209

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

2,639
8691,8492,8291998-12-31: 1,0591999-12-31: 1,1132000-12-31: 1,1882001-12-31: 1,2472002-12-31: 1,2972003-12-31: 1,3862004-12-31: 1,4232005-12-31: 1,5292006-12-31: 1,6302007-12-31: 1,6822008-12-31: 1,7082009-12-31: 1,6232010-12-31: 1,5912011-12-31: 1,6452012-12-31: 1,7002013-12-31: 1,6522014-12-31: 1,7292015-12-31: 1,7382016-12-31: 1,9132017-12-31: 2,0372018-12-31: 2,1202019-12-31: 2,2052020-12-31: 2,1462021-12-31: 2,2902022-12-31: 2,4382023-12-31: 2,639 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 1,059 to 2,639 · axis starts at 869

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Ards and North Down

Ards and North Down