The Datum Report

Local area

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

What we think is happening

Typical monthly pay in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon has been rising, though other measures here have run the other way.

mixed · tentative confidence · formed 5 October 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 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
Businesses employing 20 to 49 people 2026 285 +25 in the top 3% of 182

By subject

Every figure published for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon. 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
3,545
2,1414,4356,7292020-01-31: 2,5852020-02-29: 2,6352020-03-31: 2,6102020-04-30: 5,1752020-05-31: 6,2852020-06-30: 6,0902020-07-31: 6,0952020-08-31: 6,2502020-09-30: 6,1302020-10-31: 5,9802020-11-30: 5,8802020-12-31: 5,7502021-01-31: 5,5252021-02-28: 5,7752021-03-31: 5,6702021-04-30: 5,5952021-05-31: 5,2652021-06-30: 4,9202021-07-31: 4,8202021-08-31: 4,6802021-09-30: 4,5652021-10-31: 4,4552021-11-30: 4,1102021-12-31: 3,8252022-01-31: 3,6702022-02-28: 3,6652022-03-31: 3,5302022-04-30: 3,4652022-05-31: 3,3202022-06-30: 3,2852022-07-31: 3,3802022-08-31: 3,4052022-09-30: 3,4002022-10-31: 3,3952022-11-30: 3,4402022-12-31: 3,5552023-01-31: 3,4202023-02-28: 3,5302023-03-31: 3,6152023-04-30: 3,8452023-05-31: 3,6452023-06-30: 3,6202023-07-31: 3,7502023-08-31: 3,7802023-09-30: 3,9052023-10-31: 3,7652023-11-30: 3,6952023-12-31: 3,6452024-01-31: 3,5752024-02-29: 3,6802024-03-31: 3,7402024-04-30: 3,7502024-05-31: 3,7302024-06-30: 3,9252024-07-31: 4,2502024-08-31: 4,3802024-09-30: 4,5002024-10-31: 4,4502024-11-30: 4,2952024-12-31: 4,0702025-01-31: 3,9952025-02-28: 4,2102025-03-31: 4,1002025-04-30: 4,0202025-05-31: 3,8352025-06-30: 3,8752025-07-31: 3,7952025-08-31: 3,9602025-09-30: 3,9952025-10-31: 3,9702025-11-30: 3,8752025-12-31: 3,6702026-01-31: 3,6502026-02-28: 3,6852026-03-31: 3,7102026-04-30: 3,7502026-05-31: 3,5652026-06-30: 3,4152026-07-31: 3,4452026-08-31: 3,545 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 2,585 to 6,285 · axis starts at 2,141

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

2.6%
2.52.62.72026-01-31: 2.72026-02-28: 2.72026-03-31: 2.72026-04-30: 2.72026-05-31: 2.62026-06-30: 2.52026-07-31: 2.52026-08-31: 2.6 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.5 to 2.7 · axis starts at 2.5

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
£22,033
6,88515k24k1997-12-31: 8,5081998-12-31: 8,5451999-12-31: 8,8612000-12-31: 9,1122001-12-31: 9,4182002-12-31: 9,9172003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 11k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 13k2008-12-31: 13k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 13k2011-12-31: 14k2012-12-31: 14k2013-12-31: 14k2014-12-31: 15k2015-12-31: 15k2016-12-31: 15k2017-12-31: 15k2018-12-31: 16k2019-12-31: 16k2020-12-31: 17k2021-12-31: 18k2022-12-31: 19k2023-12-31: 20k2024-12-31: 22k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 8,508 to 22k · axis starts at 6,885

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,520
1,5772,0992,6212020-01-31: 1,6912020-02-29: 1,7012020-03-31: 1,7472020-04-30: 1,6782020-05-31: 1,6912020-06-30: 1,7432020-07-31: 1,7712020-08-31: 1,7512020-09-30: 1,7762020-10-31: 1,7882020-11-30: 1,7882020-12-31: 1,8442021-01-31: 1,7722021-02-28: 1,7832021-03-31: 1,7942021-04-30: 1,8342021-05-31: 1,8182021-06-30: 1,8372021-07-31: 1,9082021-08-31: 1,8152021-09-30: 1,8452021-10-31: 1,8572021-11-30: 1,8712021-12-31: 1,9612022-01-31: 1,9222022-02-28: 1,8952022-03-31: 1,9292022-04-30: 1,9502022-05-31: 1,9662022-06-30: 1,9652022-07-31: 1,9732022-08-31: 1,9852022-09-30: 1,9542022-10-31: 1,9842022-11-30: 2,0242022-12-31: 2,0652023-01-31: 2,0262023-02-28: 2,0422023-03-31: 2,1062023-04-30: 2,0752023-05-31: 2,0912023-06-30: 2,0892023-07-31: 2,1052023-08-31: 2,0872023-09-30: 2,0912023-10-31: 2,1132023-11-30: 2,1532023-12-31: 2,1872024-01-31: 2,1142024-02-29: 2,1492024-03-31: 2,1762024-04-30: 2,2222024-05-31: 2,2612024-06-30: 2,3472024-07-31: 2,2672024-08-31: 2,3112024-09-30: 2,2522024-10-31: 2,2802024-11-30: 2,3132024-12-31: 2,3492025-01-31: 2,2832025-02-28: 2,2952025-03-31: 2,4292025-04-30: 2,4172025-05-31: 2,4012025-06-30: 2,3752025-07-31: 2,3892025-08-31: 2,3682025-09-30: 2,4002025-10-31: 2,3922025-11-30: 2,4242025-12-31: 2,4712026-01-31: 2,4182026-02-28: 2,4882026-03-31: 2,4432026-04-30: 2,4842026-05-31: 2,4932026-06-30: 2,4962026-07-31: 2,520 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,678 to 2,520 · axis starts at 1,577

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.

98,797
87k94k101k2020-01-31: 90k2020-02-29: 90k2020-03-31: 90k2020-04-30: 89k2020-05-31: 89k2020-06-30: 89k2020-07-31: 88k2020-08-31: 88k2020-09-30: 89k2020-10-31: 89k2020-11-30: 89k2020-12-31: 89k2021-01-31: 89k2021-02-28: 89k2021-03-31: 89k2021-04-30: 89k2021-05-31: 90k2021-06-30: 91k2021-07-31: 90k2021-08-31: 91k2021-09-30: 91k2021-10-31: 91k2021-11-30: 92k2021-12-31: 92k2022-01-31: 92k2022-02-28: 92k2022-03-31: 93k2022-04-30: 93k2022-05-31: 93k2022-06-30: 94k2022-07-31: 93k2022-08-31: 93k2022-09-30: 94k2022-10-31: 94k2022-11-30: 94k2022-12-31: 94k2023-01-31: 94k2023-02-28: 94k2023-03-31: 94k2023-04-30: 95k2023-05-31: 95k2023-06-30: 95k2023-07-31: 95k2023-08-31: 95k2023-09-30: 96k2023-10-31: 96k2023-11-30: 96k2023-12-31: 96k2024-01-31: 96k2024-02-29: 96k2024-03-31: 96k2024-04-30: 97k2024-05-31: 97k2024-06-30: 98k2024-07-31: 97k2024-08-31: 97k2024-09-30: 97k2024-10-31: 98k2024-11-30: 98k2024-12-31: 97k2025-01-31: 97k2025-02-28: 98k2025-03-31: 98k2025-04-30: 98k2025-05-31: 98k2025-06-30: 98k2025-07-31: 98k2025-08-31: 98k2025-09-30: 98k2025-10-31: 98k2025-11-30: 99k2025-12-31: 98k2026-01-31: 98k2026-02-28: 98k2026-03-31: 98k2026-04-30: 99k2026-05-31: 99k2026-06-30: 99k2026-07-31: 99k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 88k to 99k · axis starts at 87k

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
2026
9,585
7,5918,6959,7992010-03-31: 8,0752011-03-31: 7,9852012-03-31: 7,9202013-03-31: 7,8602014-03-31: 7,8052015-03-31: 7,8452016-03-31: 8,0902017-03-31: 8,2752018-03-31: 8,5452019-03-31: 8,7202020-03-31: 8,7302021-03-31: 8,9252022-03-31: 9,2652023-03-31: 9,3802024-03-31: 9,3202025-03-31: 9,3402026-03-31: 9,585 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 7,805 to 9,585 · axis starts at 7,591

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

7,735
5,8986,9157,9322010-03-31: 6,0952011-03-31: 6,2052012-03-31: 6,1602013-03-31: 6,1552014-03-31: 6,1052015-03-31: 6,1452016-03-31: 6,3752017-03-31: 6,4652018-03-31: 6,7352019-03-31: 6,9702020-03-31: 7,0102021-03-31: 7,1702022-03-31: 7,4302023-03-31: 7,5152024-03-31: 7,4702025-03-31: 7,5202026-03-31: 7,735 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 6,095 to 7,735 · axis starts at 5,898

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

470
4204725252010-03-31: 5152011-03-31: 4452012-03-31: 4652013-03-31: 4452014-03-31: 4352015-03-31: 4352016-03-31: 4302017-03-31: 4402018-03-31: 4302019-03-31: 4302020-03-31: 4302021-03-31: 4452022-03-31: 4702023-03-31: 4652024-03-31: 4652025-03-31: 4752026-03-31: 470 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 430 to 515 · axis starts at 420

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

50
27.64052.42010-03-31: 402011-03-31: 402012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 352014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 402017-03-31: 352018-03-31: 402019-03-31: 402020-03-31: 452021-03-31: 452022-03-31: 452023-03-31: 502024-03-31: 452025-03-31: 502026-03-31: 50 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 30 to 50 · axis starts at 27.6

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

5
4.555.52010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 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: 52026-03-31: 5 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · unchanged at 5 · axis starts at 4.5

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

285
2002523052010-03-31: 2502011-03-31: 2352012-03-31: 2102013-03-31: 2352014-03-31: 2202015-03-31: 2352016-03-31: 2302017-03-31: 2652018-03-31: 2502019-03-31: 2652020-03-31: 2452021-03-31: 2602022-03-31: 2652023-03-31: 2802024-03-31: 2952025-03-31: 2602026-03-31: 285 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 210 to 295 · axis starts at 200

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

10
9.412.515.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 102026-03-31: 10 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 10 to 15 · axis starts at 9.4

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

940
8789901,1022010-03-31: 1,0802011-03-31: 9802012-03-31: 9652013-03-31: 9002014-03-31: 9152015-03-31: 9052016-03-31: 9202017-03-31: 9702018-03-31: 9902019-03-31: 9102020-03-31: 9002021-03-31: 9002022-03-31: 9602023-03-31: 9702024-03-31: 9452025-03-31: 9202026-03-31: 940 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 900 to 1,080 · axis starts at 878

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

85
62.67587.42010-03-31: 702011-03-31: 652012-03-31: 652013-03-31: 652014-03-31: 802015-03-31: 752016-03-31: 702017-03-31: 802018-03-31: 702019-03-31: 802020-03-31: 802021-03-31: 852022-03-31: 702023-03-31: 802024-03-31: 752025-03-31: 852026-03-31: 85 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 65 to 85 · axis starts at 62.6

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

10
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 102026-03-31: 10 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 5 to 10 · axis starts at 4.4

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

10,980
9,02010k11k2010-03-31: 9,6702011-03-31: 9,5402012-03-31: 9,3652013-03-31: 9,3252014-03-31: 9,2302015-03-31: 9,2402016-03-31: 9,5452017-03-31: 9,7002018-03-31: 9,9952019-03-31: 10k2020-03-31: 10k2021-03-31: 10k2022-03-31: 11k2023-03-31: 11k2024-03-31: 11k2025-03-31: 11k2026-03-31: 11k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 9,230 to 11k · axis starts at 9,020

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

5,303
1,2023,4725,7421998-12-31: 1,6411999-12-31: 1,7212000-12-31: 1,8442001-12-31: 1,9802002-12-31: 2,0352003-12-31: 2,1702004-12-31: 2,2842005-12-31: 2,4092006-12-31: 2,5722007-12-31: 2,7322008-12-31: 2,7332009-12-31: 2,6332010-12-31: 2,6542011-12-31: 2,7182012-12-31: 2,7942013-12-31: 2,9842014-12-31: 3,1372015-12-31: 3,2592016-12-31: 3,5202017-12-31: 3,6612018-12-31: 3,8892019-12-31: 4,1262020-12-31: 3,9532021-12-31: 4,3512022-12-31: 4,6902023-12-31: 5,303 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 1,641 to 5,303 · axis starts at 1,202

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon