The Datum Report

Local area

Breckland and South Norfolk

What we think is happening

The job market in Breckland and South Norfolk has been going both ways.

mixed · tentative confidence · formed 31 August 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
% of economically inactive long-term sick Apr 2025-Mar 2026 30.3% +4.0 in the top 8% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for Breckland and South Norfolk. 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
14.4%
3.99.715.52020-03-31: 5.32020-06-30: 5.12020-09-30: 5.92020-12-31: 7.32021-03-31: 8.02021-06-30: 10.02021-09-30: 9.52021-12-31: 9.12022-03-31: 10.42022-06-30: 9.12022-09-30: 10.52022-12-31: 9.72023-03-31: 11.32023-06-30: 13.02023-09-30: 11.32023-12-31: 11.32024-03-31: 11.52024-06-30: 11.22024-09-30: 10.52024-12-31: 13.72025-03-31: 11.62025-06-30: 10.72025-09-30: 13.72025-12-31: 142026-03-31: 14.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.1 to 14.4 · axis starts at 3.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.7, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
80.2%
73.378.182.92020-03-31: 80.62020-06-30: 82.02020-09-30: 78.42020-12-31: 77.92021-03-31: 752021-06-30: 75.32021-09-30: 752021-12-31: 75.32022-03-31: 78.02022-06-30: 76.72022-09-30: 77.12022-12-31: 76.92023-03-31: 78.12023-06-30: 79.42023-09-30: 75.72023-12-31: 75.32024-03-31: 74.92024-06-30: 74.32024-09-30: 75.32024-12-31: 75.72025-03-31: 74.42025-06-30: 76.52025-09-30: 77.92025-12-31: 80.22026-03-31: 80.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 74.3 to 82.0 · axis starts at 73.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±4.2, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.4%
2.34.26.22020-09-30: 5.52021-03-31: 5.12021-06-30: 4.52021-12-31: 5.32022-03-31: 3.52022-09-30: 2.62024-06-30: 4.12025-09-30: 5.82025-12-31: 5.22026-03-31: 4.4 2020-09 2026-03
10 monthly readings · 2.6 to 5.8 · axis starts at 2.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.4, basis not documented by the producer
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

16.1%
14.219.124.02020-03-31: 17.12020-06-30: 15.22020-09-30: 17.12020-12-31: 18.62021-03-31: 20.92021-06-30: 21.22021-09-30: 22.12021-12-31: 20.52022-03-31: 19.12022-06-30: 20.32022-09-30: 20.82022-12-31: 22.32023-03-31: 20.62023-06-30: 17.82023-09-30: 19.42023-12-31: 21.52024-03-31: 22.42024-06-30: 22.52024-09-30: 23.12024-12-31: 22.32025-03-31: 22.52025-06-30: 20.42025-09-30: 17.32025-12-31: 15.42026-03-31: 16.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 15.2 to 23.1 · axis starts at 14.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.9, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
4,160
2,2895,0057,7212020-01-31: 2,8152020-02-29: 2,9202020-03-31: 2,9602020-04-30: 5,6002020-05-31: 7,1952020-06-30: 6,6302020-07-31: 6,8852020-08-31: 6,8702020-09-30: 6,7102020-10-31: 6,3302020-11-30: 6,4852020-12-31: 6,4652021-01-31: 6,2702021-02-28: 6,5652021-03-31: 6,5302021-04-30: 6,4002021-05-31: 5,8152021-06-30: 5,2902021-07-31: 5,0952021-08-31: 4,9302021-09-30: 4,6402021-10-31: 4,6202021-11-30: 4,5202021-12-31: 4,3752022-01-31: 4,2652022-02-28: 4,2752022-03-31: 4,1152022-04-30: 3,9102022-05-31: 3,7352022-06-30: 3,6552022-07-31: 3,6202022-08-31: 3,6202022-09-30: 3,6052022-10-31: 3,4352022-11-30: 3,4552022-12-31: 3,4402023-01-31: 3,4452023-02-28: 3,4302023-03-31: 3,4952023-04-30: 3,5652023-05-31: 3,4202023-06-30: 3,4152023-07-31: 3,4152023-08-31: 3,3502023-09-30: 3,4252023-10-31: 3,4452023-11-30: 3,5402023-12-31: 3,5602024-01-31: 3,5952024-02-29: 3,6802024-03-31: 3,6902024-04-30: 3,6552024-05-31: 3,6302024-06-30: 3,6402024-07-31: 3,9652024-08-31: 4,0302024-09-30: 4,0752024-10-31: 3,9252024-11-30: 3,8252024-12-31: 3,8352025-01-31: 3,9402025-02-28: 4,0002025-03-31: 3,9402025-04-30: 3,8402025-05-31: 3,7502025-06-30: 3,7652025-07-31: 3,7452025-08-31: 3,7852025-09-30: 3,7702025-10-31: 3,8502025-11-30: 3,8802025-12-31: 3,9102026-01-31: 4,0202026-02-28: 4,2102026-03-31: 4,2402026-04-30: 4,2252026-05-31: 4,1802026-06-30: 4,1652026-07-31: 4,1152026-08-31: 4,160 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 2,815 to 7,195 · axis starts at 2,289

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

2.4%
2.42.52.52026-01-31: 2.42026-02-28: 2.52026-03-31: 2.52026-04-30: 2.52026-05-31: 2.42026-06-30: 2.42026-07-31: 2.42026-08-31: 2.4 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.4 to 2.5 · 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.

% 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.

30.3%
13.223.834.52020-03-31: 25.12020-06-30: 26.22020-09-30: 24.62020-12-31: 20.82021-03-31: 18.62021-06-30: 21.92021-09-30: 26.52021-12-31: 32.42022-03-31: 29.52022-06-30: 27.62022-09-30: 19.82022-12-31: 17.72023-03-31: 21.02023-06-30: 15.22023-09-30: 28.32024-06-30: 31.12024-09-30: 25.62025-03-31: 28.22025-06-30: 28.02025-09-30: 25.92025-12-31: 26.32026-03-31: 30.3 2020-03 2026-03
22 monthly readings · 15.2 to 32.4 · axis starts at 13.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±12.1, basis not documented by the producer
3 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

8.3%
5.615.024.52020-03-31: 19.12020-06-30: 15.62020-09-30: 14.92020-12-31: 11.92021-03-31: 9.32021-09-30: 12.72021-12-31: 15.32022-03-31: 20.32022-06-30: 19.32022-09-30: 18.32022-12-31: 16.92023-03-31: 16.52023-06-30: 21.12023-09-30: 22.62023-12-31: 16.32024-09-30: 13.52024-12-31: 14.62025-03-31: 17.92025-12-31: 7.42026-03-31: 8.3 2020-03 2026-03
20 monthly readings · 7.4 to 22.6 · axis starts at 5.6

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

27.5%
10.921.331.82020-03-31: 16.52020-06-30: 16.52020-09-30: 14.22020-12-31: 20.82021-03-31: 26.32021-06-30: 22.22021-09-30: 24.22021-12-31: 19.32022-03-31: 15.72022-06-30: 18.42022-09-30: 19.22022-12-31: 18.22023-03-31: 17.42023-06-30: 20.12023-09-30: 12.92023-12-31: 16.32024-03-31: 23.22024-06-30: 19.72024-12-31: 22.62025-03-31: 17.32025-06-30: 22.22025-09-30: 29.82025-12-31: 29.72026-03-31: 27.5 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 12.9 to 29.8 · axis starts at 10.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±11.8, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

11.8%
9.122.936.72020-03-31: 25.52020-06-30: 21.52020-09-30: 26.12020-12-31: 32.82021-03-31: 33.22021-06-30: 34.02021-09-30: 28.22021-12-31: 23.22022-03-31: 21.62022-06-30: 19.32022-09-30: 25.72022-12-31: 28.72023-03-31: 25.82023-06-30: 25.32023-09-30: 21.72023-12-31: 29.62024-03-31: 25.12024-06-30: 21.92024-09-30: 21.22024-12-31: 13.72025-12-31: 12.62026-03-31: 11.8 2020-03 2026-03
22 monthly readings · 11.8 to 34.0 · axis starts at 9.1

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

Pay 3
£24,310
8,34717k26k1997-12-31: 10k1998-12-31: 10k1999-12-31: 10k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 12k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 16k2013-12-31: 16k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 17k2016-12-31: 18k2017-12-31: 18k2018-12-31: 19k2019-12-31: 20k2020-12-31: 20k2021-12-31: 20k2022-12-31: 21k2023-12-31: 23k2024-12-31: 24k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 10k to 24k · axis starts at 8,347

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,561
1,6212,1422,6622020-01-31: 1,7462020-02-29: 1,7492020-03-31: 1,7602020-04-30: 1,7222020-05-31: 1,7332020-06-30: 1,7602020-07-31: 1,7832020-08-31: 1,8022020-09-30: 1,8262020-10-31: 1,8262020-11-30: 1,8392020-12-31: 1,8542021-01-31: 1,8282021-02-28: 1,8262021-03-31: 1,8672021-04-30: 1,8692021-05-31: 1,8762021-06-30: 1,8952021-07-31: 1,8932021-08-31: 1,9052021-09-30: 1,9322021-10-31: 1,9332021-11-30: 1,9452021-12-31: 1,9572022-01-31: 1,9392022-02-28: 1,9512022-03-31: 1,9992022-04-30: 1,9992022-05-31: 2,0152022-06-30: 2,0252022-07-31: 2,0282022-08-31: 2,0392022-09-30: 2,0782022-10-31: 2,0802022-11-30: 2,1122022-12-31: 2,1342023-01-31: 2,0892023-02-28: 2,0942023-03-31: 2,1142023-04-30: 2,1442023-05-31: 2,1872023-06-30: 2,2292023-07-31: 2,1752023-08-31: 2,1882023-09-30: 2,2022023-10-31: 2,2002023-11-30: 2,2362023-12-31: 2,2622024-01-31: 2,2192024-02-29: 2,2202024-03-31: 2,2612024-04-30: 2,2902024-05-31: 2,3142024-06-30: 2,3032024-07-31: 2,3042024-08-31: 2,3172024-09-30: 2,3292024-10-31: 2,3752024-11-30: 2,3742024-12-31: 2,3902025-01-31: 2,3512025-02-28: 2,3552025-03-31: 2,3892025-04-30: 2,4342025-05-31: 2,4452025-06-30: 2,4352025-07-31: 2,4492025-08-31: 2,4772025-09-30: 2,4772025-10-31: 2,4762025-11-30: 2,4762025-12-31: 2,4972026-01-31: 2,4742026-02-28: 2,4872026-03-31: 2,5202026-04-30: 2,5332026-05-31: 2,5392026-06-30: 2,5502026-07-31: 2,561 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,722 to 2,561 · axis starts at 1,621

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.

124,233
115k120k125k2020-01-31: 118k2020-02-29: 118k2020-03-31: 118k2020-04-30: 117k2020-05-31: 116k2020-06-30: 117k2020-07-31: 117k2020-08-31: 117k2020-09-30: 116k2020-10-31: 116k2020-11-30: 116k2020-12-31: 116k2021-01-31: 116k2021-02-28: 116k2021-03-31: 116k2021-04-30: 117k2021-05-31: 118k2021-06-30: 118k2021-07-31: 119k2021-08-31: 119k2021-09-30: 120k2021-10-31: 119k2021-11-30: 120k2021-12-31: 120k2022-01-31: 119k2022-02-28: 120k2022-03-31: 120k2022-04-30: 120k2022-05-31: 121k2022-06-30: 121k2022-07-31: 122k2022-08-31: 122k2022-09-30: 122k2022-10-31: 122k2022-11-30: 122k2022-12-31: 122k2023-01-31: 122k2023-02-28: 122k2023-03-31: 122k2023-04-30: 122k2023-05-31: 123k2023-06-30: 123k2023-07-31: 124k2023-08-31: 123k2023-09-30: 123k2023-10-31: 123k2023-11-30: 124k2023-12-31: 123k2024-01-31: 123k2024-02-29: 123k2024-03-31: 123k2024-04-30: 123k2024-05-31: 123k2024-06-30: 124k2024-07-31: 124k2024-08-31: 124k2024-09-30: 124k2024-10-31: 124k2024-11-30: 124k2024-12-31: 124k2025-01-31: 123k2025-02-28: 123k2025-03-31: 123k2025-04-30: 123k2025-05-31: 124k2025-06-30: 124k2025-07-31: 124k2025-08-31: 124k2025-09-30: 124k2025-10-31: 124k2025-11-30: 124k2025-12-31: 123k2026-01-31: 123k2026-02-28: 123k2026-03-31: 123k2026-04-30: 123k2026-05-31: 124k2026-06-30: 124k2026-07-31: 124k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 116k to 124k · axis starts at 115k

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
11,060
9,14510k11k2010-03-31: 9,4902011-03-31: 9,3502012-03-31: 9,4902013-03-31: 9,4002014-03-31: 9,6702015-03-31: 10k2016-03-31: 10k2017-03-31: 11k2018-03-31: 11k2019-03-31: 11k2020-03-31: 11k2021-03-31: 11k2022-03-31: 11k2023-03-31: 11k2024-03-31: 11k2025-03-31: 11k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 9,350 to 11k · axis starts at 9,145

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

8,680
7,0457,9508,8552010-03-31: 7,3502011-03-31: 7,2402012-03-31: 7,3102013-03-31: 7,2202014-03-31: 7,3902015-03-31: 7,8352016-03-31: 8,1352017-03-31: 8,4302018-03-31: 8,4402019-03-31: 8,5302020-03-31: 8,5452021-03-31: 8,5252022-03-31: 8,5202023-03-31: 8,5102024-03-31: 8,6052025-03-31: 8,680 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 7,220 to 8,680 · axis starts at 7,045

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

580
4495306112010-03-31: 5002011-03-31: 4652012-03-31: 4952013-03-31: 5102014-03-31: 5402015-03-31: 5752016-03-31: 5752017-03-31: 5802018-03-31: 5652019-03-31: 5652020-03-31: 5652021-03-31: 5802022-03-31: 5652023-03-31: 5952024-03-31: 5702025-03-31: 580 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 465 to 595 · axis starts at 449

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

60
31.45068.62010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 402012-03-31: 402013-03-31: 452014-03-31: 452015-03-31: 552016-03-31: 602017-03-31: 552018-03-31: 652019-03-31: 652020-03-31: 652021-03-31: 652022-03-31: 652023-03-31: 602024-03-31: 652025-03-31: 60 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 35 to 65 · axis starts at 31.4

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

5
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 5 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

320
2162903642010-03-31: 2302011-03-31: 2452012-03-31: 2652013-03-31: 2902014-03-31: 3152015-03-31: 2952016-03-31: 3102017-03-31: 3102018-03-31: 3152019-03-31: 3202020-03-31: 3452021-03-31: 3252022-03-31: 3452023-03-31: 3502024-03-31: 3352025-03-31: 320 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 230 to 350 · axis starts at 216

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: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 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

1,250
1,2081,2981,3872010-03-31: 1,2552011-03-31: 1,2402012-03-31: 1,2752013-03-31: 1,2252014-03-31: 1,2602015-03-31: 1,3202016-03-31: 1,2702017-03-31: 1,2452018-03-31: 1,2752019-03-31: 1,2902020-03-31: 1,2552021-03-31: 1,2752022-03-31: 1,3702023-03-31: 1,3102024-03-31: 1,2802025-03-31: 1,250 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,225 to 1,370 · axis starts at 1,208

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

140
78.41121472010-03-31: 852011-03-31: 902012-03-31: 852013-03-31: 852014-03-31: 852015-03-31: 902016-03-31: 952017-03-31: 952018-03-31: 902019-03-31: 1002020-03-31: 1002021-03-31: 1102022-03-31: 1152023-03-31: 1352024-03-31: 1302025-03-31: 140 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 85 to 140 · axis starts at 78.4

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

5
05.611.22010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 02015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 5 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 0 to 10

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

12,700
11k12k13k2010-03-31: 11k2011-03-31: 11k2012-03-31: 11k2013-03-31: 11k2014-03-31: 11k2015-03-31: 12k2016-03-31: 12k2017-03-31: 12k2018-03-31: 12k2019-03-31: 12k2020-03-31: 13k2021-03-31: 13k2022-03-31: 13k2023-03-31: 13k2024-03-31: 13k2025-03-31: 13k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 11k to 13k · axis starts at 11k

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

6,918
1,8634,6627,4601998-12-31: 2,4051999-12-31: 2,5392000-12-31: 2,7252001-12-31: 2,8642002-12-31: 3,0112003-12-31: 3,1762004-12-31: 3,2822005-12-31: 3,4172006-12-31: 3,6672007-12-31: 3,7652008-12-31: 3,8872009-12-31: 3,8742010-12-31: 3,9472011-12-31: 4,0582012-12-31: 4,2012013-12-31: 4,3542014-12-31: 4,5502015-12-31: 4,6262016-12-31: 4,7652017-12-31: 4,8862018-12-31: 4,9052019-12-31: 5,2532020-12-31: 5,3282021-12-31: 5,7332022-12-31: 6,1972023-12-31: 6,918 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 2,405 to 6,918 · axis starts at 1,863

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Breckland and South Norfolk

Breckland · South Norfolk