The Datum Report

Local area

Brent

What we think is happening

The job market in Brent has been weakening.

deteriorating · strong 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 looking after family/home Apr 2025-Mar 2026 29.9% +6.9 in the top 1% of 170
Employment rate - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 71.7% -4.4 in the bottom 1% of 171
Unemployment rate - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 9.6% +2.2 in the top 2% of 169
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 20.7% +2.8 in the top 2% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for Brent. 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
10.3%
8.712.316.02020-03-31: 15.32020-06-30: 15.02020-09-30: 15.02020-12-31: 12.32021-03-31: 12.82021-06-30: 11.52021-09-30: 12.12021-12-31: 10.12022-03-31: 9.92022-06-30: 10.72022-09-30: 12.22022-12-31: 14.92023-03-31: 13.42023-06-30: 13.32023-09-30: 10.82023-12-31: 13.22024-03-31: 13.52024-06-30: 10.42024-09-30: 9.42024-12-31: 11.42025-03-31: 11.82025-06-30: 12.22025-09-30: 11.62025-12-31: 10.72026-03-31: 10.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 9.4 to 15.3 · axis starts at 8.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±4.1, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
71.7%
53.867.781.52020-03-31: 70.82020-06-30: 70.12020-09-30: 69.72020-12-31: 71.12021-03-31: 69.62021-06-30: 66.92021-09-30: 66.92021-12-31: 69.82022-03-31: 70.72022-06-30: 71.32022-09-30: 72.42022-12-31: 69.32023-03-31: 64.22023-06-30: 56.52023-09-30: 59.62023-12-31: 67.62024-03-31: 67.72024-06-30: 76.22024-09-30: 75.32024-12-31: 73.72025-03-31: 78.82025-06-30: 71.92025-09-30: 72.22025-12-31: 76.12026-03-31: 71.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 56.5 to 78.8 · axis starts at 53.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±6.1, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
9.6%
1.96.511.12020-03-31: 7.02020-06-30: 6.42020-09-30: 6.52020-12-31: 3.02021-03-31: 3.92021-06-30: 5.02021-09-30: 7.22021-12-31: 8.22022-03-31: 10.32022-06-30: 8.52022-09-30: 8.32022-12-31: 9.82023-03-31: 8.62023-06-30: 10.12023-09-30: 6.92023-12-31: 4.62024-03-31: 2.82024-09-30: 3.32024-12-31: 5.92025-03-31: 6.62025-06-30: 8.12025-09-30: 10.02025-12-31: 7.42026-03-31: 9.6 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 2.8 to 10.3 · axis starts at 1.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±4.5, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

20.7%
13.026.439.82020-03-31: 23.82020-06-30: 25.12020-09-30: 25.52020-12-31: 26.62021-03-31: 27.62021-06-30: 29.62021-09-30: 27.92021-12-31: 23.92022-03-31: 21.32022-06-30: 22.12022-09-30: 21.02022-12-31: 23.22023-03-31: 29.82023-06-30: 37.22023-09-30: 36.12023-12-31: 29.12024-03-31: 30.32024-06-30: 22.12024-09-30: 22.22024-12-31: 21.82025-03-31: 15.62025-06-30: 21.82025-09-30: 19.82025-12-31: 17.92026-03-31: 20.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 15.6 to 37.2 · axis starts at 13.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.5, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
17,475
5,22616k26k2020-01-31: 7,2802020-02-29: 7,6902020-03-31: 7,8752020-04-30: 12k2020-05-31: 20k2020-06-30: 21k2020-07-31: 21k2020-08-31: 22k2020-09-30: 22k2020-10-31: 22k2020-11-30: 23k2020-12-31: 23k2021-01-31: 23k2021-02-28: 24k2021-03-31: 24k2021-04-30: 24k2021-05-31: 23k2021-06-30: 21k2021-07-31: 21k2021-08-31: 20k2021-09-30: 19k2021-10-31: 18k2021-11-30: 17k2021-12-31: 16k2022-01-31: 16k2022-02-28: 16k2022-03-31: 15k2022-04-30: 15k2022-05-31: 14k2022-06-30: 14k2022-07-31: 14k2022-08-31: 14k2022-09-30: 14k2022-10-31: 14k2022-11-30: 14k2022-12-31: 14k2023-01-31: 14k2023-02-28: 14k2023-03-31: 14k2023-04-30: 14k2023-05-31: 14k2023-06-30: 15k2023-07-31: 15k2023-08-31: 15k2023-09-30: 15k2023-10-31: 15k2023-11-30: 15k2023-12-31: 15k2024-01-31: 15k2024-02-29: 16k2024-03-31: 16k2024-04-30: 16k2024-05-31: 16k2024-06-30: 16k2024-07-31: 19k2024-08-31: 18k2024-09-30: 18k2024-10-31: 18k2024-11-30: 18k2024-12-31: 18k2025-01-31: 18k2025-02-28: 19k2025-03-31: 19k2025-04-30: 18k2025-05-31: 19k2025-06-30: 19k2025-07-31: 18k2025-08-31: 18k2025-09-30: 18k2025-10-31: 18k2025-11-30: 17k2025-12-31: 17k2026-01-31: 17k2026-02-28: 17k2026-03-31: 17k2026-04-30: 17k2026-05-31: 18k2026-06-30: 18k2026-07-31: 17k2026-08-31: 17k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 7,280 to 24k · axis starts at 5,226

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

7.2%
7.07.17.22026-01-31: 7.12026-02-28: 7.22026-03-31: 7.12026-04-30: 72026-05-31: 7.22026-06-30: 7.22026-07-31: 7.12026-08-31: 7.2 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 7 to 7.2 · axis starts at 7.0

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.

9.6%
4.718.231.62020-03-31: 12.12020-06-30: 13.12020-09-30: 11.92020-12-31: 17.12021-03-31: 14.82021-06-30: 15.62021-09-30: 15.02021-12-31: 13.92022-03-31: 15.62022-06-30: 20.82022-09-30: 24.22022-12-31: 25.92023-03-31: 28.02023-06-30: 18.42023-09-30: 23.02023-12-31: 23.42024-03-31: 21.12024-06-30: 25.12024-09-30: 18.72024-12-31: 27.12025-03-31: 29.02025-06-30: 20.02025-09-30: 15.62025-12-31: 7.32026-03-31: 9.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 7.3 to 29.0 · axis starts at 4.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026

29.9%
8.221.134.12020-03-31: 26.32020-06-30: 26.02020-09-30: 23.72020-12-31: 19.22021-03-31: 23.42021-06-30: 22.12021-09-30: 24.82021-12-31: 24.92022-03-31: 19.82022-06-30: 25.72022-09-30: 25.32022-12-31: 28.12023-03-31: 31.62023-06-30: 25.42023-09-30: 24.32023-12-31: 18.92024-03-31: 10.72024-06-30: 12.82024-09-30: 13.12024-12-31: 16.92025-06-30: 15.82025-09-30: 21.72025-12-31: 232026-03-31: 29.9 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 10.7 to 31.6 · axis starts at 8.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±13.2, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

—
3.65.06.32020-03-31: 5.12020-06-30: 5.02020-09-30: 3.92020-12-31: 4.62021-03-31: 5.32021-06-30: 6.02021-09-30: 5.6 2020-03 2021-09
7 monthly readings · 3.9 to 6.0 · axis starts at 3.6

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)
18 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

48.1%
33.543.553.42020-03-31: 40.12020-06-30: 39.12020-09-30: 39.32020-12-31: 45.72021-03-31: 46.32021-06-30: 47.82021-09-30: 46.92021-12-31: 50.42022-03-31: 47.52022-06-30: 39.12022-09-30: 40.02022-12-31: 37.52023-03-31: 39.22023-06-30: 48.62023-09-30: 45.72023-12-31: 46.42024-03-31: 49.52024-06-30: 40.02024-09-30: 47.22024-12-31: 35.42025-03-31: 44.92025-06-30: 43.92025-09-30: 41.72025-12-31: 51.52026-03-31: 48.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 35.4 to 51.5 · axis starts at 33.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±14.4, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£30,402
8,29021k33k1997-12-31: 11k1998-12-31: 11k1999-12-31: 12k2000-12-31: 13k2001-12-31: 13k2002-12-31: 14k2003-12-31: 15k2004-12-31: 15k2005-12-31: 16k2006-12-31: 16k2007-12-31: 17k2008-12-31: 18k2009-12-31: 18k2010-12-31: 18k2011-12-31: 18k2012-12-31: 19k2013-12-31: 20k2014-12-31: 21k2015-12-31: 22k2016-12-31: 23k2017-12-31: 23k2018-12-31: 24k2019-12-31: 24k2020-12-31: 24k2021-12-31: 25k2022-12-31: 27k2023-12-31: 28k2024-12-31: 30k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 11k to 30k · axis starts at 8,290

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,747
1,6862,2742,8612020-01-31: 1,9182020-02-29: 1,9032020-03-31: 1,8682020-04-30: 1,8002020-05-31: 1,8182020-06-30: 1,8262020-07-31: 1,8662020-08-31: 1,9022020-09-30: 1,9442020-10-31: 1,9622020-11-30: 1,9472020-12-31: 1,9812021-01-31: 1,9462021-02-28: 1,9352021-03-31: 1,9642021-04-30: 1,9912021-05-31: 2,0112021-06-30: 2,0292021-07-31: 2,0402021-08-31: 2,0552021-09-30: 2,0762021-10-31: 2,0942021-11-30: 2,1032021-12-31: 2,1182022-01-31: 2,1012022-02-28: 2,1002022-03-31: 2,1222022-04-30: 2,1532022-05-31: 2,1642022-06-30: 2,1822022-07-31: 2,1982022-08-31: 2,2052022-09-30: 2,2272022-10-31: 2,2312022-11-30: 2,2532022-12-31: 2,2832023-01-31: 2,2522023-02-28: 2,2362023-03-31: 2,2682023-04-30: 2,2932023-05-31: 2,3252023-06-30: 2,3552023-07-31: 2,3422023-08-31: 2,3482023-09-30: 2,3472023-10-31: 2,3482023-11-30: 2,3692023-12-31: 2,4102024-01-31: 2,3772024-02-29: 2,3682024-03-31: 2,4002024-04-30: 2,4402024-05-31: 2,4602024-06-30: 2,4692024-07-31: 2,4772024-08-31: 2,4922024-09-30: 2,5042024-10-31: 2,5312024-11-30: 2,5372024-12-31: 2,5542025-01-31: 2,5372025-02-28: 2,5182025-03-31: 2,5372025-04-30: 2,5742025-05-31: 2,5952025-06-30: 2,5952025-07-31: 2,6172025-08-31: 2,6382025-09-30: 2,6292025-10-31: 2,6382025-11-30: 2,6292025-12-31: 2,6722026-01-31: 2,6422026-02-28: 2,6312026-03-31: 2,6642026-04-30: 2,7062026-05-31: 2,7282026-06-30: 2,7332026-07-31: 2,747 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,800 to 2,747 · axis starts at 1,686

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.

170,349
144k161k178k2020-01-31: 161k2020-02-29: 160k2020-03-31: 160k2020-04-30: 156k2020-05-31: 155k2020-06-30: 155k2020-07-31: 154k2020-08-31: 152k2020-09-30: 151k2020-10-31: 150k2020-11-30: 149k2020-12-31: 149k2021-01-31: 147k2021-02-28: 147k2021-03-31: 147k2021-04-30: 149k2021-05-31: 151k2021-06-30: 152k2021-07-31: 153k2021-08-31: 153k2021-09-30: 155k2021-10-31: 156k2021-11-30: 158k2021-12-31: 159k2022-01-31: 158k2022-02-28: 159k2022-03-31: 160k2022-04-30: 161k2022-05-31: 163k2022-06-30: 164k2022-07-31: 165k2022-08-31: 164k2022-09-30: 165k2022-10-31: 167k2022-11-30: 169k2022-12-31: 169k2023-01-31: 168k2023-02-28: 168k2023-03-31: 169k2023-04-30: 170k2023-05-31: 171k2023-06-30: 172k2023-07-31: 172k2023-08-31: 171k2023-09-30: 172k2023-10-31: 173k2023-11-30: 174k2023-12-31: 174k2024-01-31: 172k2024-02-29: 172k2024-03-31: 172k2024-04-30: 173k2024-05-31: 174k2024-06-30: 174k2024-07-31: 174k2024-08-31: 172k2024-09-30: 173k2024-10-31: 174k2024-11-30: 175k2024-12-31: 175k2025-01-31: 172k2025-02-28: 172k2025-03-31: 172k2025-04-30: 172k2025-05-31: 173k2025-06-30: 173k2025-07-31: 173k2025-08-31: 172k2025-09-30: 172k2025-10-31: 173k2025-11-30: 173k2025-12-31: 173k2026-01-31: 171k2026-02-28: 170k2026-03-31: 170k2026-04-30: 170k2026-05-31: 170k2026-06-30: 171k2026-07-31: 170k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 147k to 175k · axis starts at 144k

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
15,545
9,50613k17k2010-03-31: 10k2011-03-31: 10k2012-03-31: 11k2013-03-31: 11k2014-03-31: 12k2015-03-31: 13k2016-03-31: 14k2017-03-31: 15k2018-03-31: 15k2019-03-31: 16k2020-03-31: 16k2021-03-31: 16k2022-03-31: 16k2023-03-31: 16k2024-03-31: 16k2025-03-31: 16k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10k to 16k · axis starts at 9,506

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

12,835
7,62011k14k2010-03-31: 8,2602011-03-31: 8,2752012-03-31: 9,0002013-03-31: 9,0352014-03-31: 9,6802015-03-31: 11k2016-03-31: 12k2017-03-31: 12k2018-03-31: 12k2019-03-31: 13k2020-03-31: 13k2021-03-31: 14k2022-03-31: 13k2023-03-31: 13k2024-03-31: 13k2025-03-31: 13k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 8,260 to 14k · axis starts at 7,620

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

725
4155957752010-03-31: 4502011-03-31: 4652012-03-31: 5152013-03-31: 5752014-03-31: 5852015-03-31: 6352016-03-31: 6202017-03-31: 6352018-03-31: 6402019-03-31: 6452020-03-31: 6502021-03-31: 6652022-03-31: 6902023-03-31: 7152024-03-31: 7402025-03-31: 725 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 450 to 740 · axis starts at 415

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

55
53.262.571.82010-03-31: 602011-03-31: 552012-03-31: 552013-03-31: 602014-03-31: 702015-03-31: 702016-03-31: 652017-03-31: 652018-03-31: 702019-03-31: 652020-03-31: 652021-03-31: 652022-03-31: 602023-03-31: 652024-03-31: 552025-03-31: 55 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 55 to 70 · axis starts at 53.2

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

10
9.412.515.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 15 · axis starts at 9.4

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

275
2112583042010-03-31: 2202011-03-31: 2202012-03-31: 2552013-03-31: 2452014-03-31: 2752015-03-31: 2902016-03-31: 2852017-03-31: 2802018-03-31: 2852019-03-31: 2802020-03-31: 2852021-03-31: 2752022-03-31: 2802023-03-31: 2952024-03-31: 2852025-03-31: 275 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 220 to 295 · axis starts at 211

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

35
722.5382010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 252017-03-31: 252018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 252020-03-31: 252021-03-31: 252022-03-31: 252023-03-31: 252024-03-31: 252025-03-31: 35 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 35 · axis starts at 7

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

1,505
1,0471,3201,5932010-03-31: 1,1102011-03-31: 1,1002012-03-31: 1,2202013-03-31: 1,2202014-03-31: 1,2952015-03-31: 1,4602016-03-31: 1,3452017-03-31: 1,4002018-03-31: 1,4102019-03-31: 1,3952020-03-31: 1,3952021-03-31: 1,4352022-03-31: 1,5402023-03-31: 1,4952024-03-31: 1,5052025-03-31: 1,505 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,100 to 1,540 · axis starts at 1,047

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

95
76.4951142010-03-31: 952011-03-31: 852012-03-31: 902013-03-31: 902014-03-31: 902015-03-31: 802016-03-31: 902017-03-31: 952018-03-31: 1002019-03-31: 1102020-03-31: 1002021-03-31: 1002022-03-31: 1002023-03-31: 1002024-03-31: 1052025-03-31: 95 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 80 to 110 · axis starts at 76.4

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

10
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 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: 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

16,980
11k15k18k2010-03-31: 12k2011-03-31: 12k2012-03-31: 13k2013-03-31: 13k2014-03-31: 13k2015-03-31: 14k2016-03-31: 15k2017-03-31: 16k2018-03-31: 16k2019-03-31: 17k2020-03-31: 17k2021-03-31: 18k2022-03-31: 17k2023-03-31: 17k2024-03-31: 17k2025-03-31: 17k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 12k to 18k · axis starts at 11k

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

10,087
3,3177,06411k1998-12-31: 4,0421999-12-31: 4,3752000-12-31: 4,6032001-12-31: 4,7592002-12-31: 4,9202003-12-31: 5,0842004-12-31: 5,1872005-12-31: 5,4982006-12-31: 5,8412007-12-31: 6,0812008-12-31: 6,1392009-12-31: 5,7822010-12-31: 5,8892011-12-31: 5,9922012-12-31: 6,5032013-12-31: 6,8992014-12-31: 7,5192015-12-31: 7,9642016-12-31: 8,2812017-12-31: 8,3462018-12-31: 8,3912019-12-31: 8,8532020-12-31: 8,0632021-12-31: 8,3002022-12-31: 9,2952023-12-31: 10k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 4,042 to 10k · axis starts at 3,317

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Brent

Brent