The Datum Report

Local area

Bristol, City of

What we think is happening

The job market in Bristol, City of has been getting stronger.

improving · established 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
Claimant count August 2026 12,755 +475 in the top 7% of 182

By subject

Every figure published for Bristol, City of. 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
8.8%
5.19.113.12020-03-31: 10.42020-06-30: 9.12020-09-30: 8.22020-12-31: 8.02021-03-31: 6.52021-06-30: 6.22021-09-30: 6.12021-12-31: 5.92022-03-31: 6.52022-06-30: 6.92022-09-30: 6.82022-12-31: 8.22023-03-31: 7.42023-06-30: 8.12023-09-30: 7.92023-12-31: 8.42024-03-31: 9.62024-06-30: 10.82024-09-30: 12.32024-12-31: 11.02025-03-31: 10.92025-06-30: 11.52025-09-30: 10.52025-12-31: 9.82026-03-31: 8.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.9 to 12.3 · axis starts at 5.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.0, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
79.8%
73.478.282.92020-03-31: 76.52020-06-30: 75.72020-09-30: 75.82020-12-31: 77.22021-03-31: 75.72021-06-30: 74.32021-09-30: 75.82021-12-31: 78.02022-03-31: 79.82022-06-30: 82.02022-09-30: 81.62022-12-31: 78.52023-03-31: 78.52023-06-30: 77.32023-09-30: 76.72023-12-31: 76.12024-03-31: 78.52024-06-30: 77.72024-09-30: 78.52024-12-31: 79.32025-03-31: 77.62025-06-30: 79.52025-09-30: 79.52025-12-31: 79.62026-03-31: 79.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 74.3 to 82.0 · axis starts at 73.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.9, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.8%
2.03.75.52020-03-31: 4.82020-06-30: 5.02020-09-30: 5.02020-12-31: 5.22021-03-31: 4.82021-06-30: 4.62021-09-30: 4.42021-12-31: 3.32022-03-31: 2.52022-06-30: 2.32022-09-30: 2.42022-12-31: 2.82023-03-31: 2.72023-06-30: 4.12023-09-30: 4.02023-12-31: 3.92024-03-31: 3.92024-06-30: 3.72024-09-30: 3.92024-12-31: 4.32025-03-31: 4.62025-06-30: 4.42025-09-30: 4.02025-12-31: 4.32026-03-31: 4.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 2.3 to 5.2 · axis starts at 2.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.7, basis not documented by the producer

16.2%
15.319.122.82020-03-31: 19.62020-06-30: 20.32020-09-30: 20.22020-12-31: 18.62021-03-31: 20.52021-06-30: 22.12021-09-30: 20.72021-12-31: 19.32022-03-31: 18.22022-06-30: 16.02022-09-30: 16.42022-12-31: 19.22023-03-31: 19.32023-06-30: 19.42023-09-30: 20.22023-12-31: 20.82024-03-31: 18.32024-06-30: 19.32024-09-30: 18.32024-12-31: 17.22025-03-31: 18.62025-06-30: 16.82025-09-30: 17.22025-12-31: 16.92026-03-31: 16.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.0 to 22.1 · axis starts at 15.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.6, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
12,755
6,84714k22k2020-01-31: 8,3202020-02-29: 8,3452020-03-31: 8,4502020-04-30: 15k2020-05-31: 20k2020-06-30: 20k2020-07-31: 20k2020-08-31: 21k2020-09-30: 20k2020-10-31: 20k2020-11-30: 20k2020-12-31: 19k2021-01-31: 19k2021-02-28: 20k2021-03-31: 20k2021-04-30: 19k2021-05-31: 18k2021-06-30: 17k2021-07-31: 16k2021-08-31: 16k2021-09-30: 15k2021-10-31: 14k2021-11-30: 14k2021-12-31: 13k2022-01-31: 13k2022-02-28: 13k2022-03-31: 12k2022-04-30: 12k2022-05-31: 11k2022-06-30: 11k2022-07-31: 11k2022-08-31: 11k2022-09-30: 11k2022-10-31: 11k2022-11-30: 11k2022-12-31: 11k2023-01-31: 11k2023-02-28: 11k2023-03-31: 11k2023-04-30: 11k2023-05-31: 11k2023-06-30: 11k2023-07-31: 11k2023-08-31: 11k2023-09-30: 11k2023-10-31: 11k2023-11-30: 11k2023-12-31: 11k2024-01-31: 11k2024-02-29: 12k2024-03-31: 12k2024-04-30: 11k2024-05-31: 11k2024-06-30: 12k2024-07-31: 12k2024-08-31: 12k2024-09-30: 13k2024-10-31: 12k2024-11-30: 12k2024-12-31: 12k2025-01-31: 12k2025-02-28: 13k2025-03-31: 13k2025-04-30: 12k2025-05-31: 12k2025-06-30: 12k2025-07-31: 12k2025-08-31: 12k2025-09-30: 12k2025-10-31: 12k2025-11-30: 13k2025-12-31: 12k2026-01-31: 12k2026-02-28: 13k2026-03-31: 13k2026-04-30: 13k2026-05-31: 12k2026-06-30: 12k2026-07-31: 12k2026-08-31: 13k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 8,320 to 21k · axis starts at 6,847

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

3.6%
3.53.63.72026-01-31: 3.52026-02-28: 3.72026-03-31: 3.62026-04-30: 3.62026-05-31: 3.62026-06-30: 3.52026-07-31: 3.52026-08-31: 3.6 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.5 to 3.7 · axis starts at 3.5

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

% 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.

18.8%
16.528.540.62020-03-31: 37.02020-06-30: 37.02020-09-30: 36.22020-12-31: 32.42021-03-31: 25.92021-06-30: 23.92021-09-30: 24.12021-12-31: 24.82022-03-31: 27.32022-06-30: 29.42022-09-30: 27.52022-12-31: 23.12023-03-31: 26.42023-06-30: 26.72023-09-30: 23.72023-12-31: 29.12024-03-31: 29.62024-06-30: 26.82024-09-30: 34.12024-12-31: 38.22025-03-31: 34.92025-06-30: 33.22025-09-30: 31.42025-12-31: 22.12026-03-31: 18.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 18.8 to 38.2 · axis starts at 16.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.8, basis not documented by the producer

21.5%
9.018.527.92020-03-31: 15.52020-06-30: 15.72020-09-30: 14.32020-12-31: 16.82021-03-31: 15.82021-06-30: 13.92021-09-30: 15.12021-12-31: 14.92022-03-31: 15.12022-06-30: 15.82022-09-30: 15.62022-12-31: 21.22023-03-31: 19.52023-06-30: 18.82023-09-30: 15.52023-12-31: 10.82024-03-31: 11.12024-06-30: 19.12024-09-30: 25.02024-12-31: 26.12025-03-31: 24.92025-06-30: 24.52025-09-30: 20.32025-12-31: 23.12026-03-31: 21.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 10.8 to 26.1 · axis starts at 9.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.2, basis not documented by the producer

11.8%
4.28.412.62020-03-31: 6.92020-06-30: 7.72020-09-30: 10.02020-12-31: 11.32021-03-31: 10.42021-06-30: 8.42021-09-30: 8.72021-12-31: 8.72022-03-31: 7.72022-06-30: 9.12022-09-30: 9.72022-12-31: 7.62023-03-31: 7.32023-06-30: 7.92023-09-30: 5.12023-12-31: 5.82024-03-31: 6.62024-06-30: 6.32024-09-30: 6.42024-12-31: 6.52025-03-31: 5.72025-06-30: 6.82025-09-30: 8.32025-12-31: 10.22026-03-31: 11.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.1 to 11.8 · axis starts at 4.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.6, basis not documented by the producer

34.6%
17.232.347.52020-03-31: 30.02020-06-30: 30.92020-09-30: 31.92020-12-31: 30.72021-03-31: 37.42021-06-30: 41.22021-09-30: 39.12021-12-31: 37.22022-03-31: 36.12022-06-30: 33.12022-09-30: 33.62022-12-31: 39.42023-03-31: 38.82023-06-30: 35.52023-09-30: 44.62023-12-31: 38.02024-03-31: 36.12024-06-30: 36.12024-09-30: 22.92024-12-31: 21.42025-03-31: 23.92025-06-30: 20.12025-09-30: 24.12025-12-31: 32.22026-03-31: 34.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 20.1 to 44.6 · axis starts at 17.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.3, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£25,336
8,65518k27k1997-12-31: 10k1998-12-31: 11k1999-12-31: 11k2000-12-31: 12k2001-12-31: 12k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 13k2004-12-31: 13k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 14k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 15k2009-12-31: 15k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 16k2012-12-31: 16k2013-12-31: 16k2014-12-31: 17k2015-12-31: 18k2016-12-31: 18k2017-12-31: 19k2018-12-31: 20k2019-12-31: 20k2020-12-31: 20k2021-12-31: 21k2022-12-31: 23k2023-12-31: 24k2024-12-31: 25k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 10k to 25k · axis starts at 8,655

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,691
1,7502,2722,7942020-01-31: 1,8762020-02-29: 1,8882020-03-31: 1,8882020-04-30: 1,8512020-05-31: 1,8532020-06-30: 1,8692020-07-31: 1,9022020-08-31: 1,9382020-09-30: 1,9652020-10-31: 1,9732020-11-30: 1,9752020-12-31: 2,0002021-01-31: 1,9772021-02-28: 1,9832021-03-31: 2,0082021-04-30: 2,0282021-05-31: 2,0292021-06-30: 2,0322021-07-31: 2,0372021-08-31: 2,0542021-09-30: 2,0802021-10-31: 2,0722021-11-30: 2,0792021-12-31: 2,1042022-01-31: 2,0872022-02-28: 2,0952022-03-31: 2,1252022-04-30: 2,1252022-05-31: 2,1472022-06-30: 2,1522022-07-31: 2,1742022-08-31: 2,1872022-09-30: 2,2322022-10-31: 2,2192022-11-30: 2,2752022-12-31: 2,2612023-01-31: 2,2492023-02-28: 2,2412023-03-31: 2,2772023-04-30: 2,2912023-05-31: 2,3312023-06-30: 2,3772023-07-31: 2,3332023-08-31: 2,3532023-09-30: 2,3562023-10-31: 2,3602023-11-30: 2,4042023-12-31: 2,3962024-01-31: 2,3702024-02-29: 2,3822024-03-31: 2,4052024-04-30: 2,4312024-05-31: 2,4462024-06-30: 2,4432024-07-31: 2,4552024-08-31: 2,4702024-09-30: 2,4802024-10-31: 2,5372024-11-30: 2,5372024-12-31: 2,5302025-01-31: 2,5142025-02-28: 2,5172025-03-31: 2,5362025-04-30: 2,5542025-05-31: 2,5652025-06-30: 2,5652025-07-31: 2,5902025-08-31: 2,6332025-09-30: 2,6162025-10-31: 2,6182025-11-30: 2,6122025-12-31: 2,6312026-01-31: 2,6132026-02-28: 2,6212026-03-31: 2,6432026-04-30: 2,6802026-05-31: 2,6842026-06-30: 2,6932026-07-31: 2,691 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,851 to 2,693 · axis starts at 1,750

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.

231,999
210k224k237k2020-01-31: 219k2020-02-29: 219k2020-03-31: 219k2020-04-30: 216k2020-05-31: 215k2020-06-30: 216k2020-07-31: 215k2020-08-31: 214k2020-09-30: 213k2020-10-31: 214k2020-11-30: 215k2020-12-31: 215k2021-01-31: 213k2021-02-28: 213k2021-03-31: 213k2021-04-30: 215k2021-05-31: 216k2021-06-30: 218k2021-07-31: 219k2021-08-31: 219k2021-09-30: 221k2021-10-31: 222k2021-11-30: 224k2021-12-31: 224k2022-01-31: 222k2022-02-28: 224k2022-03-31: 225k2022-04-30: 225k2022-05-31: 226k2022-06-30: 227k2022-07-31: 227k2022-08-31: 226k2022-09-30: 227k2022-10-31: 228k2022-11-30: 230k2022-12-31: 230k2023-01-31: 228k2023-02-28: 229k2023-03-31: 229k2023-04-30: 230k2023-05-31: 230k2023-06-30: 231k2023-07-31: 231k2023-08-31: 230k2023-09-30: 230k2023-10-31: 232k2023-11-30: 234k2023-12-31: 233k2024-01-31: 231k2024-02-29: 231k2024-03-31: 232k2024-04-30: 232k2024-05-31: 233k2024-06-30: 234k2024-07-31: 234k2024-08-31: 232k2024-09-30: 232k2024-10-31: 234k2024-11-30: 235k2024-12-31: 234k2025-01-31: 232k2025-02-28: 231k2025-03-31: 231k2025-04-30: 232k2025-05-31: 232k2025-06-30: 232k2025-07-31: 232k2025-08-31: 231k2025-09-30: 231k2025-10-31: 232k2025-11-30: 233k2025-12-31: 233k2026-01-31: 230k2026-02-28: 230k2026-03-31: 230k2026-04-30: 231k2026-05-31: 231k2026-06-30: 232k2026-07-31: 232k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 213k to 235k · axis starts at 210k

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
18,005
12k16k19k2010-03-31: 13k2011-03-31: 13k2012-03-31: 14k2013-03-31: 14k2014-03-31: 15k2015-03-31: 17k2016-03-31: 17k2017-03-31: 18k2018-03-31: 18k2019-03-31: 18k2020-03-31: 19k2021-03-31: 19k2022-03-31: 18k2023-03-31: 18k2024-03-31: 18k2025-03-31: 18k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 13k to 19k · axis starts at 12k

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

13,540
9,09912k15k2010-03-31: 9,6552011-03-31: 9,7102012-03-31: 10k2013-03-31: 10k2014-03-31: 11k2015-03-31: 13k2016-03-31: 13k2017-03-31: 14k2018-03-31: 14k2019-03-31: 14k2020-03-31: 14k2021-03-31: 14k2022-03-31: 14k2023-03-31: 14k2024-03-31: 14k2025-03-31: 14k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 9,655 to 14k · axis starts at 9,099

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

1,220
9001,1051,3102010-03-31: 9702011-03-31: 9402012-03-31: 9552013-03-31: 9752014-03-31: 1,0502015-03-31: 1,0852016-03-31: 1,0952017-03-31: 1,1152018-03-31: 1,1302019-03-31: 1,1702020-03-31: 1,1452021-03-31: 1,1202022-03-31: 1,1752023-03-31: 1,2702024-03-31: 1,2202025-03-31: 1,220 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 940 to 1,270 · axis starts at 900

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

115
80.21051302010-03-31: 902011-03-31: 852012-03-31: 902013-03-31: 1002014-03-31: 1002015-03-31: 1102016-03-31: 1152017-03-31: 1152018-03-31: 1102019-03-31: 1102020-03-31: 1202021-03-31: 1102022-03-31: 1102023-03-31: 1152024-03-31: 1252025-03-31: 115 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 85 to 125 · axis starts at 80.2

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

30
13.222.531.82010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 252017-03-31: 252018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 252020-03-31: 302021-03-31: 302022-03-31: 302023-03-31: 302024-03-31: 302025-03-31: 30 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 30 · axis starts at 13.2

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

735
4686327972010-03-31: 5002011-03-31: 5202012-03-31: 5502013-03-31: 5652014-03-31: 5852015-03-31: 6252016-03-31: 6302017-03-31: 6202018-03-31: 6302019-03-31: 6302020-03-31: 6652021-03-31: 6852022-03-31: 7052023-03-31: 7552024-03-31: 7652025-03-31: 735 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 500 to 765 · axis starts at 468

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

40
1732.5482010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 252016-03-31: 302017-03-31: 252018-03-31: 302019-03-31: 302020-03-31: 352021-03-31: 402022-03-31: 402023-03-31: 452024-03-31: 402025-03-31: 40 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20 to 45 · axis starts at 17

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

2,050
1,6181,9652,3122010-03-31: 1,7402011-03-31: 1,6852012-03-31: 1,8052013-03-31: 1,8252014-03-31: 1,9152015-03-31: 2,0402016-03-31: 1,9602017-03-31: 2,0302018-03-31: 2,0352019-03-31: 2,0652020-03-31: 2,1402021-03-31: 2,2102022-03-31: 2,1602023-03-31: 2,2452024-03-31: 2,1402025-03-31: 2,050 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,685 to 2,245 · axis starts at 1,618

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

250
1321982632010-03-31: 1502011-03-31: 1452012-03-31: 1502013-03-31: 1752014-03-31: 1852015-03-31: 1952016-03-31: 2002017-03-31: 2052018-03-31: 2152019-03-31: 2252020-03-31: 2152021-03-31: 2152022-03-31: 2402023-03-31: 2452024-03-31: 2352025-03-31: 250 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 145 to 250 · axis starts at 132

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

25
18.82531.22010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 252014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 252016-03-31: 252017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 302019-03-31: 302020-03-31: 302021-03-31: 252022-03-31: 252023-03-31: 252024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 25 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20 to 30 · axis starts at 18.8

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

22,020
17k20k23k2010-03-31: 17k2011-03-31: 18k2012-03-31: 18k2013-03-31: 18k2014-03-31: 19k2015-03-31: 21k2016-03-31: 21k2017-03-31: 22k2018-03-31: 22k2019-03-31: 22k2020-03-31: 23k2021-03-31: 23k2022-03-31: 23k2023-03-31: 22k2024-03-31: 22k2025-03-31: 22k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 17k to 23k · axis starts at 17k

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

21,027
4,60714k23k1998-12-31: 6,3661999-12-31: 6,6572000-12-31: 7,0232001-12-31: 7,6322002-12-31: 7,9662003-12-31: 8,3342004-12-31: 8,8002005-12-31: 9,0812006-12-31: 9,5212007-12-31: 10k2008-12-31: 11k2009-12-31: 11k2010-12-31: 12k2011-12-31: 11k2012-12-31: 12k2013-12-31: 12k2014-12-31: 13k2015-12-31: 13k2016-12-31: 14k2017-12-31: 15k2018-12-31: 15k2019-12-31: 16k2020-12-31: 15k2021-12-31: 17k2022-12-31: 19k2023-12-31: 21k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 6,366 to 21k · axis starts at 4,607

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of