The Datum Report

Local area

Buckinghamshire

What we think is happening

Pay in Buckinghamshire has been growing.

improving · strong confidence · formed 31 August 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Buckinghamshire has been weakening.

strong 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
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 17.3% +2.3 in the top 6% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for Buckinghamshire. 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
11.1%
9.611.713.82020-03-31: 13.22020-06-30: 12.62020-09-30: 11.22020-12-31: 10.92021-03-31: 11.42021-06-30: 12.12021-09-30: 13.42021-12-31: 12.22022-03-31: 11.72022-06-30: 10.42022-09-30: 10.32022-12-31: 11.72023-03-31: 11.32023-06-30: 12.12023-09-30: 12.32023-12-31: 12.22024-03-31: 11.62024-06-30: 11.72024-09-30: 11.12024-12-31: 10.62025-03-31: 10.62025-06-30: 10.12025-09-30: 11.12025-12-31: 102026-03-31: 11.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 10 to 13.4 · axis starts at 9.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.3, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
80.6%
75.179.183.22020-03-31: 81.52020-06-30: 79.92020-09-30: 78.72020-12-31: 77.72021-03-31: 75.82021-06-30: 76.62021-09-30: 77.32021-12-31: 77.62022-03-31: 79.82022-06-30: 80.12022-09-30: 81.52022-12-31: 81.62023-03-31: 81.12023-06-30: 81.92023-09-30: 80.52023-12-31: 81.22024-03-31: 81.22024-06-30: 79.72024-09-30: 80.12024-12-31: 80.42025-03-31: 82.22025-06-30: 81.82025-09-30: 82.22025-12-31: 82.42026-03-31: 80.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 75.8 to 82.4 · axis starts at 75.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.8, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
2.6%
0.92.94.92020-03-31: 3.22020-06-30: 4.32020-09-30: 3.92020-12-31: 3.82021-03-31: 4.52021-06-30: 4.12021-09-30: 4.02021-12-31: 3.92022-03-31: 4.12022-06-30: 4.42022-09-30: 3.72022-12-31: 3.22023-03-31: 2.42023-06-30: 1.32023-09-30: 2.12023-12-31: 3.02024-03-31: 3.92024-06-30: 4.22024-09-30: 4.52024-12-31: 4.12025-03-31: 3.72025-06-30: 3.72025-09-30: 2.32025-12-31: 32026-03-31: 2.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 1.3 to 4.5 · axis starts at 0.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.3, basis not documented by the producer

17.3%
14.017.621.32020-03-31: 15.82020-06-30: 16.42020-09-30: 18.12020-12-31: 19.32021-03-31: 20.62021-06-30: 20.02021-09-30: 19.52021-12-31: 19.22022-03-31: 16.82022-06-30: 16.32022-09-30: 15.42022-12-31: 15.72023-03-31: 16.92023-06-30: 17.02023-09-30: 17.82023-12-31: 16.32024-03-31: 15.42024-06-30: 16.82024-09-30: 16.12024-12-31: 16.22025-03-31: 14.72025-06-30: 15.02025-09-30: 15.92025-12-31: 152026-03-31: 17.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 14.7 to 20.6 · axis starts at 14.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.7, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
10,740
3,93910k17k2020-01-31: 5,1952020-02-29: 5,3652020-03-31: 5,5402020-04-30: 9,5002020-05-31: 15k2020-06-30: 15k2020-07-31: 15k2020-08-31: 16k2020-09-30: 15k2020-10-31: 15k2020-11-30: 15k2020-12-31: 15k2021-01-31: 15k2021-02-28: 16k2021-03-31: 15k2021-04-30: 15k2021-05-31: 14k2021-06-30: 13k2021-07-31: 13k2021-08-31: 12k2021-09-30: 11k2021-10-31: 11k2021-11-30: 10k2021-12-31: 10k2022-01-31: 9,9102022-02-28: 9,7602022-03-31: 9,4902022-04-30: 9,1202022-05-31: 8,8402022-06-30: 8,7552022-07-31: 8,6902022-08-31: 8,7552022-09-30: 8,8252022-10-31: 8,6952022-11-30: 8,7252022-12-31: 8,7152023-01-31: 8,7052023-02-28: 8,6652023-03-31: 8,6752023-04-30: 8,7252023-05-31: 8,6052023-06-30: 8,7352023-07-31: 8,7652023-08-31: 8,7502023-09-30: 8,7402023-10-31: 8,7852023-11-30: 8,7652023-12-31: 8,8802024-01-31: 8,8302024-02-29: 9,1602024-03-31: 9,1502024-04-30: 9,3002024-05-31: 9,5252024-06-30: 9,7702024-07-31: 10k2024-08-31: 10k2024-09-30: 11k2024-10-31: 11k2024-11-30: 11k2024-12-31: 11k2025-01-31: 11k2025-02-28: 11k2025-03-31: 11k2025-04-30: 11k2025-05-31: 11k2025-06-30: 11k2025-07-31: 11k2025-08-31: 11k2025-09-30: 11k2025-10-31: 11k2025-11-30: 11k2025-12-31: 10k2026-01-31: 10k2026-02-28: 11k2026-03-31: 11k2026-04-30: 11k2026-05-31: 10k2026-06-30: 11k2026-07-31: 10k2026-08-31: 11k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 5,195 to 16k · axis starts at 3,939

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

3.0%
2.733.32026-01-31: 32026-02-28: 32026-03-31: 32026-04-30: 32026-05-31: 32026-06-30: 32026-07-31: 32026-08-31: 3 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · unchanged at 3 · axis starts at 2.7

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.

21.5%
9.518.226.92020-03-31: 15.02020-06-30: 11.42020-09-30: 12.92020-12-31: 11.12021-03-31: 12.92021-06-30: 13.22021-09-30: 15.02021-12-31: 15.52022-03-31: 12.92022-06-30: 16.52022-09-30: 13.22022-12-31: 23.42023-03-31: 25.02023-06-30: 25.22023-09-30: 22.42023-12-31: 20.02024-03-31: 17.42024-06-30: 17.42024-09-30: 19.82024-12-31: 16.42025-03-31: 14.42025-06-30: 14.72025-09-30: 17.12025-12-31: 20.92026-03-31: 21.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 11.1 to 25.2 · axis starts at 9.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.0, basis not documented by the producer

18.1%
15.120.024.82020-03-31: 18.72020-06-30: 18.72020-09-30: 18.12020-12-31: 18.82021-03-31: 23.72021-06-30: 22.92021-09-30: 21.32021-12-31: 23.52022-03-31: 20.52022-06-30: 19.72022-09-30: 21.22022-12-31: 22.12023-03-31: 21.42023-06-30: 23.22023-09-30: 23.82023-12-31: 19.32024-03-31: 16.02024-06-30: 19.82024-09-30: 22.32024-12-31: 21.32025-03-31: 23.92025-06-30: 22.12025-09-30: 17.92025-12-31: 17.42026-03-31: 18.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.0 to 23.9 · axis starts at 15.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.6, basis not documented by the producer

14.4%
6.215.324.42020-03-31: 13.22020-06-30: 17.02020-09-30: 20.22020-12-31: 22.62021-03-31: 21.72021-06-30: 20.52021-09-30: 19.42021-12-31: 19.22022-03-31: 20.12022-06-30: 21.02022-09-30: 21.62022-12-31: 18.02023-03-31: 14.12023-06-30: 8.12023-09-30: 7.92023-12-31: 9.62024-03-31: 14.72024-06-30: 16.22024-09-30: 14.72024-12-31: 14.42025-03-31: 17.32025-06-30: 17.12025-09-30: 17.12025-12-31: 17.12026-03-31: 14.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 7.9 to 22.6 · axis starts at 6.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.0, basis not documented by the producer

34.0%
18.630.342.12020-03-31: 32.72020-06-30: 33.82020-09-30: 31.92020-12-31: 33.42021-03-31: 29.22021-06-30: 31.92021-09-30: 31.72021-12-31: 29.62022-03-31: 34.82022-06-30: 27.52022-09-30: 26.92022-12-31: 20.92023-03-31: 24.52023-06-30: 33.92023-09-30: 36.52023-12-31: 39.32024-03-31: 39.82024-06-30: 33.82024-09-30: 34.02024-12-31: 37.92025-03-31: 34.42025-06-30: 32.92025-09-30: 35.62025-12-31: 332026-03-31: 34 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 20.9 to 39.8 · axis starts at 18.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.1, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£34,111
12k24k36k1997-12-31: 15k1998-12-31: 15k1999-12-31: 15k2000-12-31: 16k2001-12-31: 17k2002-12-31: 17k2003-12-31: 17k2004-12-31: 18k2005-12-31: 19k2006-12-31: 20k2007-12-31: 21k2008-12-31: 21k2009-12-31: 22k2010-12-31: 22k2011-12-31: 22k2012-12-31: 22k2013-12-31: 23k2014-12-31: 24k2015-12-31: 26k2016-12-31: 26k2017-12-31: 27k2018-12-31: 27k2019-12-31: 28k2020-12-31: 27k2021-12-31: 29k2022-12-31: 30k2023-12-31: 32k2024-12-31: 34k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 15k to 34k · axis starts at 12k

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,956
1,9582,5103,0632020-01-31: 2,1182020-02-29: 2,1342020-03-31: 2,1382020-04-30: 2,0682020-05-31: 2,0652020-06-30: 2,0972020-07-31: 2,1292020-08-31: 2,1542020-09-30: 2,1812020-10-31: 2,1932020-11-30: 2,2122020-12-31: 2,2552021-01-31: 2,2082021-02-28: 2,2242021-03-31: 2,2652021-04-30: 2,2772021-05-31: 2,2742021-06-30: 2,2832021-07-31: 2,2832021-08-31: 2,2832021-09-30: 2,3102021-10-31: 2,3252021-11-30: 2,3372021-12-31: 2,3692022-01-31: 2,3352022-02-28: 2,3552022-03-31: 2,4002022-04-30: 2,3862022-05-31: 2,3972022-06-30: 2,4102022-07-31: 2,4202022-08-31: 2,4232022-09-30: 2,4662022-10-31: 2,4692022-11-30: 2,5082022-12-31: 2,5322023-01-31: 2,5092023-02-28: 2,5062023-03-31: 2,5372023-04-30: 2,5372023-05-31: 2,5512023-06-30: 2,6082023-07-31: 2,5592023-08-31: 2,6042023-09-30: 2,5712023-10-31: 2,5872023-11-30: 2,6242023-12-31: 2,6462024-01-31: 2,6192024-02-29: 2,6262024-03-31: 2,6642024-04-30: 2,6682024-05-31: 2,6782024-06-30: 2,6742024-07-31: 2,6792024-08-31: 2,6832024-09-30: 2,7122024-10-31: 2,7702024-11-30: 2,7642024-12-31: 2,7822025-01-31: 2,7532025-02-28: 2,7572025-03-31: 2,7912025-04-30: 2,8032025-05-31: 2,8102025-06-30: 2,8112025-07-31: 2,8352025-08-31: 2,8462025-09-30: 2,8462025-10-31: 2,8662025-11-30: 2,8692025-12-31: 2,9002026-01-31: 2,8712026-02-28: 2,8922026-03-31: 2,9292026-04-30: 2,9372026-05-31: 2,9382026-06-30: 2,9432026-07-31: 2,956 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 2,065 to 2,956 · axis starts at 1,958

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.

260,885
237k251k265k2020-01-31: 246k2020-02-29: 246k2020-03-31: 246k2020-04-30: 242k2020-05-31: 242k2020-06-30: 242k2020-07-31: 243k2020-08-31: 242k2020-09-30: 241k2020-10-31: 241k2020-11-30: 241k2020-12-31: 241k2021-01-31: 240k2021-02-28: 240k2021-03-31: 241k2021-04-30: 243k2021-05-31: 244k2021-06-30: 246k2021-07-31: 248k2021-08-31: 249k2021-09-30: 250k2021-10-31: 249k2021-11-30: 251k2021-12-31: 251k2022-01-31: 250k2022-02-28: 251k2022-03-31: 252k2022-04-30: 253k2022-05-31: 253k2022-06-30: 254k2022-07-31: 256k2022-08-31: 255k2022-09-30: 256k2022-10-31: 256k2022-11-30: 257k2022-12-31: 258k2023-01-31: 257k2023-02-28: 257k2023-03-31: 258k2023-04-30: 258k2023-05-31: 259k2023-06-30: 260k2023-07-31: 261k2023-08-31: 260k2023-09-30: 261k2023-10-31: 260k2023-11-30: 261k2023-12-31: 261k2024-01-31: 260k2024-02-29: 260k2024-03-31: 260k2024-04-30: 260k2024-05-31: 261k2024-06-30: 262k2024-07-31: 263k2024-08-31: 261k2024-09-30: 262k2024-10-31: 261k2024-11-30: 262k2024-12-31: 261k2025-01-31: 260k2025-02-28: 260k2025-03-31: 260k2025-04-30: 260k2025-05-31: 260k2025-06-30: 261k2025-07-31: 262k2025-08-31: 261k2025-09-30: 261k2025-10-31: 260k2025-11-30: 260k2025-12-31: 260k2026-01-31: 259k2026-02-28: 259k2026-03-31: 259k2026-04-30: 259k2026-05-31: 260k2026-06-30: 260k2026-07-31: 261k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 240k to 263k · axis starts at 237k

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
30,535
25k29k32k2010-03-31: 26k2011-03-31: 26k2012-03-31: 27k2013-03-31: 27k2014-03-31: 27k2015-03-31: 29k2016-03-31: 30k2017-03-31: 31k2018-03-31: 31k2019-03-31: 31k2020-03-31: 31k2021-03-31: 31k2022-03-31: 31k2023-03-31: 31k2024-03-31: 31k2025-03-31: 31k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 26k to 31k · axis starts at 25k

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

24,870
20k23k26k2010-03-31: 21k2011-03-31: 21k2012-03-31: 21k2013-03-31: 21k2014-03-31: 22k2015-03-31: 23k2016-03-31: 24k2017-03-31: 25k2018-03-31: 25k2019-03-31: 26k2020-03-31: 26k2021-03-31: 26k2022-03-31: 26k2023-03-31: 25k2024-03-31: 25k2025-03-31: 25k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 21k to 26k · axis starts at 20k

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

1,460
1,1631,3521,5422010-03-31: 1,2302011-03-31: 1,2002012-03-31: 1,2852013-03-31: 1,3302014-03-31: 1,3852015-03-31: 1,4602016-03-31: 1,4102017-03-31: 1,4452018-03-31: 1,4502019-03-31: 1,4052020-03-31: 1,4102021-03-31: 1,4602022-03-31: 1,4402023-03-31: 1,5052024-03-31: 1,4602025-03-31: 1,460 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,200 to 1,505 · axis starts at 1,163

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

150
1131501872010-03-31: 1202011-03-31: 1252012-03-31: 1452013-03-31: 1552014-03-31: 1652015-03-31: 1752016-03-31: 1802017-03-31: 1802018-03-31: 1652019-03-31: 1702020-03-31: 1652021-03-31: 1652022-03-31: 1652023-03-31: 1602024-03-31: 1552025-03-31: 150 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 120 to 180 · axis starts at 113

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

30
18.82531.22010-03-31: 302011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 252014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 252017-03-31: 252018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 252020-03-31: 252021-03-31: 252022-03-31: 302023-03-31: 252024-03-31: 252025-03-31: 30 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

795
5997088162010-03-31: 6502011-03-31: 6202012-03-31: 6352013-03-31: 6952014-03-31: 6952015-03-31: 7352016-03-31: 7202017-03-31: 7402018-03-31: 7352019-03-31: 7452020-03-31: 7252021-03-31: 7252022-03-31: 7502023-03-31: 7802024-03-31: 7702025-03-31: 795 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 620 to 795 · axis starts at 599

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

50
32.64557.42010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 352012-03-31: 402013-03-31: 402014-03-31: 402015-03-31: 402016-03-31: 452017-03-31: 502018-03-31: 552019-03-31: 452020-03-31: 452021-03-31: 452022-03-31: 452023-03-31: 402024-03-31: 452025-03-31: 50 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 35 to 55 · axis starts at 32.6

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

2,895
2,7232,9403,1572010-03-31: 2,7702011-03-31: 2,7902012-03-31: 2,8202013-03-31: 2,7652014-03-31: 2,8502015-03-31: 3,0502016-03-31: 2,9702017-03-31: 3,0252018-03-31: 2,8952019-03-31: 2,9702020-03-31: 2,9652021-03-31: 3,1152022-03-31: 3,0102023-03-31: 2,9802024-03-31: 2,9452025-03-31: 2,895 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 2,765 to 3,115 · axis starts at 2,723

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

270
2202482752010-03-31: 2302011-03-31: 2352012-03-31: 2302013-03-31: 2252014-03-31: 2352015-03-31: 2352016-03-31: 2452017-03-31: 2452018-03-31: 2452019-03-31: 2452020-03-31: 2502021-03-31: 2502022-03-31: 2502023-03-31: 2452024-03-31: 2652025-03-31: 270 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 225 to 270 · axis starts at 220

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

20
13.82026.22010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 252021-03-31: 152022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 252024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 20 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 25 · axis starts at 13.8

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

33,545
28k32k35k2010-03-31: 29k2011-03-31: 29k2012-03-31: 29k2013-03-31: 30k2014-03-31: 30k2015-03-31: 32k2016-03-31: 33k2017-03-31: 34k2018-03-31: 34k2019-03-31: 34k2020-03-31: 35k2021-03-31: 35k2022-03-31: 35k2023-03-31: 34k2024-03-31: 34k2025-03-31: 34k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 29k to 35k · axis starts at 28k

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

19,176
6,95514k20k1998-12-31: 8,2641999-12-31: 8,6602000-12-31: 9,0852001-12-31: 9,4152002-12-31: 9,6992003-12-31: 10k2004-12-31: 10k2005-12-31: 11k2006-12-31: 11k2007-12-31: 12k2008-12-31: 12k2009-12-31: 12k2010-12-31: 12k2011-12-31: 13k2012-12-31: 13k2013-12-31: 13k2014-12-31: 14k2015-12-31: 14k2016-12-31: 14k2017-12-31: 14k2018-12-31: 15k2019-12-31: 16k2020-12-31: 16k2021-12-31: 17k2022-12-31: 18k2023-12-31: 19k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 8,264 to 19k · axis starts at 6,955

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire