The Datum Report

Local area

Calderdale and Kirklees

What we think is happening

Typical monthly pay in Calderdale and Kirklees has been rising, though other measures here have run the other way.

mixed · tentative confidence · formed 31 August 2026 · how we reached this

By subject

Every figure published for Calderdale and Kirklees. 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
8.3%
6.98.710.52020-03-31: 10.22020-06-30: 9.72020-09-30: 9.82020-12-31: 8.52021-03-31: 9.22021-06-30: 9.22021-09-30: 9.82021-12-31: 10.02022-03-31: 9.52022-06-30: 10.02022-09-30: 9.12022-12-31: 8.42023-03-31: 8.12023-06-30: 7.32023-09-30: 7.72023-12-31: 8.62024-03-31: 9.32024-06-30: 9.82024-09-30: 9.82024-12-31: 9.82025-03-31: 9.62025-06-30: 9.02025-09-30: 8.12025-12-31: 82026-03-31: 8.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 7.3 to 10.2 · axis starts at 6.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.5, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
70.7%
70.173.276.32020-03-31: 72.32020-06-30: 72.92020-09-30: 71.92020-12-31: 72.02021-03-31: 72.32021-06-30: 71.62021-09-30: 72.92021-12-31: 73.32022-03-31: 73.72022-06-30: 73.92022-09-30: 71.72022-12-31: 71.12023-03-31: 71.92023-06-30: 73.02023-09-30: 73.62023-12-31: 75.02024-03-31: 73.62024-06-30: 74.02024-09-30: 75.72024-12-31: 75.52025-03-31: 75.72025-06-30: 74.92025-09-30: 73.32025-12-31: 71.82026-03-31: 70.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 70.7 to 75.7 · axis starts at 70.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.5, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
6.2%
1.94.46.92020-03-31: 2.82020-06-30: 2.42020-09-30: 2.82020-12-31: 3.62021-03-31: 4.22021-06-30: 5.12021-09-30: 4.92021-12-31: 4.32022-03-31: 3.62022-06-30: 3.02022-09-30: 3.52022-12-31: 4.32023-03-31: 4.62023-06-30: 4.52023-09-30: 4.52023-12-31: 3.32024-03-31: 3.02024-06-30: 2.72025-03-31: 4.02025-06-30: 5.12025-09-30: 5.32025-12-31: 6.42026-03-31: 6.2 2020-03 2026-03
23 monthly readings · 2.4 to 6.4 · axis starts at 1.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.5, basis not documented by the producer
2 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

24.6%
20.523.526.62020-03-31: 25.62020-06-30: 25.42020-09-30: 26.02020-12-31: 25.32021-03-31: 24.52021-06-30: 24.62021-09-30: 23.32021-12-31: 23.52022-03-31: 23.62022-06-30: 23.72022-09-30: 25.72022-12-31: 25.82023-03-31: 24.72023-06-30: 23.62023-09-30: 22.92023-12-31: 22.42024-03-31: 24.22024-06-30: 23.92024-09-30: 22.12024-12-31: 22.22025-03-31: 21.22025-06-30: 21.12025-09-30: 22.62025-12-31: 23.22026-03-31: 24.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 21.1 to 26.0 · axis starts at 20.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.4, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
18,825
13k21k29k2020-01-31: 15k2020-02-29: 15k2020-03-31: 15k2020-04-30: 23k2020-05-31: 28k2020-06-30: 27k2020-07-31: 27k2020-08-31: 28k2020-09-30: 27k2020-10-31: 27k2020-11-30: 27k2020-12-31: 27k2021-01-31: 27k2021-02-28: 28k2021-03-31: 28k2021-04-30: 27k2021-05-31: 25k2021-06-30: 24k2021-07-31: 23k2021-08-31: 23k2021-09-30: 22k2021-10-31: 21k2021-11-30: 20k2021-12-31: 19k2022-01-31: 19k2022-02-28: 19k2022-03-31: 18k2022-04-30: 18k2022-05-31: 17k2022-06-30: 17k2022-07-31: 17k2022-08-31: 17k2022-09-30: 16k2022-10-31: 16k2022-11-30: 16k2022-12-31: 16k2023-01-31: 16k2023-02-28: 17k2023-03-31: 17k2023-04-30: 18k2023-05-31: 17k2023-06-30: 17k2023-07-31: 17k2023-08-31: 17k2023-09-30: 17k2023-10-31: 16k2023-11-30: 17k2023-12-31: 17k2024-01-31: 17k2024-02-29: 18k2024-03-31: 18k2024-04-30: 19k2024-05-31: 19k2024-06-30: 19k2024-07-31: 21k2024-08-31: 21k2024-09-30: 21k2024-10-31: 21k2024-11-30: 20k2024-12-31: 20k2025-01-31: 20k2025-02-28: 20k2025-03-31: 19k2025-04-30: 19k2025-05-31: 19k2025-06-30: 19k2025-07-31: 18k2025-08-31: 18k2025-09-30: 18k2025-10-31: 18k2025-11-30: 18k2025-12-31: 18k2026-01-31: 18k2026-02-28: 18k2026-03-31: 18k2026-04-30: 18k2026-05-31: 18k2026-06-30: 18k2026-07-31: 18k2026-08-31: 19k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 15k to 28k · axis starts at 13k

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

4.6%
4.44.54.62026-01-31: 4.42026-02-28: 4.52026-03-31: 4.52026-04-30: 4.52026-05-31: 4.52026-06-30: 4.52026-07-31: 4.52026-08-31: 4.6 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 4.4 to 4.6 · axis starts at 4.4

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.

30.9%
18.327.135.92020-03-31: 24.42020-06-30: 24.72020-09-30: 24.72020-12-31: 25.32021-03-31: 27.12021-06-30: 27.52021-09-30: 28.02021-12-31: 24.92022-03-31: 21.52022-06-30: 20.02022-09-30: 23.12022-12-31: 25.42023-03-31: 29.52023-06-30: 33.22023-09-30: 28.82023-12-31: 30.72024-03-31: 32.22024-06-30: 34.22024-09-30: 33.32024-12-31: 29.72025-03-31: 31.42025-06-30: 30.12025-09-30: 34.02025-12-31: 33.42026-03-31: 30.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 20.0 to 34.2 · axis starts at 18.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.2, basis not documented by the producer

19.2%
15.521.227.02020-03-31: 25.92020-06-30: 25.82020-09-30: 24.82020-12-31: 23.02021-03-31: 20.52021-06-30: 22.22021-09-30: 21.52021-12-31: 22.12022-03-31: 21.42022-06-30: 21.12022-09-30: 22.02022-12-31: 22.32023-03-31: 20.42023-06-30: 18.92023-09-30: 16.62023-12-31: 17.42024-03-31: 21.42024-06-30: 21.32024-09-30: 22.02024-12-31: 22.62025-03-31: 20.72025-06-30: 22.72025-09-30: 20.62025-12-31: 18.62026-03-31: 19.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.6 to 25.9 · axis starts at 15.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.4, basis not documented by the producer

13.7%
8.513.718.92020-03-31: 12.52020-06-30: 13.32020-09-30: 14.02020-12-31: 15.22021-03-31: 15.72021-06-30: 14.82021-09-30: 14.52021-12-31: 13.22022-03-31: 15.62022-06-30: 15.52022-09-30: 13.52022-12-31: 11.72023-03-31: 10.62023-06-30: 12.72023-09-30: 14.82023-12-31: 17.92024-03-31: 14.22024-06-30: 10.52024-09-30: 9.52024-12-31: 10.52025-03-31: 9.72025-06-30: 12.32025-09-30: 13.92025-12-31: 14.12026-03-31: 13.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 9.5 to 17.9 · axis starts at 8.5

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

23.9%
19.526.132.72020-03-31: 23.92020-06-30: 22.92020-09-30: 24.02020-12-31: 24.72021-03-31: 26.12021-06-30: 25.82021-09-30: 26.62021-12-31: 30.32022-03-31: 29.32022-06-30: 31.42022-09-30: 30.02022-12-31: 25.52023-03-31: 24.12023-06-30: 20.82023-09-30: 23.42023-12-31: 22.32024-03-31: 23.32024-06-30: 25.22024-09-30: 25.12024-12-31: 26.52025-03-31: 25.22025-06-30: 22.12025-09-30: 21.82025-12-31: 22.32026-03-31: 23.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 20.8 to 31.4 · axis starts at 19.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.8, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£21,308
7,75515k23k1997-12-31: 9,2071998-12-31: 9,4171999-12-31: 9,8582000-12-31: 10k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 12k2007-12-31: 13k2008-12-31: 13k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 13k2011-12-31: 14k2012-12-31: 14k2013-12-31: 15k2014-12-31: 15k2015-12-31: 16k2016-12-31: 16k2017-12-31: 16k2018-12-31: 17k2019-12-31: 17k2020-12-31: 17k2021-12-31: 18k2022-12-31: 19k2023-12-31: 20k2024-12-31: 21k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,207 to 21k · axis starts at 7,755

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,469
1,5652,0662,5662020-01-31: 1,7032020-02-29: 1,7162020-03-31: 1,7152020-04-30: 1,6622020-05-31: 1,6802020-06-30: 1,7092020-07-31: 1,7432020-08-31: 1,7582020-09-30: 1,7812020-10-31: 1,7882020-11-30: 1,7892020-12-31: 1,8232021-01-31: 1,7812021-02-28: 1,7882021-03-31: 1,8142021-04-30: 1,8242021-05-31: 1,8212021-06-30: 1,8232021-07-31: 1,8272021-08-31: 1,8292021-09-30: 1,8542021-10-31: 1,8542021-11-30: 1,8642021-12-31: 1,9002022-01-31: 1,8602022-02-28: 1,8872022-03-31: 1,9212022-04-30: 1,9132022-05-31: 1,9272022-06-30: 1,9352022-07-31: 1,9492022-08-31: 1,9602022-09-30: 1,9942022-10-31: 1,9932022-11-30: 2,0492022-12-31: 2,0832023-01-31: 2,0082023-02-28: 2,0222023-03-31: 2,0422023-04-30: 2,0642023-05-31: 2,0972023-06-30: 2,1352023-07-31: 2,0972023-08-31: 2,1082023-09-30: 2,1122023-10-31: 2,1142023-11-30: 2,1762023-12-31: 2,2142024-01-31: 2,1432024-02-29: 2,1572024-03-31: 2,1852024-04-30: 2,2092024-05-31: 2,2272024-06-30: 2,2192024-07-31: 2,2302024-08-31: 2,2422024-09-30: 2,2432024-10-31: 2,2952024-11-30: 2,3132024-12-31: 2,3192025-01-31: 2,2682025-02-28: 2,2862025-03-31: 2,3062025-04-30: 2,3382025-05-31: 2,3522025-06-30: 2,3482025-07-31: 2,3652025-08-31: 2,3922025-09-30: 2,3782025-10-31: 2,3762025-11-30: 2,3842025-12-31: 2,4162026-01-31: 2,3882026-02-28: 2,3992026-03-31: 2,4202026-04-30: 2,4522026-05-31: 2,4582026-06-30: 2,4592026-07-31: 2,469 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,662 to 2,469 · axis starts at 1,565

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.

273,662
255k268k280k2020-01-31: 264k2020-02-29: 264k2020-03-31: 264k2020-04-30: 260k2020-05-31: 259k2020-06-30: 260k2020-07-31: 260k2020-08-31: 259k2020-09-30: 259k2020-10-31: 259k2020-11-30: 259k2020-12-31: 258k2021-01-31: 258k2021-02-28: 258k2021-03-31: 259k2021-04-30: 260k2021-05-31: 262k2021-06-30: 264k2021-07-31: 265k2021-08-31: 266k2021-09-30: 267k2021-10-31: 267k2021-11-30: 269k2021-12-31: 269k2022-01-31: 268k2022-02-28: 269k2022-03-31: 269k2022-04-30: 269k2022-05-31: 270k2022-06-30: 271k2022-07-31: 271k2022-08-31: 271k2022-09-30: 272k2022-10-31: 273k2022-11-30: 274k2022-12-31: 273k2023-01-31: 272k2023-02-28: 272k2023-03-31: 272k2023-04-30: 273k2023-05-31: 274k2023-06-30: 275k2023-07-31: 275k2023-08-31: 274k2023-09-30: 274k2023-10-31: 275k2023-11-30: 277k2023-12-31: 276k2024-01-31: 274k2024-02-29: 274k2024-03-31: 274k2024-04-30: 275k2024-05-31: 276k2024-06-30: 277k2024-07-31: 277k2024-08-31: 275k2024-09-30: 276k2024-10-31: 277k2024-11-30: 277k2024-12-31: 276k2025-01-31: 274k2025-02-28: 274k2025-03-31: 274k2025-04-30: 274k2025-05-31: 274k2025-06-30: 275k2025-07-31: 275k2025-08-31: 274k2025-09-30: 274k2025-10-31: 275k2025-11-30: 276k2025-12-31: 275k2026-01-31: 273k2026-02-28: 273k2026-03-31: 273k2026-04-30: 273k2026-05-31: 274k2026-06-30: 274k2026-07-31: 274k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 258k to 277k · axis starts at 255k

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
23,545
18k21k25k2010-03-31: 18k2011-03-31: 18k2012-03-31: 19k2013-03-31: 19k2014-03-31: 20k2015-03-31: 21k2016-03-31: 22k2017-03-31: 23k2018-03-31: 23k2019-03-31: 23k2020-03-31: 24k2021-03-31: 24k2022-03-31: 24k2023-03-31: 24k2024-03-31: 23k2025-03-31: 24k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 18k to 24k · axis starts at 18k

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

17,955
13k16k19k2010-03-31: 13k2011-03-31: 13k2012-03-31: 14k2013-03-31: 14k2014-03-31: 14k2015-03-31: 16k2016-03-31: 17k2017-03-31: 17k2018-03-31: 17k2019-03-31: 17k2020-03-31: 18k2021-03-31: 18k2022-03-31: 18k2023-03-31: 18k2024-03-31: 18k2025-03-31: 18k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 13k to 18k · axis starts at 13k

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

1,475
1,1801,3601,5402010-03-31: 1,2852011-03-31: 1,2152012-03-31: 1,3002013-03-31: 1,3402014-03-31: 1,4052015-03-31: 1,4802016-03-31: 1,4602017-03-31: 1,4652018-03-31: 1,4552019-03-31: 1,4952020-03-31: 1,4702021-03-31: 1,4702022-03-31: 1,4952023-03-31: 1,5052024-03-31: 1,4402025-03-31: 1,475 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,215 to 1,505 · axis starts at 1,180

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

125
941251562010-03-31: 1002011-03-31: 1052012-03-31: 1152013-03-31: 1302014-03-31: 1252015-03-31: 1402016-03-31: 1352017-03-31: 1352018-03-31: 1402019-03-31: 1502020-03-31: 1402021-03-31: 1252022-03-31: 1302023-03-31: 1252024-03-31: 1252025-03-31: 125 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 100 to 150 · axis starts at 94

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

20
14.417.520.62010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 152022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 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

770
6067058042010-03-31: 6552011-03-31: 6252012-03-31: 6502013-03-31: 7152014-03-31: 7252015-03-31: 7402016-03-31: 7302017-03-31: 7602018-03-31: 7552019-03-31: 7602020-03-31: 7602021-03-31: 7452022-03-31: 7502023-03-31: 7752024-03-31: 7852025-03-31: 770 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 625 to 785 · axis starts at 606

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

35
28.237.546.82010-03-31: 402011-03-31: 402012-03-31: 452013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 352018-03-31: 402019-03-31: 352020-03-31: 352021-03-31: 402022-03-31: 402023-03-31: 402024-03-31: 452025-03-31: 35 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 30 to 45 · axis starts at 28.2

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

2,885
2,5042,8453,1862010-03-31: 2,6352011-03-31: 2,5702012-03-31: 2,6352013-03-31: 2,5752014-03-31: 2,7252015-03-31: 2,9102016-03-31: 2,7952017-03-31: 2,8452018-03-31: 2,8202019-03-31: 3,1002020-03-31: 3,0652021-03-31: 3,1102022-03-31: 3,1102023-03-31: 3,1202024-03-31: 3,0152025-03-31: 2,885 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 2,570 to 3,120 · axis starts at 2,504

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

260
2202482752010-03-31: 2302011-03-31: 2252012-03-31: 2252013-03-31: 2402014-03-31: 2602015-03-31: 2652016-03-31: 2702017-03-31: 2552018-03-31: 2552019-03-31: 2552020-03-31: 2652021-03-31: 2552022-03-31: 2602023-03-31: 2602024-03-31: 2702025-03-31: 260 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

15
8.81521.22010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 15 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 20 · axis starts at 8.8

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

26,575
21k25k28k2010-03-31: 22k2011-03-31: 22k2012-03-31: 22k2013-03-31: 22k2014-03-31: 23k2015-03-31: 25k2016-03-31: 25k2017-03-31: 26k2018-03-31: 26k2019-03-31: 27k2020-03-31: 27k2021-03-31: 27k2022-03-31: 27k2023-03-31: 27k2024-03-31: 27k2025-03-31: 27k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 22k to 27k · axis starts at 21k

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

15,069
5,06511k16k1998-12-31: 6,1371999-12-31: 6,4162000-12-31: 6,5112001-12-31: 6,7332002-12-31: 6,8712003-12-31: 7,2792004-12-31: 7,5992005-12-31: 8,1322006-12-31: 8,4792007-12-31: 8,9092008-12-31: 8,8672009-12-31: 8,6772010-12-31: 8,8012011-12-31: 9,0052012-12-31: 9,2472013-12-31: 9,5072014-12-31: 10k2015-12-31: 11k2016-12-31: 11k2017-12-31: 12k2018-12-31: 13k2019-12-31: 13k2020-12-31: 12k2021-12-31: 14k2022-12-31: 14k2023-12-31: 15k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 6,137 to 15k · axis starts at 5,065

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Calderdale and Kirklees

Calderdale · Kirklees