The Datum Report

Local area

Cambridgeshire CC

What we think is happening

The job market in Cambridgeshire CC 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
% of economically inactive student Apr 2025-Mar 2026 29.2% -6.0 in the bottom 4% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for Cambridgeshire CC. 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
7.6%
6.48.210.12020-03-31: 9.72020-06-30: 9.32020-09-30: 9.12020-12-31: 9.62021-03-31: 9.12021-06-30: 7.62021-09-30: 8.62021-12-31: 7.32022-03-31: 7.62022-06-30: 9.22022-09-30: 8.02022-12-31: 8.42023-03-31: 8.32023-06-30: 8.12023-09-30: 7.72023-12-31: 7.82024-03-31: 8.12024-06-30: 7.72024-09-30: 7.52024-12-31: 6.92025-03-31: 6.82025-06-30: 7.22025-09-30: 7.82025-12-31: 7.82026-03-31: 7.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 6.8 to 9.7 · axis starts at 6.4

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

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
80.3%
77.279.080.92020-03-31: 78.82020-06-30: 78.42020-09-30: 78.12020-12-31: 77.52021-03-31: 77.82021-06-30: 78.92021-09-30: 78.52021-12-31: 79.42022-03-31: 79.32022-06-30: 80.22022-09-30: 79.42022-12-31: 80.32023-03-31: 80.52023-06-30: 79.32023-09-30: 80.32023-12-31: 79.22024-03-31: 79.72024-06-30: 77.82024-09-30: 77.92024-12-31: 78.82025-03-31: 79.02025-06-30: 80.12025-09-30: 79.82025-12-31: 79.82026-03-31: 80.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 77.5 to 80.5 · axis starts at 77.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.6, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
3.0%
2.93.43.92021-12-31: 3.82022-03-31: 3.82025-12-31: 3.22026-03-31: 3 2021-12 2026-03
4 monthly readings · 3 to 3.8 · axis starts at 2.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.2, basis not documented by the producer
21 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

17.2%
16.017.919.82020-03-31: 19.52020-06-30: 19.02020-09-30: 18.92020-12-31: 19.42021-03-31: 19.12021-06-30: 18.62021-09-30: 18.82021-12-31: 17.52022-03-31: 17.62022-06-30: 16.92022-09-30: 17.82022-12-31: 17.82023-03-31: 17.32023-06-30: 18.02023-09-30: 16.62023-12-31: 17.12024-03-31: 16.42024-06-30: 18.22024-09-30: 19.22024-12-31: 18.42025-03-31: 19.02025-06-30: 17.62025-09-30: 17.82025-12-31: 17.62026-03-31: 17.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.4 to 19.5 · axis starts at 16.0

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

Claimant count
August 2026
10,595
5,01212k19k2020-01-31: 6,3252020-02-29: 6,5452020-03-31: 6,5002020-04-30: 11k2020-05-31: 17k2020-06-30: 16k2020-07-31: 17k2020-08-31: 17k2020-09-30: 17k2020-10-31: 16k2020-11-30: 16k2020-12-31: 16k2021-01-31: 16k2021-02-28: 16k2021-03-31: 16k2021-04-30: 16k2021-05-31: 15k2021-06-30: 13k2021-07-31: 13k2021-08-31: 13k2021-09-30: 12k2021-10-31: 12k2021-11-30: 11k2021-12-31: 11k2022-01-31: 10k2022-02-28: 11k2022-03-31: 10k2022-04-30: 9,8602022-05-31: 9,6152022-06-30: 9,5202022-07-31: 9,4602022-08-31: 9,5102022-09-30: 9,6002022-10-31: 9,3152022-11-30: 9,2952022-12-31: 9,3502023-01-31: 9,3802023-02-28: 9,5802023-03-31: 9,7302023-04-30: 9,6652023-05-31: 9,3452023-06-30: 9,3452023-07-31: 9,2802023-08-31: 9,0852023-09-30: 9,0752023-10-31: 9,1802023-11-30: 9,3102023-12-31: 9,4302024-01-31: 9,5402024-02-29: 9,9002024-03-31: 9,9602024-04-30: 9,8652024-05-31: 9,7602024-06-30: 9,9052024-07-31: 11k2024-08-31: 10k2024-09-30: 11k2024-10-31: 10k2024-11-30: 10k2024-12-31: 10k2025-01-31: 10k2025-02-28: 11k2025-03-31: 11k2025-04-30: 10k2025-05-31: 10k2025-06-30: 10k2025-07-31: 10k2025-08-31: 10k2025-09-30: 10k2025-10-31: 10k2025-11-30: 10k2025-12-31: 10k2026-01-31: 10k2026-02-28: 11k2026-03-31: 11k2026-04-30: 11k2026-05-31: 11k2026-06-30: 10k2026-07-31: 10k2026-08-31: 11k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 6,325 to 17k · axis starts at 5,012

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

2.4%
2.32.32.42026-01-31: 2.32026-02-28: 2.42026-03-31: 2.42026-04-30: 2.32026-05-31: 2.32026-06-30: 2.32026-07-31: 2.32026-08-31: 2.4 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.3 to 2.4 · axis starts at 2.3

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.

18.2%
14.618.722.72020-03-31: 20.92021-06-30: 19.92021-09-30: 18.12022-09-30: 21.92025-03-31: 17.62025-09-30: 18.72025-12-31: 15.42026-03-31: 18.2 2020-03 2026-03
8 monthly readings · 15.4 to 21.9 · axis starts at 14.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.9, basis not documented by the producer
17 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

13.8%
12.718.424.02020-03-31: 21.62020-06-30: 21.22020-09-30: 22.02020-12-31: 22.92021-06-30: 19.32024-12-31: 17.52025-03-31: 19.62025-06-30: 16.32025-12-31: 14.42026-03-31: 13.8 2020-03 2026-03
10 monthly readings · 13.8 to 22.9 · axis starts at 12.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.3, basis not documented by the producer
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

23.4%
20.221.923.72025-12-31: 20.52026-03-31: 23.4 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 20.5 to 23.4 · axis starts at 20.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.5, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

29.2%
28.034.140.22021-09-30: 35.12021-12-31: 38.22022-03-31: 36.32022-06-30: 33.72022-09-30: 37.22023-03-31: 35.82023-09-30: 34.02023-12-31: 35.02024-03-31: 35.72025-03-31: 39.02025-06-30: 38.02025-09-30: 34.82025-12-31: 35.22026-03-31: 29.2 2021-09 2026-03
14 monthly readings · 29.2 to 39.0 · axis starts at 28.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.0, basis not documented by the producer
11 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£27,778
9,32620k30k1997-12-31: 11k1998-12-31: 12k1999-12-31: 12k2000-12-31: 13k2001-12-31: 13k2002-12-31: 13k2003-12-31: 14k2004-12-31: 14k2005-12-31: 15k2006-12-31: 16k2007-12-31: 16k2008-12-31: 17k2009-12-31: 17k2010-12-31: 17k2011-12-31: 17k2012-12-31: 18k2013-12-31: 18k2014-12-31: 19k2015-12-31: 20k2016-12-31: 21k2017-12-31: 21k2018-12-31: 22k2019-12-31: 23k2020-12-31: 22k2021-12-31: 23k2022-12-31: 24k2023-12-31: 26k2024-12-31: 28k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 11k to 28k · axis starts at 9,326

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,861
1,9232,4432,9632020-01-31: 2,0342020-02-29: 2,0462020-03-31: 2,0532020-04-30: 2,0292020-05-31: 2,0242020-06-30: 2,0432020-07-31: 2,0702020-08-31: 2,0942020-09-30: 2,1142020-10-31: 2,1382020-11-30: 2,1492020-12-31: 2,1802021-01-31: 2,1422021-02-28: 2,1532021-03-31: 2,1782021-04-30: 2,1862021-05-31: 2,1912021-06-30: 2,2032021-07-31: 2,2012021-08-31: 2,2122021-09-30: 2,2502021-10-31: 2,2552021-11-30: 2,2702021-12-31: 2,3082022-01-31: 2,2582022-02-28: 2,2592022-03-31: 2,2952022-04-30: 2,3092022-05-31: 2,3262022-06-30: 2,3342022-07-31: 2,3562022-08-31: 2,3572022-09-30: 2,4062022-10-31: 2,4052022-11-30: 2,4682022-12-31: 2,4662023-01-31: 2,4222023-02-28: 2,4242023-03-31: 2,4522023-04-30: 2,4622023-05-31: 2,5032023-06-30: 2,5572023-07-31: 2,4962023-08-31: 2,5062023-09-30: 2,5202023-10-31: 2,5372023-11-30: 2,5772023-12-31: 2,5822024-01-31: 2,5372024-02-29: 2,5452024-03-31: 2,5782024-04-30: 2,5912024-05-31: 2,6072024-06-30: 2,6032024-07-31: 2,6092024-08-31: 2,6212024-09-30: 2,6392024-10-31: 2,7142024-11-30: 2,7172024-12-31: 2,7052025-01-31: 2,6712025-02-28: 2,6712025-03-31: 2,6992025-04-30: 2,7252025-05-31: 2,7362025-06-30: 2,7362025-07-31: 2,7462025-08-31: 2,7862025-09-30: 2,7772025-10-31: 2,7912025-11-30: 2,7922025-12-31: 2,8142026-01-31: 2,7832026-02-28: 2,7872026-03-31: 2,8162026-04-30: 2,8502026-05-31: 2,8502026-06-30: 2,8622026-07-31: 2,861 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 2,024 to 2,862 · axis starts at 1,923

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.

323,663
296k313k329k2020-01-31: 308k2020-02-29: 308k2020-03-31: 308k2020-04-30: 304k2020-05-31: 303k2020-06-30: 303k2020-07-31: 304k2020-08-31: 302k2020-09-30: 301k2020-10-31: 301k2020-11-30: 301k2020-12-31: 301k2021-01-31: 299k2021-02-28: 299k2021-03-31: 300k2021-04-30: 302k2021-05-31: 305k2021-06-30: 307k2021-07-31: 309k2021-08-31: 309k2021-09-30: 310k2021-10-31: 310k2021-11-30: 312k2021-12-31: 312k2022-01-31: 310k2022-02-28: 312k2022-03-31: 313k2022-04-30: 314k2022-05-31: 315k2022-06-30: 317k2022-07-31: 319k2022-08-31: 318k2022-09-30: 319k2022-10-31: 318k2022-11-30: 320k2022-12-31: 320k2023-01-31: 318k2023-02-28: 319k2023-03-31: 320k2023-04-30: 321k2023-05-31: 322k2023-06-30: 324k2023-07-31: 326k2023-08-31: 324k2023-09-30: 324k2023-10-31: 324k2023-11-30: 325k2023-12-31: 325k2024-01-31: 322k2024-02-29: 323k2024-03-31: 323k2024-04-30: 322k2024-05-31: 323k2024-06-30: 325k2024-07-31: 326k2024-08-31: 324k2024-09-30: 323k2024-10-31: 323k2024-11-30: 324k2024-12-31: 324k2025-01-31: 322k2025-02-28: 321k2025-03-31: 322k2025-04-30: 322k2025-05-31: 323k2025-06-30: 324k2025-07-31: 325k2025-08-31: 324k2025-09-30: 323k2025-10-31: 322k2025-11-30: 323k2025-12-31: 322k2026-01-31: 320k2026-02-28: 319k2026-03-31: 320k2026-04-30: 321k2026-05-31: 321k2026-06-30: 322k2026-07-31: 324k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 299k to 326k · axis starts at 296k

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
28,580
24k27k30k2010-03-31: 24k2011-03-31: 24k2012-03-31: 25k2013-03-31: 25k2014-03-31: 26k2015-03-31: 27k2016-03-31: 28k2017-03-31: 28k2018-03-31: 28k2019-03-31: 29k2020-03-31: 29k2021-03-31: 29k2022-03-31: 29k2023-03-31: 28k2024-03-31: 29k2025-03-31: 29k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 24k to 29k · axis starts at 24k

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

22,090
18k21k23k2010-03-31: 19k2011-03-31: 18k2012-03-31: 19k2013-03-31: 19k2014-03-31: 20k2015-03-31: 21k2016-03-31: 22k2017-03-31: 22k2018-03-31: 22k2019-03-31: 23k2020-03-31: 23k2021-03-31: 23k2022-03-31: 22k2023-03-31: 22k2024-03-31: 22k2025-03-31: 22k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 18k to 23k · axis starts at 18k

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

1,695
1,3421,5381,7332010-03-31: 1,3852011-03-31: 1,3802012-03-31: 1,5052013-03-31: 1,4952014-03-31: 1,5452015-03-31: 1,6102016-03-31: 1,6252017-03-31: 1,6502018-03-31: 1,6252019-03-31: 1,5702020-03-31: 1,6202021-03-31: 1,6202022-03-31: 1,6352023-03-31: 1,6902024-03-31: 1,6802025-03-31: 1,695 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,380 to 1,695 · axis starts at 1,342

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

215
1411882342010-03-31: 1552011-03-31: 1502012-03-31: 1752013-03-31: 1902014-03-31: 1952015-03-31: 2002016-03-31: 2002017-03-31: 1852018-03-31: 1952019-03-31: 2102020-03-31: 2252021-03-31: 2152022-03-31: 2102023-03-31: 2252024-03-31: 2102025-03-31: 215 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 150 to 225 · axis starts at 141

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: 202014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 252016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 252018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 252020-03-31: 302021-03-31: 302022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 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

955
7418659892010-03-31: 7902011-03-31: 7652012-03-31: 7652013-03-31: 8352014-03-31: 8652015-03-31: 8852016-03-31: 8702017-03-31: 9002018-03-31: 9202019-03-31: 9452020-03-31: 9452021-03-31: 9452022-03-31: 9352023-03-31: 9652024-03-31: 9352025-03-31: 955 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 765 to 965 · axis starts at 741

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

70
46.46583.62010-03-31: 552011-03-31: 552012-03-31: 552013-03-31: 552014-03-31: 502015-03-31: 552016-03-31: 652017-03-31: 702018-03-31: 702019-03-31: 702020-03-31: 702021-03-31: 702022-03-31: 752023-03-31: 752024-03-31: 802025-03-31: 70 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 50 to 80 · axis starts at 46.4

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

3,160
2,9643,2003,4362010-03-31: 3,0252011-03-31: 3,0102012-03-31: 3,0902013-03-31: 3,0202014-03-31: 3,1752015-03-31: 3,3902016-03-31: 3,2152017-03-31: 3,1902018-03-31: 3,2002019-03-31: 3,3052020-03-31: 3,3202021-03-31: 3,2902022-03-31: 3,3002023-03-31: 3,2152024-03-31: 3,1702025-03-31: 3,160 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,010 to 3,390 · axis starts at 2,964

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

325
2623053482010-03-31: 2852011-03-31: 2702012-03-31: 2802013-03-31: 2752014-03-31: 2852015-03-31: 2902016-03-31: 2802017-03-31: 2952018-03-31: 3102019-03-31: 2952020-03-31: 2902021-03-31: 2902022-03-31: 3002023-03-31: 3152024-03-31: 3402025-03-31: 325 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 270 to 340 · axis starts at 262

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

40
1227.5432010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 302018-03-31: 352019-03-31: 352020-03-31: 302021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 252023-03-31: 352024-03-31: 402025-03-31: 40 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 40 · axis starts at 12

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

33,570
28k31k35k2010-03-31: 29k2011-03-31: 28k2012-03-31: 29k2013-03-31: 29k2014-03-31: 30k2015-03-31: 32k2016-03-31: 33k2017-03-31: 33k2018-03-31: 33k2019-03-31: 34k2020-03-31: 34k2021-03-31: 34k2022-03-31: 34k2023-03-31: 33k2024-03-31: 34k2025-03-31: 34k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 28k to 34k · axis starts at 28k

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

26,128
6,74617k28k1998-12-31: 8,8231999-12-31: 9,2262000-12-31: 9,7052001-12-31: 10k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 16k2013-12-31: 16k2014-12-31: 17k2015-12-31: 18k2016-12-31: 18k2017-12-31: 19k2018-12-31: 19k2019-12-31: 21k2020-12-31: 21k2021-12-31: 22k2022-12-31: 24k2023-12-31: 26k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 8,823 to 26k · axis starts at 6,746

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Cambridgeshire CC

Cambridge · East Cambridgeshire · Fenland · Huntingdonshire · South Cambridgeshire