The Datum Report

Local area

Central Hampshire

What we think is happening

The job market in Central Hampshire has been getting stronger.

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

Moving with the rest of the country

Shown separately because these say something about the country rather than about Central Hampshire.

By subject

Every figure published for Central Hampshire. 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
9.4%
7.910.212.42020-03-31: 10.62020-06-30: 10.82020-09-30: 11.02020-12-31: 11.22021-03-31: 11.22021-06-30: 11.52021-09-30: 11.82021-12-31: 12.02022-03-31: 11.02022-06-30: 10.42022-09-30: 9.42022-12-31: 8.72023-03-31: 8.52023-06-30: 8.32023-09-30: 8.42023-12-31: 8.42024-06-30: 9.22024-09-30: 10.22024-12-31: 10.12025-03-31: 11.02025-06-30: 9.82025-09-30: 8.82025-12-31: 9.12026-03-31: 9.4 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 8.3 to 12.0 · axis starts at 7.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.3, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
78.7%
74.480.787.02020-03-31: 78.22020-06-30: 78.52020-09-30: 77.72020-12-31: 78.02021-03-31: 78.92021-06-30: 78.42021-09-30: 80.22021-12-31: 80.82022-03-31: 81.12022-06-30: 79.32022-09-30: 78.12022-12-31: 76.62023-03-31: 76.12023-06-30: 79.02023-09-30: 80.42023-12-31: 82.92024-03-31: 84.12024-06-30: 85.82024-09-30: 83.02024-12-31: 79.32025-03-31: 78.72025-06-30: 77.22025-09-30: 75.62025-12-31: 77.62026-03-31: 78.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 75.6 to 85.8 · axis starts at 74.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.2, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
2.6%
2.62.72.72025-12-31: 2.72026-03-31: 2.6 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 2.6 to 2.7 · axis starts at 2.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.4, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.2%
11.817.322.72020-03-31: 19.02020-06-30: 18.82020-09-30: 20.02020-12-31: 19.92021-03-31: 19.92021-06-30: 20.22021-09-30: 17.72021-12-31: 17.02022-03-31: 16.52022-06-30: 17.82022-09-30: 19.02022-12-31: 20.22023-03-31: 19.92023-06-30: 17.92023-09-30: 17.12023-12-31: 14.72024-03-31: 14.42024-06-30: 12.92024-09-30: 15.62024-12-31: 19.22025-03-31: 19.72025-06-30: 21.22025-09-30: 21.72025-12-31: 20.32026-03-31: 19.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 12.9 to 21.7 · axis starts at 11.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.1, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
7,090
3,0838,62214k2020-01-31: 4,1552020-02-29: 4,3752020-03-31: 4,4852020-04-30: 9,5402020-05-31: 13k2020-06-30: 12k2020-07-31: 12k2020-08-31: 13k2020-09-30: 13k2020-10-31: 12k2020-11-30: 12k2020-12-31: 12k2021-01-31: 12k2021-02-28: 12k2021-03-31: 12k2021-04-30: 12k2021-05-31: 11k2021-06-30: 9,5902021-07-31: 9,3052021-08-31: 8,7952021-09-30: 8,2252021-10-31: 7,9402021-11-30: 7,5852021-12-31: 7,3802022-01-31: 7,2702022-02-28: 7,2002022-03-31: 6,9552022-04-30: 6,5302022-05-31: 6,2802022-06-30: 6,2452022-07-31: 6,1352022-08-31: 6,2552022-09-30: 6,1052022-10-31: 6,1352022-11-30: 6,2152022-12-31: 6,3602023-01-31: 6,3702023-02-28: 6,3652023-03-31: 6,3952023-04-30: 6,3702023-05-31: 6,1152023-06-30: 6,1402023-07-31: 6,1102023-08-31: 6,1352023-09-30: 6,1252023-10-31: 6,2452023-11-30: 6,3352023-12-31: 6,4752024-01-31: 6,4702024-02-29: 6,7702024-03-31: 6,8102024-04-30: 6,6902024-05-31: 6,7102024-06-30: 6,7002024-07-31: 7,2302024-08-31: 7,2552024-09-30: 7,3552024-10-31: 7,2252024-11-30: 7,0452024-12-31: 7,0552025-01-31: 7,0802025-02-28: 7,2152025-03-31: 7,1102025-04-30: 6,8502025-05-31: 6,7802025-06-30: 6,9302025-07-31: 6,8202025-08-31: 6,8952025-09-30: 6,9402025-10-31: 7,0352025-11-30: 6,9502025-12-31: 6,9052026-01-31: 7,0102026-02-28: 7,3152026-03-31: 7,2152026-04-30: 7,0302026-05-31: 6,9702026-06-30: 6,9202026-07-31: 7,0002026-08-31: 7,090 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 4,155 to 13k · axis starts at 3,083

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

2.1%
2.12.22.22026-01-31: 2.12026-02-28: 2.22026-03-31: 2.22026-04-30: 2.12026-05-31: 2.12026-06-30: 2.12026-07-31: 2.12026-08-31: 2.1 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.1 to 2.2 · axis starts at 2.1

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.

24.4%
17.421.325.12020-03-31: 19.02020-06-30: 18.22021-06-30: 19.02021-09-30: 23.82021-12-31: 23.12023-03-31: 18.72023-09-30: 22.92025-03-31: 21.52025-06-30: 19.52025-09-30: 21.52025-12-31: 22.72026-03-31: 24.4 2020-03 2026-03
12 monthly readings · 18.2 to 24.4 · axis starts at 17.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.6, basis not documented by the producer
13 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

15.2%
11.714.818.02020-03-31: 17.02020-06-30: 17.42020-09-30: 16.32020-12-31: 14.02022-06-30: 15.32022-09-30: 15.02022-12-31: 12.32025-12-31: 16.42026-03-31: 15.2 2020-03 2026-03
9 monthly readings · 12.3 to 17.4 · axis starts at 11.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.3, basis not documented by the producer
16 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.2%
14.124.034.02020-03-31: 23.62020-06-30: 23.82020-09-30: 25.42020-12-31: 23.62021-03-31: 21.62021-06-30: 19.62021-09-30: 19.02022-03-31: 16.92022-06-30: 16.02022-09-30: 18.92022-12-31: 25.22023-03-31: 24.42023-06-30: 27.52023-09-30: 24.22023-12-31: 25.12024-03-31: 30.92024-06-30: 31.52024-09-30: 32.12024-12-31: 25.62025-03-31: 23.62025-06-30: 23.02025-09-30: 19.82025-12-31: 19.82026-03-31: 19.2 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 16.0 to 32.1 · axis starts at 14.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.9, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

25.6%
19.831.943.92020-03-31: 22.32020-06-30: 22.12020-09-30: 25.72021-06-30: 37.32021-09-30: 33.02021-12-31: 31.12022-03-31: 30.12022-06-30: 36.62022-09-30: 38.92022-12-31: 34.32023-03-31: 36.62023-06-30: 34.32023-12-31: 41.62024-12-31: 30.62025-03-31: 28.12025-06-30: 25.32025-09-30: 22.82025-12-31: 23.62026-03-31: 25.6 2020-03 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 22.1 to 41.6 · axis starts at 19.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.7, basis not documented by the producer
6 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£31,704
11k22k34k1997-12-31: 13k1998-12-31: 13k1999-12-31: 14k2000-12-31: 15k2001-12-31: 15k2002-12-31: 16k2003-12-31: 16k2004-12-31: 17k2005-12-31: 17k2006-12-31: 18k2007-12-31: 19k2008-12-31: 19k2009-12-31: 20k2010-12-31: 20k2011-12-31: 20k2012-12-31: 21k2013-12-31: 22k2014-12-31: 22k2015-12-31: 23k2016-12-31: 24k2017-12-31: 24k2018-12-31: 25k2019-12-31: 26k2020-12-31: 25k2021-12-31: 26k2022-12-31: 28k2023-12-31: 30k2024-12-31: 32k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 13k to 32k · axis starts at 11k

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,716
1,7962,3062,8152020-01-31: 1,9242020-02-29: 1,9452020-03-31: 1,9522020-04-30: 1,8952020-05-31: 1,9052020-06-30: 1,9292020-07-31: 1,9572020-08-31: 1,9792020-09-30: 2,0042020-10-31: 2,0152020-11-30: 2,0292020-12-31: 2,0342021-01-31: 2,0282021-02-28: 2,0292021-03-31: 2,0542021-04-30: 2,0572021-05-31: 2,0602021-06-30: 2,0532021-07-31: 2,0622021-08-31: 2,0722021-09-30: 2,1032021-10-31: 2,1112021-11-30: 2,1142021-12-31: 2,1482022-01-31: 2,1162022-02-28: 2,1182022-03-31: 2,1712022-04-30: 2,1652022-05-31: 2,1762022-06-30: 2,1832022-07-31: 2,1792022-08-31: 2,2012022-09-30: 2,2422022-10-31: 2,2412022-11-30: 2,2792022-12-31: 2,3452023-01-31: 2,2692023-02-28: 2,2782023-03-31: 2,3162023-04-30: 2,3232023-05-31: 2,3512023-06-30: 2,4022023-07-31: 2,3472023-08-31: 2,3622023-09-30: 2,3692023-10-31: 2,3802023-11-30: 2,4102023-12-31: 2,4642024-01-31: 2,4092024-02-29: 2,4192024-03-31: 2,4582024-04-30: 2,4542024-05-31: 2,4832024-06-30: 2,4522024-07-31: 2,4682024-08-31: 2,4822024-09-30: 2,5022024-10-31: 2,5372024-11-30: 2,5462024-12-31: 2,5862025-01-31: 2,5282025-02-28: 2,5322025-03-31: 2,5472025-04-30: 2,5832025-05-31: 2,5962025-06-30: 2,5852025-07-31: 2,6022025-08-31: 2,6222025-09-30: 2,6232025-10-31: 2,6272025-11-30: 2,6292025-12-31: 2,6702026-01-31: 2,6422026-02-28: 2,6532026-03-31: 2,6892026-04-30: 2,7072026-05-31: 2,7122026-06-30: 2,7072026-07-31: 2,716 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,895 to 2,716 · axis starts at 1,796

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.

249,099
230k241k253k2020-01-31: 238k2020-02-29: 238k2020-03-31: 238k2020-04-30: 235k2020-05-31: 234k2020-06-30: 235k2020-07-31: 236k2020-08-31: 235k2020-09-30: 234k2020-10-31: 233k2020-11-30: 234k2020-12-31: 233k2021-01-31: 232k2021-02-28: 232k2021-03-31: 233k2021-04-30: 234k2021-05-31: 236k2021-06-30: 239k2021-07-31: 241k2021-08-31: 242k2021-09-30: 242k2021-10-31: 241k2021-11-30: 242k2021-12-31: 242k2022-01-31: 241k2022-02-28: 241k2022-03-31: 242k2022-04-30: 243k2022-05-31: 244k2022-06-30: 245k2022-07-31: 247k2022-08-31: 246k2022-09-30: 247k2022-10-31: 246k2022-11-30: 246k2022-12-31: 246k2023-01-31: 245k2023-02-28: 245k2023-03-31: 246k2023-04-30: 246k2023-05-31: 247k2023-06-30: 249k2023-07-31: 250k2023-08-31: 249k2023-09-30: 249k2023-10-31: 248k2023-11-30: 248k2023-12-31: 248k2024-01-31: 247k2024-02-29: 246k2024-03-31: 247k2024-04-30: 248k2024-05-31: 249k2024-06-30: 250k2024-07-31: 251k2024-08-31: 250k2024-09-30: 249k2024-10-31: 249k2024-11-30: 249k2024-12-31: 248k2025-01-31: 247k2025-02-28: 246k2025-03-31: 246k2025-04-30: 247k2025-05-31: 248k2025-06-30: 249k2025-07-31: 250k2025-08-31: 249k2025-09-30: 248k2025-10-31: 247k2025-11-30: 248k2025-12-31: 247k2026-01-31: 246k2026-02-28: 246k2026-03-31: 246k2026-04-30: 246k2026-05-31: 247k2026-06-30: 248k2026-07-31: 249k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 232k to 251k · axis starts at 230k

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
28,055
23k27k30k2010-03-31: 24k2011-03-31: 24k2012-03-31: 25k2013-03-31: 25k2014-03-31: 25k2015-03-31: 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: 28k2025-03-31: 28k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 24k to 29k · axis starts at 23k

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

21,080
18k20k23k2010-03-31: 18k2011-03-31: 18k2012-03-31: 19k2013-03-31: 19k2014-03-31: 19k2015-03-31: 20k2016-03-31: 21k2017-03-31: 22k2018-03-31: 22k2019-03-31: 23k2020-03-31: 23k2021-03-31: 22k2022-03-31: 22k2023-03-31: 21k2024-03-31: 21k2025-03-31: 21k 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

2,025
1,4511,7802,1092010-03-31: 1,5752011-03-31: 1,5152012-03-31: 1,5952013-03-31: 1,6652014-03-31: 1,7402015-03-31: 1,8702016-03-31: 1,8102017-03-31: 1,7852018-03-31: 1,8302019-03-31: 1,9002020-03-31: 1,9002021-03-31: 1,9102022-03-31: 1,9652023-03-31: 2,0452024-03-31: 2,0052025-03-31: 2,025 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,515 to 2,045 · axis starts at 1,451

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

130
1161351542010-03-31: 1202011-03-31: 1202012-03-31: 1352013-03-31: 1352014-03-31: 1352015-03-31: 1402016-03-31: 1352017-03-31: 1252018-03-31: 1352019-03-31: 1402020-03-31: 1352021-03-31: 1452022-03-31: 1502023-03-31: 1452024-03-31: 1402025-03-31: 130 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 120 to 150 · axis starts at 116

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

20
8.81521.22010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 20 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

1,130
6529281,2032010-03-31: 7052011-03-31: 7102012-03-31: 7052013-03-31: 7702014-03-31: 8202015-03-31: 8802016-03-31: 8952017-03-31: 9302018-03-31: 9802019-03-31: 9852020-03-31: 1,0002021-03-31: 1,0152022-03-31: 1,0452023-03-31: 1,1202024-03-31: 1,1502025-03-31: 1,130 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 705 to 1,150 · axis starts at 652

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

45
28.237.546.82010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 352012-03-31: 402013-03-31: 352014-03-31: 452015-03-31: 402016-03-31: 402017-03-31: 402018-03-31: 302019-03-31: 352020-03-31: 352021-03-31: 352022-03-31: 302023-03-31: 352024-03-31: 302025-03-31: 45 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

3,305
3,0233,2653,5072010-03-31: 3,0752011-03-31: 3,0702012-03-31: 3,1852013-03-31: 3,1002014-03-31: 3,1802015-03-31: 3,2952016-03-31: 3,2402017-03-31: 3,2802018-03-31: 3,3652019-03-31: 3,4002020-03-31: 3,3652021-03-31: 3,3502022-03-31: 3,4202023-03-31: 3,4602024-03-31: 3,3702025-03-31: 3,305 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,070 to 3,460 · axis starts at 3,023

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

300
1992553112010-03-31: 2102011-03-31: 2202012-03-31: 2352013-03-31: 2352014-03-31: 2402015-03-31: 2602016-03-31: 2752017-03-31: 2752018-03-31: 2752019-03-31: 2652020-03-31: 2852021-03-31: 2702022-03-31: 2702023-03-31: 2702024-03-31: 2802025-03-31: 300 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 210 to 300 · axis starts at 199

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

20
13.222.531.82010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 252017-03-31: 302018-03-31: 302019-03-31: 302020-03-31: 302021-03-31: 252022-03-31: 252023-03-31: 252024-03-31: 252025-03-31: 20 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

31,665
27k30k34k2010-03-31: 28k2011-03-31: 27k2012-03-31: 28k2013-03-31: 28k2014-03-31: 29k2015-03-31: 30k2016-03-31: 31k2017-03-31: 32k2018-03-31: 32k2019-03-31: 33k2020-03-31: 33k2021-03-31: 32k2022-03-31: 32k2023-03-31: 32k2024-03-31: 32k2025-03-31: 32k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 27k to 33k · axis starts at 27k

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

19,148
6,67514k20k1998-12-31: 8,0111999-12-31: 8,1502000-12-31: 8,5712001-12-31: 8,9842002-12-31: 9,2182003-12-31: 9,5832004-12-31: 10k2005-12-31: 10k2006-12-31: 11k2007-12-31: 11k2008-12-31: 12k2009-12-31: 12k2010-12-31: 12k2011-12-31: 12k2012-12-31: 13k2013-12-31: 13k2014-12-31: 14k2015-12-31: 14k2016-12-31: 15k2017-12-31: 15k2018-12-31: 15k2019-12-31: 16k2020-12-31: 15k2021-12-31: 17k2022-12-31: 18k2023-12-31: 19k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 8,011 to 19k · axis starts at 6,675

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Central Hampshire

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