The Datum Report

Local area

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

What we think is happening

Businesses employing 20 to 49 people in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly has been falling, while businesses employing 50 to 99 people has been rising.

mixed · tentative confidence · formed 5 October 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly has been getting stronger.

strong confidence · how we reached this

By subject

Every figure published for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly. 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
14.6%
14.414.514.62025-12-31: 14.42026-03-31: 14.6 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 14.4 to 14.6 · axis starts at 14.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.7, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
76.8%
76.677.778.82025-12-31: 78.62026-03-31: 76.8 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 76.8 to 78.6 · axis starts at 76.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.3, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.3%
3.03.74.42025-12-31: 3.12026-03-31: 4.3 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 3.1 to 4.3 · axis starts at 3.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.8, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.8%
18.819.419.92025-12-31: 18.92026-03-31: 19.8 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 18.9 to 19.8 · axis starts at 18.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.1, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Claimant count
August 2026
10,155
6,78915k23k2020-01-31: 8,4052020-02-29: 8,8402020-03-31: 8,8152020-04-30: 19k2020-05-31: 22k2020-06-30: 20k2020-07-31: 20k2020-08-31: 20k2020-09-30: 19k2020-10-31: 17k2020-11-30: 18k2020-12-31: 18k2021-01-31: 18k2021-02-28: 19k2021-03-31: 19k2021-04-30: 19k2021-05-31: 17k2021-06-30: 15k2021-07-31: 14k2021-08-31: 13k2021-09-30: 12k2021-10-31: 12k2021-11-30: 12k2021-12-31: 11k2022-01-31: 11k2022-02-28: 11k2022-03-31: 11k2022-04-30: 9,8402022-05-31: 9,1802022-06-30: 8,9452022-07-31: 8,6452022-08-31: 8,6102022-09-30: 8,5402022-10-31: 8,3852022-11-30: 8,9102022-12-31: 9,2552023-01-31: 9,3952023-02-28: 9,4852023-03-31: 9,5152023-04-30: 9,3352023-05-31: 8,8652023-06-30: 8,9752023-07-31: 8,9652023-08-31: 8,7952023-09-30: 8,7502023-10-31: 8,9102023-11-30: 9,3052023-12-31: 9,7552024-01-31: 10k2024-02-29: 10k2024-03-31: 10k2024-04-30: 9,8852024-05-31: 9,7552024-06-30: 9,6052024-07-31: 10k2024-08-31: 10k2024-09-30: 10k2024-10-31: 10k2024-11-30: 10k2024-12-31: 10k2025-01-31: 11k2025-02-28: 11k2025-03-31: 11k2025-04-30: 11k2025-05-31: 10k2025-06-30: 10k2025-07-31: 9,6252025-08-31: 9,5752025-09-30: 9,4702025-10-31: 9,7852025-11-30: 10k2025-12-31: 10k2026-01-31: 11k2026-02-28: 11k2026-03-31: 11k2026-04-30: 11k2026-05-31: 10k2026-06-30: 10k2026-07-31: 10k2026-08-31: 10k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 8,385 to 22k · axis starts at 6,789

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

3.0%
3.03.13.32026-01-31: 3.22026-02-28: 3.32026-03-31: 3.32026-04-30: 3.22026-05-31: 3.12026-06-30: 32026-07-31: 32026-08-31: 3 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3 to 3.3 · axis starts at 3.0

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.

33.3%
30.231.933.62025-12-31: 30.52026-03-31: 33.3 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 30.5 to 33.3 · axis starts at 30.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.0, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

13.7%
11.212.614.02025-12-31: 11.52026-03-31: 13.7 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 11.5 to 13.7 · axis starts at 11.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.8, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

18.7%
18.519.720.92025-12-31: 20.72026-03-31: 18.7 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 18.7 to 20.7 · axis starts at 18.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.6, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

22.0%
21.623.625.72025-12-31: 25.32026-03-31: 22 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 22 to 25.3 · axis starts at 21.6

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

Pay 3
£24,628
7,86817k26k1997-12-31: 9,6641998-12-31: 9,8871999-12-31: 10k2000-12-31: 10k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 15k2013-12-31: 16k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 17k2016-12-31: 17k2017-12-31: 18k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 19k2020-12-31: 19k2021-12-31: 20k2022-12-31: 22k2023-12-31: 23k2024-12-31: 25k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,664 to 25k · axis starts at 7,868

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,350
1,4231,9362,4492020-01-31: 1,5602020-02-29: 1,5652020-03-31: 1,5482020-04-30: 1,5222020-05-31: 1,5322020-06-30: 1,5642020-07-31: 1,6042020-08-31: 1,6362020-09-30: 1,6422020-10-31: 1,6522020-11-30: 1,6392020-12-31: 1,6612021-01-31: 1,6302021-02-28: 1,6362021-03-31: 1,6602021-04-30: 1,6802021-05-31: 1,6862021-06-30: 1,7092021-07-31: 1,7082021-08-31: 1,7142021-09-30: 1,7392021-10-31: 1,7402021-11-30: 1,7382021-12-31: 1,7582022-01-31: 1,7472022-02-28: 1,7492022-03-31: 1,7912022-04-30: 1,8082022-05-31: 1,8032022-06-30: 1,8202022-07-31: 1,8212022-08-31: 1,8442022-09-30: 1,8642022-10-31: 1,8552022-11-30: 1,8962022-12-31: 1,8922023-01-31: 1,8812023-02-28: 1,8862023-03-31: 1,9092023-04-30: 1,9452023-05-31: 1,9782023-06-30: 2,0182023-07-31: 1,9692023-08-31: 1,9862023-09-30: 2,0002023-10-31: 1,9992023-11-30: 2,0332023-12-31: 2,0292024-01-31: 2,0212024-02-29: 2,0292024-03-31: 2,0432024-04-30: 2,0962024-05-31: 2,1142024-06-30: 2,1022024-07-31: 2,1042024-08-31: 2,1182024-09-30: 2,1212024-10-31: 2,1652024-11-30: 2,1752024-12-31: 2,1692025-01-31: 2,1462025-02-28: 2,1502025-03-31: 2,1712025-04-30: 2,2192025-05-31: 2,2302025-06-30: 2,2152025-07-31: 2,2372025-08-31: 2,2672025-09-30: 2,2512025-10-31: 2,2612025-11-30: 2,2552025-12-31: 2,2732026-01-31: 2,2632026-02-28: 2,2692026-03-31: 2,2852026-04-30: 2,3292026-05-31: 2,3322026-06-30: 2,3412026-07-31: 2,350 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,522 to 2,350 · axis starts at 1,423

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.

234,242
209k225k240k2020-01-31: 215k2020-02-29: 216k2020-03-31: 216k2020-04-30: 213k2020-05-31: 212k2020-06-30: 213k2020-07-31: 217k2020-08-31: 218k2020-09-30: 217k2020-10-31: 215k2020-11-30: 214k2020-12-31: 213k2021-01-31: 212k2021-02-28: 212k2021-03-31: 213k2021-04-30: 216k2021-05-31: 219k2021-06-30: 224k2021-07-31: 227k2021-08-31: 227k2021-09-30: 226k2021-10-31: 224k2021-11-30: 223k2021-12-31: 221k2022-01-31: 221k2022-02-28: 222k2022-03-31: 224k2022-04-30: 226k2022-05-31: 227k2022-06-30: 229k2022-07-31: 232k2022-08-31: 232k2022-09-30: 231k2022-10-31: 228k2022-11-30: 227k2022-12-31: 225k2023-01-31: 224k2023-02-28: 225k2023-03-31: 227k2023-04-30: 229k2023-05-31: 230k2023-06-30: 233k2023-07-31: 235k2023-08-31: 235k2023-09-30: 234k2023-10-31: 231k2023-11-30: 230k2023-12-31: 228k2024-01-31: 227k2024-02-29: 228k2024-03-31: 229k2024-04-30: 231k2024-05-31: 232k2024-06-30: 235k2024-07-31: 237k2024-08-31: 237k2024-09-30: 235k2024-10-31: 232k2024-11-30: 230k2024-12-31: 228k2025-01-31: 227k2025-02-28: 227k2025-03-31: 228k2025-04-30: 230k2025-05-31: 231k2025-06-30: 233k2025-07-31: 235k2025-08-31: 235k2025-09-30: 233k2025-10-31: 230k2025-11-30: 228k2025-12-31: 226k2026-01-31: 225k2026-02-28: 225k2026-03-31: 227k2026-04-30: 229k2026-05-31: 230k2026-06-30: 232k2026-07-31: 234k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 212k to 237k · axis starts at 209k

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
2026
25,785
20k23k26k2010-03-31: 21k2011-03-31: 21k2012-03-31: 21k2013-03-31: 21k2014-03-31: 22k2015-03-31: 23k2016-03-31: 23k2017-03-31: 24k2018-03-31: 24k2019-03-31: 24k2020-03-31: 25k2021-03-31: 25k2022-03-31: 26k2023-03-31: 26k2024-03-31: 25k2025-03-31: 26k2026-03-31: 26k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 21k to 26k · axis starts at 20k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 24 September 2026

19,620
15k18k20k2010-03-31: 16k2011-03-31: 16k2012-03-31: 16k2013-03-31: 16k2014-03-31: 16k2015-03-31: 17k2016-03-31: 17k2017-03-31: 18k2018-03-31: 18k2019-03-31: 18k2020-03-31: 19k2021-03-31: 19k2022-03-31: 19k2023-03-31: 19k2024-03-31: 19k2025-03-31: 19k2026-03-31: 20k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 16k to 20k · axis starts at 15k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

1,690
1,3041,5181,7312010-03-31: 1,3552011-03-31: 1,3452012-03-31: 1,4252013-03-31: 1,4202014-03-31: 1,5402015-03-31: 1,6602016-03-31: 1,6152017-03-31: 1,6452018-03-31: 1,6602019-03-31: 1,6402020-03-31: 1,6202021-03-31: 1,5652022-03-31: 1,6202023-03-31: 1,6352024-03-31: 1,6202025-03-31: 1,6202026-03-31: 1,690 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 1,345 to 1,690 · axis starts at 1,304

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

105
65.887.51092010-03-31: 752011-03-31: 702012-03-31: 852013-03-31: 952014-03-31: 902015-03-31: 952016-03-31: 1002017-03-31: 952018-03-31: 902019-03-31: 852020-03-31: 952021-03-31: 902022-03-31: 952023-03-31: 1002024-03-31: 1052025-03-31: 952026-03-31: 105 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 70 to 105 · axis starts at 65.8

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

10
9.412.515.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 152026-03-31: 10 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 10 to 15 · axis starts at 9.4

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

870
5917689442010-03-31: 6402011-03-31: 6252012-03-31: 6702013-03-31: 7352014-03-31: 7602015-03-31: 7852016-03-31: 8002017-03-31: 8152018-03-31: 8052019-03-31: 8252020-03-31: 8502021-03-31: 8202022-03-31: 8652023-03-31: 9102024-03-31: 8952025-03-31: 8802026-03-31: 870 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 625 to 910 · axis starts at 591

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

40
11.43048.62010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 252014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 402018-03-31: 402019-03-31: 452020-03-31: 402021-03-31: 352022-03-31: 352023-03-31: 402024-03-31: 352025-03-31: 402026-03-31: 40 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 15 to 45 · axis starts at 11.4

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

3,210
2,9833,2783,5722010-03-31: 3,0752011-03-31: 3,0402012-03-31: 3,1202013-03-31: 3,1252014-03-31: 3,3002015-03-31: 3,4802016-03-31: 3,3302017-03-31: 3,3202018-03-31: 3,3602019-03-31: 3,3202020-03-31: 3,3602021-03-31: 3,3352022-03-31: 3,4152023-03-31: 3,5152024-03-31: 3,3452025-03-31: 3,2202026-03-31: 3,210 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 3,040 to 3,515 · axis starts at 2,983

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

225
1401902402010-03-31: 1502011-03-31: 1652012-03-31: 1702013-03-31: 1752014-03-31: 1852015-03-31: 1902016-03-31: 1902017-03-31: 1952018-03-31: 2052019-03-31: 2102020-03-31: 2052021-03-31: 2102022-03-31: 2102023-03-31: 2152024-03-31: 2252025-03-31: 2302026-03-31: 225 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 150 to 230 · axis starts at 140

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

10
3.81016.22010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 152022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 102026-03-31: 10 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 5 to 15 · axis starts at 3.8

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

30,200
25k28k31k2010-03-31: 26k2011-03-31: 26k2012-03-31: 26k2013-03-31: 26k2014-03-31: 26k2015-03-31: 28k2016-03-31: 28k2017-03-31: 28k2018-03-31: 28k2019-03-31: 29k2020-03-31: 29k2021-03-31: 29k2022-03-31: 30k2023-03-31: 30k2024-03-31: 30k2025-03-31: 30k2026-03-31: 30k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 26k to 30k · axis starts at 25k

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 24 September 2026

14,451
3,7839,68816k1998-12-31: 4,9261999-12-31: 5,0792000-12-31: 5,3732001-12-31: 5,6632002-12-31: 6,1172003-12-31: 6,6442004-12-31: 6,8942005-12-31: 7,2622006-12-31: 7,7782007-12-31: 7,9312008-12-31: 8,3742009-12-31: 7,9702010-12-31: 8,0552011-12-31: 8,3002012-12-31: 8,5682013-12-31: 8,8432014-12-31: 9,1732015-12-31: 9,4692016-12-31: 9,9422017-12-31: 11k2018-12-31: 11k2019-12-31: 11k2020-12-31: 11k2021-12-31: 13k2022-12-31: 14k2023-12-31: 14k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 4,926 to 14k · axis starts at 3,783

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Cornwall · Isles of Scilly