The Datum Report

Local area

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

What we think is happening

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

improving · strong confidence · formed 31 August 2026 · 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
2025
25,550
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: 26k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 21k to 26k · axis starts at 20k

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

19,435
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: 19k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 16k to 19k · axis starts at 15k

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

1,620
1,3071,5021,6982010-03-31: 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: 1,620 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,345 to 1,660 · axis starts at 1,307

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

95
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: 95 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 70 to 105 · axis starts at 65.8

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

15
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: 15 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 15 · axis starts at 9.4

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

880
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: 880 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 625 to 910 · axis starts at 591

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

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: 40 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 45 · axis starts at 11.4

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

3,220
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: 3,220 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,040 to 3,515 · axis starts at 2,983

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

230
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: 230 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 150 to 230 · axis starts at 140

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

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: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 15 · axis starts at 3.8

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

29,950
25k28k30k2010-03-31: 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: 30k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 26k to 30k · axis starts at 25k

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

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