The Datum Report

Local area

Durham

What we think is happening

Pay in Durham has been growing.

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

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Durham has been going both ways.

tentative confidence · how we reached this

Moving with the rest of the country

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

By subject

Every figure published for Durham. 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
6.1%
4.87.610.52020-03-31: 9.82020-06-30: 9.92020-09-30: 9.72020-12-31: 9.92021-03-31: 9.02021-06-30: 8.82021-09-30: 8.72021-12-31: 8.62022-03-31: 8.32022-06-30: 7.42022-09-30: 8.22022-12-31: 8.02023-03-31: 7.82023-06-30: 7.72023-09-30: 8.42023-12-31: 9.92024-03-31: 9.82024-06-30: 9.72024-09-30: 6.82024-12-31: 5.32025-03-31: 6.12025-06-30: 6.72025-09-30: 7.62025-12-31: 6.72026-03-31: 6.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.3 to 9.9 · axis starts at 4.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.8, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
73.8%
69.672.375.02020-03-31: 71.12020-06-30: 71.62020-09-30: 71.62020-12-31: 71.32021-03-31: 72.32021-06-30: 71.22021-09-30: 71.42021-12-31: 71.12022-03-31: 70.12022-06-30: 72.42022-09-30: 74.32022-12-31: 72.22023-03-31: 71.72023-06-30: 71.82023-09-30: 70.92023-12-31: 74.52024-03-31: 74.22024-06-30: 71.92024-09-30: 70.82024-12-31: 71.02025-03-31: 71.32025-06-30: 70.92025-09-30: 72.42025-12-31: 732026-03-31: 73.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 70.1 to 74.5 · axis starts at 69.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.3, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.8%
1.64.87.92020-03-31: 6.52020-06-30: 5.72020-09-30: 6.62020-12-31: 7.32021-03-31: 6.02021-06-30: 6.62021-09-30: 4.52021-12-31: 4.12022-03-31: 4.42022-06-30: 4.22022-09-30: 4.22022-12-31: 4.62023-03-31: 4.02023-06-30: 4.22023-09-30: 3.52023-12-31: 2.22024-03-31: 3.72024-06-30: 3.52024-09-30: 4.12024-12-31: 3.92025-03-31: 3.82025-06-30: 4.32025-09-30: 4.12025-12-31: 4.82026-03-31: 4.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 2.2 to 7.3 · axis starts at 1.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.8, basis not documented by the producer

22.5%
21.924.527.22020-03-31: 24.02020-06-30: 24.12020-09-30: 23.32020-12-31: 23.12021-03-31: 23.12021-06-30: 23.72021-09-30: 25.32021-12-31: 25.92022-03-31: 26.72022-06-30: 24.52022-09-30: 22.42022-12-31: 24.32023-03-31: 25.32023-06-30: 25.12023-09-30: 26.62023-12-31: 23.82024-03-31: 23.02024-06-30: 25.52024-09-30: 26.12024-12-31: 26.12025-03-31: 25.92025-06-30: 25.92025-09-30: 24.52025-12-31: 23.32026-03-31: 22.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 22.4 to 26.7 · axis starts at 21.9

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

Claimant count
August 2026
10,545
8,51616k23k2020-01-31: 13k2020-02-29: 13k2020-03-31: 13k2020-04-30: 20k2020-05-31: 22k2020-06-30: 21k2020-07-31: 21k2020-08-31: 22k2020-09-30: 21k2020-10-31: 21k2020-11-30: 20k2020-12-31: 20k2021-01-31: 20k2021-02-28: 20k2021-03-31: 20k2021-04-30: 20k2021-05-31: 19k2021-06-30: 18k2021-07-31: 17k2021-08-31: 17k2021-09-30: 16k2021-10-31: 16k2021-11-30: 15k2021-12-31: 14k2022-01-31: 14k2022-02-28: 14k2022-03-31: 13k2022-04-30: 12k2022-05-31: 12k2022-06-30: 11k2022-07-31: 11k2022-08-31: 11k2022-09-30: 11k2022-10-31: 11k2022-11-30: 11k2022-12-31: 11k2023-01-31: 11k2023-02-28: 11k2023-03-31: 11k2023-04-30: 11k2023-05-31: 10k2023-06-30: 10k2023-07-31: 10k2023-08-31: 10k2023-09-30: 10k2023-10-31: 10k2023-11-30: 10k2023-12-31: 10k2024-01-31: 11k2024-02-29: 11k2024-03-31: 11k2024-04-30: 11k2024-05-31: 11k2024-06-30: 11k2024-07-31: 11k2024-08-31: 12k2024-09-30: 12k2024-10-31: 11k2024-11-30: 11k2024-12-31: 11k2025-01-31: 11k2025-02-28: 11k2025-03-31: 11k2025-04-30: 11k2025-05-31: 10k2025-06-30: 10k2025-07-31: 9,9702025-08-31: 10k2025-09-30: 9,9202025-10-31: 10k2025-11-30: 10k2025-12-31: 10k2026-01-31: 10k2026-02-28: 10k2026-03-31: 10k2026-04-30: 10k2026-05-31: 10k2026-06-30: 10k2026-07-31: 10k2026-08-31: 11k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 9,920 to 22k · axis starts at 8,516

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

3.2%
3.03.13.22026-01-31: 3.12026-02-28: 3.12026-03-31: 3.12026-04-30: 3.12026-05-31: 3.12026-06-30: 32026-07-31: 3.12026-08-31: 3.2 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3 to 3.2 · 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.

32.2%
27.333.539.72020-03-31: 32.62020-06-30: 32.32020-09-30: 29.42020-12-31: 31.22021-03-31: 28.92021-06-30: 28.52021-09-30: 33.32021-12-31: 30.02022-03-31: 31.42022-06-30: 30.72022-09-30: 30.92022-12-31: 34.42023-03-31: 35.62023-06-30: 35.52023-09-30: 33.42023-12-31: 33.32024-03-31: 37.42024-06-30: 34.12024-09-30: 35.42024-12-31: 38.52025-03-31: 31.82025-06-30: 32.32025-09-30: 32.52025-12-31: 29.72026-03-31: 32.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 28.5 to 38.5 · axis starts at 27.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.4, basis not documented by the producer

18.8%
14.020.226.52020-03-31: 25.12020-06-30: 23.32020-09-30: 25.32020-12-31: 22.92021-03-31: 23.82021-06-30: 22.12021-09-30: 17.22021-12-31: 22.22022-03-31: 19.02022-06-30: 17.92022-09-30: 16.22022-12-31: 15.32023-03-31: 17.72023-06-30: 16.62023-09-30: 18.12023-12-31: 19.62024-03-31: 21.12024-06-30: 21.82024-09-30: 23.72024-12-31: 18.62025-03-31: 16.32025-06-30: 17.52025-09-30: 15.22025-12-31: 18.12026-03-31: 18.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 15.2 to 25.3 · axis starts at 14.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.2, basis not documented by the producer

11.1%
9.515.621.82020-03-31: 12.42020-06-30: 13.12020-09-30: 12.42020-12-31: 13.52021-03-31: 13.42021-06-30: 12.32021-09-30: 13.82021-12-31: 10.72022-03-31: 12.92022-06-30: 14.12022-09-30: 15.92022-12-31: 16.72023-03-31: 13.12023-06-30: 14.82023-09-30: 17.52023-12-31: 20.62024-03-31: 19.92024-06-30: 18.92024-09-30: 18.72024-12-31: 17.12025-03-31: 20.02025-06-30: 15.72025-09-30: 13.52025-12-31: 11.82026-03-31: 11.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 10.7 to 20.6 · axis starts at 9.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.0, basis not documented by the producer

24.9%
9.919.228.52020-03-31: 18.52020-06-30: 19.82020-09-30: 22.12020-12-31: 21.72021-03-31: 22.02021-06-30: 24.72021-09-30: 24.92021-12-31: 25.52022-03-31: 25.42022-06-30: 24.92022-09-30: 23.12022-12-31: 17.82023-03-31: 16.02023-06-30: 18.82023-09-30: 17.62023-12-31: 14.72024-03-31: 13.22024-06-30: 12.92024-09-30: 11.72024-12-31: 16.92025-03-31: 20.52025-06-30: 24.02025-09-30: 26.72025-12-31: 25.32026-03-31: 24.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 11.7 to 26.7 · axis starts at 9.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.8, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£20,261
7,68715k22k1997-12-31: 9,0341998-12-31: 9,2081999-12-31: 9,5742000-12-31: 10k2001-12-31: 10k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 11k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 12k2007-12-31: 12k2008-12-31: 12k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 13k2011-12-31: 13k2012-12-31: 14k2013-12-31: 14k2014-12-31: 15k2015-12-31: 15k2016-12-31: 15k2017-12-31: 16k2018-12-31: 16k2019-12-31: 17k2020-12-31: 17k2021-12-31: 17k2022-12-31: 18k2023-12-31: 19k2024-12-31: 20k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,034 to 20k · axis starts at 7,687

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,525
1,6072,1152,6232020-01-31: 1,7492020-02-29: 1,7562020-03-31: 1,7422020-04-30: 1,7052020-05-31: 1,7242020-06-30: 1,7442020-07-31: 1,7862020-08-31: 1,7922020-09-30: 1,8362020-10-31: 1,8212020-11-30: 1,8392020-12-31: 1,8532021-01-31: 1,8282021-02-28: 1,8212021-03-31: 1,8352021-04-30: 1,8562021-05-31: 1,8602021-06-30: 1,8602021-07-31: 1,8642021-08-31: 1,8762021-09-30: 1,9002021-10-31: 1,9022021-11-30: 1,9092021-12-31: 1,9362022-01-31: 1,9042022-02-28: 1,9152022-03-31: 1,9642022-04-30: 1,9542022-05-31: 1,9682022-06-30: 1,9732022-07-31: 1,9882022-08-31: 1,9962022-09-30: 2,0442022-10-31: 2,0352022-11-30: 2,1222022-12-31: 2,0882023-01-31: 2,0432023-02-28: 2,0572023-03-31: 2,0752023-04-30: 2,1112023-05-31: 2,1292023-06-30: 2,1822023-07-31: 2,1562023-08-31: 2,1552023-09-30: 2,1682023-10-31: 2,1692023-11-30: 2,2612023-12-31: 2,2192024-01-31: 2,1862024-02-29: 2,1992024-03-31: 2,2192024-04-30: 2,2552024-05-31: 2,2742024-06-30: 2,2732024-07-31: 2,2812024-08-31: 2,2842024-09-30: 2,2922024-10-31: 2,3462024-11-30: 2,3982024-12-31: 2,3502025-01-31: 2,3082025-02-28: 2,3172025-03-31: 2,3392025-04-30: 2,3832025-05-31: 2,3942025-06-30: 2,3972025-07-31: 2,4122025-08-31: 2,4622025-09-30: 2,4312025-10-31: 2,4272025-11-30: 2,4382025-12-31: 2,4612026-01-31: 2,4222026-02-28: 2,4362026-03-31: 2,4542026-04-30: 2,4972026-05-31: 2,5092026-06-30: 2,5132026-07-31: 2,525 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,705 to 2,525 · axis starts at 1,607

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.

211,163
201k209k217k2020-01-31: 207k2020-02-29: 208k2020-03-31: 208k2020-04-30: 205k2020-05-31: 204k2020-06-30: 205k2020-07-31: 204k2020-08-31: 203k2020-09-30: 204k2020-10-31: 204k2020-11-30: 204k2020-12-31: 203k2021-01-31: 203k2021-02-28: 203k2021-03-31: 204k2021-04-30: 204k2021-05-31: 206k2021-06-30: 207k2021-07-31: 208k2021-08-31: 208k2021-09-30: 209k2021-10-31: 210k2021-11-30: 212k2021-12-31: 210k2022-01-31: 210k2022-02-28: 211k2022-03-31: 211k2022-04-30: 211k2022-05-31: 211k2022-06-30: 212k2022-07-31: 213k2022-08-31: 212k2022-09-30: 213k2022-10-31: 213k2022-11-30: 214k2022-12-31: 213k2023-01-31: 212k2023-02-28: 213k2023-03-31: 213k2023-04-30: 213k2023-05-31: 213k2023-06-30: 214k2023-07-31: 214k2023-08-31: 213k2023-09-30: 213k2023-10-31: 214k2023-11-30: 215k2023-12-31: 214k2024-01-31: 213k2024-02-29: 213k2024-03-31: 214k2024-04-30: 213k2024-05-31: 214k2024-06-30: 214k2024-07-31: 214k2024-08-31: 213k2024-09-30: 213k2024-10-31: 214k2024-11-30: 215k2024-12-31: 213k2025-01-31: 212k2025-02-28: 212k2025-03-31: 212k2025-04-30: 212k2025-05-31: 212k2025-06-30: 212k2025-07-31: 212k2025-08-31: 211k2025-09-30: 212k2025-10-31: 212k2025-11-30: 213k2025-12-31: 211k2026-01-31: 211k2026-02-28: 211k2026-03-31: 211k2026-04-30: 211k2026-05-31: 211k2026-06-30: 211k2026-07-31: 211k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 203k to 215k · axis starts at 201k

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
14,560
11k13k15k2010-03-31: 11k2011-03-31: 11k2012-03-31: 11k2013-03-31: 11k2014-03-31: 12k2015-03-31: 13k2016-03-31: 13k2017-03-31: 14k2018-03-31: 14k2019-03-31: 14k2020-03-31: 14k2021-03-31: 15k2022-03-31: 15k2023-03-31: 15k2024-03-31: 14k2025-03-31: 15k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 11k to 15k · axis starts at 11k

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

11,095
7,9379,68511k2010-03-31: 8,3502011-03-31: 8,2752012-03-31: 8,3902013-03-31: 8,3202014-03-31: 8,5602015-03-31: 9,5702016-03-31: 10k2017-03-31: 10k2018-03-31: 10k2019-03-31: 10k2020-03-31: 11k2021-03-31: 11k2022-03-31: 11k2023-03-31: 11k2024-03-31: 11k2025-03-31: 11k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 8,275 to 11k · axis starts at 7,937

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

935
6828259682010-03-31: 7602011-03-31: 7102012-03-31: 7252013-03-31: 7652014-03-31: 8452015-03-31: 8902016-03-31: 8802017-03-31: 8852018-03-31: 9002019-03-31: 8752020-03-31: 9302021-03-31: 9302022-03-31: 9302023-03-31: 9402024-03-31: 9402025-03-31: 935 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 710 to 940 · axis starts at 682

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

85
55.877.599.22010-03-31: 652011-03-31: 602012-03-31: 602013-03-31: 852014-03-31: 852015-03-31: 902016-03-31: 902017-03-31: 902018-03-31: 952019-03-31: 952020-03-31: 902021-03-31: 902022-03-31: 902023-03-31: 852024-03-31: 852025-03-31: 85 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 60 to 95 · axis starts at 55.8

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

10
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 10 · axis starts at 4.4

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

455
4194504812010-03-31: 4552011-03-31: 4402012-03-31: 4252013-03-31: 4452014-03-31: 4402015-03-31: 4502016-03-31: 4452017-03-31: 4552018-03-31: 4452019-03-31: 4502020-03-31: 4502021-03-31: 4552022-03-31: 4702023-03-31: 4752024-03-31: 4702025-03-31: 455 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 425 to 475 · axis starts at 419

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

20
13.222.531.82010-03-31: 252011-03-31: 302012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 252021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 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

1,775
1,5861,7881,9892010-03-31: 1,6252011-03-31: 1,6302012-03-31: 1,7002013-03-31: 1,6352014-03-31: 1,6902015-03-31: 1,8502016-03-31: 1,7402017-03-31: 1,8052018-03-31: 1,8202019-03-31: 1,8552020-03-31: 1,8352021-03-31: 1,8702022-03-31: 1,9502023-03-31: 1,9302024-03-31: 1,8552025-03-31: 1,775 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,625 to 1,950 · axis starts at 1,586

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

165
1301551802010-03-31: 1502011-03-31: 1352012-03-31: 1502013-03-31: 1452014-03-31: 1552015-03-31: 1602016-03-31: 1652017-03-31: 1702018-03-31: 1752019-03-31: 1702020-03-31: 1652021-03-31: 1552022-03-31: 1552023-03-31: 1702024-03-31: 1552025-03-31: 165 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 135 to 175 · axis starts at 130

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

15
3.81016.22010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 15 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

17,810
14k16k18k2010-03-31: 15k2011-03-31: 15k2012-03-31: 15k2013-03-31: 15k2014-03-31: 15k2015-03-31: 16k2016-03-31: 17k2017-03-31: 17k2018-03-31: 17k2019-03-31: 17k2020-03-31: 17k2021-03-31: 18k2022-03-31: 18k2023-03-31: 18k2024-03-31: 18k2025-03-31: 18k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15k to 18k · axis starts at 14k

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

12,123
3,7448,38213k1998-12-31: 4,6421999-12-31: 4,8782000-12-31: 5,0162001-12-31: 5,1432002-12-31: 5,4182003-12-31: 5,7942004-12-31: 6,2642005-12-31: 6,5422006-12-31: 6,9942007-12-31: 7,2692008-12-31: 7,5532009-12-31: 7,6612010-12-31: 7,6742011-12-31: 7,5432012-12-31: 7,7292013-12-31: 7,8542014-12-31: 7,8312015-12-31: 7,9022016-12-31: 7,9322017-12-31: 8,2152018-12-31: 8,6512019-12-31: 9,0702020-12-31: 9,1392021-12-31: 9,7432022-12-31: 11k2023-12-31: 12k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 4,642 to 12k · axis starts at 3,744

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Durham

County Durham