The Datum Report

Local area

East Lancashire

What we think is happening

The job market in East Lancashire has been getting stronger.

improving · established confidence · formed 5 October 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Pay

Typical monthly pay in East Lancashire has been rising, though other measures here have run the other way.

tentative confidence · how we reached this

By subject

Every figure published for East Lancashire. 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
10.1%
4.99.614.22020-03-31: 13.32020-06-30: 12.62020-09-30: 11.12020-12-31: 10.12021-03-31: 8.12021-06-30: 7.92021-09-30: 5.82024-12-31: 7.32025-03-31: 7.82025-06-30: 7.72025-09-30: 9.12025-12-31: 10.12026-03-31: 10.1 2020-03 2026-03
13 monthly readings · 5.8 to 13.3 · axis starts at 4.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.9, basis not documented by the producer
12 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
72.1%
66.972.978.82020-03-31: 77.02020-06-30: 77.72020-09-30: 76.92020-12-31: 76.22021-03-31: 76.22021-06-30: 75.02021-09-30: 72.52021-12-31: 69.82022-03-31: 69.82022-06-30: 69.32022-09-30: 70.42022-12-31: 72.72023-03-31: 71.92023-06-30: 68.82023-09-30: 73.12023-12-31: 69.22024-03-31: 68.12024-06-30: 73.12024-09-30: 72.02024-12-31: 71.82025-03-31: 73.02025-06-30: 72.82025-09-30: 72.42025-12-31: 71.82026-03-31: 72.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 68.1 to 77.7 · axis starts at 66.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±4.3, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
2.8%
2.63.64.62025-12-31: 4.42026-03-31: 2.8 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 2.8 to 4.4 · axis starts at 2.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

25.9%
19.024.930.82020-03-31: 20.22020-06-30: 20.52020-09-30: 21.02020-12-31: 22.12021-03-31: 22.02021-06-30: 22.92021-09-30: 24.82021-12-31: 24.32022-03-31: 25.02022-06-30: 25.42022-09-30: 24.82022-12-31: 24.62023-03-31: 25.82023-06-30: 29.72023-09-30: 25.62023-12-31: 29.22024-03-31: 28.82024-06-30: 23.12024-09-30: 24.32024-12-31: 24.42025-03-31: 22.62025-06-30: 23.72025-09-30: 24.32025-12-31: 24.92026-03-31: 25.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 20.2 to 29.7 · axis starts at 19.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.2, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
11,525
7,45612k17k2020-01-31: 8,3902020-02-29: 8,5902020-03-31: 8,6302020-04-30: 13k2020-05-31: 16k2020-06-30: 15k2020-07-31: 16k2020-08-31: 16k2020-09-30: 16k2020-10-31: 15k2020-11-30: 15k2020-12-31: 15k2021-01-31: 15k2021-02-28: 16k2021-03-31: 16k2021-04-30: 16k2021-05-31: 15k2021-06-30: 14k2021-07-31: 14k2021-08-31: 14k2021-09-30: 13k2021-10-31: 12k2021-11-30: 12k2021-12-31: 12k2022-01-31: 11k2022-02-28: 11k2022-03-31: 11k2022-04-30: 10k2022-05-31: 10k2022-06-30: 10k2022-07-31: 10k2022-08-31: 10k2022-09-30: 9,9152022-10-31: 9,8452022-11-30: 9,9352022-12-31: 10k2023-01-31: 10k2023-02-28: 11k2023-03-31: 11k2023-04-30: 11k2023-05-31: 11k2023-06-30: 11k2023-07-31: 11k2023-08-31: 10k2023-09-30: 10k2023-10-31: 10k2023-11-30: 10k2023-12-31: 11k2024-01-31: 11k2024-02-29: 12k2024-03-31: 12k2024-04-30: 12k2024-05-31: 13k2024-06-30: 12k2024-07-31: 13k2024-08-31: 13k2024-09-30: 13k2024-10-31: 13k2024-11-30: 13k2024-12-31: 13k2025-01-31: 12k2025-02-28: 13k2025-03-31: 12k2025-04-30: 12k2025-05-31: 12k2025-06-30: 12k2025-07-31: 11k2025-08-31: 11k2025-09-30: 11k2025-10-31: 11k2025-11-30: 11k2025-12-31: 11k2026-01-31: 11k2026-02-28: 11k2026-03-31: 12k2026-04-30: 12k2026-05-31: 12k2026-06-30: 11k2026-07-31: 11k2026-08-31: 12k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 8,390 to 16k · axis starts at 7,456

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

5.2%
5.15.25.32026-01-31: 5.12026-02-28: 5.22026-03-31: 5.32026-04-30: 5.32026-05-31: 5.22026-06-30: 5.22026-07-31: 5.22026-08-31: 5.2 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 5.1 to 5.3 · axis starts at 5.1

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.

39.7%
15.230.646.02020-03-31: 28.92020-06-30: 25.72020-09-30: 24.62020-12-31: 22.72021-12-31: 22.02022-03-31: 18.22022-06-30: 21.02022-09-30: 28.32022-12-31: 29.52023-03-31: 37.22023-06-30: 33.32023-09-30: 35.62023-12-31: 28.92024-12-31: 43.12025-03-31: 40.82025-06-30: 36.72025-09-30: 41.52025-12-31: 40.22026-03-31: 39.7 2020-03 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 18.2 to 43.1 · axis starts at 15.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±9.2, basis not documented by the producer
6 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

17.0%
15.622.930.22020-03-31: 27.62021-12-31: 26.52022-03-31: 28.72025-12-31: 19.12026-03-31: 17 2020-03 2026-03
5 monthly readings · 17 to 28.7 · axis starts at 15.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.1, basis not documented by the producer
20 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

9.2%
9.19.610.22025-12-31: 10.12026-03-31: 9.2 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 9.2 to 10.1 · axis starts at 9.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.5, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

21.6%
14.018.222.42025-06-30: 14.82025-12-31: 18.82026-03-31: 21.6 2025-06 2026-03
3 monthly readings · 14.8 to 21.6 · axis starts at 14.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.8, basis not documented by the producer
22 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£19,096
6,83314k20k1997-12-31: 8,1471998-12-31: 8,2641999-12-31: 8,5952000-12-31: 9,0292001-12-31: 9,4292002-12-31: 9,5992003-12-31: 10k2004-12-31: 11k2005-12-31: 11k2006-12-31: 11k2007-12-31: 12k2008-12-31: 13k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 13k2011-12-31: 13k2012-12-31: 13k2013-12-31: 14k2014-12-31: 14k2015-12-31: 15k2016-12-31: 15k2017-12-31: 15k2018-12-31: 15k2019-12-31: 16k2020-12-31: 16k2021-12-31: 16k2022-12-31: 17k2023-12-31: 18k2024-12-31: 19k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 8,147 to 19k · axis starts at 6,833

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,410
1,5132,0102,5062020-01-31: 1,6372020-02-29: 1,6482020-03-31: 1,6352020-04-30: 1,6092020-05-31: 1,6212020-06-30: 1,6562020-07-31: 1,6842020-08-31: 1,6952020-09-30: 1,7232020-10-31: 1,7172020-11-30: 1,7322020-12-31: 1,7652021-01-31: 1,7082021-02-28: 1,7172021-03-31: 1,7402021-04-30: 1,7582021-05-31: 1,7632021-06-30: 1,7642021-07-31: 1,7762021-08-31: 1,7762021-09-30: 1,7812021-10-31: 1,7962021-11-30: 1,8072021-12-31: 1,8442022-01-31: 1,7952022-02-28: 1,7992022-03-31: 1,8402022-04-30: 1,8552022-05-31: 1,8662022-06-30: 1,8682022-07-31: 1,8952022-08-31: 1,8912022-09-30: 1,9232022-10-31: 1,9102022-11-30: 1,9872022-12-31: 1,9792023-01-31: 1,9442023-02-28: 1,9452023-03-31: 1,9602023-04-30: 2,0112023-05-31: 2,0312023-06-30: 2,0632023-07-31: 2,0382023-08-31: 2,0352023-09-30: 2,0452023-10-31: 2,0492023-11-30: 2,0812023-12-31: 2,1502024-01-31: 2,0742024-02-29: 2,0752024-03-31: 2,1032024-04-30: 2,1512024-05-31: 2,1692024-06-30: 2,1652024-07-31: 2,1792024-08-31: 2,1762024-09-30: 2,1822024-10-31: 2,2202024-11-30: 2,2552024-12-31: 2,2472025-01-31: 2,2122025-02-28: 2,2092025-03-31: 2,2252025-04-30: 2,2792025-05-31: 2,2832025-06-30: 2,2832025-07-31: 2,2992025-08-31: 2,3312025-09-30: 2,3152025-10-31: 2,3222025-11-30: 2,3222025-12-31: 2,3562026-01-31: 2,3202026-02-28: 2,3262026-03-31: 2,3502026-04-30: 2,3942026-05-31: 2,3992026-06-30: 2,4012026-07-31: 2,410 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,609 to 2,410 · axis starts at 1,513

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.

142,455
134k140k146k2020-01-31: 138k2020-02-29: 138k2020-03-31: 138k2020-04-30: 136k2020-05-31: 136k2020-06-30: 136k2020-07-31: 136k2020-08-31: 136k2020-09-30: 136k2020-10-31: 136k2020-11-30: 137k2020-12-31: 136k2021-01-31: 135k2021-02-28: 135k2021-03-31: 135k2021-04-30: 136k2021-05-31: 137k2021-06-30: 138k2021-07-31: 139k2021-08-31: 139k2021-09-30: 140k2021-10-31: 140k2021-11-30: 141k2021-12-31: 140k2022-01-31: 140k2022-02-28: 140k2022-03-31: 140k2022-04-30: 141k2022-05-31: 141k2022-06-30: 141k2022-07-31: 141k2022-08-31: 141k2022-09-30: 142k2022-10-31: 142k2022-11-30: 143k2022-12-31: 142k2023-01-31: 141k2023-02-28: 141k2023-03-31: 141k2023-04-30: 141k2023-05-31: 142k2023-06-30: 142k2023-07-31: 142k2023-08-31: 142k2023-09-30: 143k2023-10-31: 143k2023-11-30: 144k2023-12-31: 143k2024-01-31: 142k2024-02-29: 142k2024-03-31: 142k2024-04-30: 143k2024-05-31: 143k2024-06-30: 144k2024-07-31: 143k2024-08-31: 143k2024-09-30: 144k2024-10-31: 144k2024-11-30: 145k2024-12-31: 143k2025-01-31: 143k2025-02-28: 143k2025-03-31: 143k2025-04-30: 143k2025-05-31: 143k2025-06-30: 143k2025-07-31: 143k2025-08-31: 143k2025-09-30: 143k2025-10-31: 143k2025-11-30: 144k2025-12-31: 142k2026-01-31: 142k2026-02-28: 142k2026-03-31: 142k2026-04-30: 142k2026-05-31: 142k2026-06-30: 142k2026-07-31: 142k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 135k to 145k · axis starts at 134k

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
10,945
8,5659,88211k2010-03-31: 9,0802011-03-31: 8,8552012-03-31: 8,9802013-03-31: 8,8202014-03-31: 9,0502015-03-31: 9,8052016-03-31: 9,9452017-03-31: 10k2018-03-31: 10k2019-03-31: 11k2020-03-31: 10k2021-03-31: 11k2022-03-31: 11k2023-03-31: 11k2024-03-31: 11k2025-03-31: 11k2026-03-31: 11k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 8,820 to 11k · axis starts at 8,565

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

8,300
6,1787,3528,5272010-03-31: 6,7002011-03-31: 6,5402012-03-31: 6,5852013-03-31: 6,4052014-03-31: 6,5152015-03-31: 7,1402016-03-31: 7,3252017-03-31: 7,6502018-03-31: 7,7502019-03-31: 7,9402020-03-31: 7,6502021-03-31: 7,9852022-03-31: 8,1152023-03-31: 8,0302024-03-31: 8,0402025-03-31: 8,1302026-03-31: 8,300 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 6,405 to 8,300 · axis starts at 6,178

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

695
5436327222010-03-31: 5952011-03-31: 5602012-03-31: 5952013-03-31: 6002014-03-31: 6202015-03-31: 6552016-03-31: 6702017-03-31: 7052018-03-31: 6802019-03-31: 6602020-03-31: 6452021-03-31: 6502022-03-31: 7002023-03-31: 7002024-03-31: 6702025-03-31: 6852026-03-31: 695 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 560 to 705 · axis starts at 543

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

70
5772.5882010-03-31: 602011-03-31: 602012-03-31: 602013-03-31: 652014-03-31: 602015-03-31: 652016-03-31: 652017-03-31: 702018-03-31: 802019-03-31: 852020-03-31: 852021-03-31: 802022-03-31: 852023-03-31: 802024-03-31: 852025-03-31: 752026-03-31: 70 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 60 to 85 · axis starts at 57

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

5
05.611.22010-03-31: 02011-03-31: 02012-03-31: 02013-03-31: 02014-03-31: 02015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 02019-03-31: 02020-03-31: 02021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 52026-03-31: 5 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 0 to 10

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

390
3423854282010-03-31: 3752011-03-31: 3552012-03-31: 3502013-03-31: 3952014-03-31: 4102015-03-31: 4002016-03-31: 4002017-03-31: 3902018-03-31: 3852019-03-31: 3902020-03-31: 3952021-03-31: 4102022-03-31: 4102023-03-31: 4152024-03-31: 4202025-03-31: 4002026-03-31: 390 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 350 to 420 · axis starts at 342

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

30
13.222.531.82010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 302017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 252022-03-31: 252023-03-31: 252024-03-31: 252025-03-31: 252026-03-31: 30 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 15 to 30 · axis starts at 13.2

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

1,315
1,1461,3481,5492010-03-31: 1,2002011-03-31: 1,1852012-03-31: 1,2252013-03-31: 1,2102014-03-31: 1,3002015-03-31: 1,3802016-03-31: 1,3252017-03-31: 1,3052018-03-31: 1,3202019-03-31: 1,5102020-03-31: 1,3452021-03-31: 1,4052022-03-31: 1,4352023-03-31: 1,3552024-03-31: 1,3352025-03-31: 1,2752026-03-31: 1,315 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 1,185 to 1,510 · axis starts at 1,146

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

130
1081201322010-03-31: 1102011-03-31: 1102012-03-31: 1152013-03-31: 1102014-03-31: 1152015-03-31: 1202016-03-31: 1202017-03-31: 1252018-03-31: 1302019-03-31: 1202020-03-31: 1202021-03-31: 1252022-03-31: 1202023-03-31: 1252024-03-31: 1202025-03-31: 1202026-03-31: 130 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 110 to 130 · axis starts at 108

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

15
3.81016.22010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 102026-03-31: 15 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

12,615
10k12k13k2010-03-31: 11k2011-03-31: 11k2012-03-31: 11k2013-03-31: 11k2014-03-31: 11k2015-03-31: 12k2016-03-31: 12k2017-03-31: 12k2018-03-31: 12k2019-03-31: 13k2020-03-31: 12k2021-03-31: 12k2022-03-31: 13k2023-03-31: 12k2024-03-31: 12k2025-03-31: 12k2026-03-31: 13k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 11k to 13k · axis starts at 10k

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

7,394
2,9805,4247,8671998-12-31: 3,4531999-12-31: 3,6402000-12-31: 3,6762001-12-31: 3,7722002-12-31: 3,8922003-12-31: 4,1512004-12-31: 4,3572005-12-31: 4,5192006-12-31: 4,6352007-12-31: 4,8252008-12-31: 4,8922009-12-31: 4,6042010-12-31: 4,7542011-12-31: 4,9242012-12-31: 5,1072013-12-31: 5,1482014-12-31: 5,4022015-12-31: 5,5382016-12-31: 5,8572017-12-31: 6,0272018-12-31: 6,1302019-12-31: 6,2502020-12-31: 5,8552021-12-31: 6,4782022-12-31: 6,8942023-12-31: 7,394 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 3,453 to 7,394 · axis starts at 2,980

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in East Lancashire

Burnley · Hyndburn · Pendle · Rossendale