The Datum Report

Local area

East Lancashire

What we think is happening

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

mixed · tentative confidence · formed 31 August 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in East Lancashire has been going both ways.

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
2025
10,735
8,5719,85811k2010-03-31: 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: 11k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 8,820 to 11k · axis starts at 8,571

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

8,130
6,1987,2688,3372010-03-31: 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: 8,130 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 6,405 to 8,130 · axis starts at 6,198

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

685
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: 685 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 560 to 705 · axis starts at 543

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

75
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: 75 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 60 to 85 · axis starts at 57

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

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: 5 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 0 to 10

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

400
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: 400 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 350 to 420 · axis starts at 342

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

25
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: 25 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

1,275
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: 1,275 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,185 to 1,510 · axis starts at 1,146

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

120
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: 120 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 110 to 130 · axis starts at 108

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

10
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: 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

12,435
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: 12k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 11k to 13k · axis starts at 10k

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

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