The Datum Report

Local area

East Surrey

What we think is happening

Pay in East Surrey has been growing.

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

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in East Surrey has been weakening.

established confidence · how we reached this

By subject

Every figure published for East Surrey. 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
12.4%
6.711.816.82020-03-31: 15.92020-06-30: 14.12020-09-30: 13.02020-12-31: 10.52021-03-31: 11.12021-06-30: 11.02021-09-30: 11.62021-12-31: 13.32022-03-31: 12.92022-06-30: 12.72022-09-30: 11.42022-12-31: 10.62023-03-31: 11.22023-06-30: 10.42024-06-30: 7.72024-09-30: 8.52024-12-31: 10.92025-03-31: 12.32025-06-30: 13.92025-09-30: 13.12025-12-31: 12.42026-03-31: 12.4 2020-03 2026-03
22 monthly readings · 7.7 to 15.9 · axis starts at 6.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.2, basis not documented by the producer
3 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
80.0%
76.882.488.02020-03-31: 82.22020-06-30: 82.72020-09-30: 83.32020-12-31: 80.62021-03-31: 80.02021-06-30: 80.62021-09-30: 80.12021-12-31: 83.42022-03-31: 84.22022-06-30: 81.62022-09-30: 81.22022-12-31: 77.92023-03-31: 78.72023-06-30: 81.42023-09-30: 84.02023-12-31: 86.92024-03-31: 85.22024-06-30: 83.92024-09-30: 82.02024-12-31: 78.32025-03-31: 79.42025-06-30: 78.22025-09-30: 78.12025-12-31: 81.62026-03-31: 80 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 77.9 to 86.9 · axis starts at 76.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.8, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
2.9%
2.62.93.22025-12-31: 2.92026-03-31: 2.9 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · unchanged at 2.9 · axis starts at 2.6

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.

17.6%
12.816.921.02020-03-31: 15.32020-06-30: 15.12020-09-30: 14.42020-12-31: 16.32021-03-31: 17.52021-06-30: 16.82021-09-30: 17.32021-12-31: 14.82022-03-31: 14.12022-06-30: 16.32022-09-30: 16.82022-12-31: 19.72023-03-31: 18.82023-06-30: 16.92023-09-30: 14.92024-03-31: 13.62024-06-30: 14.52024-09-30: 16.12024-12-31: 20.12025-03-31: 19.32025-06-30: 20.22025-09-30: 19.62025-12-31: 162026-03-31: 17.6 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 13.6 to 20.2 · axis starts at 12.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.7, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Claimant count
August 2026
5,655
2,0576,59211k2020-01-31: 2,9352020-02-29: 3,0902020-03-31: 3,1402020-04-30: 6,2302020-05-31: 9,9902020-06-30: 9,4502020-07-31: 9,7102020-08-31: 10k2020-09-30: 10k2020-10-31: 9,4552020-11-30: 9,7552020-12-31: 9,7852021-01-31: 9,7352021-02-28: 10k2021-03-31: 10k2021-04-30: 9,7402021-05-31: 8,9052021-06-30: 8,0002021-07-31: 7,8052021-08-31: 7,4052021-09-30: 6,8952021-10-31: 6,5202021-11-30: 6,1152021-12-31: 5,8702022-01-31: 5,7652022-02-28: 5,7252022-03-31: 5,5152022-04-30: 5,2402022-05-31: 5,0602022-06-30: 4,9752022-07-31: 4,8652022-08-31: 4,8302022-09-30: 4,8002022-10-31: 4,7002022-11-30: 4,6802022-12-31: 4,6502023-01-31: 4,5652023-02-28: 4,5452023-03-31: 4,5852023-04-30: 4,6552023-05-31: 4,4802023-06-30: 4,6402023-07-31: 4,6852023-08-31: 4,6602023-09-30: 4,7352023-10-31: 4,8302023-11-30: 4,8202023-12-31: 4,8552024-01-31: 4,9402024-02-29: 5,0052024-03-31: 4,9902024-04-30: 4,8302024-05-31: 4,9252024-06-30: 5,0452024-07-31: 5,4452024-08-31: 5,4452024-09-30: 5,4702024-10-31: 5,5252024-11-30: 5,3352024-12-31: 5,3152025-01-31: 5,4052025-02-28: 5,4652025-03-31: 5,4402025-04-30: 5,3352025-05-31: 5,3702025-06-30: 5,4002025-07-31: 5,3352025-08-31: 5,3302025-09-30: 5,3152025-10-31: 5,4052025-11-30: 5,2602025-12-31: 5,3152026-01-31: 5,4152026-02-28: 5,6352026-03-31: 5,6752026-04-30: 5,6702026-05-31: 5,6152026-06-30: 5,6302026-07-31: 5,6052026-08-31: 5,655 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 2,935 to 10k · axis starts at 2,057

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

2.2%
2.12.22.22026-01-31: 2.12026-02-28: 2.22026-03-31: 2.22026-04-30: 2.22026-05-31: 2.22026-06-30: 2.22026-07-31: 2.22026-08-31: 2.2 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.1 to 2.2 · axis starts at 2.1

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.

27.5%
22.825.428.02025-12-31: 23.32026-03-31: 27.5 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 23.3 to 27.5 · axis starts at 22.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±9.8, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

16.8%
14.526.538.52021-03-31: 21.02022-06-30: 23.52022-09-30: 33.42022-12-31: 36.12025-12-31: 21.72026-03-31: 16.8 2021-03 2026-03
6 monthly readings · 16.8 to 36.1 · axis starts at 14.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.2, basis not documented by the producer
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

14.9%
8.918.728.52020-06-30: 26.62020-12-31: 25.12021-06-30: 17.92021-12-31: 22.22025-12-31: 10.82026-03-31: 14.9 2020-06 2026-03
6 monthly readings · 10.8 to 26.6 · axis starts at 8.9

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

25.3%
24.528.833.22022-03-31: 31.62022-06-30: 27.82025-03-31: 32.32025-09-30: 28.52025-12-31: 30.62026-03-31: 25.3 2022-03 2026-03
6 monthly readings · 25.3 to 32.3 · axis starts at 24.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±9.5, basis not documented by the producer
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£35,496
13k26k38k1997-12-31: 16k1998-12-31: 16k1999-12-31: 17k2000-12-31: 17k2001-12-31: 18k2002-12-31: 18k2003-12-31: 18k2004-12-31: 19k2005-12-31: 20k2006-12-31: 21k2007-12-31: 22k2008-12-31: 22k2009-12-31: 22k2010-12-31: 22k2011-12-31: 23k2012-12-31: 24k2013-12-31: 25k2014-12-31: 25k2015-12-31: 27k2016-12-31: 27k2017-12-31: 28k2018-12-31: 29k2019-12-31: 30k2020-12-31: 29k2021-12-31: 30k2022-12-31: 31k2023-12-31: 33k2024-12-31: 35k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 16k to 35k · axis starts at 13k

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£3,111
2,1052,6683,2322020-01-31: 2,2622020-02-29: 2,2732020-03-31: 2,2892020-04-30: 2,2162020-05-31: 2,2142020-06-30: 2,2292020-07-31: 2,2642020-08-31: 2,2882020-09-30: 2,3162020-10-31: 2,3432020-11-30: 2,3612020-12-31: 2,3942021-01-31: 2,3662021-02-28: 2,3842021-03-31: 2,4292021-04-30: 2,4232021-05-31: 2,4272021-06-30: 2,4312021-07-31: 2,4222021-08-31: 2,4292021-09-30: 2,4612021-10-31: 2,4792021-11-30: 2,4922021-12-31: 2,5352022-01-31: 2,5082022-02-28: 2,5282022-03-31: 2,5582022-04-30: 2,5372022-05-31: 2,5502022-06-30: 2,5652022-07-31: 2,5662022-08-31: 2,5782022-09-30: 2,6372022-10-31: 2,6442022-11-30: 2,6692022-12-31: 2,7062023-01-31: 2,6562023-02-28: 2,6662023-03-31: 2,7282023-04-30: 2,7062023-05-31: 2,7302023-06-30: 2,7972023-07-31: 2,7382023-08-31: 2,7452023-09-30: 2,7602023-10-31: 2,7652023-11-30: 2,8002023-12-31: 2,8422024-01-31: 2,7982024-02-29: 2,8052024-03-31: 2,8692024-04-30: 2,8502024-05-31: 2,8462024-06-30: 2,8532024-07-31: 2,8472024-08-31: 2,8562024-09-30: 2,8752024-10-31: 2,9592024-11-30: 2,9572024-12-31: 2,9592025-01-31: 2,9382025-02-28: 2,9562025-03-31: 2,9912025-04-30: 2,9722025-05-31: 2,9682025-06-30: 2,9732025-07-31: 2,9812025-08-31: 3,0162025-09-30: 3,0192025-10-31: 3,0232025-11-30: 3,0362025-12-31: 3,0762026-01-31: 3,0392026-02-28: 3,0502026-03-31: 3,1172026-04-30: 3,1102026-05-31: 3,1062026-06-30: 3,1232026-07-31: 3,111 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 2,214 to 3,123 · axis starts at 2,105

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.

189,046
173k183k192k2020-01-31: 181k2020-02-29: 181k2020-03-31: 181k2020-04-30: 179k2020-05-31: 178k2020-06-30: 178k2020-07-31: 178k2020-08-31: 177k2020-09-30: 177k2020-10-31: 176k2020-11-30: 176k2020-12-31: 176k2021-01-31: 175k2021-02-28: 175k2021-03-31: 176k2021-04-30: 176k2021-05-31: 177k2021-06-30: 179k2021-07-31: 180k2021-08-31: 180k2021-09-30: 181k2021-10-31: 180k2021-11-30: 181k2021-12-31: 181k2022-01-31: 181k2022-02-28: 181k2022-03-31: 182k2022-04-30: 183k2022-05-31: 183k2022-06-30: 184k2022-07-31: 185k2022-08-31: 185k2022-09-30: 185k2022-10-31: 185k2022-11-30: 186k2022-12-31: 186k2023-01-31: 186k2023-02-28: 186k2023-03-31: 187k2023-04-30: 187k2023-05-31: 187k2023-06-30: 188k2023-07-31: 189k2023-08-31: 189k2023-09-30: 189k2023-10-31: 188k2023-11-30: 189k2023-12-31: 189k2024-01-31: 188k2024-02-29: 188k2024-03-31: 188k2024-04-30: 189k2024-05-31: 189k2024-06-30: 190k2024-07-31: 190k2024-08-31: 190k2024-09-30: 190k2024-10-31: 189k2024-11-30: 189k2024-12-31: 189k2025-01-31: 188k2025-02-28: 188k2025-03-31: 188k2025-04-30: 188k2025-05-31: 188k2025-06-30: 189k2025-07-31: 190k2025-08-31: 189k2025-09-30: 189k2025-10-31: 189k2025-11-30: 189k2025-12-31: 189k2026-01-31: 188k2026-02-28: 187k2026-03-31: 188k2026-04-30: 188k2026-05-31: 188k2026-06-30: 189k2026-07-31: 189k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 175k to 190k · axis starts at 173k

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
20,450
17k19k22k2010-03-31: 17k2011-03-31: 17k2012-03-31: 18k2013-03-31: 18k2014-03-31: 19k2015-03-31: 20k2016-03-31: 21k2017-03-31: 21k2018-03-31: 21k2019-03-31: 21k2020-03-31: 22k2021-03-31: 21k2022-03-31: 21k2023-03-31: 21k2024-03-31: 21k2025-03-31: 20k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 17k to 22k · axis starts at 17k

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

16,645
13k16k18k2010-03-31: 14k2011-03-31: 14k2012-03-31: 14k2013-03-31: 14k2014-03-31: 15k2015-03-31: 16k2016-03-31: 17k2017-03-31: 17k2018-03-31: 17k2019-03-31: 18k2020-03-31: 18k2021-03-31: 18k2022-03-31: 17k2023-03-31: 17k2024-03-31: 17k2025-03-31: 17k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 14k to 18k · axis starts at 13k

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

955
7438821,0222010-03-31: 8402011-03-31: 7702012-03-31: 8402013-03-31: 8852014-03-31: 9102015-03-31: 9952016-03-31: 9752017-03-31: 9602018-03-31: 9602019-03-31: 9602020-03-31: 9302021-03-31: 9652022-03-31: 9802023-03-31: 9552024-03-31: 9252025-03-31: 955 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 770 to 995 · axis starts at 743

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

80
7287.51032010-03-31: 752011-03-31: 802012-03-31: 902013-03-31: 852014-03-31: 952015-03-31: 952016-03-31: 952017-03-31: 902018-03-31: 1002019-03-31: 1002020-03-31: 1002021-03-31: 852022-03-31: 852023-03-31: 852024-03-31: 802025-03-31: 80 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 75 to 100 · axis starts at 72

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

25
13.82026.22010-03-31: 252011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 252013-03-31: 252014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 252018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 25 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 25 · axis starts at 13.8

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

495
3964685392010-03-31: 4102011-03-31: 4102012-03-31: 4302013-03-31: 4652014-03-31: 4802015-03-31: 4852016-03-31: 4802017-03-31: 4902018-03-31: 4952019-03-31: 5002020-03-31: 5002021-03-31: 5052022-03-31: 5202023-03-31: 5252024-03-31: 5202025-03-31: 495 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 410 to 525 · axis starts at 396

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

35
22.63547.42010-03-31: 302011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 302017-03-31: 352018-03-31: 452019-03-31: 452020-03-31: 452021-03-31: 402022-03-31: 352023-03-31: 402024-03-31: 352025-03-31: 35 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 25 to 45 · axis starts at 22.6

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

2,035
1,8471,9922,1382010-03-31: 1,8802011-03-31: 1,8752012-03-31: 1,9852013-03-31: 1,9502014-03-31: 1,9452015-03-31: 2,0902016-03-31: 1,9752017-03-31: 2,0452018-03-31: 2,0202019-03-31: 2,0802020-03-31: 2,0602021-03-31: 2,0352022-03-31: 2,0952023-03-31: 2,1102024-03-31: 2,0902025-03-31: 2,035 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,875 to 2,110 · axis starts at 1,847

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

145
1061281492010-03-31: 1202011-03-31: 1102012-03-31: 1102013-03-31: 1202014-03-31: 1302015-03-31: 1402016-03-31: 1452017-03-31: 1452018-03-31: 1352019-03-31: 1302020-03-31: 1352021-03-31: 1252022-03-31: 1252023-03-31: 1302024-03-31: 1452025-03-31: 145 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 110 to 145 · axis starts at 106

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

35
12.62537.42010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 252014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 252016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 302022-03-31: 302023-03-31: 302024-03-31: 302025-03-31: 35 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 35 · axis starts at 12.6

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

22,855
19k22k25k2010-03-31: 20k2011-03-31: 20k2012-03-31: 20k2013-03-31: 21k2014-03-31: 21k2015-03-31: 22k2016-03-31: 23k2017-03-31: 24k2018-03-31: 24k2019-03-31: 24k2020-03-31: 24k2021-03-31: 24k2022-03-31: 23k2023-03-31: 23k2024-03-31: 23k2025-03-31: 23k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20k to 24k · axis starts at 19k

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

17,271
6,89513k18k1998-12-31: 8,0071999-12-31: 8,4392000-12-31: 8,7472001-12-31: 9,1662002-12-31: 9,4402003-12-31: 9,6522004-12-31: 10k2005-12-31: 11k2006-12-31: 12k2007-12-31: 12k2008-12-31: 13k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 13k2011-12-31: 13k2012-12-31: 14k2013-12-31: 14k2014-12-31: 15k2015-12-31: 14k2016-12-31: 14k2017-12-31: 14k2018-12-31: 13k2019-12-31: 14k2020-12-31: 13k2021-12-31: 14k2022-12-31: 15k2023-12-31: 17k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 8,007 to 17k · axis starts at 6,895

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in East Surrey

Epsom and Ewell · Mole Valley · Reigate and Banstead · Tandridge