The Datum Report

Local area

East Sussex CC

What we think is happening

The job market in East Sussex CC has been getting stronger.

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

What is distinctive here

These moved unusually against comparable areas, and did not simply move with them. A change shared with everywhere else is a fact about the country, not this place.

MeasurePeriodValueChangeAgainst peers
% aged 16-64 who are self employed Apr 2025-Mar 2026 12.3% -1.2 in the bottom 9% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for East Sussex CC. 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
12.3%
9.113.417.62020-03-31: 15.52020-06-30: 14.32020-09-30: 13.72020-12-31: 13.62021-03-31: 13.72021-06-30: 13.22021-09-30: 14.82021-12-31: 14.52022-03-31: 14.52022-06-30: 15.12022-09-30: 15.32022-12-31: 16.82023-03-31: 14.72023-06-30: 12.52023-09-30: 10.82023-12-31: 9.92024-03-31: 11.52024-09-30: 13.32024-12-31: 12.62025-03-31: 12.92025-06-30: 13.32025-09-30: 13.22025-12-31: 13.52026-03-31: 12.3 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 9.9 to 16.8 · axis starts at 9.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.5, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
75.5%
70.775.981.02020-03-31: 80.02020-06-30: 79.82020-09-30: 78.42020-12-31: 76.92021-03-31: 75.02021-06-30: 74.62021-09-30: 75.82021-12-31: 77.62022-03-31: 77.12022-06-30: 76.42022-09-30: 73.72022-12-31: 73.92023-03-31: 73.12023-06-30: 72.42023-09-30: 73.42023-12-31: 74.72024-03-31: 75.22024-06-30: 77.72024-09-30: 74.42024-12-31: 71.72025-03-31: 72.22025-06-30: 72.62025-09-30: 75.62025-12-31: 762026-03-31: 75.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 71.7 to 80.0 · axis starts at 70.7

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
4.3%
3.74.85.92020-03-31: 3.92020-12-31: 5.72025-12-31: 4.72026-03-31: 4.3 2020-03 2026-03
4 monthly readings · 3.9 to 5.7 · axis starts at 3.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.8, basis not documented by the producer
21 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

21.1%
15.920.424.92020-03-31: 16.82020-06-30: 17.32020-09-30: 18.32020-12-31: 18.52021-03-31: 20.22021-06-30: 20.62021-09-30: 19.82021-12-31: 19.72022-03-31: 20.32022-06-30: 20.52022-09-30: 22.32022-12-31: 21.82023-03-31: 22.62023-06-30: 23.22023-09-30: 23.52023-12-31: 22.52024-03-31: 20.32024-06-30: 19.32024-09-30: 21.12024-12-31: 24.02025-03-31: 23.92025-06-30: 23.52025-09-30: 21.32025-12-31: 20.32026-03-31: 21.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.8 to 24.0 · axis starts at 15.9

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

Claimant count
August 2026
11,695
7,45315k22k2020-01-31: 8,8702020-02-29: 9,0552020-03-31: 9,1302020-04-30: 17k2020-05-31: 21k2020-06-30: 19k2020-07-31: 20k2020-08-31: 20k2020-09-30: 20k2020-10-31: 19k2020-11-30: 19k2020-12-31: 19k2021-01-31: 19k2021-02-28: 20k2021-03-31: 20k2021-04-30: 20k2021-05-31: 18k2021-06-30: 17k2021-07-31: 16k2021-08-31: 15k2021-09-30: 15k2021-10-31: 14k2021-11-30: 14k2021-12-31: 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: 11k2023-06-30: 11k2023-07-31: 11k2023-08-31: 10k2023-09-30: 10k2023-10-31: 11k2023-11-30: 11k2023-12-31: 11k2024-01-31: 11k2024-02-29: 11k2024-03-31: 11k2024-04-30: 11k2024-05-31: 11k2024-06-30: 11k2024-07-31: 12k2024-08-31: 12k2024-09-30: 12k2024-10-31: 11k2024-11-30: 11k2024-12-31: 11k2025-01-31: 12k2025-02-28: 12k2025-03-31: 12k2025-04-30: 11k2025-05-31: 11k2025-06-30: 11k2025-07-31: 11k2025-08-31: 11k2025-09-30: 11k2025-10-31: 11k2025-11-30: 11k2025-12-31: 11k2026-01-31: 11k2026-02-28: 12k2026-03-31: 12k2026-04-30: 12k2026-05-31: 12k2026-06-30: 12k2026-07-31: 12k2026-08-31: 12k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 8,870 to 21k · axis starts at 7,453

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

3.7%
3.63.73.72026-01-31: 3.62026-02-28: 3.72026-03-31: 3.72026-04-30: 3.72026-05-31: 3.62026-06-30: 3.62026-07-31: 3.62026-08-31: 3.7 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.6 to 3.7 · axis starts at 3.6

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.

31.6%
25.129.734.32020-09-30: 26.32020-12-31: 28.22021-03-31: 27.22021-12-31: 26.92022-03-31: 26.42022-06-30: 31.82022-09-30: 28.32022-12-31: 26.02023-12-31: 29.52024-03-31: 29.12024-06-30: 28.72024-12-31: 28.72025-06-30: 31.72025-09-30: 32.02025-12-31: 33.42026-03-31: 31.6 2020-09 2026-03
16 monthly readings · 26.0 to 33.4 · axis starts at 25.1

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

12.6%
10.218.426.72020-03-31: 23.22020-09-30: 23.42020-12-31: 23.12021-03-31: 25.02021-06-30: 25.12025-12-31: 11.82026-03-31: 12.6 2020-03 2026-03
7 monthly readings · 11.8 to 25.1 · axis starts at 10.2

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

14.1%
13.118.123.12020-12-31: 15.72021-03-31: 17.72021-06-30: 19.52021-09-30: 22.12021-12-31: 20.82022-03-31: 18.92022-06-30: 14.22024-03-31: 20.22024-12-31: 16.92025-03-31: 17.52025-06-30: 16.02025-09-30: 17.12025-12-31: 14.12026-03-31: 14.1 2020-12 2026-03
14 monthly readings · 14.1 to 22.1 · axis starts at 13.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.8, basis not documented by the producer
11 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

20.6%
15.419.724.02020-03-31: 23.22020-06-30: 18.52020-09-30: 17.42021-06-30: 16.32025-12-31: 22.92026-03-31: 20.6 2020-03 2026-03
6 monthly readings · 16.3 to 23.2 · axis starts at 15.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.7, basis not documented by the producer
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£28,166
9,58720k30k1997-12-31: 12k1998-12-31: 12k1999-12-31: 12k2000-12-31: 13k2001-12-31: 13k2002-12-31: 14k2003-12-31: 14k2004-12-31: 14k2005-12-31: 15k2006-12-31: 15k2007-12-31: 16k2008-12-31: 17k2009-12-31: 17k2010-12-31: 18k2011-12-31: 18k2012-12-31: 18k2013-12-31: 19k2014-12-31: 19k2015-12-31: 21k2016-12-31: 21k2017-12-31: 21k2018-12-31: 22k2019-12-31: 23k2020-12-31: 22k2021-12-31: 23k2022-12-31: 25k2023-12-31: 26k2024-12-31: 28k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 12k to 28k · axis starts at 9,587

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,476
1,5572,0702,5842020-01-31: 1,6912020-02-29: 1,6952020-03-31: 1,6912020-04-30: 1,6562020-05-31: 1,6692020-06-30: 1,6912020-07-31: 1,7232020-08-31: 1,7342020-09-30: 1,7652020-10-31: 1,7672020-11-30: 1,7602020-12-31: 1,7892021-01-31: 1,7762021-02-28: 1,7762021-03-31: 1,7992021-04-30: 1,8172021-05-31: 1,8092021-06-30: 1,8192021-07-31: 1,8272021-08-31: 1,8332021-09-30: 1,8572021-10-31: 1,8562021-11-30: 1,8602021-12-31: 1,8892022-01-31: 1,8732022-02-28: 1,8812022-03-31: 1,9202022-04-30: 1,9222022-05-31: 1,9312022-06-30: 1,9442022-07-31: 1,9482022-08-31: 1,9632022-09-30: 2,0042022-10-31: 1,9932022-11-30: 2,0462022-12-31: 2,0312023-01-31: 2,0272023-02-28: 2,0292023-03-31: 2,0592023-04-30: 2,0782023-05-31: 2,1202023-06-30: 2,1562023-07-31: 2,1142023-08-31: 2,1142023-09-30: 2,1272023-10-31: 2,1262023-11-30: 2,1892023-12-31: 2,1672024-01-31: 2,1602024-02-29: 2,1622024-03-31: 2,1922024-04-30: 2,2272024-05-31: 2,2412024-06-30: 2,2402024-07-31: 2,2332024-08-31: 2,2462024-09-30: 2,2562024-10-31: 2,2972024-11-30: 2,3222024-12-31: 2,2992025-01-31: 2,2932025-02-28: 2,2932025-03-31: 2,3082025-04-30: 2,3472025-05-31: 2,3682025-06-30: 2,3632025-07-31: 2,3682025-08-31: 2,4062025-09-30: 2,3892025-10-31: 2,3922025-11-30: 2,4002025-12-31: 2,4242026-01-31: 2,4112026-02-28: 2,4172026-03-31: 2,4352026-04-30: 2,4712026-05-31: 2,4802026-06-30: 2,4852026-07-31: 2,476 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,656 to 2,485 · axis starts at 1,557

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.

218,875
200k211k223k2020-01-31: 209k2020-02-29: 209k2020-03-31: 209k2020-04-30: 206k2020-05-31: 205k2020-06-30: 206k2020-07-31: 206k2020-08-31: 205k2020-09-30: 205k2020-10-31: 204k2020-11-30: 204k2020-12-31: 204k2021-01-31: 202k2021-02-28: 202k2021-03-31: 203k2021-04-30: 205k2021-05-31: 207k2021-06-30: 209k2021-07-31: 210k2021-08-31: 211k2021-09-30: 211k2021-10-31: 210k2021-11-30: 211k2021-12-31: 210k2022-01-31: 209k2022-02-28: 210k2022-03-31: 211k2022-04-30: 212k2022-05-31: 213k2022-06-30: 214k2022-07-31: 215k2022-08-31: 215k2022-09-30: 215k2022-10-31: 214k2022-11-30: 215k2022-12-31: 215k2023-01-31: 214k2023-02-28: 214k2023-03-31: 215k2023-04-30: 215k2023-05-31: 216k2023-06-30: 218k2023-07-31: 219k2023-08-31: 218k2023-09-30: 218k2023-10-31: 218k2023-11-30: 219k2023-12-31: 218k2024-01-31: 217k2024-02-29: 217k2024-03-31: 218k2024-04-30: 218k2024-05-31: 219k2024-06-30: 220k2024-07-31: 221k2024-08-31: 220k2024-09-30: 220k2024-10-31: 219k2024-11-30: 219k2024-12-31: 218k2025-01-31: 217k2025-02-28: 217k2025-03-31: 217k2025-04-30: 218k2025-05-31: 218k2025-06-30: 219k2025-07-31: 219k2025-08-31: 219k2025-09-30: 218k2025-10-31: 218k2025-11-30: 218k2025-12-31: 217k2026-01-31: 216k2026-02-28: 215k2026-03-31: 216k2026-04-30: 216k2026-05-31: 217k2026-06-30: 219k2026-07-31: 219k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 202k to 221k · axis starts at 200k

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
23,105
19k21k24k2010-03-31: 20k2011-03-31: 20k2012-03-31: 20k2013-03-31: 20k2014-03-31: 20k2015-03-31: 22k2016-03-31: 23k2017-03-31: 23k2018-03-31: 23k2019-03-31: 23k2020-03-31: 23k2021-03-31: 23k2022-03-31: 23k2023-03-31: 23k2024-03-31: 23k2025-03-31: 23k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20k to 23k · axis starts at 19k

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

18,425
15k17k19k2010-03-31: 16k2011-03-31: 15k2012-03-31: 15k2013-03-31: 15k2014-03-31: 16k2015-03-31: 17k2016-03-31: 18k2017-03-31: 18k2018-03-31: 18k2019-03-31: 18k2020-03-31: 18k2021-03-31: 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 15k

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

1,225
1,0071,1501,2932010-03-31: 1,1302011-03-31: 1,0352012-03-31: 1,0902013-03-31: 1,1302014-03-31: 1,1402015-03-31: 1,2302016-03-31: 1,2652017-03-31: 1,2302018-03-31: 1,2452019-03-31: 1,2402020-03-31: 1,2302021-03-31: 1,2252022-03-31: 1,2152023-03-31: 1,2552024-03-31: 1,2302025-03-31: 1,225 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,035 to 1,265 · axis starts at 1,007

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

85
81.41001192010-03-31: 852011-03-31: 852012-03-31: 852013-03-31: 952014-03-31: 1002015-03-31: 1002016-03-31: 1052017-03-31: 1052018-03-31: 1102019-03-31: 1052020-03-31: 1152021-03-31: 1052022-03-31: 1002023-03-31: 1052024-03-31: 902025-03-31: 85 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 85 to 115 · axis starts at 81.4

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

15
011.222.42010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 02015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 15 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 0 to 20

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

615
5325986632010-03-31: 5552011-03-31: 5452012-03-31: 5802013-03-31: 6002014-03-31: 6302015-03-31: 6352016-03-31: 6352017-03-31: 6402018-03-31: 6302019-03-31: 6202020-03-31: 6302021-03-31: 6252022-03-31: 6302023-03-31: 6502024-03-31: 6402025-03-31: 615 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 545 to 650 · axis starts at 532

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

30
18.227.536.82010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 252016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 352019-03-31: 302020-03-31: 252021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 252025-03-31: 30 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20 to 35 · axis starts at 18.2

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

2,495
2,3062,5322,7592010-03-31: 2,4152011-03-31: 2,4052012-03-31: 2,4952013-03-31: 2,3502014-03-31: 2,4952015-03-31: 2,7152016-03-31: 2,6052017-03-31: 2,6102018-03-31: 2,5652019-03-31: 2,5502020-03-31: 2,5602021-03-31: 2,7102022-03-31: 2,6152023-03-31: 2,5702024-03-31: 2,5402025-03-31: 2,495 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 2,350 to 2,715 · axis starts at 2,306

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

215
1421822232010-03-31: 1552011-03-31: 1552012-03-31: 1502013-03-31: 1902014-03-31: 1702015-03-31: 1652016-03-31: 1802017-03-31: 2002018-03-31: 2002019-03-31: 1802020-03-31: 1652021-03-31: 1752022-03-31: 1852023-03-31: 1902024-03-31: 2102025-03-31: 215 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 150 to 215 · axis starts at 142

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

10
3.212.521.82010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 20 · axis starts at 3.2

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

26,300
22k25k27k2010-03-31: 23k2011-03-31: 23k2012-03-31: 23k2013-03-31: 23k2014-03-31: 23k2015-03-31: 25k2016-03-31: 26k2017-03-31: 26k2018-03-31: 26k2019-03-31: 26k2020-03-31: 26k2021-03-31: 26k2022-03-31: 26k2023-03-31: 26k2024-03-31: 26k2025-03-31: 26k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 23k to 26k · axis starts at 22k

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

11,575
3,7748,09212k1998-12-31: 4,6101999-12-31: 4,8562000-12-31: 5,0702001-12-31: 5,3092002-12-31: 5,5442003-12-31: 5,7692004-12-31: 5,8902005-12-31: 6,2002006-12-31: 6,4682007-12-31: 6,6512008-12-31: 7,1342009-12-31: 6,8842010-12-31: 6,9392011-12-31: 7,0162012-12-31: 7,0502013-12-31: 7,2222014-12-31: 7,6012015-12-31: 8,0622016-12-31: 8,5362017-12-31: 8,7422018-12-31: 8,9332019-12-31: 9,3422020-12-31: 9,2192021-12-31: 9,8852022-12-31: 11k2023-12-31: 12k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 4,610 to 12k · axis starts at 3,774

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in East Sussex CC

Eastbourne · Hastings · Lewes · Rother · Wealden