The Datum Report

Local area

Essex Haven Gateway

What we think is happening

The job market in Essex Haven Gateway has been going both ways.

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

Moving with the rest of the country

Shown separately because these say something about the country rather than about Essex Haven Gateway.

By subject

Every figure published for Essex Haven Gateway. 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
8.6%
6.48.811.22020-03-31: 8.72020-06-30: 8.22020-09-30: 8.62020-12-31: 9.02021-03-31: 9.52021-06-30: 10.72021-09-30: 10.12021-12-31: 9.12022-03-31: 7.72022-06-30: 7.52022-09-30: 6.92022-12-31: 8.12023-03-31: 8.82023-06-30: 9.22023-09-30: 10.12023-12-31: 9.72024-03-31: 10.12024-06-30: 8.92024-09-30: 8.12024-12-31: 8.12025-03-31: 7.62025-06-30: 7.52025-09-30: 8.22025-12-31: 8.32026-03-31: 8.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 6.9 to 10.7 · axis starts at 6.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.4, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
74.0%
71.073.676.22020-03-31: 71.52020-06-30: 71.62020-09-30: 75.02020-12-31: 74.92021-03-31: 75.52021-06-30: 74.52021-09-30: 73.82021-12-31: 75.72022-03-31: 75.52022-06-30: 75.42022-09-30: 73.62022-12-31: 73.82023-03-31: 75.52023-06-30: 74.02023-09-30: 72.82023-12-31: 73.22024-03-31: 74.42024-06-30: 73.72024-09-30: 74.52024-12-31: 74.82025-03-31: 75.12025-06-30: 75.72025-09-30: 75.52025-12-31: 75.62026-03-31: 74 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 71.5 to 75.7 · axis starts at 71.0

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
4.9%
3.64.35.02020-03-31: 4.52020-06-30: 4.62020-09-30: 3.82021-03-31: 4.52021-09-30: 4.82025-12-31: 4.82026-03-31: 4.9 2020-03 2026-03
7 monthly readings · 3.8 to 4.9 · axis starts at 3.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.1, basis not documented by the producer
18 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

22.2%
19.122.826.42020-03-31: 25.22020-06-30: 24.92020-09-30: 22.02020-12-31: 21.92021-03-31: 20.92021-06-30: 21.72021-09-30: 22.52021-12-31: 21.92022-03-31: 22.62022-06-30: 23.22022-09-30: 24.52022-12-31: 23.52023-03-31: 222023-06-30: 23.42023-09-30: 24.92023-12-31: 25.62024-03-31: 25.32024-06-30: 25.72024-09-30: 23.42024-12-31: 21.92025-03-31: 20.92025-06-30: 19.82025-09-30: 20.22025-12-31: 20.62026-03-31: 22.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 19.8 to 25.7 · axis starts at 19.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.6, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
10,165
6,68513k19k2020-01-31: 7,9252020-02-29: 8,2902020-03-31: 8,3602020-04-30: 15k2020-05-31: 18k2020-06-30: 17k2020-07-31: 18k2020-08-31: 18k2020-09-30: 18k2020-10-31: 17k2020-11-30: 17k2020-12-31: 17k2021-01-31: 17k2021-02-28: 18k2021-03-31: 17k2021-04-30: 17k2021-05-31: 16k2021-06-30: 14k2021-07-31: 14k2021-08-31: 13k2021-09-30: 13k2021-10-31: 12k2021-11-30: 12k2021-12-31: 11k2022-01-31: 11k2022-02-28: 11k2022-03-31: 10k2022-04-30: 9,6102022-05-31: 9,1252022-06-30: 8,8902022-07-31: 8,8252022-08-31: 8,9452022-09-30: 8,8152022-10-31: 8,8002022-11-30: 9,0602022-12-31: 9,0802023-01-31: 9,0352023-02-28: 9,2552023-03-31: 9,2902023-04-30: 9,4552023-05-31: 9,0602023-06-30: 9,1752023-07-31: 9,1452023-08-31: 9,0002023-09-30: 9,0402023-10-31: 9,0552023-11-30: 9,3402023-12-31: 9,2852024-01-31: 9,4152024-02-29: 9,7052024-03-31: 9,7202024-04-30: 9,5102024-05-31: 9,4802024-06-30: 9,5952024-07-31: 10k2024-08-31: 11k2024-09-30: 10k2024-10-31: 10k2024-11-30: 10k2024-12-31: 10k2025-01-31: 10k2025-02-28: 11k2025-03-31: 10k2025-04-30: 10k2025-05-31: 9,8552025-06-30: 9,6602025-07-31: 9,5552025-08-31: 9,5302025-09-30: 9,4752025-10-31: 9,5702025-11-30: 9,7302025-12-31: 9,7902026-01-31: 10k2026-02-28: 10k2026-03-31: 10k2026-04-30: 10k2026-05-31: 9,8702026-06-30: 9,9402026-07-31: 9,9052026-08-31: 10k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 7,925 to 18k · axis starts at 6,685

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

3.3%
3.23.23.32026-01-31: 3.22026-02-28: 3.32026-03-31: 3.32026-04-30: 3.22026-05-31: 3.22026-06-30: 3.22026-07-31: 3.22026-08-31: 3.3 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.2 to 3.3 · axis starts at 3.2

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.

25.4%
15.525.936.32020-03-31: 26.02020-06-30: 25.32020-09-30: 23.82020-12-31: 24.42021-03-31: 31.22021-06-30: 32.32021-09-30: 34.32021-12-31: 27.62022-03-31: 22.62022-06-30: 22.42022-09-30: 24.92022-12-31: 26.72023-03-31: 30.52023-06-30: 25.82023-09-30: 21.82023-12-31: 26.72024-03-31: 23.42024-06-30: 31.32024-09-30: 28.42024-12-31: 22.32025-03-31: 22.92025-06-30: 17.52025-09-30: 21.32025-12-31: 23.62026-03-31: 25.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 17.5 to 34.3 · axis starts at 15.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.2, basis not documented by the producer

25.7%
18.022.426.82020-03-31: 22.42020-06-30: 21.72020-09-30: 18.92020-12-31: 23.52021-03-31: 19.82021-06-30: 21.52021-09-30: 22.82025-06-30: 24.72025-09-30: 26.02025-12-31: 25.72026-03-31: 25.7 2020-03 2026-03
11 monthly readings · 18.9 to 26.0 · axis starts at 18.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.3, basis not documented by the producer
14 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

13.3%
12.018.625.22020-03-31: 14.12020-06-30: 17.12020-09-30: 20.62020-12-31: 17.42021-03-31: 17.02021-06-30: 13.62021-09-30: 14.72021-12-31: 21.02022-03-31: 23.42022-06-30: 20.12022-09-30: 19.92022-12-31: 20.72023-03-31: 18.22023-06-30: 21.92023-09-30: 23.32023-12-31: 17.42024-03-31: 23.92025-06-30: 16.72025-09-30: 16.82025-12-31: 15.12026-03-31: 13.3 2020-03 2026-03
21 monthly readings · 13.3 to 23.9 · axis starts at 12.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.4, basis not documented by the producer
4 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.4%
14.424.434.42020-03-31: 20.42020-06-30: 19.02021-06-30: 19.62021-09-30: 18.62022-06-30: 16.62022-09-30: 16.42022-12-31: 20.12023-03-31: 18.52024-03-31: 32.52025-12-31: 192026-03-31: 19.4 2020-03 2026-03
11 monthly readings · 16.4 to 32.5 · axis starts at 14.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.5, basis not documented by the producer
14 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£24,975
8,09917k27k1997-12-31: 9,9071998-12-31: 10k1999-12-31: 11k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 12k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 13k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 14k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 15k2009-12-31: 15k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 16k2012-12-31: 16k2013-12-31: 17k2014-12-31: 17k2015-12-31: 18k2016-12-31: 18k2017-12-31: 19k2018-12-31: 20k2019-12-31: 20k2020-12-31: 20k2021-12-31: 21k2022-12-31: 22k2023-12-31: 24k2024-12-31: 25k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,907 to 25k · axis starts at 8,099

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,616
1,6372,1792,7212020-01-31: 1,7862020-02-29: 1,7892020-03-31: 1,7852020-04-30: 1,7422020-05-31: 1,7522020-06-30: 1,7772020-07-31: 1,8062020-08-31: 1,8342020-09-30: 1,8512020-10-31: 1,8622020-11-30: 1,8632020-12-31: 1,8842021-01-31: 1,8612021-02-28: 1,8622021-03-31: 1,9002021-04-30: 1,9042021-05-31: 1,9132021-06-30: 1,9242021-07-31: 1,9292021-08-31: 1,9382021-09-30: 1,9592021-10-31: 1,9622021-11-30: 1,9662021-12-31: 2,0022022-01-31: 1,9882022-02-28: 1,9742022-03-31: 2,0042022-04-30: 2,0292022-05-31: 2,0462022-06-30: 2,0542022-07-31: 2,0552022-08-31: 2,0762022-09-30: 2,1112022-10-31: 2,1102022-11-30: 2,1362022-12-31: 2,1672023-01-31: 2,1322023-02-28: 2,1202023-03-31: 2,1562023-04-30: 2,1782023-05-31: 2,2122023-06-30: 2,2532023-07-31: 2,2072023-08-31: 2,2142023-09-30: 2,2262023-10-31: 2,2372023-11-30: 2,2702023-12-31: 2,2932024-01-31: 2,2702024-02-29: 2,2672024-03-31: 2,2912024-04-30: 2,3232024-05-31: 2,3432024-06-30: 2,3322024-07-31: 2,3452024-08-31: 2,3562024-09-30: 2,3682024-10-31: 2,4102024-11-30: 2,4232024-12-31: 2,4232025-01-31: 2,4112025-02-28: 2,4012025-03-31: 2,4152025-04-30: 2,4652025-05-31: 2,4792025-06-30: 2,4782025-07-31: 2,4952025-08-31: 2,5212025-09-30: 2,5212025-10-31: 2,5242025-11-30: 2,5232025-12-31: 2,5372026-01-31: 2,5352026-02-28: 2,5372026-03-31: 2,5502026-04-30: 2,5892026-05-31: 2,5952026-06-30: 2,6012026-07-31: 2,616 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,742 to 2,616 · axis starts at 1,637

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.

218,548
197k209k221k2020-01-31: 205k2020-02-29: 205k2020-03-31: 205k2020-04-30: 203k2020-05-31: 202k2020-06-30: 202k2020-07-31: 203k2020-08-31: 202k2020-09-30: 202k2020-10-31: 201k2020-11-30: 201k2020-12-31: 200k2021-01-31: 200k2021-02-28: 199k2021-03-31: 200k2021-04-30: 201k2021-05-31: 203k2021-06-30: 205k2021-07-31: 206k2021-08-31: 207k2021-09-30: 208k2021-10-31: 207k2021-11-30: 208k2021-12-31: 208k2022-01-31: 207k2022-02-28: 208k2022-03-31: 209k2022-04-30: 209k2022-05-31: 210k2022-06-30: 211k2022-07-31: 212k2022-08-31: 212k2022-09-30: 212k2022-10-31: 212k2022-11-30: 213k2022-12-31: 213k2023-01-31: 212k2023-02-28: 213k2023-03-31: 214k2023-04-30: 215k2023-05-31: 216k2023-06-30: 216k2023-07-31: 217k2023-08-31: 217k2023-09-30: 217k2023-10-31: 216k2023-11-30: 217k2023-12-31: 217k2024-01-31: 216k2024-02-29: 215k2024-03-31: 216k2024-04-30: 216k2024-05-31: 217k2024-06-30: 218k2024-07-31: 218k2024-08-31: 218k2024-09-30: 217k2024-10-31: 217k2024-11-30: 217k2024-12-31: 216k2025-01-31: 215k2025-02-28: 215k2025-03-31: 216k2025-04-30: 217k2025-05-31: 217k2025-06-30: 218k2025-07-31: 218k2025-08-31: 218k2025-09-30: 217k2025-10-31: 217k2025-11-30: 217k2025-12-31: 216k2026-01-31: 215k2026-02-28: 215k2026-03-31: 216k2026-04-30: 217k2026-05-31: 217k2026-06-30: 218k2026-07-31: 219k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 199k to 219k · axis starts at 197k

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
18,775
15k17k19k2010-03-31: 16k2011-03-31: 16k2012-03-31: 16k2013-03-31: 16k2014-03-31: 16k2015-03-31: 17k2016-03-31: 18k2017-03-31: 18k2018-03-31: 18k2019-03-31: 18k2020-03-31: 19k2021-03-31: 19k2022-03-31: 19k2023-03-31: 19k2024-03-31: 19k2025-03-31: 19k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 16k to 19k · axis starts at 15k

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

14,540
11k13k15k2010-03-31: 12k2011-03-31: 12k2012-03-31: 12k2013-03-31: 12k2014-03-31: 12k2015-03-31: 13k2016-03-31: 14k2017-03-31: 14k2018-03-31: 14k2019-03-31: 14k2020-03-31: 14k2021-03-31: 15k2022-03-31: 15k2023-03-31: 14k2024-03-31: 14k2025-03-31: 15k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 12k to 15k · axis starts at 11k

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

1,030
9061,0301,1542010-03-31: 9352011-03-31: 9402012-03-31: 9302013-03-31: 9952014-03-31: 1,0502015-03-31: 1,0952016-03-31: 1,0702017-03-31: 1,1102018-03-31: 1,1102019-03-31: 1,0752020-03-31: 1,1302021-03-31: 1,0802022-03-31: 1,1152023-03-31: 1,0702024-03-31: 1,0602025-03-31: 1,030 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 930 to 1,130 · axis starts at 906

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

110
70.892.51142010-03-31: 752011-03-31: 852012-03-31: 852013-03-31: 1002014-03-31: 1052015-03-31: 1002016-03-31: 952017-03-31: 902018-03-31: 1002019-03-31: 1052020-03-31: 1002021-03-31: 952022-03-31: 902023-03-31: 952024-03-31: 1052025-03-31: 110 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 75 to 110 · axis starts at 70.8

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

20
8.81521.22010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 20 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 20 · axis starts at 8.8

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

620
4895706512010-03-31: 5302011-03-31: 5052012-03-31: 5352013-03-31: 5552014-03-31: 5702015-03-31: 5852016-03-31: 5852017-03-31: 5852018-03-31: 5802019-03-31: 5652020-03-31: 5602021-03-31: 5852022-03-31: 5852023-03-31: 6352024-03-31: 6352025-03-31: 620 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 505 to 635 · axis starts at 489

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

30
6.42543.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 252013-03-31: 352014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 352016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 402018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 302020-03-31: 252021-03-31: 302022-03-31: 252023-03-31: 302024-03-31: 352025-03-31: 30 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 40 · axis starts at 6.4

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

2,200
1,9742,1882,4012010-03-31: 2,0252011-03-31: 2,0152012-03-31: 2,1302013-03-31: 2,0552014-03-31: 2,1052015-03-31: 2,2752016-03-31: 2,1552017-03-31: 2,1902018-03-31: 2,1602019-03-31: 2,2152020-03-31: 2,2502021-03-31: 2,2102022-03-31: 2,2902023-03-31: 2,3602024-03-31: 2,2452025-03-31: 2,200 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 2,015 to 2,360 · axis starts at 1,974

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: 1502014-03-31: 1602015-03-31: 1602016-03-31: 1702017-03-31: 1752018-03-31: 1852019-03-31: 1952020-03-31: 2102021-03-31: 1952022-03-31: 2002023-03-31: 2152024-03-31: 2152025-03-31: 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
011.222.42010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 02013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 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 · 0 to 20

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

21,590
18k20k22k2010-03-31: 19k2011-03-31: 19k2012-03-31: 19k2013-03-31: 18k2014-03-31: 19k2015-03-31: 20k2016-03-31: 21k2017-03-31: 21k2018-03-31: 21k2019-03-31: 21k2020-03-31: 21k2021-03-31: 22k2022-03-31: 22k2023-03-31: 22k2024-03-31: 22k2025-03-31: 22k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 18k to 22k · axis starts at 18k

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

12,654
3,6538,63614k1998-12-31: 4,6171999-12-31: 4,6552000-12-31: 4,9192001-12-31: 5,2662002-12-31: 5,3722003-12-31: 5,8702004-12-31: 6,0242005-12-31: 6,2302006-12-31: 6,4482007-12-31: 6,6692008-12-31: 6,9072009-12-31: 6,7292010-12-31: 6,9832011-12-31: 7,0362012-12-31: 7,2632013-12-31: 7,4132014-12-31: 7,8522015-12-31: 8,4012016-12-31: 9,0672017-12-31: 9,9742018-12-31: 10k2019-12-31: 10k2020-12-31: 9,3342021-12-31: 11k2022-12-31: 11k2023-12-31: 13k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 4,617 to 13k · axis starts at 3,653

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Essex Haven Gateway

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