The Datum Report

Local area

Gloucestershire CC

What we think is happening

The job market in Gloucestershire CC has been weakening.

deteriorating · strong 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
Employment rate - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 79.4% -3.1 in the bottom 2% of 171
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 18.3% +2.6 in the top 4% of 171
% of economically inactive retired Apr 2025-Mar 2026 19.8% -4.0 in the bottom 6% of 165

By subject

Every figure published for Gloucestershire 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
11.0%
9.011.814.62020-03-31: 12.62020-06-30: 11.02020-09-30: 9.92020-12-31: 9.52021-03-31: 9.82021-06-30: 11.02021-09-30: 10.22021-12-31: 9.92022-03-31: 10.22022-06-30: 10.32022-09-30: 10.72022-12-31: 9.82023-03-31: 9.52023-06-30: 10.12023-09-30: 11.62023-12-31: 14.02024-12-31: 10.82025-03-31: 11.62025-06-30: 11.92025-09-30: 11.92025-12-31: 11.42026-03-31: 11 2020-03 2026-03
22 monthly readings · 9.5 to 14.0 · axis starts at 9.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.2, 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
79.4%
75.679.683.72020-03-31: 82.92020-06-30: 81.92020-09-30: 80.42020-12-31: 79.02021-03-31: 77.02021-06-30: 76.42021-09-30: 77.62021-12-31: 78.52022-03-31: 79.52022-06-30: 802022-09-30: 79.52022-12-31: 80.72023-03-31: 80.62023-06-30: 80.42023-09-30: 82.02023-12-31: 81.62024-03-31: 82.32024-06-30: 82.62024-09-30: 81.62024-12-31: 80.52025-03-31: 81.72025-06-30: 80.82025-09-30: 82.02025-12-31: 82.52026-03-31: 79.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 76.4 to 82.9 · axis starts at 75.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.8, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
2.8%
2.12.52.92025-12-31: 2.22026-03-31: 2.8 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 2.2 to 2.8 · axis starts at 2.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.3, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

18.3%
14.117.120.12020-03-31: 14.62020-06-30: 15.72020-09-30: 16.82020-12-31: 17.82021-03-31: 19.22021-06-30: 19.52021-09-30: 19.42021-12-31: 18.52022-03-31: 18.02022-06-30: 17.32022-09-30: 17.72022-12-31: 17.32023-03-31: 17.32023-06-30: 17.52023-09-30: 16.32023-12-31: 15.72024-03-31: 14.92024-06-30: 15.42024-09-30: 16.02024-12-31: 17.32025-03-31: 16.62025-06-30: 17.32025-09-30: 15.82025-12-31: 15.72026-03-31: 18.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 14.6 to 19.5 · axis starts at 14.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.7, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
10,730
6,34213k21k2020-01-31: 7,7152020-02-29: 7,8902020-03-31: 7,8552020-04-30: 14k2020-05-31: 19k2020-06-30: 18k2020-07-31: 19k2020-08-31: 19k2020-09-30: 19k2020-10-31: 18k2020-11-30: 18k2020-12-31: 17k2021-01-31: 17k2021-02-28: 18k2021-03-31: 18k2021-04-30: 17k2021-05-31: 16k2021-06-30: 14k2021-07-31: 14k2021-08-31: 13k2021-09-30: 12k2021-10-31: 12k2021-11-30: 11k2021-12-31: 11k2022-01-31: 11k2022-02-28: 11k2022-03-31: 10k2022-04-30: 9,4252022-05-31: 9,0602022-06-30: 8,7652022-07-31: 8,5302022-08-31: 8,5652022-09-30: 8,6352022-10-31: 8,4252022-11-30: 8,5402022-12-31: 8,6702023-01-31: 8,6452023-02-28: 8,7852023-03-31: 8,9352023-04-30: 9,2452023-05-31: 8,9002023-06-30: 8,8902023-07-31: 9,1202023-08-31: 9,1102023-09-30: 9,2002023-10-31: 9,2652023-11-30: 9,6402023-12-31: 9,7152024-01-31: 9,8602024-02-29: 10k2024-03-31: 10k2024-04-30: 10k2024-05-31: 10k2024-06-30: 10k2024-07-31: 11k2024-08-31: 11k2024-09-30: 11k2024-10-31: 11k2024-11-30: 10k2024-12-31: 10k2025-01-31: 10k2025-02-28: 11k2025-03-31: 11k2025-04-30: 10k2025-05-31: 10k2025-06-30: 10k2025-07-31: 10k2025-08-31: 10k2025-09-30: 11k2025-10-31: 10k2025-11-30: 10k2025-12-31: 10k2026-01-31: 10k2026-02-28: 11k2026-03-31: 11k2026-04-30: 11k2026-05-31: 11k2026-06-30: 11k2026-07-31: 11k2026-08-31: 11k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 7,715 to 19k · axis starts at 6,342

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

2.7%
2.62.72.72026-01-31: 2.62026-02-28: 2.62026-03-31: 2.72026-04-30: 2.62026-05-31: 2.62026-06-30: 2.62026-07-31: 2.62026-08-31: 2.7 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.6 to 2.7 · axis starts at 2.6

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.

20.9%
17.625.633.52020-03-31: 28.52021-03-31: 31.12021-06-30: 32.02021-09-30: 29.92021-12-31: 30.12022-03-31: 22.22022-06-30: 23.22022-09-30: 31.72022-12-31: 30.72023-06-30: 30.52023-09-30: 26.52023-12-31: 26.72025-06-30: 22.62025-09-30: 19.12025-12-31: 20.32026-03-31: 20.9 2020-03 2026-03
16 monthly readings · 19.1 to 32.0 · axis starts at 17.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.9, basis not documented by the producer
9 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

10.1%
7.613.820.12020-03-31: 17.82022-03-31: 18.92022-06-30: 13.72023-03-31: 13.62025-12-31: 8.82026-03-31: 10.1 2020-03 2026-03
6 monthly readings · 8.8 to 18.9 · axis starts at 7.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.1, basis not documented by the producer
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.8%
11.218.225.22020-06-30: 14.82020-09-30: 15.92020-12-31: 13.42021-03-31: 12.52022-03-31: 15.12022-06-30: 18.82022-09-30: 17.32025-12-31: 23.82026-03-31: 19.8 2020-06 2026-03
9 monthly readings · 12.5 to 23.8 · axis starts at 11.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.8, basis not documented by the producer
16 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

28.1%
15.723.932.12020-06-30: 25.22020-09-30: 24.82021-03-31: 25.72021-09-30: 30.52021-12-31: 25.82022-03-31: 29.52022-06-30: 28.42022-09-30: 21.62022-12-31: 21.92023-03-31: 17.32025-12-31: 24.92026-03-31: 28.1 2020-06 2026-03
12 monthly readings · 17.3 to 30.5 · axis starts at 15.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.6, basis not documented by the producer
13 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£27,365
9,62619k29k1997-12-31: 12k1998-12-31: 12k1999-12-31: 12k2000-12-31: 13k2001-12-31: 13k2002-12-31: 13k2003-12-31: 13k2004-12-31: 14k2005-12-31: 15k2006-12-31: 16k2007-12-31: 16k2008-12-31: 17k2009-12-31: 17k2010-12-31: 17k2011-12-31: 17k2012-12-31: 18k2013-12-31: 19k2014-12-31: 19k2015-12-31: 20k2016-12-31: 20k2017-12-31: 20k2018-12-31: 21k2019-12-31: 22k2020-12-31: 22k2021-12-31: 23k2022-12-31: 24k2023-12-31: 26k2024-12-31: 27k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 12k to 27k · axis starts at 9,626

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,590
1,6572,1742,6902020-01-31: 1,7912020-02-29: 1,8032020-03-31: 1,7982020-04-30: 1,7572020-05-31: 1,7582020-06-30: 1,7962020-07-31: 1,7702020-08-31: 1,8372020-09-30: 1,8682020-10-31: 1,8722020-11-30: 1,8692020-12-31: 1,9022021-01-31: 1,8722021-02-28: 1,8742021-03-31: 1,9032021-04-30: 1,9162021-05-31: 1,9182021-06-30: 1,9232021-07-31: 1,9342021-08-31: 1,9342021-09-30: 1,9582021-10-31: 1,9642021-11-30: 1,9742021-12-31: 2,0032022-01-31: 1,9792022-02-28: 1,9902022-03-31: 2,0292022-04-30: 2,0372022-05-31: 2,0452022-06-30: 2,0562022-07-31: 2,0682022-08-31: 2,0762022-09-30: 2,1142022-10-31: 2,1142022-11-30: 2,1652022-12-31: 2,1652023-01-31: 2,1322023-02-28: 2,1292023-03-31: 2,1742023-04-30: 2,1942023-05-31: 2,2052023-06-30: 2,2612023-07-31: 2,2152023-08-31: 2,2222023-09-30: 2,2242023-10-31: 2,2492023-11-30: 2,2982023-12-31: 2,2902024-01-31: 2,2762024-02-29: 2,2752024-03-31: 2,2982024-04-30: 2,3312024-05-31: 2,3502024-06-30: 2,3342024-07-31: 2,3512024-08-31: 2,3572024-09-30: 2,3532024-10-31: 2,3842024-11-30: 2,4282024-12-31: 2,4272025-01-31: 2,3972025-02-28: 2,3972025-03-31: 2,4252025-04-30: 2,4632025-05-31: 2,4652025-06-30: 2,4632025-07-31: 2,4752025-08-31: 2,5182025-09-30: 2,4982025-10-31: 2,5202025-11-30: 2,5162025-12-31: 2,5372026-01-31: 2,5222026-02-28: 2,5322026-03-31: 2,5482026-04-30: 2,5802026-05-31: 2,5832026-06-30: 2,5882026-07-31: 2,590 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,757 to 2,590 · axis starts at 1,657

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.

291,332
269k283k296k2020-01-31: 281k2020-02-29: 280k2020-03-31: 280k2020-04-30: 276k2020-05-31: 275k2020-06-30: 275k2020-07-31: 276k2020-08-31: 275k2020-09-30: 275k2020-10-31: 274k2020-11-30: 275k2020-12-31: 274k2021-01-31: 272k2021-02-28: 272k2021-03-31: 272k2021-04-30: 274k2021-05-31: 277k2021-06-30: 279k2021-07-31: 281k2021-08-31: 281k2021-09-30: 282k2021-10-31: 281k2021-11-30: 282k2021-12-31: 282k2022-01-31: 281k2022-02-28: 282k2022-03-31: 283k2022-04-30: 284k2022-05-31: 284k2022-06-30: 284k2022-07-31: 286k2022-08-31: 286k2022-09-30: 286k2022-10-31: 286k2022-11-30: 288k2022-12-31: 288k2023-01-31: 286k2023-02-28: 286k2023-03-31: 288k2023-04-30: 289k2023-05-31: 289k2023-06-30: 290k2023-07-31: 291k2023-08-31: 291k2023-09-30: 291k2023-10-31: 291k2023-11-30: 292k2023-12-31: 292k2024-01-31: 290k2024-02-29: 290k2024-03-31: 290k2024-04-30: 291k2024-05-31: 291k2024-06-30: 292k2024-07-31: 293k2024-08-31: 292k2024-09-30: 292k2024-10-31: 292k2024-11-30: 293k2024-12-31: 292k2025-01-31: 290k2025-02-28: 289k2025-03-31: 289k2025-04-30: 290k2025-05-31: 291k2025-06-30: 291k2025-07-31: 292k2025-08-31: 291k2025-09-30: 291k2025-10-31: 291k2025-11-30: 291k2025-12-31: 291k2026-01-31: 290k2026-02-28: 289k2026-03-31: 289k2026-04-30: 289k2026-05-31: 289k2026-06-30: 290k2026-07-31: 291k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 272k to 293k · axis starts at 269k

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
28,935
24k27k31k2010-03-31: 25k2011-03-31: 25k2012-03-31: 25k2013-03-31: 25k2014-03-31: 26k2015-03-31: 28k2016-03-31: 28k2017-03-31: 29k2018-03-31: 29k2019-03-31: 30k2020-03-31: 30k2021-03-31: 30k2022-03-31: 29k2023-03-31: 29k2024-03-31: 29k2025-03-31: 29k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 25k to 30k · axis starts at 24k

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

22,255
18k21k24k2010-03-31: 19k2011-03-31: 19k2012-03-31: 19k2013-03-31: 19k2014-03-31: 20k2015-03-31: 21k2016-03-31: 22k2017-03-31: 22k2018-03-31: 23k2019-03-31: 23k2020-03-31: 23k2021-03-31: 23k2022-03-31: 23k2023-03-31: 22k2024-03-31: 22k2025-03-31: 22k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 19k to 23k · axis starts at 18k

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

1,700
1,3561,6081,8592010-03-31: 1,4602011-03-31: 1,4052012-03-31: 1,5452013-03-31: 1,5852014-03-31: 1,6402015-03-31: 1,7152016-03-31: 1,7002017-03-31: 1,7052018-03-31: 1,7352019-03-31: 1,7602020-03-31: 1,7502021-03-31: 1,7252022-03-31: 1,7702023-03-31: 1,8102024-03-31: 1,7452025-03-31: 1,700 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,405 to 1,810 · axis starts at 1,356

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

175
1291601912010-03-31: 1352011-03-31: 1402012-03-31: 1402013-03-31: 1552014-03-31: 1502015-03-31: 1552016-03-31: 1702017-03-31: 1702018-03-31: 1652019-03-31: 1752020-03-31: 1802021-03-31: 1652022-03-31: 1752023-03-31: 1852024-03-31: 1702025-03-31: 175 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 135 to 185 · axis starts at 129

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

20
8.81521.22010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 152022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 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

995
7778981,0182010-03-31: 8002011-03-31: 8102012-03-31: 8002013-03-31: 8102014-03-31: 8452015-03-31: 8802016-03-31: 8802017-03-31: 9402018-03-31: 9252019-03-31: 9102020-03-31: 9202021-03-31: 9252022-03-31: 9502023-03-31: 9752024-03-31: 9852025-03-31: 995 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 800 to 995 · axis starts at 777

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

60
25.847.569.22010-03-31: 302011-03-31: 452012-03-31: 352013-03-31: 452014-03-31: 502015-03-31: 502016-03-31: 452017-03-31: 502018-03-31: 652019-03-31: 652020-03-31: 552021-03-31: 602022-03-31: 502023-03-31: 502024-03-31: 602025-03-31: 60 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 30 to 65 · axis starts at 25.8

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

3,370
3,1333,3503,5672010-03-31: 3,2552011-03-31: 3,1952012-03-31: 3,2352013-03-31: 3,1752014-03-31: 3,2752015-03-31: 3,4602016-03-31: 3,2802017-03-31: 3,3102018-03-31: 3,3402019-03-31: 3,3052020-03-31: 3,2702021-03-31: 3,4252022-03-31: 3,4802023-03-31: 3,5252024-03-31: 3,3552025-03-31: 3,370 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,175 to 3,525 · axis starts at 3,133

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

335
2062783492010-03-31: 2202011-03-31: 2202012-03-31: 2402013-03-31: 2502014-03-31: 2752015-03-31: 2952016-03-31: 2952017-03-31: 2952018-03-31: 3002019-03-31: 3302020-03-31: 3002021-03-31: 3052022-03-31: 3002023-03-31: 3152024-03-31: 3352025-03-31: 335 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 220 to 335 · axis starts at 206

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

35
18.227.536.82010-03-31: 302011-03-31: 302012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 302017-03-31: 302018-03-31: 302019-03-31: 302020-03-31: 302021-03-31: 302022-03-31: 302023-03-31: 302024-03-31: 352025-03-31: 35 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

33,495
29k32k35k2010-03-31: 30k2011-03-31: 29k2012-03-31: 30k2013-03-31: 30k2014-03-31: 30k2015-03-31: 32k2016-03-31: 33k2017-03-31: 34k2018-03-31: 34k2019-03-31: 34k2020-03-31: 35k2021-03-31: 34k2022-03-31: 34k2023-03-31: 34k2024-03-31: 34k2025-03-31: 33k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 29k to 35k · axis starts at 29k

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

22,169
7,40116k24k1998-12-31: 8,9831999-12-31: 9,3332000-12-31: 9,7182001-12-31: 10k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 12k2007-12-31: 13k2008-12-31: 13k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 14k2011-12-31: 14k2012-12-31: 14k2013-12-31: 15k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 16k2016-12-31: 16k2017-12-31: 17k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 19k2020-12-31: 18k2021-12-31: 19k2022-12-31: 21k2023-12-31: 22k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 8,983 to 22k · axis starts at 7,401

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Gloucestershire CC

Cheltenham · Cotswold · Forest of Dean · Gloucester · Stroud · Tewkesbury