The Datum Report

Local area

Greater Manchester South East

What we think is happening

Pay in Greater Manchester South East has been growing.

improving · 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
% of economically inactive looking after family/home Apr 2025-Mar 2026 18.8% +4.7 in the top 2% of 170

By subject

Every figure published for Greater Manchester South East. 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
9.0%
4.87.710.72020-03-31: 10.12020-06-30: 10.12020-09-30: 10.02020-12-31: 9.42021-03-31: 7.72021-06-30: 8.52021-09-30: 8.82021-12-31: 8.72022-03-31: 8.52022-06-30: 7.62022-09-30: 6.42022-12-31: 7.52023-03-31: 8.12023-06-30: 8.12023-09-30: 7.62023-12-31: 5.92024-03-31: 5.52024-06-30: 5.32024-09-30: 6.02024-12-31: 7.42025-03-31: 7.72025-06-30: 8.22025-09-30: 7.82025-12-31: 8.12026-03-31: 9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.3 to 10.1 · axis starts at 4.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.0, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
73.7%
72.575.177.82020-03-31: 77.02020-06-30: 75.12020-09-30: 75.62020-12-31: 74.72021-03-31: 73.02021-06-30: 74.32021-09-30: 75.02021-12-31: 74.72022-03-31: 75.62022-06-30: 76.72022-09-30: 76.52022-12-31: 77.32023-03-31: 77.22023-06-30: 75.62023-09-30: 74.82023-12-31: 74.32024-03-31: 74.92024-06-30: 75.52024-09-30: 75.32024-12-31: 75.62025-03-31: 74.72025-06-30: 74.82025-09-30: 75.82025-12-31: 74.42026-03-31: 73.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 73.0 to 77.3 · axis starts at 72.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.1, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.0%
3.04.45.82020-03-31: 4.52020-06-30: 4.12020-09-30: 4.62020-12-31: 5.12021-03-31: 5.62021-06-30: 5.32021-09-30: 4.52021-12-31: 4.22022-03-31: 4.72022-06-30: 4.72022-09-30: 4.62022-12-31: 4.52023-03-31: 3.32023-06-30: 3.52023-09-30: 5.02023-12-31: 4.32024-03-31: 4.42024-06-30: 5.12024-09-30: 3.82024-12-31: 4.22025-03-31: 4.12025-06-30: 3.82025-09-30: 3.42025-12-31: 3.42026-03-31: 4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 3.3 to 5.6 · axis starts at 3.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.6, basis not documented by the producer

23.2%
18.621.123.72020-03-31: 19.32020-06-30: 21.82020-09-30: 20.82020-12-31: 21.32021-03-31: 22.72021-06-30: 21.62021-09-30: 21.52021-12-31: 22.12022-03-31: 20.72022-06-30: 19.62022-09-30: 19.82022-12-31: 19.12023-03-31: 20.22023-06-30: 21.62023-09-30: 21.32023-12-31: 22.32024-03-31: 21.62024-06-30: 20.42024-09-30: 21.82024-12-31: 21.22025-03-31: 22.22025-06-30: 22.22025-09-30: 21.62025-12-31: 232026-03-31: 23.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 19.1 to 23.2 · axis starts at 18.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.0, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
12,935
9,04216k24k2020-01-31: 10k2020-02-29: 11k2020-03-31: 11k2020-04-30: 18k2020-05-31: 22k2020-06-30: 22k2020-07-31: 22k2020-08-31: 22k2020-09-30: 22k2020-10-31: 21k2020-11-30: 22k2020-12-31: 22k2021-01-31: 21k2021-02-28: 22k2021-03-31: 22k2021-04-30: 21k2021-05-31: 20k2021-06-30: 19k2021-07-31: 18k2021-08-31: 17k2021-09-30: 17k2021-10-31: 16k2021-11-30: 15k2021-12-31: 15k2022-01-31: 14k2022-02-28: 14k2022-03-31: 14k2022-04-30: 13k2022-05-31: 13k2022-06-30: 13k2022-07-31: 13k2022-08-31: 13k2022-09-30: 13k2022-10-31: 13k2022-11-30: 12k2022-12-31: 13k2023-01-31: 12k2023-02-28: 12k2023-03-31: 13k2023-04-30: 13k2023-05-31: 12k2023-06-30: 12k2023-07-31: 12k2023-08-31: 12k2023-09-30: 12k2023-10-31: 12k2023-11-30: 12k2023-12-31: 12k2024-01-31: 13k2024-02-29: 13k2024-03-31: 13k2024-04-30: 13k2024-05-31: 13k2024-06-30: 13k2024-07-31: 14k2024-08-31: 14k2024-09-30: 14k2024-10-31: 14k2024-11-30: 13k2024-12-31: 13k2025-01-31: 13k2025-02-28: 13k2025-03-31: 13k2025-04-30: 13k2025-05-31: 12k2025-06-30: 12k2025-07-31: 12k2025-08-31: 12k2025-09-30: 12k2025-10-31: 12k2025-11-30: 12k2025-12-31: 12k2026-01-31: 12k2026-02-28: 13k2026-03-31: 13k2026-04-30: 13k2026-05-31: 13k2026-06-30: 13k2026-07-31: 13k2026-08-31: 13k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 10k to 22k · axis starts at 9,042

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

3.9%
3.73.83.92026-01-31: 3.72026-02-28: 3.82026-03-31: 3.82026-04-30: 3.82026-05-31: 3.82026-06-30: 3.72026-07-31: 3.82026-08-31: 3.9 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.7 to 3.9 · axis starts at 3.7

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.

29.5%
21.934.046.12020-03-31: 31.92020-06-30: 27.62020-09-30: 24.52020-12-31: 24.32021-03-31: 26.02021-06-30: 28.92021-09-30: 28.52021-12-31: 26.52022-03-31: 26.32022-06-30: 27.02022-09-30: 27.82022-12-31: 28.82023-03-31: 31.72023-06-30: 31.32023-09-30: 36.42023-12-31: 38.22024-03-31: 43.82024-06-30: 39.12024-09-30: 35.92024-12-31: 37.02025-03-31: 32.32025-06-30: 30.72025-09-30: 31.12025-12-31: 25.92026-03-31: 29.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 24.3 to 43.8 · axis starts at 21.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.8, basis not documented by the producer

18.8%
12.819.726.62020-03-31: 20.52020-06-30: 24.22020-09-30: 25.32020-12-31: 24.32021-03-31: 24.22021-06-30: 19.22021-09-30: 21.02021-12-31: 20.82022-03-31: 20.22022-06-30: 22.62022-09-30: 21.22022-12-31: 22.52023-03-31: 19.22023-06-30: 16.02023-09-30: 15.92023-12-31: 16.12024-03-31: 18.12024-06-30: 19.62024-09-30: 17.62024-12-31: 18.42025-03-31: 15.82025-06-30: 15.72025-09-30: 15.82025-12-31: 14.12026-03-31: 18.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 14.1 to 25.3 · axis starts at 12.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.8, basis not documented by the producer

12.4%
8.313.819.42020-03-31: 16.72020-06-30: 17.12020-09-30: 18.12020-12-31: 18.32021-03-31: 14.92021-06-30: 14.42021-09-30: 14.12021-12-31: 14.32022-03-31: 15.12022-06-30: 14.72022-09-30: 11.82022-12-31: 13.62023-03-31: 11.22023-06-30: 11.42023-09-30: 9.72023-12-31: 10.32024-03-31: 9.72024-06-30: 9.42024-09-30: 13.12024-12-31: 12.82025-03-31: 14.92025-06-30: 16.92025-09-30: 14.32025-12-31: 15.12026-03-31: 12.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 9.4 to 18.3 · axis starts at 8.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.9, basis not documented by the producer

19.8%
10.219.729.12020-03-31: 15.92020-06-30: 18.22020-09-30: 19.82020-12-31: 22.92021-03-31: 23.32021-06-30: 22.92021-09-30: 23.52021-12-31: 22.32022-03-31: 23.62022-06-30: 24.42022-09-30: 27.32022-12-31: 24.52023-03-31: 25.12023-06-30: 23.42023-09-30: 20.52023-12-31: 18.62024-03-31: 12.02024-06-30: 18.12024-09-30: 19.42024-12-31: 16.72025-03-31: 21.22025-06-30: 18.62025-09-30: 19.92025-12-31: 22.82026-03-31: 19.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 12.0 to 27.3 · axis starts at 10.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.9, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£23,605
8,03817k25k1997-12-31: 9,7061998-12-31: 9,7881999-12-31: 10k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 15k2013-12-31: 16k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 17k2016-12-31: 17k2017-12-31: 18k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 19k2020-12-31: 19k2021-12-31: 20k2022-12-31: 21k2023-12-31: 22k2024-12-31: 24k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,706 to 24k · axis starts at 8,038

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,627
1,6792,2042,7292020-01-31: 1,8112020-02-29: 1,8212020-03-31: 1,8172020-04-30: 1,7812020-05-31: 1,7902020-06-30: 1,8052020-07-31: 1,8352020-08-31: 1,8592020-09-30: 1,8802020-10-31: 1,8922020-11-30: 1,8952020-12-31: 1,9352021-01-31: 1,8922021-02-28: 1,8962021-03-31: 1,9152021-04-30: 1,9382021-05-31: 1,9402021-06-30: 1,9412021-07-31: 1,9452021-08-31: 1,9512021-09-30: 1,9812021-10-31: 1,9802021-11-30: 1,9912021-12-31: 2,0232022-01-31: 1,9932022-02-28: 2,0152022-03-31: 2,0412022-04-30: 2,0552022-05-31: 2,0622022-06-30: 2,0732022-07-31: 2,0832022-08-31: 2,0912022-09-30: 2,1302022-10-31: 2,1522022-11-30: 2,1922022-12-31: 2,1952023-01-31: 2,1562023-02-28: 2,1532023-03-31: 2,1912023-04-30: 2,2132023-05-31: 2,2402023-06-30: 2,2942023-07-31: 2,2472023-08-31: 2,2372023-09-30: 2,2512023-10-31: 2,2862023-11-30: 2,3282023-12-31: 2,3332024-01-31: 2,2892024-02-29: 2,2962024-03-31: 2,3302024-04-30: 2,3642024-05-31: 2,3692024-06-30: 2,3682024-07-31: 2,3742024-08-31: 2,3772024-09-30: 2,3902024-10-31: 2,4792024-11-30: 2,4622024-12-31: 2,4582025-01-31: 2,4352025-02-28: 2,4352025-03-31: 2,4602025-04-30: 2,4962025-05-31: 2,5012025-06-30: 2,4952025-07-31: 2,5222025-08-31: 2,5402025-09-30: 2,5352025-10-31: 2,5372025-11-30: 2,5392025-12-31: 2,5672026-01-31: 2,5392026-02-28: 2,5462026-03-31: 2,5732026-04-30: 2,6172026-05-31: 2,6212026-06-30: 2,6212026-07-31: 2,627 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,781 to 2,627 · axis starts at 1,679

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.

241,481
225k235k246k2020-01-31: 234k2020-02-29: 233k2020-03-31: 233k2020-04-30: 231k2020-05-31: 230k2020-06-30: 230k2020-07-31: 231k2020-08-31: 229k2020-09-30: 229k2020-10-31: 229k2020-11-30: 229k2020-12-31: 228k2021-01-31: 227k2021-02-28: 227k2021-03-31: 228k2021-04-30: 229k2021-05-31: 230k2021-06-30: 232k2021-07-31: 233k2021-08-31: 233k2021-09-30: 234k2021-10-31: 235k2021-11-30: 236k2021-12-31: 236k2022-01-31: 235k2022-02-28: 236k2022-03-31: 236k2022-04-30: 236k2022-05-31: 236k2022-06-30: 237k2022-07-31: 238k2022-08-31: 237k2022-09-30: 238k2022-10-31: 238k2022-11-30: 240k2022-12-31: 239k2023-01-31: 238k2023-02-28: 238k2023-03-31: 239k2023-04-30: 239k2023-05-31: 240k2023-06-30: 240k2023-07-31: 241k2023-08-31: 240k2023-09-30: 241k2023-10-31: 241k2023-11-30: 242k2023-12-31: 242k2024-01-31: 241k2024-02-29: 240k2024-03-31: 240k2024-04-30: 242k2024-05-31: 243k2024-06-30: 243k2024-07-31: 243k2024-08-31: 242k2024-09-30: 243k2024-10-31: 243k2024-11-30: 244k2024-12-31: 243k2025-01-31: 241k2025-02-28: 241k2025-03-31: 241k2025-04-30: 241k2025-05-31: 242k2025-06-30: 242k2025-07-31: 242k2025-08-31: 242k2025-09-30: 242k2025-10-31: 242k2025-11-30: 243k2025-12-31: 242k2026-01-31: 241k2026-02-28: 241k2026-03-31: 241k2026-04-30: 241k2026-05-31: 241k2026-06-30: 242k2026-07-31: 241k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 227k to 244k · axis starts at 225k

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
18,460
14k17k19k2010-03-31: 15k2011-03-31: 15k2012-03-31: 15k2013-03-31: 15k2014-03-31: 15k2015-03-31: 17k2016-03-31: 17k2017-03-31: 18k2018-03-31: 18k2019-03-31: 18k2020-03-31: 18k2021-03-31: 18k2022-03-31: 19k2023-03-31: 19k2024-03-31: 19k2025-03-31: 18k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15k to 19k · axis starts at 14k

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

14,410
10k13k15k2010-03-31: 11k2011-03-31: 11k2012-03-31: 11k2013-03-31: 11k2014-03-31: 11k2015-03-31: 13k2016-03-31: 13k2017-03-31: 14k2018-03-31: 14k2019-03-31: 14k2020-03-31: 14k2021-03-31: 14k2022-03-31: 15k2023-03-31: 14k2024-03-31: 14k2025-03-31: 14k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 11k to 15k · axis starts at 10k

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

1,055
9381,0501,1622010-03-31: 9752011-03-31: 9602012-03-31: 1,0152013-03-31: 1,0002014-03-31: 1,0402015-03-31: 1,0752016-03-31: 1,0152017-03-31: 1,0652018-03-31: 1,0352019-03-31: 1,0302020-03-31: 1,0202021-03-31: 1,0502022-03-31: 1,1402023-03-31: 1,1202024-03-31: 1,0402025-03-31: 1,055 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 960 to 1,140 · axis starts at 938

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

80
67.68092.42010-03-31: 702011-03-31: 702012-03-31: 752013-03-31: 752014-03-31: 752015-03-31: 852016-03-31: 802017-03-31: 852018-03-31: 852019-03-31: 802020-03-31: 902021-03-31: 852022-03-31: 852023-03-31: 852024-03-31: 802025-03-31: 80 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 70 to 90 · axis starts at 67.6

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

20
8.81521.22010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 152022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 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

600
4645456262010-03-31: 5252011-03-31: 4802012-03-31: 4902013-03-31: 5502014-03-31: 5352015-03-31: 5602016-03-31: 5552017-03-31: 5652018-03-31: 5652019-03-31: 5452020-03-31: 5602021-03-31: 5402022-03-31: 5752023-03-31: 6052024-03-31: 6102025-03-31: 600 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 480 to 610 · axis starts at 464

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

30
18.82531.22010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 252014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 252016-03-31: 302017-03-31: 302018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 302020-03-31: 302021-03-31: 302022-03-31: 302023-03-31: 302024-03-31: 252025-03-31: 30 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20 to 30 · axis starts at 18.8

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

2,055
1,8452,1052,3652010-03-31: 1,9102011-03-31: 1,8952012-03-31: 1,9402013-03-31: 1,9002014-03-31: 1,9902015-03-31: 2,1352016-03-31: 2,0502017-03-31: 2,0502018-03-31: 2,1152019-03-31: 2,0852020-03-31: 2,0802021-03-31: 2,0952022-03-31: 2,2452023-03-31: 2,3152024-03-31: 2,1052025-03-31: 2,055 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,895 to 2,315 · axis starts at 1,845

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

200
1551802052010-03-31: 1602011-03-31: 1652012-03-31: 1652013-03-31: 1752014-03-31: 1802015-03-31: 1702016-03-31: 1802017-03-31: 1752018-03-31: 1852019-03-31: 1852020-03-31: 1752021-03-31: 1802022-03-31: 1802023-03-31: 1702024-03-31: 1802025-03-31: 200 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 160 to 200 · axis starts at 155

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

15
8.81521.22010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 15 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

21,275
17k20k22k2010-03-31: 18k2011-03-31: 17k2012-03-31: 18k2013-03-31: 18k2014-03-31: 18k2015-03-31: 20k2016-03-31: 20k2017-03-31: 21k2018-03-31: 21k2019-03-31: 21k2020-03-31: 21k2021-03-31: 21k2022-03-31: 22k2023-03-31: 22k2024-03-31: 21k2025-03-31: 21k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 17k to 22k · axis starts at 17k

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

13,401
4,5099,43214k1998-12-31: 5,4621999-12-31: 5,7582000-12-31: 5,9632001-12-31: 6,2222002-12-31: 6,4732003-12-31: 6,7422004-12-31: 6,9732005-12-31: 7,3552006-12-31: 7,6532007-12-31: 8,0302008-12-31: 8,2752009-12-31: 8,3352010-12-31: 8,3522011-12-31: 8,2532012-12-31: 8,5342013-12-31: 8,7192014-12-31: 8,8092015-12-31: 8,8612016-12-31: 9,0962017-12-31: 9,8262018-12-31: 10k2019-12-31: 10k2020-12-31: 10k2021-12-31: 11k2022-12-31: 12k2023-12-31: 13k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 5,462 to 13k · axis starts at 4,509

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Greater Manchester South East

Stockport · Tameside