The Datum Report

Local area

Hackney and Newham

What we think is happening

The job market in Hackney and Newham has been weakening.

deteriorating · 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
% of economically inactive looking after family/home Apr 2025-Mar 2026 24.4% -3.1 in the bottom 8% of 170
Businesses employing 50 to 99 people 2025 280 +25 in the top 9% of 182

By subject

Every figure published for Hackney and Newham. 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
10.4%
8.011.114.22020-03-31: 12.82020-06-30: 12.52020-09-30: 12.32020-12-31: 9.92021-03-31: 9.72021-06-30: 10.12021-09-30: 11.42021-12-31: 13.12022-03-31: 13.62022-06-30: 12.92022-09-30: 11.82022-12-31: 11.32023-03-31: 11.02023-06-30: 11.02023-09-30: 11.42023-12-31: 9.32024-03-31: 8.72024-06-30: 8.62024-09-30: 11.02024-12-31: 13.12025-03-31: 13.42025-06-30: 13.52025-09-30: 11.92025-12-31: 9.82026-03-31: 10.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 8.6 to 13.6 · axis starts at 8.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.5, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
73.3%
69.974.378.82020-03-31: 70.82020-06-30: 71.42020-09-30: 72.52020-12-31: 73.72021-03-31: 75.52021-06-30: 75.12021-09-30: 75.12021-12-31: 77.02022-03-31: 77.92022-06-30: 77.72022-09-30: 77.72022-12-31: 74.82023-03-31: 75.02023-06-30: 76.72023-09-30: 74.42023-12-31: 75.92024-03-31: 74.92024-06-30: 74.92024-09-30: 76.52024-12-31: 75.52025-03-31: 73.62025-06-30: 74.22025-09-30: 72.02025-12-31: 72.12026-03-31: 73.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 70.8 to 77.9 · axis starts at 69.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.6, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
5.0%
3.85.77.72020-03-31: 5.22020-06-30: 5.32020-09-30: 5.02020-12-31: 5.92021-03-31: 5.82021-06-30: 5.32021-09-30: 5.72021-12-31: 4.92022-03-31: 4.12022-06-30: 5.22022-09-30: 5.22022-12-31: 7.32023-03-31: 6.02023-06-30: 4.72023-09-30: 5.42023-12-31: 4.32024-03-31: 4.62024-06-30: 6.42024-09-30: 5.82024-12-31: 6.32025-03-31: 6.22025-06-30: 6.02025-09-30: 5.62025-12-31: 5.32026-03-31: 5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 4.1 to 7.3 · axis starts at 3.8

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

22.8%
17.221.726.32020-03-31: 25.42020-06-30: 24.62020-09-30: 23.72020-12-31: 21.72021-03-31: 19.92021-06-30: 20.72021-09-30: 20.32021-12-31: 19.02022-03-31: 18.72022-06-30: 18.02022-09-30: 18.12022-12-31: 19.42023-03-31: 20.22023-06-30: 19.52023-09-30: 21.32023-12-31: 20.72024-03-31: 21.52024-06-30: 20.02024-09-30: 18.82024-12-31: 19.52025-03-31: 21.62025-06-30: 21.02025-09-30: 23.72025-12-31: 23.82026-03-31: 22.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 18.0 to 25.4 · axis starts at 17.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.4, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
33,545
11k31k51k2020-01-31: 15k2020-02-29: 16k2020-03-31: 16k2020-04-30: 25k2020-05-31: 41k2020-06-30: 41k2020-07-31: 41k2020-08-31: 42k2020-09-30: 43k2020-10-31: 42k2020-11-30: 44k2020-12-31: 45k2021-01-31: 45k2021-02-28: 47k2021-03-31: 47k2021-04-30: 47k2021-05-31: 45k2021-06-30: 42k2021-07-31: 41k2021-08-31: 39k2021-09-30: 37k2021-10-31: 36k2021-11-30: 34k2021-12-31: 33k2022-01-31: 31k2022-02-28: 31k2022-03-31: 30k2022-04-30: 28k2022-05-31: 28k2022-06-30: 27k2022-07-31: 26k2022-08-31: 26k2022-09-30: 26k2022-10-31: 26k2022-11-30: 26k2022-12-31: 26k2023-01-31: 26k2023-02-28: 26k2023-03-31: 27k2023-04-30: 28k2023-05-31: 27k2023-06-30: 28k2023-07-31: 28k2023-08-31: 28k2023-09-30: 28k2023-10-31: 29k2023-11-30: 29k2023-12-31: 29k2024-01-31: 29k2024-02-29: 30k2024-03-31: 30k2024-04-30: 29k2024-05-31: 30k2024-06-30: 31k2024-07-31: 34k2024-08-31: 34k2024-09-30: 34k2024-10-31: 35k2024-11-30: 35k2024-12-31: 35k2025-01-31: 34k2025-02-28: 36k2025-03-31: 35k2025-04-30: 35k2025-05-31: 35k2025-06-30: 36k2025-07-31: 35k2025-08-31: 35k2025-09-30: 35k2025-10-31: 35k2025-11-30: 34k2025-12-31: 34k2026-01-31: 33k2026-02-28: 34k2026-03-31: 33k2026-04-30: 33k2026-05-31: 34k2026-06-30: 34k2026-07-31: 33k2026-08-31: 34k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 15k to 47k · axis starts at 11k

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

7.2%
7.17.27.22026-01-31: 7.12026-02-28: 7.22026-03-31: 7.22026-04-30: 7.12026-05-31: 7.22026-06-30: 7.22026-07-31: 7.12026-08-31: 7.2 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 7.1 to 7.2 · axis starts at 7.1

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
2.3%
2.12.22.32025-12-31: 2.12026-03-31: 2.3 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 2.1 to 2.3 · axis starts at 2.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.2%
12.219.126.02020-03-31: 21.12020-06-30: 23.02020-09-30: 24.62020-12-31: 22.82021-03-31: 20.62021-06-30: 19.72021-09-30: 19.72022-06-30: 16.02022-09-30: 13.62022-12-31: 18.42023-03-31: 17.82023-06-30: 19.02023-09-30: 22.02023-12-31: 16.82024-03-31: 17.22024-06-30: 20.02024-09-30: 23.52024-12-31: 23.12025-03-31: 20.22025-06-30: 20.22025-09-30: 18.62025-12-31: 20.62026-03-31: 19.2 2020-03 2026-03
23 monthly readings · 13.6 to 24.6 · axis starts at 12.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.6, basis not documented by the producer
2 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

24.4%
19.425.631.82020-03-31: 27.12020-06-30: 28.22020-09-30: 27.02020-12-31: 26.52021-03-31: 21.62021-06-30: 22.82021-09-30: 21.82022-06-30: 22.72022-09-30: 24.32022-12-31: 20.62023-03-31: 25.22023-06-30: 25.82023-09-30: 28.02023-12-31: 30.52024-03-31: 28.62024-06-30: 28.02024-09-30: 23.92024-12-31: 22.02025-03-31: 25.42025-06-30: 30.62025-09-30: 28.32025-12-31: 27.52026-03-31: 24.4 2020-03 2026-03
23 monthly readings · 20.6 to 30.6 · axis starts at 19.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.2, basis not documented by the producer
2 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

3.3%
1.13.76.42022-09-30: 5.82025-12-31: 1.62026-03-31: 3.3 2022-09 2026-03
3 monthly readings · 1.6 to 5.8 · axis starts at 1.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
22 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

32.8%
31.339.046.62020-03-31: 35.72020-06-30: 36.82020-09-30: 36.92020-12-31: 34.72021-03-31: 34.72021-06-30: 36.82021-09-30: 41.02021-12-31: 38.92022-03-31: 41.52022-06-30: 45.12022-09-30: 42.02022-12-31: 41.22023-03-31: 39.62023-06-30: 37.52023-09-30: 33.42023-12-31: 36.82024-03-31: 41.02024-06-30: 39.52024-09-30: 42.22024-12-31: 44.32025-03-31: 44.02025-06-30: 39.72025-09-30: 39.42025-12-31: 33.52026-03-31: 32.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 32.8 to 45.1 · axis starts at 31.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.9, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£28,846
3,80318k32k1997-12-31: 6,4861998-12-31: 7,0771999-12-31: 7,8632000-12-31: 8,8672001-12-31: 9,4892002-12-31: 9,8012003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 11k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 14k2007-12-31: 15k2008-12-31: 15k2009-12-31: 15k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 16k2012-12-31: 16k2013-12-31: 17k2014-12-31: 18k2015-12-31: 20k2016-12-31: 21k2017-12-31: 22k2018-12-31: 23k2019-12-31: 24k2020-12-31: 24k2021-12-31: 25k2022-12-31: 26k2023-12-31: 27k2024-12-31: 29k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 6,486 to 29k · axis starts at 3,803

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,833
1,8332,3862,9402020-01-31: 2,0292020-02-29: 2,0292020-03-31: 2,0062020-04-30: 1,9452020-05-31: 1,9402020-06-30: 1,9542020-07-31: 1,9992020-08-31: 2,0352020-09-30: 2,0722020-10-31: 2,1052020-11-30: 2,0972020-12-31: 2,1132021-01-31: 2,0802021-02-28: 2,0822021-03-31: 2,1082021-04-30: 2,1212021-05-31: 2,1372021-06-30: 2,1622021-07-31: 2,1652021-08-31: 2,1772021-09-30: 2,1982021-10-31: 2,2092021-11-30: 2,2092021-12-31: 2,2362022-01-31: 2,2092022-02-28: 2,2132022-03-31: 2,2592022-04-30: 2,2712022-05-31: 2,2832022-06-30: 2,2842022-07-31: 2,2982022-08-31: 2,3252022-09-30: 2,3562022-10-31: 2,3582022-11-30: 2,3872022-12-31: 2,4102023-01-31: 2,3732023-02-28: 2,3672023-03-31: 2,3922023-04-30: 2,4072023-05-31: 2,4412023-06-30: 2,4702023-07-31: 2,4542023-08-31: 2,4632023-09-30: 2,4652023-10-31: 2,4662023-11-30: 2,5112023-12-31: 2,5392024-01-31: 2,5022024-02-29: 2,4932024-03-31: 2,5352024-04-30: 2,5372024-05-31: 2,5572024-06-30: 2,5572024-07-31: 2,5712024-08-31: 2,5852024-09-30: 2,5892024-10-31: 2,6322024-11-30: 2,6512024-12-31: 2,6782025-01-31: 2,6402025-02-28: 2,6252025-03-31: 2,6412025-04-30: 2,6762025-05-31: 2,6872025-06-30: 2,6892025-07-31: 2,7092025-08-31: 2,7442025-09-30: 2,7232025-10-31: 2,7312025-11-30: 2,7232025-12-31: 2,7722026-01-31: 2,7382026-02-28: 2,7232026-03-31: 2,7522026-04-30: 2,7902026-05-31: 2,8042026-06-30: 2,8132026-07-31: 2,833 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,940 to 2,833 · axis starts at 1,833

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.

328,594
266k302k339k2020-01-31: 291k2020-02-29: 292k2020-03-31: 291k2020-04-30: 285k2020-05-31: 284k2020-06-30: 284k2020-07-31: 283k2020-08-31: 279k2020-09-30: 277k2020-10-31: 277k2020-11-30: 276k2020-12-31: 276k2021-01-31: 273k2021-02-28: 273k2021-03-31: 274k2021-04-30: 277k2021-05-31: 280k2021-06-30: 284k2021-07-31: 286k2021-08-31: 287k2021-09-30: 290k2021-10-31: 292k2021-11-30: 297k2021-12-31: 298k2022-01-31: 296k2022-02-28: 298k2022-03-31: 301k2022-04-30: 302k2022-05-31: 305k2022-06-30: 307k2022-07-31: 308k2022-08-31: 307k2022-09-30: 309k2022-10-31: 313k2022-11-30: 316k2022-12-31: 315k2023-01-31: 313k2023-02-28: 314k2023-03-31: 316k2023-04-30: 317k2023-05-31: 319k2023-06-30: 321k2023-07-31: 321k2023-08-31: 319k2023-09-30: 321k2023-10-31: 323k2023-11-30: 326k2023-12-31: 325k2024-01-31: 322k2024-02-29: 323k2024-03-31: 323k2024-04-30: 324k2024-05-31: 325k2024-06-30: 326k2024-07-31: 326k2024-08-31: 324k2024-09-30: 326k2024-10-31: 328k2024-11-30: 329k2024-12-31: 328k2025-01-31: 325k2025-02-28: 325k2025-03-31: 325k2025-04-30: 325k2025-05-31: 326k2025-06-30: 328k2025-07-31: 328k2025-08-31: 326k2025-09-30: 327k2025-10-31: 329k2025-11-30: 331k2025-12-31: 331k2026-01-31: 327k2026-02-28: 327k2026-03-31: 326k2026-04-30: 327k2026-05-31: 328k2026-06-30: 329k2026-07-31: 329k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 273k to 331k · axis starts at 266k

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
39,355
11k27k42k2010-03-31: 14k2011-03-31: 15k2012-03-31: 17k2013-03-31: 18k2014-03-31: 20k2015-03-31: 23k2016-03-31: 27k2017-03-31: 31k2018-03-31: 32k2019-03-31: 34k2020-03-31: 35k2021-03-31: 36k2022-03-31: 38k2023-03-31: 38k2024-03-31: 39k2025-03-31: 39k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 14k to 39k · axis starts at 11k

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

32,730
8,72822k35k2010-03-31: 11k2011-03-31: 12k2012-03-31: 13k2013-03-31: 14k2014-03-31: 16k2015-03-31: 19k2016-03-31: 22k2017-03-31: 26k2018-03-31: 27k2019-03-31: 29k2020-03-31: 29k2021-03-31: 30k2022-03-31: 32k2023-03-31: 32k2024-03-31: 32k2025-03-31: 33k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 11k to 33k · axis starts at 8,728

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

1,730
5761,2151,8542010-03-31: 7002011-03-31: 7202012-03-31: 8602013-03-31: 9802014-03-31: 1,0302015-03-31: 1,1852016-03-31: 1,2702017-03-31: 1,3352018-03-31: 1,3502019-03-31: 1,4602020-03-31: 1,4852021-03-31: 1,5102022-03-31: 1,6052023-03-31: 1,6852024-03-31: 1,6802025-03-31: 1,730 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 700 to 1,730 · axis starts at 576

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

120
56.61001432010-03-31: 652011-03-31: 652012-03-31: 652013-03-31: 752014-03-31: 802015-03-31: 902016-03-31: 902017-03-31: 902018-03-31: 902019-03-31: 1002020-03-31: 1102021-03-31: 1202022-03-31: 1202023-03-31: 1302024-03-31: 1352025-03-31: 120 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 65 to 135 · axis starts at 56.6

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

20
8.81521.22010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 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

835
2535758972010-03-31: 3402011-03-31: 3152012-03-31: 4052013-03-31: 4402014-03-31: 5002015-03-31: 5502016-03-31: 5852017-03-31: 6352018-03-31: 6902019-03-31: 7152020-03-31: 7302021-03-31: 7552022-03-31: 7902023-03-31: 8302024-03-31: 8102025-03-31: 835 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 315 to 835 · axis starts at 253

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

60
9.637.565.42010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 252016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 352018-03-31: 352019-03-31: 502020-03-31: 452021-03-31: 502022-03-31: 502023-03-31: 402024-03-31: 502025-03-31: 60 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 60 · axis starts at 9.6

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

3,550
1,3772,5823,7882010-03-31: 1,6102011-03-31: 1,6752012-03-31: 1,9252013-03-31: 2,0102014-03-31: 2,1902015-03-31: 2,4502016-03-31: 2,3352017-03-31: 2,4952018-03-31: 2,7352019-03-31: 2,7352020-03-31: 2,8802021-03-31: 2,9802022-03-31: 3,3202023-03-31: 3,4402024-03-31: 3,5552025-03-31: 3,550 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,610 to 3,555 · axis starts at 1,377

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

280
1122052982010-03-31: 1302011-03-31: 1302012-03-31: 1302013-03-31: 1402014-03-31: 1502015-03-31: 1652016-03-31: 1752017-03-31: 1802018-03-31: 1952019-03-31: 2352020-03-31: 2352021-03-31: 2252022-03-31: 2252023-03-31: 2452024-03-31: 2552025-03-31: 280 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 130 to 280 · axis starts at 112

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

25
722.5382010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 252023-03-31: 352024-03-31: 302025-03-31: 25 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 35 · axis starts at 7

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

42,460
14k30k46k2010-03-31: 17k2011-03-31: 17k2012-03-31: 19k2013-03-31: 20k2014-03-31: 23k2015-03-31: 26k2016-03-31: 30k2017-03-31: 34k2018-03-31: 35k2019-03-31: 37k2020-03-31: 38k2021-03-31: 39k2022-03-31: 41k2023-03-31: 41k2024-03-31: 42k2025-03-31: 42k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 17k to 42k · axis starts at 14k

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

21,892
3,17014k24k1998-12-31: 5,1761999-12-31: 5,4472000-12-31: 5,8552001-12-31: 6,1632002-12-31: 6,4092003-12-31: 6,7692004-12-31: 7,0382005-12-31: 7,5672006-12-31: 7,8442007-12-31: 8,4342008-12-31: 8,8812009-12-31: 8,7102010-12-31: 9,0462011-12-31: 9,5492012-12-31: 10k2013-12-31: 10k2014-12-31: 11k2015-12-31: 12k2016-12-31: 12k2017-12-31: 13k2018-12-31: 14k2019-12-31: 16k2020-12-31: 15k2021-12-31: 17k2022-12-31: 20k2023-12-31: 22k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 5,176 to 22k · axis starts at 3,170

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Hackney and Newham

Hackney · Newham