The Datum Report

Local area

Heart of Essex

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 6.9% -1.7 in the bottom 1% of 171
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 22.0% +2.4 in the top 6% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for Heart of Essex. 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
6.9%
6.110.214.42020-03-31: 10.52020-06-30: 13.32020-09-30: 13.62020-12-31: 11.72021-09-30: 7.32021-12-31: 7.72022-03-31: 8.42022-06-30: 9.92022-09-30: 11.22022-12-31: 11.22023-03-31: 9.62023-06-30: 8.82025-03-31: 9.52025-06-30: 10.52025-09-30: 11.02025-12-31: 8.62026-03-31: 6.9 2020-03 2026-03
17 monthly readings · 6.9 to 13.6 · axis starts at 6.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.0, basis not documented by the producer
8 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
73.5%
72.079.687.12020-03-31: 80.02020-06-30: 81.12020-09-30: 77.72020-12-31: 74.72021-03-31: 74.12021-06-30: 75.12021-09-30: 77.42021-12-31: 79.42022-03-31: 80.32022-06-30: 79.62022-09-30: 79.12022-12-31: 77.02023-03-31: 76.12023-06-30: 78.12023-09-30: 81.82023-12-31: 83.32024-03-31: 85.72024-06-30: 83.22024-09-30: 78.62024-12-31: 75.32025-03-31: 78.22025-06-30: 77.72025-09-30: 77.22025-12-31: 75.62026-03-31: 73.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 73.5 to 85.7 · axis starts at 72.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±5.2, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
5.7%
5.75.86.02025-12-31: 62026-03-31: 5.7 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 5.7 to 6 · axis starts at 5.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.1, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

22.0%
13.119.525.92020-03-31: 19.62020-06-30: 18.12020-09-30: 19.62020-12-31: 22.62021-03-31: 22.82021-06-30: 20.82021-09-30: 19.12021-12-31: 16.82022-03-31: 16.22022-06-30: 18.32022-09-30: 19.12022-12-31: 20.72023-03-31: 21.82023-06-30: 19.42023-09-30: 17.02023-12-31: 16.72024-03-31: 14.32024-06-30: 16.82024-09-30: 21.52024-12-31: 24.62025-03-31: 21.72025-06-30: 20.92025-09-30: 20.12025-12-31: 19.62026-03-31: 22 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 14.3 to 24.6 · axis starts at 13.1

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

Claimant count
August 2026
5,420
2,4896,57511k2020-01-31: 3,2802020-02-29: 3,5302020-03-31: 3,5952020-04-30: 6,2752020-05-31: 9,8702020-06-30: 9,3402020-07-31: 9,5752020-08-31: 9,8252020-09-30: 9,6652020-10-31: 9,1502020-11-30: 9,1952020-12-31: 9,1852021-01-31: 8,9402021-02-28: 9,2902021-03-31: 9,2702021-04-30: 9,0252021-05-31: 8,3702021-06-30: 7,5502021-07-31: 7,3002021-08-31: 6,9652021-09-30: 6,4752021-10-31: 6,2302021-11-30: 6,0052021-12-31: 5,8852022-01-31: 5,7502022-02-28: 5,7802022-03-31: 5,3152022-04-30: 4,9352022-05-31: 4,8052022-06-30: 4,6852022-07-31: 4,6852022-08-31: 4,6052022-09-30: 4,5052022-10-31: 4,4052022-11-30: 4,4052022-12-31: 4,3752023-01-31: 4,3002023-02-28: 4,3652023-03-31: 4,5452023-04-30: 4,6502023-05-31: 4,5552023-06-30: 4,5652023-07-31: 4,4802023-08-31: 4,5452023-09-30: 4,6552023-10-31: 4,6202023-11-30: 4,7102023-12-31: 4,7302024-01-31: 4,7702024-02-29: 4,9152024-03-31: 4,8052024-04-30: 4,8102024-05-31: 4,8402024-06-30: 5,0302024-07-31: 5,3702024-08-31: 5,4152024-09-30: 5,4202024-10-31: 5,4102024-11-30: 5,2952024-12-31: 5,2152025-01-31: 5,1752025-02-28: 5,3802025-03-31: 5,4502025-04-30: 5,3252025-05-31: 5,2052025-06-30: 5,2952025-07-31: 5,0902025-08-31: 5,1452025-09-30: 5,1502025-10-31: 5,1302025-11-30: 5,1002025-12-31: 5,0802026-01-31: 5,2402026-02-28: 5,3652026-03-31: 5,4402026-04-30: 5,3852026-05-31: 5,4102026-06-30: 5,4152026-07-31: 5,3802026-08-31: 5,420 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 3,280 to 9,870 · axis starts at 2,489

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

2.6%
2.32.62.92026-01-31: 2.62026-02-28: 2.62026-03-31: 2.62026-04-30: 2.62026-05-31: 2.62026-06-30: 2.62026-07-31: 2.62026-08-31: 2.6 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · unchanged at 2.6 · axis starts at 2.3

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.

13.4%
7.418.830.22024-12-31: 26.32025-03-31: 28.02025-12-31: 9.62026-03-31: 13.4 2024-12 2026-03
4 monthly readings · 9.6 to 28.0 · axis starts at 7.4

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

17.2%
15.323.832.32020-03-31: 26.82020-06-30: 30.72020-09-30: 28.22020-12-31: 21.72021-03-31: 23.52021-06-30: 17.22021-09-30: 18.32021-12-31: 16.92022-06-30: 22.62022-09-30: 26.12022-12-31: 30.12023-03-31: 23.32025-12-31: 192026-03-31: 17.2 2020-03 2026-03
14 monthly readings · 16.9 to 30.7 · axis starts at 15.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±9.4, basis not documented by the producer
11 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

20.9%
17.725.132.52021-06-30: 24.82023-03-31: 27.62023-06-30: 31.12023-09-30: 27.22025-12-31: 19.12026-03-31: 20.9 2021-06 2026-03
6 monthly readings · 19.1 to 31.1 · axis starts at 17.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±10.1, basis not documented by the producer
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

21.3%
20.922.824.72025-12-31: 24.32026-03-31: 21.3 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 21.3 to 24.3 · axis starts at 20.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±10.2, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£30,747
11k22k33k1997-12-31: 13k1998-12-31: 13k1999-12-31: 14k2000-12-31: 15k2001-12-31: 15k2002-12-31: 15k2003-12-31: 16k2004-12-31: 16k2005-12-31: 17k2006-12-31: 17k2007-12-31: 18k2008-12-31: 18k2009-12-31: 19k2010-12-31: 19k2011-12-31: 19k2012-12-31: 19k2013-12-31: 20k2014-12-31: 21k2015-12-31: 22k2016-12-31: 23k2017-12-31: 23k2018-12-31: 24k2019-12-31: 25k2020-12-31: 25k2021-12-31: 26k2022-12-31: 27k2023-12-31: 29k2024-12-31: 31k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 13k to 31k · axis starts at 11k

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,938
1,9202,4843,0472020-01-31: 2,0592020-02-29: 2,0812020-03-31: 2,0912020-04-30: 2,0292020-05-31: 2,0332020-06-30: 2,0652020-07-31: 2,0932020-08-31: 2,1142020-09-30: 2,1282020-10-31: 2,1542020-11-30: 2,1662020-12-31: 2,1982021-01-31: 2,1622021-02-28: 2,1882021-03-31: 2,2202021-04-30: 2,2272021-05-31: 2,2212021-06-30: 2,2392021-07-31: 2,2322021-08-31: 2,2402021-09-30: 2,2712021-10-31: 2,2782021-11-30: 2,2832021-12-31: 2,3272022-01-31: 2,2942022-02-28: 2,3092022-03-31: 2,3362022-04-30: 2,3512022-05-31: 2,3672022-06-30: 2,3772022-07-31: 2,3682022-08-31: 2,3862022-09-30: 2,4402022-10-31: 2,4382022-11-30: 2,4832022-12-31: 2,5242023-01-31: 2,4662023-02-28: 2,4792023-03-31: 2,5142023-04-30: 2,5162023-05-31: 2,5372023-06-30: 2,6072023-07-31: 2,5452023-08-31: 2,5372023-09-30: 2,5572023-10-31: 2,5702023-11-30: 2,6102023-12-31: 2,6382024-01-31: 2,5972024-02-29: 2,6042024-03-31: 2,6372024-04-30: 2,6492024-05-31: 2,6522024-06-30: 2,6512024-07-31: 2,6552024-08-31: 2,6562024-09-30: 2,6792024-10-31: 2,7532024-11-30: 2,7462024-12-31: 2,7612025-01-31: 2,7302025-02-28: 2,7382025-03-31: 2,7702025-04-30: 2,7872025-05-31: 2,7942025-06-30: 2,7942025-07-31: 2,8022025-08-31: 2,8302025-09-30: 2,8322025-10-31: 2,8412025-11-30: 2,8472025-12-31: 2,8862026-01-31: 2,8582026-02-28: 2,8752026-03-31: 2,9112026-04-30: 2,9242026-05-31: 2,9262026-06-30: 2,9362026-07-31: 2,938 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 2,029 to 2,938 · axis starts at 1,920

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.

153,156
140k148k155k2020-01-31: 145k2020-02-29: 145k2020-03-31: 145k2020-04-30: 144k2020-05-31: 143k2020-06-30: 143k2020-07-31: 143k2020-08-31: 142k2020-09-30: 142k2020-10-31: 142k2020-11-30: 142k2020-12-31: 142k2021-01-31: 142k2021-02-28: 142k2021-03-31: 142k2021-04-30: 143k2021-05-31: 144k2021-06-30: 145k2021-07-31: 146k2021-08-31: 146k2021-09-30: 146k2021-10-31: 146k2021-11-30: 147k2021-12-31: 147k2022-01-31: 147k2022-02-28: 147k2022-03-31: 147k2022-04-30: 148k2022-05-31: 148k2022-06-30: 148k2022-07-31: 149k2022-08-31: 149k2022-09-30: 149k2022-10-31: 149k2022-11-30: 150k2022-12-31: 150k2023-01-31: 149k2023-02-28: 149k2023-03-31: 150k2023-04-30: 150k2023-05-31: 151k2023-06-30: 152k2023-07-31: 152k2023-08-31: 152k2023-09-30: 152k2023-10-31: 152k2023-11-30: 153k2023-12-31: 153k2024-01-31: 152k2024-02-29: 152k2024-03-31: 152k2024-04-30: 152k2024-05-31: 153k2024-06-30: 153k2024-07-31: 154k2024-08-31: 153k2024-09-30: 153k2024-10-31: 153k2024-11-30: 154k2024-12-31: 154k2025-01-31: 153k2025-02-28: 152k2025-03-31: 152k2025-04-30: 153k2025-05-31: 153k2025-06-30: 153k2025-07-31: 154k2025-08-31: 153k2025-09-30: 153k2025-10-31: 153k2025-11-30: 153k2025-12-31: 153k2026-01-31: 152k2026-02-28: 152k2026-03-31: 152k2026-04-30: 153k2026-05-31: 153k2026-06-30: 153k2026-07-31: 153k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 142k to 154k · axis starts at 140k

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
16,010
12k14k17k2010-03-31: 13k2011-03-31: 12k2012-03-31: 13k2013-03-31: 13k2014-03-31: 14k2015-03-31: 15k2016-03-31: 15k2017-03-31: 16k2018-03-31: 16k2019-03-31: 16k2020-03-31: 16k2021-03-31: 16k2022-03-31: 16k2023-03-31: 16k2024-03-31: 16k2025-03-31: 16k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 12k to 16k · axis starts at 12k

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

12,705
9,34411k13k2010-03-31: 9,8752011-03-31: 9,7402012-03-31: 10k2013-03-31: 10k2014-03-31: 11k2015-03-31: 11k2016-03-31: 12k2017-03-31: 13k2018-03-31: 13k2019-03-31: 13k2020-03-31: 13k2021-03-31: 13k2022-03-31: 13k2023-03-31: 12k2024-03-31: 13k2025-03-31: 13k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 9,740 to 13k · axis starts at 9,344

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

870
6087729372010-03-31: 6502011-03-31: 6402012-03-31: 7202013-03-31: 7402014-03-31: 7952015-03-31: 8402016-03-31: 8202017-03-31: 8602018-03-31: 8302019-03-31: 8602020-03-31: 8302021-03-31: 8552022-03-31: 8802023-03-31: 8552024-03-31: 9052025-03-31: 870 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 640 to 905 · axis starts at 608

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

65
3752.5682010-03-31: 402011-03-31: 452012-03-31: 502013-03-31: 552014-03-31: 552015-03-31: 602016-03-31: 652017-03-31: 652018-03-31: 652019-03-31: 602020-03-31: 652021-03-31: 652022-03-31: 602023-03-31: 602024-03-31: 652025-03-31: 65 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 40 to 65 · axis starts at 37

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

10
9.412.515.62010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 15 · axis starts at 9.4

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

520
3184305422010-03-31: 3652011-03-31: 3402012-03-31: 3502013-03-31: 3652014-03-31: 3902015-03-31: 4102016-03-31: 4102017-03-31: 3902018-03-31: 4152019-03-31: 4102020-03-31: 4302021-03-31: 4202022-03-31: 4452023-03-31: 5102024-03-31: 5152025-03-31: 520 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 340 to 520 · axis starts at 318

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

25
19.422.525.62010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 252020-03-31: 252021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 252024-03-31: 252025-03-31: 25 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20 to 25 · axis starts at 19.4

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

1,645
1,4331,6001,7672010-03-31: 1,4652011-03-31: 1,5352012-03-31: 1,6152013-03-31: 1,5502014-03-31: 1,5952015-03-31: 1,6652016-03-31: 1,6252017-03-31: 1,6602018-03-31: 1,6502019-03-31: 1,6352020-03-31: 1,6852021-03-31: 1,6652022-03-31: 1,6952023-03-31: 1,7352024-03-31: 1,6902025-03-31: 1,645 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,465 to 1,735 · axis starts at 1,433

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

160
811281742010-03-31: 1002011-03-31: 902012-03-31: 1002013-03-31: 1002014-03-31: 1052015-03-31: 1202016-03-31: 1302017-03-31: 1402018-03-31: 1452019-03-31: 1452020-03-31: 1402021-03-31: 1402022-03-31: 1502023-03-31: 1652024-03-31: 1602025-03-31: 160 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 90 to 165 · axis starts at 81

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

15
3.81016.22010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 15 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 15 · axis starts at 3.8

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

17,890
14k16k19k2010-03-31: 15k2011-03-31: 15k2012-03-31: 15k2013-03-31: 15k2014-03-31: 16k2015-03-31: 17k2016-03-31: 17k2017-03-31: 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 14k

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

11,619
3,6138,04512k1998-12-31: 4,4711999-12-31: 4,5022000-12-31: 4,7882001-12-31: 5,1922002-12-31: 5,3272003-12-31: 5,7862004-12-31: 5,8752005-12-31: 6,0502006-12-31: 6,3152007-12-31: 6,5632008-12-31: 6,6712009-12-31: 6,6132010-12-31: 6,7342011-12-31: 6,7512012-12-31: 6,9392013-12-31: 7,1142014-12-31: 7,8032015-12-31: 8,1592016-12-31: 8,3742017-12-31: 8,9762018-12-31: 9,3502019-12-31: 9,7212020-12-31: 8,9212021-12-31: 9,9322022-12-31: 11k2023-12-31: 12k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 4,471 to 12k · axis starts at 3,613

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Heart of Essex

Brentwood · Chelmsford · Maldon