The Datum Report

Local area

Herefordshire, County of

What we think is happening

Typical monthly pay in Herefordshire, County of has been rising, though other measures here have run the other way.

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

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Herefordshire, County of has been weakening.

established confidence · 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 retired Apr 2025-Mar 2026 20.6% -4.8 in the bottom 3% of 165
% of economically inactive student Apr 2025-Mar 2026 24.2% +4.8 in the top 8% of 171

Moving with the rest of the country

Shown separately because these say something about the country rather than about Herefordshire, County of.

By subject

Every figure published for Herefordshire, County of. 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
13.4%
11.814.617.32020-03-31: 16.12020-06-30: 16.62020-09-30: 16.82020-12-31: 16.52021-03-31: 16.62021-06-30: 14.92021-09-30: 15.62021-12-31: 15.72022-03-31: 15.22022-06-30: 14.42022-09-30: 13.32022-12-31: 13.52023-03-31: 12.42023-06-30: 14.32023-09-30: 13.12023-12-31: 14.32024-03-31: 13.82024-06-30: 13.12024-09-30: 14.22024-12-31: 14.12025-03-31: 15.02025-06-30: 12.62025-09-30: 12.42025-12-31: 12.62026-03-31: 13.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 12.4 to 16.8 · axis starts at 11.8

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

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
82.1%
74.478.983.52020-03-31: 80.92020-06-30: 79.62020-09-30: 79.22020-12-31: 78.02021-03-31: 79.42021-06-30: 78.82021-09-30: 78.42021-12-31: 77.92022-03-31: 76.62022-06-30: 78.42022-09-30: 76.82022-12-31: 75.32023-03-31: 75.92023-06-30: 78.22023-09-30: 77.72023-12-31: 80.52024-03-31: 82.62024-06-30: 81.52024-09-30: 80.42024-12-31: 80.22025-03-31: 76.32025-06-30: 78.32025-09-30: 78.22025-12-31: 81.22026-03-31: 82.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 75.3 to 82.6 · axis starts at 74.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.2, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
5.2%
0.53.56.52020-03-31: 2.32020-06-30: 3.22020-09-30: 3.12020-12-31: 3.02021-03-31: 3.72021-06-30: 3.02021-09-30: 3.32021-12-31: 4.02022-03-31: 3.12022-06-30: 3.22022-09-30: 2.72022-12-31: 1.82023-03-31: 2.02023-06-30: 1.42023-09-30: 1.32023-12-31: 1.32024-03-31: 1.12024-06-30: 1.62024-09-30: 1.92024-12-31: 1.52025-03-31: 2.22025-06-30: 3.42025-09-30: 5.92025-12-31: 5.22026-03-31: 5.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 1.1 to 5.9 · axis starts at 0.5

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

13.5%
12.318.424.52020-03-31: 17.22020-06-30: 17.72020-09-30: 18.22020-12-31: 19.52021-03-31: 17.62021-06-30: 18.72021-09-30: 18.92021-12-31: 18.82022-03-31: 20.92022-06-30: 19.02022-09-30: 21.02022-12-31: 23.42023-03-31: 22.52023-06-30: 20.72023-09-30: 21.32023-12-31: 18.42024-03-31: 16.52024-06-30: 17.12024-09-30: 18.02024-12-31: 18.52025-03-31: 22.02025-06-30: 18.92025-09-30: 16.82025-12-31: 14.32026-03-31: 13.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 13.5 to 23.4 · axis starts at 12.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.9, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
2,855
1,6473,5225,3982020-01-31: 2,0102020-02-29: 2,0452020-03-31: 2,1102020-04-30: 3,9302020-05-31: 5,0352020-06-30: 4,7302020-07-31: 4,8552020-08-31: 5,0202020-09-30: 4,8652020-10-31: 4,5852020-11-30: 4,6202020-12-31: 4,5452021-01-31: 4,4352021-02-28: 4,7752021-03-31: 4,7602021-04-30: 4,6752021-05-31: 4,3152021-06-30: 3,8802021-07-31: 3,7452021-08-31: 3,6152021-09-30: 3,3902021-10-31: 3,2102021-11-30: 3,0802021-12-31: 2,9552022-01-31: 2,9202022-02-28: 2,9802022-03-31: 2,8952022-04-30: 2,7102022-05-31: 2,6952022-06-30: 2,6302022-07-31: 2,5852022-08-31: 2,5552022-09-30: 2,5202022-10-31: 2,4702022-11-30: 2,4852022-12-31: 2,5352023-01-31: 2,5652023-02-28: 2,6102023-03-31: 2,7002023-04-30: 2,7302023-05-31: 2,6452023-06-30: 2,6202023-07-31: 2,6552023-08-31: 2,5902023-09-30: 2,4652023-10-31: 2,4352023-11-30: 2,4752023-12-31: 2,5802024-01-31: 2,5702024-02-29: 2,6552024-03-31: 2,7202024-04-30: 2,6652024-05-31: 2,7352024-06-30: 2,8902024-07-31: 3,1002024-08-31: 3,1302024-09-30: 3,2102024-10-31: 3,1802024-11-30: 3,0752024-12-31: 3,0052025-01-31: 2,9752025-02-28: 3,1352025-03-31: 3,1402025-04-30: 3,0202025-05-31: 2,8852025-06-30: 2,8552025-07-31: 2,8452025-08-31: 2,8552025-09-30: 2,8202025-10-31: 2,8102025-11-30: 2,7302025-12-31: 2,6352026-01-31: 2,7302026-02-28: 2,8452026-03-31: 2,8952026-04-30: 2,8202026-05-31: 2,8002026-06-30: 2,8302026-07-31: 2,8052026-08-31: 2,855 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 2,010 to 5,035 · axis starts at 1,647

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

2.6%
2.52.62.72026-01-31: 2.52026-02-28: 2.62026-03-31: 2.72026-04-30: 2.62026-05-31: 2.62026-06-30: 2.62026-07-31: 2.62026-08-31: 2.6 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.5 to 2.7 · axis starts at 2.5

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.

35.7%
15.626.737.92020-03-31: 28.02020-06-30: 29.92020-09-30: 282020-12-31: 25.62021-03-31: 28.52021-06-30: 25.72021-09-30: 28.42021-12-31: 30.42022-03-31: 32.02022-06-30: 27.62022-09-30: 26.92022-12-31: 26.22023-03-31: 23.52023-06-30: 22.62023-09-30: 24.72023-12-31: 22.52024-03-31: 23.52024-06-30: 20.92024-09-30: 17.72024-12-31: 22.12025-03-31: 23.22025-06-30: 31.32025-09-30: 31.92025-12-31: 34.42026-03-31: 35.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 17.7 to 35.7 · axis starts at 15.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±10.0, basis not documented by the producer

11.1%
7.918.228.52020-03-31: 15.32020-06-30: 12.92020-09-30: 11.52020-12-31: 13.02021-03-31: 10.42021-06-30: 11.72021-09-30: 15.42021-12-31: 11.62022-03-31: 21.22022-06-30: 26.22022-09-30: 23.12022-12-31: 26.52023-03-31: 22.32023-06-30: 19.12023-09-30: 21.32023-12-31: 18.12024-03-31: 20.22024-06-30: 17.82024-09-30: 15.32024-12-31: 19.22025-03-31: 16.32025-06-30: 17.12025-09-30: 14.42025-12-31: 9.92026-03-31: 11.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 9.9 to 26.5 · axis starts at 7.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.5, basis not documented by the producer

20.6%
14.023.733.42020-03-31: 15.92020-06-30: 17.52020-09-30: 22.52020-12-31: 24.22021-03-31: 27.52021-06-30: 28.62021-09-30: 23.62021-12-31: 26.12022-03-31: 22.52022-06-30: 26.72022-09-30: 29.12022-12-31: 28.12023-03-31: 28.72023-06-30: 26.12023-09-30: 23.82023-12-31: 24.52024-03-31: 25.12024-06-30: 30.42024-09-30: 31.52024-12-31: 27.92025-03-31: 26.02025-06-30: 25.62025-09-30: 24.52025-12-31: 25.42026-03-31: 20.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 15.9 to 31.5 · axis starts at 14.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.4, basis not documented by the producer

24.2%
6.817.327.82020-03-31: 24.32020-06-30: 25.82020-09-30: 232020-12-31: 22.82021-03-31: 21.82021-06-30: 21.82021-09-30: 21.22021-12-31: 19.32022-03-31: 14.32022-06-30: 11.42022-09-30: 11.52022-12-31: 8.82023-03-31: 13.52023-06-30: 19.12023-09-30: 18.72023-12-31: 23.52024-03-31: 20.82024-06-30: 16.22024-09-30: 18.22024-12-31: 16.82025-03-31: 19.92025-06-30: 16.12025-09-30: 20.72025-12-31: 19.42026-03-31: 24.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 8.8 to 25.8 · axis starts at 6.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.9, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£26,031
8,30718k28k1997-12-31: 10k1998-12-31: 11k1999-12-31: 11k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 12k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 13k2004-12-31: 13k2005-12-31: 14k2006-12-31: 14k2007-12-31: 15k2008-12-31: 15k2009-12-31: 16k2010-12-31: 16k2011-12-31: 16k2012-12-31: 17k2013-12-31: 17k2014-12-31: 18k2015-12-31: 19k2016-12-31: 19k2017-12-31: 19k2018-12-31: 20k2019-12-31: 21k2020-12-31: 21k2021-12-31: 22k2022-12-31: 23k2023-12-31: 24k2024-12-31: 26k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 10k to 26k · axis starts at 8,307

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,506
1,5292,0702,6112020-01-31: 1,6762020-02-29: 1,6682020-03-31: 1,6642020-04-30: 1,6342020-05-31: 1,6732020-06-30: 1,6812020-07-31: 1,7022020-08-31: 1,7412020-09-30: 1,7582020-10-31: 1,7522020-11-30: 1,7512020-12-31: 1,7672021-01-31: 1,7372021-02-28: 1,7382021-03-31: 1,7682021-04-30: 1,7852021-05-31: 1,7782021-06-30: 1,8102021-07-31: 1,8092021-08-31: 1,8282021-09-30: 1,8632021-10-31: 1,8602021-11-30: 1,8432021-12-31: 1,8752022-01-31: 1,8502022-02-28: 1,8462022-03-31: 1,8922022-04-30: 1,9092022-05-31: 1,9232022-06-30: 1,9262022-07-31: 1,9472022-08-31: 1,9612022-09-30: 1,9702022-10-31: 1,9562022-11-30: 2,0152022-12-31: 2,0112023-01-31: 1,9812023-02-28: 1,9852023-03-31: 2,0142023-04-30: 2,0322023-05-31: 2,0712023-06-30: 2,1142023-07-31: 2,0582023-08-31: 2,0782023-09-30: 2,1082023-10-31: 2,1142023-11-30: 2,1432023-12-31: 2,1262024-01-31: 2,1142024-02-29: 2,1142024-03-31: 2,1302024-04-30: 2,1942024-05-31: 2,2142024-06-30: 2,1892024-07-31: 2,2012024-08-31: 2,2462024-09-30: 2,2042024-10-31: 2,2382024-11-30: 2,2652024-12-31: 2,2612025-01-31: 2,2432025-02-28: 2,2332025-03-31: 2,2632025-04-30: 2,3132025-05-31: 2,3482025-06-30: 2,3232025-07-31: 2,3912025-08-31: 2,4012025-09-30: 2,3682025-10-31: 2,3692025-11-30: 2,3552025-12-31: 2,3752026-01-31: 2,3592026-02-28: 2,3562026-03-31: 2,3752026-04-30: 2,4222026-05-31: 2,4322026-06-30: 2,4622026-07-31: 2,506 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,634 to 2,506 · axis starts at 1,529

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.

83,163
74k79k85k2020-01-31: 76k2020-02-29: 77k2020-03-31: 77k2020-04-30: 77k2020-05-31: 78k2020-06-30: 79k2020-07-31: 79k2020-08-31: 78k2020-09-30: 78k2020-10-31: 77k2020-11-30: 76k2020-12-31: 75k2021-01-31: 75k2021-02-28: 75k2021-03-31: 75k2021-04-30: 76k2021-05-31: 78k2021-06-30: 79k2021-07-31: 80k2021-08-31: 80k2021-09-30: 80k2021-10-31: 79k2021-11-30: 79k2021-12-31: 78k2022-01-31: 77k2022-02-28: 78k2022-03-31: 78k2022-04-30: 79k2022-05-31: 80k2022-06-30: 82k2022-07-31: 82k2022-08-31: 82k2022-09-30: 82k2022-10-31: 81k2022-11-30: 80k2022-12-31: 79k2023-01-31: 78k2023-02-28: 78k2023-03-31: 79k2023-04-30: 80k2023-05-31: 81k2023-06-30: 83k2023-07-31: 83k2023-08-31: 83k2023-09-30: 82k2023-10-31: 81k2023-11-30: 81k2023-12-31: 80k2024-01-31: 79k2024-02-29: 79k2024-03-31: 80k2024-04-30: 81k2024-05-31: 82k2024-06-30: 83k2024-07-31: 84k2024-08-31: 84k2024-09-30: 83k2024-10-31: 82k2024-11-30: 81k2024-12-31: 80k2025-01-31: 79k2025-02-28: 79k2025-03-31: 79k2025-04-30: 80k2025-05-31: 82k2025-06-30: 83k2025-07-31: 83k2025-08-31: 83k2025-09-30: 83k2025-10-31: 81k2025-11-30: 80k2025-12-31: 79k2026-01-31: 78k2026-02-28: 79k2026-03-31: 79k2026-04-30: 80k2026-05-31: 81k2026-06-30: 83k2026-07-31: 83k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 75k to 84k · axis starts at 74k

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
10,740
9,09810k11k2010-03-31: 9,3102011-03-31: 9,2752012-03-31: 9,3252013-03-31: 9,4202014-03-31: 9,5902015-03-31: 9,9502016-03-31: 10k2017-03-31: 10k2018-03-31: 10k2019-03-31: 10k2020-03-31: 10k2021-03-31: 10k2022-03-31: 11k2023-03-31: 11k2024-03-31: 11k2025-03-31: 11k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 9,275 to 11k · axis starts at 9,098

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

8,470
7,0767,8488,6192010-03-31: 7,2552011-03-31: 7,2552012-03-31: 7,2252013-03-31: 7,3302014-03-31: 7,4202015-03-31: 7,6902016-03-31: 7,8702017-03-31: 7,9552018-03-31: 7,9152019-03-31: 7,9602020-03-31: 8,0602021-03-31: 8,0952022-03-31: 8,2802023-03-31: 8,2452024-03-31: 8,4652025-03-31: 8,470 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 7,225 to 8,470 · axis starts at 7,076

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

570
4635255872010-03-31: 4802011-03-31: 4752012-03-31: 4852013-03-31: 5202014-03-31: 5552015-03-31: 5702016-03-31: 5602017-03-31: 5452018-03-31: 5752019-03-31: 5502020-03-31: 5452021-03-31: 5602022-03-31: 5552023-03-31: 5552024-03-31: 5452025-03-31: 570 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 475 to 575 · axis starts at 463

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

45
33.242.551.82010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 352012-03-31: 402013-03-31: 452014-03-31: 402015-03-31: 452016-03-31: 452017-03-31: 452018-03-31: 452019-03-31: 502020-03-31: 502021-03-31: 502022-03-31: 502023-03-31: 502024-03-31: 402025-03-31: 45 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 35 to 50 · axis starts at 33.2

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

5
4.555.52010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 5 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · unchanged at 5 · axis starts at 4.5

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

310
2352883402010-03-31: 2602011-03-31: 2502012-03-31: 2452013-03-31: 2552014-03-31: 2652015-03-31: 2902016-03-31: 3002017-03-31: 3252018-03-31: 3152019-03-31: 3252020-03-31: 3152021-03-31: 3152022-03-31: 3202023-03-31: 3302024-03-31: 3152025-03-31: 310 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 245 to 330 · axis starts at 235

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

25
2.615.027.42010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 252025-03-31: 25 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 25 · axis starts at 2.6

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

1,215
1,1441,2281,3112010-03-31: 1,1952011-03-31: 1,1652012-03-31: 1,2302013-03-31: 1,1602014-03-31: 1,1952015-03-31: 1,2352016-03-31: 1,1852017-03-31: 1,1652018-03-31: 1,1702019-03-31: 1,2402020-03-31: 1,2602021-03-31: 1,2552022-03-31: 1,2952023-03-31: 1,2902024-03-31: 1,2552025-03-31: 1,215 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,160 to 1,295 · axis starts at 1,144

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

90
66.4851042010-03-31: 702011-03-31: 752012-03-31: 802013-03-31: 852014-03-31: 952015-03-31: 1002016-03-31: 852017-03-31: 802018-03-31: 852019-03-31: 802020-03-31: 852021-03-31: 852022-03-31: 852023-03-31: 902024-03-31: 952025-03-31: 90 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 70 to 100 · axis starts at 66.4

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

5
05.611.22010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 02016-03-31: 02017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 5 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 0 to 10

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

12,035
10k11k12k2010-03-31: 11k2011-03-31: 11k2012-03-31: 11k2013-03-31: 11k2014-03-31: 11k2015-03-31: 11k2016-03-31: 11k2017-03-31: 11k2018-03-31: 11k2019-03-31: 12k2020-03-31: 12k2021-03-31: 12k2022-03-31: 12k2023-03-31: 12k2024-03-31: 12k2025-03-31: 12k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 11k to 12k · axis starts at 10k

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

4,927
1,8343,5465,2581998-12-31: 2,1651999-12-31: 2,2772000-12-31: 2,3862001-12-31: 2,4072002-12-31: 2,5342003-12-31: 2,6062004-12-31: 2,5912005-12-31: 2,6142006-12-31: 2,7122007-12-31: 2,7772008-12-31: 2,9382009-12-31: 2,8322010-12-31: 2,8462011-12-31: 2,9962012-12-31: 3,1062013-12-31: 3,2352014-12-31: 3,4122015-12-31: 3,5112016-12-31: 3,5342017-12-31: 3,6792018-12-31: 3,8862019-12-31: 4,0432020-12-31: 3,8982021-12-31: 4,1412022-12-31: 4,5322023-12-31: 4,927 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 2,165 to 4,927 · axis starts at 1,834

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Herefordshire, County of

Herefordshire, County of