The Datum Report

Local area

Lancaster and Wyre

What we think is happening

Pay in Lancaster and Wyre has been growing.

improving · established confidence · formed 5 October 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Lancaster and Wyre has been weakening.

strong 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
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 23.2% +2.8 in the top 2% of 171
Employment rate - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 75.6% -2.7 in the bottom 4% of 171
% aged 16-64 who are self employed Apr 2025-Mar 2026 10.7% -1.6 in the bottom 3% of 171
% of economically inactive looking after family/home Apr 2025-Mar 2026 17.5% -4.3 in the bottom 5% of 170

By subject

Every figure published for Lancaster and Wyre. 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
10.7%
3.78.513.22020-03-31: 10.22020-06-30: 11.12020-09-30: 12.32020-12-31: 11.22021-03-31: 11.12021-06-30: 9.52021-09-30: 8.02021-12-31: 7.72022-03-31: 7.22022-06-30: 7.92022-09-30: 7.92022-12-31: 7.02023-03-31: 5.72023-06-30: 4.72023-12-31: 6.32024-03-31: 6.82024-06-30: 9.52024-09-30: 9.82024-12-31: 9.52025-03-31: 10.32025-06-30: 8.62025-09-30: 10.62025-12-31: 12.32026-03-31: 10.7 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 4.7 to 12.3 · axis starts at 3.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.8, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
75.6%
68.076.384.72020-03-31: 73.02020-06-30: 76.12020-09-30: 78.92020-12-31: 78.82021-03-31: 79.72021-06-30: 79.42021-09-30: 76.72021-12-31: 75.92022-03-31: 71.92022-06-30: 73.12022-09-30: 72.12022-12-31: 72.62023-03-31: 70.52023-06-30: 71.02023-09-30: 71.42023-12-31: 69.62024-03-31: 76.62024-06-30: 79.62024-09-30: 78.82024-12-31: 82.82025-03-31: 83.02025-06-30: 80.22025-09-30: 81.12025-12-31: 78.32026-03-31: 75.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 69.6 to 83.0 · axis starts at 68.0

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
1.5%
1.13.35.62022-06-30: 5.22022-09-30: 4.92022-12-31: 4.62023-03-31: 4.22025-12-31: 1.62026-03-31: 1.5 2022-06 2026-03
6 monthly readings · 1.5 to 5.2 · axis starts at 1.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

23.2%
14.220.927.62020-03-31: 24.32020-06-30: 20.62020-09-30: 19.22020-12-31: 18.82021-03-31: 19.12021-06-30: 18.62021-09-30: 20.22021-12-31: 20.32022-03-31: 24.62022-06-30: 22.92022-09-30: 24.22022-12-31: 23.92023-03-31: 26.32023-06-30: 26.22023-09-30: 25.22023-12-31: 26.12024-03-31: 18.82024-06-30: 17.02024-09-30: 18.72024-12-31: 15.52025-03-31: 15.52025-06-30: 18.22025-09-30: 17.22025-12-31: 20.42026-03-31: 23.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 15.5 to 26.3 · axis starts at 14.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.2, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
4,655
3,7316,6729,6142020-01-31: 4,5752020-02-29: 4,5802020-03-31: 4,6252020-04-30: 7,8102020-05-31: 9,0452020-06-30: 8,7452020-07-31: 8,8452020-08-31: 8,8552020-09-30: 8,6202020-10-31: 8,3202020-11-30: 8,4152020-12-31: 8,5202021-01-31: 8,4502021-02-28: 8,8602021-03-31: 8,7052021-04-30: 8,4852021-05-31: 7,8252021-06-30: 7,1602021-07-31: 6,9702021-08-31: 6,6002021-09-30: 6,2752021-10-31: 6,0552021-11-30: 5,8902021-12-31: 5,6952022-01-31: 5,6202022-02-28: 5,4802022-03-31: 5,2652022-04-30: 4,9152022-05-31: 4,7302022-06-30: 4,5302022-07-31: 4,4702022-08-31: 4,4602022-09-30: 4,4652022-10-31: 4,5302022-11-30: 4,6102022-12-31: 4,7602023-01-31: 4,7652023-02-28: 4,8352023-03-31: 4,9252023-04-30: 4,9252023-05-31: 4,6352023-06-30: 4,6302023-07-31: 4,6052023-08-31: 4,5602023-09-30: 4,5152023-10-31: 4,5052023-11-30: 4,5952023-12-31: 4,6102024-01-31: 4,6002024-02-29: 4,6652024-03-31: 4,7552024-04-30: 4,7252024-05-31: 4,6402024-06-30: 4,6402024-07-31: 5,0102024-08-31: 4,9852024-09-30: 4,9852024-10-31: 4,8002024-11-30: 4,8002024-12-31: 4,6902025-01-31: 4,7452025-02-28: 4,8802025-03-31: 4,7802025-04-30: 4,6152025-05-31: 4,4902025-06-30: 4,4502025-07-31: 4,4102025-08-31: 4,3602025-09-30: 4,3202025-10-31: 4,3002025-11-30: 4,3952025-12-31: 4,3552026-01-31: 4,4952026-02-28: 4,5702026-03-31: 4,6252026-04-30: 4,5552026-05-31: 4,5902026-06-30: 4,5952026-07-31: 4,5552026-08-31: 4,655 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 4,300 to 9,045 · axis starts at 3,731

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

2.9%
2.82.82.92026-01-31: 2.82026-02-28: 2.92026-03-31: 2.92026-04-30: 2.92026-05-31: 2.92026-06-30: 2.92026-07-31: 2.92026-08-31: 2.9 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.8 to 2.9 · axis starts at 2.8

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.

33.1%
22.838.153.42020-03-31: 28.82020-06-30: 34.42020-09-30: 33.92020-12-31: 35.82021-03-31: 32.62021-06-30: 30.02021-09-30: 30.02021-12-31: 25.82022-03-31: 33.32022-06-30: 30.12022-09-30: 33.62022-12-31: 33.92023-03-31: 36.42023-06-30: 39.12023-09-30: 29.32023-12-31: 33.02024-12-31: 50.42025-03-31: 44.82025-06-30: 46.72025-09-30: 38.52025-12-31: 30.12026-03-31: 33.1 2020-03 2026-03
22 monthly readings · 25.8 to 50.4 · axis starts at 22.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±11.8, basis not documented by the producer
3 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

17.5%
7.715.523.32020-03-31: 12.12020-06-30: 10.92020-09-30: 9.32022-03-31: 9.22022-06-30: 11.72022-09-30: 11.62022-12-31: 13.12023-03-31: 10.82023-06-30: 12.42025-12-31: 21.82026-03-31: 17.5 2020-03 2026-03
11 monthly readings · 9.2 to 21.8 · axis starts at 7.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±9.5, basis not documented by the producer
14 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

20.6%
4.618.031.52020-09-30: 11.12020-12-31: 11.52021-12-31: 9.62022-03-31: 8.12023-03-31: 7.22023-06-30: 8.92023-09-30: 12.72023-12-31: 16.02024-03-31: 20.82024-06-30: 25.42024-09-30: 26.82024-12-31: 24.82025-03-31: 28.92025-06-30: 26.32025-09-30: 26.12025-12-31: 22.22026-03-31: 20.6 2020-09 2026-03
17 monthly readings · 7.2 to 28.9 · axis starts at 4.6

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

20.1%
16.632.548.42020-03-31: 45.32020-06-30: 30.22020-09-30: 32.92020-12-31: 33.32021-03-31: 31.92021-06-30: 34.82021-09-30: 33.82021-12-31: 43.02022-03-31: 35.02022-06-30: 37.32022-09-30: 39.52022-12-31: 34.52023-03-31: 34.12023-06-30: 25.42025-12-31: 19.72026-03-31: 20.1 2020-03 2026-03
16 monthly readings · 19.7 to 45.3 · axis starts at 16.6

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

Pay 3
£22,221
7,40516k24k1997-12-31: 8,9921998-12-31: 9,1921999-12-31: 9,5362000-12-31: 10k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 12k2007-12-31: 13k2008-12-31: 13k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 14k2011-12-31: 14k2012-12-31: 15k2013-12-31: 15k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 16k2016-12-31: 16k2017-12-31: 17k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 18k2020-12-31: 18k2021-12-31: 19k2022-12-31: 20k2023-12-31: 21k2024-12-31: 22k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 8,992 to 22k · axis starts at 7,405

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,454
1,5462,0482,5512020-01-31: 1,6662020-02-29: 1,6742020-03-31: 1,6722020-04-30: 1,6432020-05-31: 1,6542020-06-30: 1,6812020-07-31: 1,7052020-08-31: 1,7322020-09-30: 1,7522020-10-31: 1,7502020-11-30: 1,7592020-12-31: 1,7762021-01-31: 1,7502021-02-28: 1,7532021-03-31: 1,7772021-04-30: 1,7852021-05-31: 1,7882021-06-30: 1,7902021-07-31: 1,7942021-08-31: 1,7982021-09-30: 1,8262021-10-31: 1,8192021-11-30: 1,8262021-12-31: 1,8402022-01-31: 1,8262022-02-28: 1,8342022-03-31: 1,8722022-04-30: 1,8742022-05-31: 1,8822022-06-30: 1,8932022-07-31: 1,9062022-08-31: 1,9182022-09-30: 1,9652022-10-31: 1,9472022-11-30: 2,0152022-12-31: 1,9942023-01-31: 1,9762023-02-28: 1,9812023-03-31: 2,0122023-04-30: 2,0342023-05-31: 2,0782023-06-30: 2,1232023-07-31: 2,0762023-08-31: 2,0742023-09-30: 2,0992023-10-31: 2,0972023-11-30: 2,1342023-12-31: 2,1612024-01-31: 2,1162024-02-29: 2,1182024-03-31: 2,1472024-04-30: 2,1842024-05-31: 2,1982024-06-30: 2,1942024-07-31: 2,1972024-08-31: 2,2072024-09-30: 2,2192024-10-31: 2,2832024-11-30: 2,3122024-12-31: 2,2702025-01-31: 2,2572025-02-28: 2,2642025-03-31: 2,2782025-04-30: 2,3172025-05-31: 2,3252025-06-30: 2,3252025-07-31: 2,3392025-08-31: 2,3862025-09-30: 2,3682025-10-31: 2,3742025-11-30: 2,3742025-12-31: 2,3972026-01-31: 2,3752026-02-28: 2,3802026-03-31: 2,4082026-04-30: 2,4472026-05-31: 2,4522026-06-30: 2,4532026-07-31: 2,454 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,643 to 2,454 · axis starts at 1,546

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.

104,886
97k102k107k2020-01-31: 100k2020-02-29: 101k2020-03-31: 101k2020-04-30: 100k2020-05-31: 99k2020-06-30: 99k2020-07-31: 99k2020-08-31: 99k2020-09-30: 99k2020-10-31: 99k2020-11-30: 99k2020-12-31: 98k2021-01-31: 98k2021-02-28: 98k2021-03-31: 99k2021-04-30: 99k2021-05-31: 100k2021-06-30: 101k2021-07-31: 102k2021-08-31: 102k2021-09-30: 103k2021-10-31: 103k2021-11-30: 103k2021-12-31: 103k2022-01-31: 102k2022-02-28: 103k2022-03-31: 103k2022-04-30: 103k2022-05-31: 104k2022-06-30: 104k2022-07-31: 104k2022-08-31: 104k2022-09-30: 104k2022-10-31: 104k2022-11-30: 105k2022-12-31: 104k2023-01-31: 104k2023-02-28: 104k2023-03-31: 104k2023-04-30: 105k2023-05-31: 105k2023-06-30: 105k2023-07-31: 105k2023-08-31: 105k2023-09-30: 105k2023-10-31: 105k2023-11-30: 106k2023-12-31: 105k2024-01-31: 104k2024-02-29: 105k2024-03-31: 105k2024-04-30: 105k2024-05-31: 106k2024-06-30: 106k2024-07-31: 106k2024-08-31: 106k2024-09-30: 106k2024-10-31: 106k2024-11-30: 106k2024-12-31: 106k2025-01-31: 105k2025-02-28: 105k2025-03-31: 105k2025-04-30: 105k2025-05-31: 105k2025-06-30: 106k2025-07-31: 106k2025-08-31: 105k2025-09-30: 105k2025-10-31: 105k2025-11-30: 105k2025-12-31: 105k2026-01-31: 104k2026-02-28: 104k2026-03-31: 104k2026-04-30: 104k2026-05-31: 104k2026-06-30: 105k2026-07-31: 105k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 98k to 106k · axis starts at 97k

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
2026
8,695
7,4248,2309,0362010-03-31: 7,9152011-03-31: 7,7602012-03-31: 7,6602013-03-31: 7,5802014-03-31: 7,8552015-03-31: 8,4652016-03-31: 8,5952017-03-31: 8,7952018-03-31: 8,8002019-03-31: 8,8002020-03-31: 8,8802021-03-31: 8,8052022-03-31: 8,7752023-03-31: 8,7152024-03-31: 8,6702025-03-31: 8,5702026-03-31: 8,695 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 7,580 to 8,880 · axis starts at 7,424

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 24 September 2026

6,585
5,5206,2186,9152010-03-31: 5,9702011-03-31: 5,8502012-03-31: 5,7452013-03-31: 5,6552014-03-31: 5,8452015-03-31: 6,3602016-03-31: 6,5752017-03-31: 6,7752018-03-31: 6,7152019-03-31: 6,7252020-03-31: 6,7802021-03-31: 6,7352022-03-31: 6,6552023-03-31: 6,5452024-03-31: 6,5252025-03-31: 6,4702026-03-31: 6,585 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 5,655 to 6,780 · axis starts at 5,520

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

555
4715185642010-03-31: 4802011-03-31: 4852012-03-31: 4902013-03-31: 4902014-03-31: 5102015-03-31: 5352016-03-31: 4902017-03-31: 4952018-03-31: 5202019-03-31: 5152020-03-31: 5252021-03-31: 5202022-03-31: 5302023-03-31: 5352024-03-31: 5302025-03-31: 5502026-03-31: 555 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 480 to 555 · axis starts at 471

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

50
32.64557.42010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 352012-03-31: 402013-03-31: 402014-03-31: 402015-03-31: 402016-03-31: 452017-03-31: 452018-03-31: 502019-03-31: 502020-03-31: 452021-03-31: 502022-03-31: 502023-03-31: 502024-03-31: 452025-03-31: 552026-03-31: 50 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 35 to 55 · axis starts at 32.6

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

5
02.85.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 02017-03-31: 02018-03-31: 02019-03-31: 02020-03-31: 02021-03-31: 02022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 52026-03-31: 5 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 0 to 5

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

280
2432783122010-03-31: 2652011-03-31: 2502012-03-31: 2552013-03-31: 2752014-03-31: 2902015-03-31: 2952016-03-31: 2902017-03-31: 2952018-03-31: 2702019-03-31: 2802020-03-31: 2752021-03-31: 2752022-03-31: 2902023-03-31: 3052024-03-31: 2852025-03-31: 2752026-03-31: 280 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 250 to 305 · axis starts at 243

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

15
9.412.515.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 102026-03-31: 15 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 10 to 15 · axis starts at 9.4

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

1,110
1,0081,0951,1822010-03-31: 1,0852011-03-31: 1,0552012-03-31: 1,0502013-03-31: 1,0252014-03-31: 1,0802015-03-31: 1,1402016-03-31: 1,0952017-03-31: 1,0902018-03-31: 1,1502019-03-31: 1,1252020-03-31: 1,1402021-03-31: 1,1252022-03-31: 1,1502023-03-31: 1,1652024-03-31: 1,1652025-03-31: 1,1052026-03-31: 1,110 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 1,025 to 1,165 · axis starts at 1,008

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

100
49.677.51052010-03-31: 552011-03-31: 602012-03-31: 702013-03-31: 702014-03-31: 652015-03-31: 702016-03-31: 752017-03-31: 752018-03-31: 752019-03-31: 852020-03-31: 902021-03-31: 852022-03-31: 852023-03-31: 802024-03-31: 952025-03-31: 952026-03-31: 100 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 55 to 100 · axis starts at 49.6

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

5
02.85.62010-03-31: 02011-03-31: 02012-03-31: 02013-03-31: 02014-03-31: 02015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 02023-03-31: 02024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 52026-03-31: 5 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 0 to 5

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

10,120
8,9739,73210k2010-03-31: 9,4802011-03-31: 9,3252012-03-31: 9,2002013-03-31: 9,1202014-03-31: 9,4052015-03-31: 10k2016-03-31: 10k2017-03-31: 10k2018-03-31: 10k2019-03-31: 10k2020-03-31: 10k2021-03-31: 10k2022-03-31: 10k2023-03-31: 10k2024-03-31: 10k2025-03-31: 10k2026-03-31: 10k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 9,120 to 10k · axis starts at 8,973

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 24 September 2026

5,894
1,9314,1256,3191998-12-31: 2,3561999-12-31: 2,4232000-12-31: 2,3962001-12-31: 2,4472002-12-31: 2,6072003-12-31: 2,9012004-12-31: 3,0912005-12-31: 3,2902006-12-31: 3,4682007-12-31: 3,5852008-12-31: 3,6632009-12-31: 3,3702010-12-31: 3,3642011-12-31: 3,4022012-12-31: 3,5402013-12-31: 3,7462014-12-31: 3,8182015-12-31: 4,2062016-12-31: 4,2552017-12-31: 4,3032018-12-31: 4,3722019-12-31: 4,6192020-12-31: 4,4912021-12-31: 4,7052022-12-31: 5,2492023-12-31: 5,894 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 2,356 to 5,894 · axis starts at 1,931

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Lancaster and Wyre

Lancaster · Wyre