The Datum Report

Local area

Leeds

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 long-term sick Apr 2025-Mar 2026 28.8% +3.8 in the top 9% of 171

Moving with the rest of the country

Shown separately because these say something about the country rather than about Leeds.

By subject

Every figure published for Leeds. 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
10.3%
3.57.411.32020-03-31: 10.62020-06-30: 10.12020-09-30: 9.32020-12-31: 8.32021-03-31: 7.42021-06-30: 6.62021-09-30: 7.42021-12-31: 6.92022-03-31: 8.12022-06-30: 9.02022-09-30: 8.92022-12-31: 9.32023-03-31: 9.02023-06-30: 10.32023-09-30: 9.52023-12-31: 7.82024-03-31: 6.62024-06-30: 4.22024-09-30: 4.32024-12-31: 4.92025-03-31: 6.32025-06-30: 8.32025-09-30: 8.92025-12-31: 9.92026-03-31: 10.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 4.2 to 10.6 · axis starts at 3.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.9, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
75.8%
67.674.681.52020-03-31: 75.92020-06-30: 78.02020-09-30: 80.22020-12-31: 80.22021-03-31: 78.32021-06-30: 77.02021-09-30: 74.42021-12-31: 72.72022-03-31: 73.92022-06-30: 74.42022-09-30: 76.22022-12-31: 77.32023-03-31: 76.42023-06-30: 77.52023-09-30: 77.32023-12-31: 74.72024-03-31: 73.52024-06-30: 69.42024-09-30: 68.92024-12-31: 69.52025-03-31: 69.32025-06-30: 70.92025-09-30: 71.62025-12-31: 74.22026-03-31: 75.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 68.9 to 80.2 · axis starts at 67.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.7, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.1%
1.13.76.32020-03-31: 4.12020-06-30: 3.52020-09-30: 3.82020-12-31: 4.22021-03-31: 4.92021-06-30: 5.02021-09-30: 5.82021-12-31: 5.62022-03-31: 4.02022-06-30: 4.22022-09-30: 3.12022-12-31: 2.52023-03-31: 2.92023-06-30: 2.62023-09-30: 2.92023-12-31: 2.82024-03-31: 2.82024-06-30: 1.82024-09-30: 1.62024-12-31: 2.42025-03-31: 3.82025-06-30: 4.72025-09-30: 4.72025-12-31: 4.72026-03-31: 4.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 1.6 to 5.8 · axis starts at 1.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.4, basis not documented by the producer

20.9%
14.623.131.62020-03-31: 20.92020-06-30: 19.22020-09-30: 16.72020-12-31: 16.32021-03-31: 17.72021-06-30: 18.92021-09-30: 21.02021-12-31: 23.02022-03-31: 23.02022-06-30: 22.32022-09-30: 21.42022-12-31: 20.72023-03-31: 21.32023-06-30: 20.32023-09-30: 20.42023-12-31: 23.12024-03-31: 24.32024-06-30: 29.32024-09-30: 29.92024-12-31: 28.82025-03-31: 28.02025-06-30: 25.72025-09-30: 24.92025-12-31: 22.22026-03-31: 20.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.3 to 29.9 · axis starts at 14.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.5, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
25,640
15k27k39k2020-01-31: 17k2020-02-29: 18k2020-03-31: 18k2020-04-30: 29k2020-05-31: 35k2020-06-30: 35k2020-07-31: 36k2020-08-31: 36k2020-09-30: 36k2020-10-31: 35k2020-11-30: 35k2020-12-31: 35k2021-01-31: 35k2021-02-28: 37k2021-03-31: 37k2021-04-30: 36k2021-05-31: 34k2021-06-30: 32k2021-07-31: 31k2021-08-31: 30k2021-09-30: 29k2021-10-31: 28k2021-11-30: 26k2021-12-31: 26k2022-01-31: 25k2022-02-28: 25k2022-03-31: 24k2022-04-30: 24k2022-05-31: 23k2022-06-30: 23k2022-07-31: 22k2022-08-31: 22k2022-09-30: 22k2022-10-31: 22k2022-11-30: 22k2022-12-31: 22k2023-01-31: 22k2023-02-28: 22k2023-03-31: 23k2023-04-30: 24k2023-05-31: 23k2023-06-30: 23k2023-07-31: 23k2023-08-31: 23k2023-09-30: 23k2023-10-31: 22k2023-11-30: 23k2023-12-31: 23k2024-01-31: 23k2024-02-29: 24k2024-03-31: 24k2024-04-30: 24k2024-05-31: 24k2024-06-30: 25k2024-07-31: 26k2024-08-31: 26k2024-09-30: 26k2024-10-31: 26k2024-11-30: 26k2024-12-31: 25k2025-01-31: 25k2025-02-28: 26k2025-03-31: 26k2025-04-30: 25k2025-05-31: 25k2025-06-30: 25k2025-07-31: 24k2025-08-31: 25k2025-09-30: 25k2025-10-31: 24k2025-11-30: 24k2025-12-31: 24k2026-01-31: 24k2026-02-28: 25k2026-03-31: 26k2026-04-30: 25k2026-05-31: 25k2026-06-30: 25k2026-07-31: 25k2026-08-31: 26k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 17k to 37k · axis starts at 15k

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

4.6%
4.44.54.62026-01-31: 4.42026-02-28: 4.52026-03-31: 4.62026-04-30: 4.52026-05-31: 4.62026-06-30: 4.52026-07-31: 4.52026-08-31: 4.6 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 4.4 to 4.6 · axis starts at 4.4

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)
24 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

28.8%
13.722.130.42020-03-31: 23.12020-06-30: 21.52020-09-30: 21.92020-12-31: 20.92021-03-31: 15.32021-06-30: 18.42021-09-30: 19.22021-12-31: 20.92022-03-31: 19.92022-06-30: 19.42022-09-30: 17.52022-12-31: 20.12023-03-31: 19.52023-06-30: 18.72023-09-30: 20.52023-12-31: 18.62024-03-31: 21.02024-06-30: 22.32024-09-30: 22.52024-12-31: 23.02025-03-31: 21.72025-06-30: 23.02025-09-30: 22.92025-12-31: 252026-03-31: 28.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 15.3 to 28.8 · axis starts at 13.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.3, basis not documented by the producer

18.4%
13.120.127.12020-03-31: 20.72020-06-30: 22.02020-09-30: 20.42020-12-31: 17.52021-03-31: 17.32021-06-30: 16.72021-09-30: 16.22021-12-31: 16.92022-03-31: 19.22022-06-30: 20.12022-09-30: 18.32022-12-31: 19.92023-03-31: 25.82023-06-30: 22.72023-09-30: 23.02023-12-31: 18.32024-03-31: 14.42024-06-30: 19.12024-09-30: 20.52024-12-31: 22.42025-03-31: 22.42025-06-30: 20.82025-09-30: 20.62025-12-31: 212026-03-31: 18.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 14.4 to 25.8 · axis starts at 13.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.4, basis not documented by the producer

8.7%
3.610.717.72020-03-31: 9.02020-06-30: 8.82020-09-30: 11.22020-12-31: 12.22021-03-31: 11.42021-06-30: 11.22021-09-30: 11.12021-12-31: 11.12022-03-31: 13.62022-06-30: 13.22022-09-30: 12.72022-12-31: 12.52023-03-31: 11.62023-06-30: 12.32023-09-30: 15.82023-12-31: 15.12024-03-31: 16.32024-06-30: 12.52024-09-30: 8.12024-12-31: 7.92025-03-31: 5.02025-06-30: 6.52025-09-30: 9.12025-12-31: 8.72026-03-31: 8.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.0 to 16.3 · axis starts at 3.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.9, basis not documented by the producer

30.9%
25.536.747.82020-03-31: 35.02020-06-30: 35.32020-09-30: 34.82020-12-31: 38.02021-03-31: 43.72021-06-30: 45.72021-09-30: 42.22021-12-31: 37.22022-03-31: 30.72022-06-30: 31.82022-09-30: 35.02022-12-31: 31.72023-03-31: 31.42023-06-30: 33.12023-09-30: 27.72023-12-31: 31.32024-03-31: 29.62024-06-30: 29.12024-09-30: 32.52024-12-31: 32.72025-03-31: 36.22025-06-30: 36.32025-09-30: 34.32025-12-31: 33.32026-03-31: 30.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 27.7 to 45.7 · axis starts at 25.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.4, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£22,588
8,44016k24k1997-12-31: 9,9561998-12-31: 10k1999-12-31: 11k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 12k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 14k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 15k2013-12-31: 15k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 17k2016-12-31: 17k2017-12-31: 17k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 18k2020-12-31: 19k2021-12-31: 19k2022-12-31: 20k2023-12-31: 21k2024-12-31: 23k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,956 to 23k · axis starts at 8,440

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,575
1,6922,1812,6702020-01-31: 1,8052020-02-29: 1,8212020-03-31: 1,8202020-04-30: 1,7872020-05-31: 1,7902020-06-30: 1,8082020-07-31: 1,8402020-08-31: 1,8602020-09-30: 1,8842020-10-31: 1,8962020-11-30: 1,8992020-12-31: 1,9252021-01-31: 1,8892021-02-28: 1,9042021-03-31: 1,9282021-04-30: 1,9442021-05-31: 1,9442021-06-30: 1,9442021-07-31: 1,9462021-08-31: 1,9492021-09-30: 1,9792021-10-31: 1,9752021-11-30: 1,9812021-12-31: 2,0072022-01-31: 1,9872022-02-28: 2,0112022-03-31: 2,0312022-04-30: 2,0292022-05-31: 2,0372022-06-30: 2,0492022-07-31: 2,0612022-08-31: 2,0802022-09-30: 2,1192022-10-31: 2,1092022-11-30: 2,1562022-12-31: 2,1922023-01-31: 2,1142023-02-28: 2,1232023-03-31: 2,1592023-04-30: 2,1742023-05-31: 2,1992023-06-30: 2,2602023-07-31: 2,2182023-08-31: 2,2172023-09-30: 2,2232023-10-31: 2,2252023-11-30: 2,2832023-12-31: 2,3152024-01-31: 2,2442024-02-29: 2,2572024-03-31: 2,2912024-04-30: 2,3082024-05-31: 2,3162024-06-30: 2,3162024-07-31: 2,3302024-08-31: 2,3372024-09-30: 2,3462024-10-31: 2,4112024-11-30: 2,4082024-12-31: 2,4302025-01-31: 2,3742025-02-28: 2,3892025-03-31: 2,4142025-04-30: 2,4392025-05-31: 2,4502025-06-30: 2,4522025-07-31: 2,4712025-08-31: 2,5002025-09-30: 2,4992025-10-31: 2,4932025-11-30: 2,4962025-12-31: 2,5282026-01-31: 2,4952026-02-28: 2,5052026-03-31: 2,5372026-04-30: 2,5582026-05-31: 2,5602026-06-30: 2,5692026-07-31: 2,575 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,787 to 2,575 · axis starts at 1,692

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.

374,404
337k360k382k2020-01-31: 352k2020-02-29: 352k2020-03-31: 352k2020-04-30: 347k2020-05-31: 345k2020-06-30: 346k2020-07-31: 345k2020-08-31: 344k2020-09-30: 343k2020-10-31: 344k2020-11-30: 345k2020-12-31: 344k2021-01-31: 342k2021-02-28: 342k2021-03-31: 342k2021-04-30: 344k2021-05-31: 347k2021-06-30: 350k2021-07-31: 352k2021-08-31: 353k2021-09-30: 355k2021-10-31: 357k2021-11-30: 360k2021-12-31: 361k2022-01-31: 358k2022-02-28: 359k2022-03-31: 361k2022-04-30: 361k2022-05-31: 362k2022-06-30: 363k2022-07-31: 364k2022-08-31: 363k2022-09-30: 365k2022-10-31: 367k2022-11-30: 370k2022-12-31: 370k2023-01-31: 367k2023-02-28: 367k2023-03-31: 368k2023-04-30: 368k2023-05-31: 370k2023-06-30: 371k2023-07-31: 371k2023-08-31: 370k2023-09-30: 371k2023-10-31: 373k2023-11-30: 376k2023-12-31: 376k2024-01-31: 372k2024-02-29: 372k2024-03-31: 373k2024-04-30: 374k2024-05-31: 375k2024-06-30: 375k2024-07-31: 375k2024-08-31: 374k2024-09-30: 375k2024-10-31: 376k2024-11-30: 378k2024-12-31: 377k2025-01-31: 373k2025-02-28: 373k2025-03-31: 373k2025-04-30: 373k2025-05-31: 374k2025-06-30: 374k2025-07-31: 374k2025-08-31: 373k2025-09-30: 374k2025-10-31: 375k2025-11-30: 377k2025-12-31: 377k2026-01-31: 373k2026-02-28: 372k2026-03-31: 373k2026-04-30: 373k2026-05-31: 374k2026-06-30: 374k2026-07-31: 374k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 342k to 378k · axis starts at 337k

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
29,340
19k25k32k2010-03-31: 20k2011-03-31: 20k2012-03-31: 21k2013-03-31: 22k2014-03-31: 23k2015-03-31: 26k2016-03-31: 26k2017-03-31: 28k2018-03-31: 28k2019-03-31: 29k2020-03-31: 30k2021-03-31: 30k2022-03-31: 30k2023-03-31: 29k2024-03-31: 29k2025-03-31: 29k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20k to 30k · axis starts at 19k

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

22,100
14k19k25k2010-03-31: 15k2011-03-31: 15k2012-03-31: 15k2013-03-31: 16k2014-03-31: 16k2015-03-31: 20k2016-03-31: 20k2017-03-31: 22k2018-03-31: 22k2019-03-31: 22k2020-03-31: 23k2021-03-31: 23k2022-03-31: 23k2023-03-31: 22k2024-03-31: 22k2025-03-31: 22k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15k to 23k · axis starts at 14k

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

1,910
1,3721,6701,9682010-03-31: 1,4502011-03-31: 1,4302012-03-31: 1,4952013-03-31: 1,5202014-03-31: 1,6052015-03-31: 1,7102016-03-31: 1,7552017-03-31: 1,7452018-03-31: 1,7702019-03-31: 1,8352020-03-31: 1,8102021-03-31: 1,8502022-03-31: 1,8552023-03-31: 1,9102024-03-31: 1,8752025-03-31: 1,910 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,430 to 1,910 · axis starts at 1,372

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

195
1601852102010-03-31: 1702011-03-31: 1652012-03-31: 1702013-03-31: 1852014-03-31: 1752015-03-31: 1702016-03-31: 1802017-03-31: 1802018-03-31: 1752019-03-31: 1852020-03-31: 1952021-03-31: 1852022-03-31: 1902023-03-31: 1902024-03-31: 2052025-03-31: 195 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 165 to 205 · axis starts at 160

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

55
32.64557.42010-03-31: 402011-03-31: 352012-03-31: 402013-03-31: 452014-03-31: 552015-03-31: 502016-03-31: 552017-03-31: 552018-03-31: 552019-03-31: 502020-03-31: 502021-03-31: 552022-03-31: 552023-03-31: 552024-03-31: 552025-03-31: 55 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 35 to 55 · axis starts at 32.6

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

1,110
7749601,1462010-03-31: 8402011-03-31: 8102012-03-31: 8102013-03-31: 8802014-03-31: 8902015-03-31: 9102016-03-31: 9252017-03-31: 9552018-03-31: 9852019-03-31: 9902020-03-31: 1,0352021-03-31: 1,0352022-03-31: 1,0602023-03-31: 1,0852024-03-31: 1,1052025-03-31: 1,110 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 810 to 1,110 · axis starts at 774

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

85
45.867.589.22010-03-31: 552011-03-31: 552012-03-31: 552013-03-31: 502014-03-31: 602015-03-31: 602016-03-31: 552017-03-31: 652018-03-31: 652019-03-31: 652020-03-31: 652021-03-31: 652022-03-31: 652023-03-31: 702024-03-31: 752025-03-31: 85 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 50 to 85 · axis starts at 45.8

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

3,425
2,7473,1783,6082010-03-31: 2,8602011-03-31: 2,8302012-03-31: 2,9752013-03-31: 2,9352014-03-31: 3,0302015-03-31: 3,2302016-03-31: 3,0402017-03-31: 3,0852018-03-31: 3,1652019-03-31: 3,1952020-03-31: 3,2002021-03-31: 3,3202022-03-31: 3,3852023-03-31: 3,5252024-03-31: 3,4202025-03-31: 3,425 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 2,830 to 3,525 · axis starts at 2,747

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

420
2743554362010-03-31: 2902011-03-31: 3002012-03-31: 3152013-03-31: 3152014-03-31: 3352015-03-31: 3402016-03-31: 3302017-03-31: 3502018-03-31: 3652019-03-31: 3602020-03-31: 3652021-03-31: 3552022-03-31: 3702023-03-31: 3902024-03-31: 4002025-03-31: 420 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 290 to 420 · axis starts at 274

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

45
2237.5532010-03-31: 302011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 352013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 352018-03-31: 452019-03-31: 502020-03-31: 502021-03-31: 502022-03-31: 502023-03-31: 502024-03-31: 452025-03-31: 45 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 25 to 50 · axis starts at 22

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

35,495
26k32k38k2010-03-31: 27k2011-03-31: 27k2012-03-31: 27k2013-03-31: 28k2014-03-31: 29k2015-03-31: 33k2016-03-31: 33k2017-03-31: 35k2018-03-31: 35k2019-03-31: 35k2020-03-31: 37k2021-03-31: 37k2022-03-31: 36k2023-03-31: 35k2024-03-31: 35k2025-03-31: 35k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 27k to 37k · axis starts at 26k

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

36,554
9,40924k39k1998-12-31: 12k1999-12-31: 13k2000-12-31: 14k2001-12-31: 14k2002-12-31: 15k2003-12-31: 16k2004-12-31: 17k2005-12-31: 19k2006-12-31: 20k2007-12-31: 21k2008-12-31: 21k2009-12-31: 21k2010-12-31: 21k2011-12-31: 21k2012-12-31: 22k2013-12-31: 22k2014-12-31: 23k2015-12-31: 24k2016-12-31: 24k2017-12-31: 25k2018-12-31: 26k2019-12-31: 27k2020-12-31: 26k2021-12-31: 29k2022-12-31: 33k2023-12-31: 37k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 12k to 37k · axis starts at 9,409

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Leeds

Leeds