The Datum Report

Local area

Lincolnshire CC

What we think is happening

Businesses employing 5 to 9 people in Lincolnshire CC has been falling.

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

Other standing views

Labour market

The number claiming unemployment benefits in Lincolnshire CC has been falling, though other measures here have run the other way.

tentative confidence · how we reached this

By subject

Every figure published for Lincolnshire CC. 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
9.5%
7.59.611.82020-03-31: 11.02020-06-30: 11.42020-09-30: 9.92020-12-31: 10.52021-03-31: 9.92021-09-30: 8.62022-09-30: 8.42023-03-31: 8.62023-06-30: 9.12023-09-30: 9.42023-12-31: 8.52024-03-31: 9.22024-06-30: 8.72024-09-30: 7.92024-12-31: 8.92025-12-31: 102026-03-31: 9.5 2020-03 2026-03
17 monthly readings · 7.9 to 11.4 · axis starts at 7.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.0, 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
76.0%
70.474.678.82020-03-31: 74.92020-06-30: 72.62020-09-30: 72.42020-12-31: 71.32021-03-31: 72.42021-06-30: 72.12021-09-30: 73.02021-12-31: 73.72022-03-31: 73.22022-06-30: 73.62022-09-30: 74.52022-12-31: 75.12023-03-31: 74.72023-06-30: 78.02023-09-30: 75.22023-12-31: 73.62024-03-31: 73.62024-06-30: 71.22024-09-30: 71.32024-12-31: 71.62025-03-31: 73.92025-06-30: 75.32025-09-30: 76.02025-12-31: 76.72026-03-31: 76 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 71.2 to 78.0 · axis starts at 70.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.9, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
3.2%
2.63.03.32025-12-31: 2.72026-03-31: 3.2 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 2.7 to 3.2 · axis starts at 2.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.3, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

21.5%
20.223.326.32020-03-31: 22.42020-06-30: 23.72020-09-30: 23.82020-12-31: 24.32021-03-31: 23.02021-06-30: 23.82021-09-30: 23.32021-12-31: 23.42022-03-31: 23.92022-06-30: 23.92022-09-30: 23.32022-12-31: 23.62023-03-31: 24.22023-06-30: 20.82023-09-30: 23.12023-12-31: 23.22024-03-31: 22.42024-06-30: 24.92024-09-30: 25.32024-12-31: 25.72025-03-31: 24.12025-06-30: 23.12025-09-30: 22.12025-12-31: 21.12026-03-31: 21.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 20.8 to 25.7 · axis starts at 20.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.8, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
14,840
11k19k28k2020-01-31: 13k2020-02-29: 14k2020-03-31: 13k2020-04-30: 22k2020-05-31: 26k2020-06-30: 25k2020-07-31: 26k2020-08-31: 26k2020-09-30: 25k2020-10-31: 24k2020-11-30: 24k2020-12-31: 24k2021-01-31: 24k2021-02-28: 25k2021-03-31: 25k2021-04-30: 24k2021-05-31: 23k2021-06-30: 21k2021-07-31: 20k2021-08-31: 20k2021-09-30: 19k2021-10-31: 18k2021-11-30: 18k2021-12-31: 17k2022-01-31: 17k2022-02-28: 17k2022-03-31: 16k2022-04-30: 15k2022-05-31: 14k2022-06-30: 14k2022-07-31: 14k2022-08-31: 14k2022-09-30: 14k2022-10-31: 14k2022-11-30: 14k2022-12-31: 15k2023-01-31: 15k2023-02-28: 15k2023-03-31: 15k2023-04-30: 14k2023-05-31: 14k2023-06-30: 14k2023-07-31: 14k2023-08-31: 13k2023-09-30: 13k2023-10-31: 14k2023-11-30: 14k2023-12-31: 14k2024-01-31: 14k2024-02-29: 15k2024-03-31: 15k2024-04-30: 14k2024-05-31: 14k2024-06-30: 14k2024-07-31: 15k2024-08-31: 15k2024-09-30: 15k2024-10-31: 15k2024-11-30: 14k2024-12-31: 14k2025-01-31: 15k2025-02-28: 15k2025-03-31: 15k2025-04-30: 15k2025-05-31: 14k2025-06-30: 14k2025-07-31: 14k2025-08-31: 14k2025-09-30: 14k2025-10-31: 14k2025-11-30: 14k2025-12-31: 14k2026-01-31: 15k2026-02-28: 16k2026-03-31: 16k2026-04-30: 15k2026-05-31: 15k2026-06-30: 15k2026-07-31: 14k2026-08-31: 15k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 13k to 26k · axis starts at 11k

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

3.2%
3.13.23.32026-01-31: 3.22026-02-28: 3.32026-03-31: 3.32026-04-30: 3.22026-05-31: 3.22026-06-30: 3.12026-07-31: 3.12026-08-31: 3.2 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.1 to 3.3 · axis starts at 3.1

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
—

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.

33.2%
21.227.934.72020-03-31: 22.52020-06-30: 24.52020-09-30: 27.02020-12-31: 29.92021-06-30: 31.02021-09-30: 31.02021-12-31: 26.32022-03-31: 28.62022-06-30: 28.82022-09-30: 31.32022-12-31: 31.82023-03-31: 31.52023-06-30: 32.22024-03-31: 29.32024-06-30: 32.62024-09-30: 32.42024-12-31: 33.42025-03-31: 32.42025-06-30: 32.92025-09-30: 32.22025-12-31: 32.62026-03-31: 33.2 2020-03 2026-03
22 monthly readings · 22.5 to 33.4 · axis starts at 21.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.8, basis not documented by the producer
3 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

18.4%
18.019.220.52021-06-30: 20.22025-12-31: 18.22026-03-31: 18.4 2021-06 2026-03
3 monthly readings · 18.2 to 20.2 · axis starts at 18.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.6, basis not documented by the producer
22 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

14.8%
14.117.621.12021-03-31: 17.42021-12-31: 20.52025-06-30: 16.62025-09-30: 16.32025-12-31: 15.82026-03-31: 14.8 2021-03 2026-03
6 monthly readings · 14.8 to 20.5 · axis starts at 14.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.2, basis not documented by the producer
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

18.8%
18.718.818.82025-12-31: 18.72026-03-31: 18.8 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 18.7 to 18.8 · axis starts at 18.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.7, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£23,107
8,22716k25k1997-12-31: 9,8211998-12-31: 10k1999-12-31: 10k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 15k2013-12-31: 16k2014-12-31: 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: 22k2024-12-31: 23k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,821 to 23k · axis starts at 8,227

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,494
1,5612,0782,5942020-01-31: 1,6622020-02-29: 1,6702020-03-31: 1,6742020-04-30: 1,6612020-05-31: 1,6722020-06-30: 1,6932020-07-31: 1,7212020-08-31: 1,7392020-09-30: 1,7642020-10-31: 1,7552020-11-30: 1,7642020-12-31: 1,7732021-01-31: 1,7562021-02-28: 1,7612021-03-31: 1,7882021-04-30: 1,7982021-05-31: 1,8022021-06-30: 1,8272021-07-31: 1,8352021-08-31: 1,8452021-09-30: 1,8672021-10-31: 1,8602021-11-30: 1,8602021-12-31: 1,8872022-01-31: 1,8592022-02-28: 1,8632022-03-31: 1,8902022-04-30: 1,9082022-05-31: 1,9232022-06-30: 1,9342022-07-31: 1,9302022-08-31: 1,9512022-09-30: 1,9872022-10-31: 1,9652022-11-30: 2,0122022-12-31: 2,0192023-01-31: 1,9742023-02-28: 1,9882023-03-31: 2,0162023-04-30: 2,0472023-05-31: 2,0892023-06-30: 2,1332023-07-31: 2,0962023-08-31: 2,1132023-09-30: 2,1222023-10-31: 2,1242023-11-30: 2,1562023-12-31: 2,1582024-01-31: 2,1262024-02-29: 2,1292024-03-31: 2,1572024-04-30: 2,2082024-05-31: 2,2332024-06-30: 2,2302024-07-31: 2,2372024-08-31: 2,2502024-09-30: 2,2622024-10-31: 2,3072024-11-30: 2,3132024-12-31: 2,3112025-01-31: 2,2832025-02-28: 2,2602025-03-31: 2,2972025-04-30: 2,3522025-05-31: 2,3632025-06-30: 2,3682025-07-31: 2,3762025-08-31: 2,4062025-09-30: 2,3992025-10-31: 2,4002025-11-30: 2,3962025-12-31: 2,4202026-01-31: 2,3972026-02-28: 2,3982026-03-31: 2,4242026-04-30: 2,4662026-05-31: 2,4762026-06-30: 2,4882026-07-31: 2,494 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,661 to 2,494 · axis starts at 1,561

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.

336,337
308k326k343k2020-01-31: 320k2020-02-29: 320k2020-03-31: 321k2020-04-30: 316k2020-05-31: 316k2020-06-30: 317k2020-07-31: 318k2020-08-31: 317k2020-09-30: 317k2020-10-31: 316k2020-11-30: 315k2020-12-31: 314k2021-01-31: 312k2021-02-28: 312k2021-03-31: 314k2021-04-30: 316k2021-05-31: 319k2021-06-30: 323k2021-07-31: 324k2021-08-31: 325k2021-09-30: 325k2021-10-31: 326k2021-11-30: 326k2021-12-31: 325k2022-01-31: 323k2022-02-28: 325k2022-03-31: 328k2022-04-30: 329k2022-05-31: 330k2022-06-30: 332k2022-07-31: 333k2022-08-31: 332k2022-09-30: 332k2022-10-31: 332k2022-11-30: 333k2022-12-31: 332k2023-01-31: 329k2023-02-28: 330k2023-03-31: 332k2023-04-30: 333k2023-05-31: 334k2023-06-30: 336k2023-07-31: 337k2023-08-31: 336k2023-09-30: 336k2023-10-31: 336k2023-11-30: 335k2023-12-31: 334k2024-01-31: 331k2024-02-29: 332k2024-03-31: 334k2024-04-30: 335k2024-05-31: 337k2024-06-30: 338k2024-07-31: 339k2024-08-31: 338k2024-09-30: 338k2024-10-31: 337k2024-11-30: 337k2024-12-31: 334k2025-01-31: 331k2025-02-28: 332k2025-03-31: 334k2025-04-30: 335k2025-05-31: 336k2025-06-30: 337k2025-07-31: 338k2025-08-31: 337k2025-09-30: 337k2025-10-31: 336k2025-11-30: 335k2025-12-31: 333k2026-01-31: 330k2026-02-28: 331k2026-03-31: 333k2026-04-30: 334k2026-05-31: 335k2026-06-30: 336k2026-07-31: 336k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 312k to 339k · axis starts at 308k

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
28,640
24k26k29k2010-03-31: 25k2011-03-31: 24k2012-03-31: 25k2013-03-31: 25k2014-03-31: 26k2015-03-31: 27k2016-03-31: 28k2017-03-31: 28k2018-03-31: 28k2019-03-31: 28k2020-03-31: 28k2021-03-31: 28k2022-03-31: 29k2023-03-31: 29k2024-03-31: 28k2025-03-31: 28k2026-03-31: 29k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 24k to 29k · axis starts at 24k

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

21,960
17k20k22k2010-03-31: 18k2011-03-31: 18k2012-03-31: 18k2013-03-31: 18k2014-03-31: 19k2015-03-31: 20k2016-03-31: 21k2017-03-31: 22k2018-03-31: 21k2019-03-31: 21k2020-03-31: 22k2021-03-31: 22k2022-03-31: 22k2023-03-31: 22k2024-03-31: 22k2025-03-31: 22k2026-03-31: 22k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 18k to 22k · axis starts at 17k

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

1,705
1,4891,6481,8062010-03-31: 1,5702011-03-31: 1,5202012-03-31: 1,6102013-03-31: 1,5852014-03-31: 1,6352015-03-31: 1,7502016-03-31: 1,6902017-03-31: 1,6452018-03-31: 1,6802019-03-31: 1,6252020-03-31: 1,6252021-03-31: 1,6602022-03-31: 1,7752023-03-31: 1,7202024-03-31: 1,6252025-03-31: 1,6502026-03-31: 1,705 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 1,520 to 1,775 · axis starts at 1,489

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

130
1241551862010-03-31: 1402011-03-31: 1352012-03-31: 1352013-03-31: 1452014-03-31: 1552015-03-31: 1552016-03-31: 1552017-03-31: 1652018-03-31: 1652019-03-31: 1752020-03-31: 1802021-03-31: 1752022-03-31: 1652023-03-31: 1502024-03-31: 1502025-03-31: 1452026-03-31: 130 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 130 to 180 · axis starts at 124

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

20
8.81521.22010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 202026-03-31: 20 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 10 to 20 · axis starts at 8.8

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

905
7288429572010-03-31: 7752011-03-31: 7502012-03-31: 7802013-03-31: 8702014-03-31: 9202015-03-31: 9302016-03-31: 9202017-03-31: 9352018-03-31: 9152019-03-31: 8952020-03-31: 9152021-03-31: 8952022-03-31: 9152023-03-31: 9202024-03-31: 9102025-03-31: 9102026-03-31: 905 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 750 to 935 · axis starts at 728

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

60
37.65062.42010-03-31: 402011-03-31: 452012-03-31: 502013-03-31: 502014-03-31: 502015-03-31: 502016-03-31: 602017-03-31: 602018-03-31: 602019-03-31: 502020-03-31: 552021-03-31: 402022-03-31: 452023-03-31: 552024-03-31: 602025-03-31: 552026-03-31: 60 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 40 to 60 · axis starts at 37.6

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

3,530
3,3583,6283,8972010-03-31: 3,5652011-03-31: 3,5102012-03-31: 3,5252013-03-31: 3,4102014-03-31: 3,5802015-03-31: 3,7252016-03-31: 3,5402017-03-31: 3,5502018-03-31: 3,5552019-03-31: 3,6002020-03-31: 3,5202021-03-31: 3,6102022-03-31: 3,6952023-03-31: 3,8452024-03-31: 3,5352025-03-31: 3,5002026-03-31: 3,530 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 3,410 to 3,845 · axis starts at 3,358

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

315
2422823232010-03-31: 2602011-03-31: 2502012-03-31: 2602013-03-31: 2552014-03-31: 2652015-03-31: 2702016-03-31: 2702017-03-31: 2702018-03-31: 2702019-03-31: 2702020-03-31: 2602021-03-31: 2702022-03-31: 2752023-03-31: 2852024-03-31: 2952025-03-31: 3052026-03-31: 315 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 250 to 315 · axis starts at 242

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

20
8.81521.22010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 152022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 202026-03-31: 20 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 10 to 20 · axis starts at 8.8

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

33,610
29k32k34k2010-03-31: 30k2011-03-31: 30k2012-03-31: 30k2013-03-31: 30k2014-03-31: 31k2015-03-31: 32k2016-03-31: 33k2017-03-31: 33k2018-03-31: 33k2019-03-31: 33k2020-03-31: 33k2021-03-31: 33k2022-03-31: 34k2023-03-31: 34k2024-03-31: 33k2025-03-31: 33k2026-03-31: 34k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 30k to 34k · axis starts at 29k

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

19,055
6,39313k20k1998-12-31: 7,7501999-12-31: 7,8642000-12-31: 8,2382001-12-31: 8,8222002-12-31: 9,2912003-12-31: 9,8142004-12-31: 9,7352005-12-31: 9,9492006-12-31: 11k2007-12-31: 11k2008-12-31: 12k2009-12-31: 11k2010-12-31: 12k2011-12-31: 12k2012-12-31: 12k2013-12-31: 13k2014-12-31: 13k2015-12-31: 14k2016-12-31: 14k2017-12-31: 15k2018-12-31: 15k2019-12-31: 16k2020-12-31: 16k2021-12-31: 17k2022-12-31: 18k2023-12-31: 19k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 7,750 to 19k · axis starts at 6,393

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Lincolnshire CC

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