The Datum Report

Local area

Manchester

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
Business sites 2025 28,950 +880 in the top 1% of 182
Businesses 2025 23,715 +820 in the top 2% of 182
Businesses employing 0 to 4 people 2025 18,075 +695 in the top 3% of 182
Businesses employing 100 to 249 people 2025 155 -20 in the bottom 6% of 182

Moving with the rest of the country

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

By subject

Every figure published for Manchester. 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
8.8%
4.57.510.42020-03-31: 7.62020-06-30: 7.82020-09-30: 6.12020-12-31: 5.62021-03-31: 6.32021-06-30: 7.52021-09-30: 7.52021-12-31: 9.32022-03-31: 8.82022-06-30: 7.82022-09-30: 8.12022-12-31: 6.42023-03-31: 5.22023-06-30: 5.22023-09-30: 5.12023-12-31: 5.22024-03-31: 8.62024-06-30: 8.92024-09-30: 8.92024-12-31: 9.52025-03-31: 8.82025-06-30: 8.12025-09-30: 9.22025-12-31: 9.82026-03-31: 8.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.1 to 9.8 · axis starts at 4.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.5, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
74.9%
63.970.176.22020-03-31: 66.52020-06-30: 67.72020-09-30: 65.82020-12-31: 67.02021-03-31: 69.02021-06-30: 68.82021-09-30: 69.22021-12-31: 69.12022-03-31: 68.12022-06-30: 68.92022-09-30: 66.92022-12-31: 67.82023-03-31: 68.22023-06-30: 70.52023-09-30: 73.52023-12-31: 71.42024-03-31: 67.02024-06-30: 65.42024-09-30: 65.12024-12-31: 65.82025-03-31: 69.12025-06-30: 70.52025-09-30: 73.62025-12-31: 752026-03-31: 74.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 65.1 to 75 · axis starts at 63.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.8, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
3.9%
2.36.110.02020-03-31: 6.82020-06-30: 7.52020-09-30: 8.22020-12-31: 8.62021-03-31: 8.62021-06-30: 9.22021-09-30: 9.02021-12-31: 9.02022-03-31: 9.22022-06-30: 7.62022-09-30: 7.32022-12-31: 6.02023-03-31: 5.22023-06-30: 4.62023-09-30: 3.02023-12-31: 4.12024-03-31: 6.82024-06-30: 7.22024-09-30: 8.72024-12-31: 9.02025-03-31: 7.72025-06-30: 8.62025-09-30: 6.52025-12-31: 52026-03-31: 3.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 3.0 to 9.2 · axis starts at 2.3

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

22.0%
20.025.230.52020-03-31: 28.72020-06-30: 26.82020-09-30: 28.42020-12-31: 26.72021-03-31: 24.52021-06-30: 24.22021-09-30: 23.92021-12-31: 24.12022-03-31: 25.12022-06-30: 25.42022-09-30: 27.82022-12-31: 27.92023-03-31: 28.12023-06-30: 26.12023-09-30: 24.12023-12-31: 25.52024-03-31: 28.12024-06-30: 29.52024-09-30: 28.72024-12-31: 27.72025-03-31: 25.22025-06-30: 22.92025-09-30: 21.32025-12-31: 212026-03-31: 22 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 21 to 29.5 · axis starts at 20.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.6, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
25,185
14k26k38k2020-01-31: 16k2020-02-29: 17k2020-03-31: 18k2020-04-30: 29k2020-05-31: 34k2020-06-30: 34k2020-07-31: 34k2020-08-31: 35k2020-09-30: 35k2020-10-31: 34k2020-11-30: 35k2020-12-31: 34k2021-01-31: 34k2021-02-28: 36k2021-03-31: 36k2021-04-30: 36k2021-05-31: 34k2021-06-30: 32k2021-07-31: 31k2021-08-31: 30k2021-09-30: 29k2021-10-31: 28k2021-11-30: 27k2021-12-31: 26k2022-01-31: 25k2022-02-28: 26k2022-03-31: 26k2022-04-30: 24k2022-05-31: 24k2022-06-30: 23k2022-07-31: 23k2022-08-31: 23k2022-09-30: 23k2022-10-31: 22k2022-11-30: 22k2022-12-31: 22k2023-01-31: 22k2023-02-28: 23k2023-03-31: 23k2023-04-30: 24k2023-05-31: 24k2023-06-30: 24k2023-07-31: 24k2023-08-31: 24k2023-09-30: 23k2023-10-31: 23k2023-11-30: 24k2023-12-31: 24k2024-01-31: 24k2024-02-29: 24k2024-03-31: 25k2024-04-30: 25k2024-05-31: 25k2024-06-30: 26k2024-07-31: 28k2024-08-31: 28k2024-09-30: 27k2024-10-31: 27k2024-11-30: 26k2024-12-31: 26k2025-01-31: 26k2025-02-28: 26k2025-03-31: 26k2025-04-30: 26k2025-05-31: 26k2025-06-30: 25k2025-07-31: 25k2025-08-31: 25k2025-09-30: 25k2025-10-31: 25k2025-11-30: 24k2025-12-31: 24k2026-01-31: 24k2026-02-28: 25k2026-03-31: 25k2026-04-30: 25k2026-05-31: 25k2026-06-30: 25k2026-07-31: 25k2026-08-31: 25k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 16k to 36k · axis starts at 14k

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

6.0%
5.75.86.02026-01-31: 5.72026-02-28: 5.92026-03-31: 62026-04-30: 62026-05-31: 62026-06-30: 62026-07-31: 5.92026-08-31: 6 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 5.7 to 6 · axis starts at 5.7

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.

21.3%
17.624.130.72020-03-31: 22.02020-06-30: 24.42020-09-30: 23.82020-12-31: 20.62021-03-31: 23.22021-06-30: 19.92021-09-30: 21.72021-12-31: 20.92022-03-31: 20.42022-06-30: 20.92022-09-30: 22.92022-12-31: 26.22023-03-31: 23.82023-06-30: 24.42023-09-30: 21.62023-12-31: 22.12024-03-31: 24.82024-06-30: 29.52024-09-30: 27.12024-12-31: 26.52025-03-31: 22.32025-06-30: 18.82025-09-30: 19.62025-12-31: 20.62026-03-31: 21.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 18.8 to 29.5 · axis starts at 17.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.4, basis not documented by the producer

19.4%
15.322.329.32020-03-31: 23.62020-06-30: 23.52020-09-30: 22.42020-12-31: 24.62021-03-31: 21.52021-06-30: 25.22021-09-30: 27.62021-12-31: 27.62022-03-31: 27.92022-06-30: 26.32022-09-30: 26.02022-12-31: 25.32023-03-31: 24.02023-06-30: 24.62023-09-30: 22.92023-12-31: 20.12024-03-31: 21.52024-06-30: 16.62024-09-30: 21.02024-12-31: 20.82025-03-31: 22.82025-06-30: 27.32025-09-30: 22.02025-12-31: 20.42026-03-31: 19.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.6 to 27.9 · axis starts at 15.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.2, basis not documented by the producer

6.9%
1.95.08.02020-03-31: 3.32020-06-30: 2.92020-09-30: 3.72020-12-31: 4.12021-03-31: 6.92021-06-30: 7.42021-09-30: 6.42021-12-31: 5.02022-03-31: 4.92022-06-30: 3.72022-09-30: 4.12022-12-31: 4.92023-03-31: 4.72023-06-30: 4.92023-09-30: 6.32023-12-31: 7.12024-03-31: 4.42024-06-30: 3.22024-12-31: 2.52025-03-31: 3.22025-06-30: 4.32025-09-30: 7.32025-12-31: 6.62026-03-31: 6.9 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 2.5 to 7.4 · axis starts at 1.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.6, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

44.2%
25.435.846.22020-03-31: 41.52020-06-30: 40.82020-09-30: 39.72020-12-31: 37.72021-03-31: 33.22021-06-30: 28.32021-09-30: 27.52021-12-31: 29.62022-03-31: 31.62022-06-30: 34.22022-09-30: 32.92022-12-31: 30.32023-03-31: 33.52023-06-30: 36.42023-09-30: 38.42023-12-31: 42.82024-03-31: 41.32024-06-30: 40.72024-09-30: 38.52024-12-31: 35.02025-03-31: 38.02025-06-30: 35.02025-09-30: 39.02025-12-31: 43.72026-03-31: 44.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 27.5 to 44.2 · axis starts at 25.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±9.0, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£19,885
5,69914k21k1997-12-31: 7,2191998-12-31: 7,4931999-12-31: 8,1512000-12-31: 8,4902001-12-31: 8,8772002-12-31: 9,2362003-12-31: 9,4052004-12-31: 9,7462005-12-31: 10k2006-12-31: 10k2007-12-31: 11k2008-12-31: 11k2009-12-31: 12k2010-12-31: 12k2011-12-31: 12k2012-12-31: 12k2013-12-31: 12k2014-12-31: 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: 19k2024-12-31: 20k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 7,219 to 20k · axis starts at 5,699

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,471
1,5742,0702,5672020-01-31: 1,6952020-02-29: 1,6982020-03-31: 1,6912020-04-30: 1,6702020-05-31: 1,6862020-06-30: 1,6912020-07-31: 1,7252020-08-31: 1,7532020-09-30: 1,7762020-10-31: 1,7822020-11-30: 1,7742020-12-31: 1,7952021-01-31: 1,7802021-02-28: 1,7762021-03-31: 1,7902021-04-30: 1,8182021-05-31: 1,8222021-06-30: 1,8252021-07-31: 1,8262021-08-31: 1,8342021-09-30: 1,8442021-10-31: 1,8372021-11-30: 1,8262021-12-31: 1,8412022-01-31: 1,8362022-02-28: 1,8602022-03-31: 1,8882022-04-30: 1,9072022-05-31: 1,9152022-06-30: 1,9282022-07-31: 1,9452022-08-31: 1,9572022-09-30: 2,0002022-10-31: 1,9992022-11-30: 2,0292022-12-31: 2,0312023-01-31: 2,0142023-02-28: 1,9982023-03-31: 2,0272023-04-30: 2,0552023-05-31: 2,0962023-06-30: 2,1252023-07-31: 2,1102023-08-31: 2,1142023-09-30: 2,1222023-10-31: 2,1142023-11-30: 2,1542023-12-31: 2,1692024-01-31: 2,1292024-02-29: 2,1302024-03-31: 2,1602024-04-30: 2,1982024-05-31: 2,2152024-06-30: 2,2182024-07-31: 2,2322024-08-31: 2,2422024-09-30: 2,2462024-10-31: 2,3072024-11-30: 2,2932024-12-31: 2,2832025-01-31: 2,2772025-02-28: 2,2692025-03-31: 2,2902025-04-30: 2,3302025-05-31: 2,3462025-06-30: 2,3482025-07-31: 2,3682025-08-31: 2,3982025-09-30: 2,3842025-10-31: 2,3802025-11-30: 2,3762025-12-31: 2,4002026-01-31: 2,3852026-02-28: 2,3782026-03-31: 2,3982026-04-30: 2,4422026-05-31: 2,4532026-06-30: 2,4622026-07-31: 2,471 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,670 to 2,471 · axis starts at 1,574

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.

253,414
213k239k264k2020-01-31: 225k2020-02-29: 225k2020-03-31: 225k2020-04-30: 221k2020-05-31: 220k2020-06-30: 221k2020-07-31: 220k2020-08-31: 219k2020-09-30: 218k2020-10-31: 219k2020-11-30: 221k2020-12-31: 221k2021-01-31: 219k2021-02-28: 219k2021-03-31: 220k2021-04-30: 222k2021-05-31: 225k2021-06-30: 228k2021-07-31: 230k2021-08-31: 233k2021-09-30: 236k2021-10-31: 240k2021-11-30: 244k2021-12-31: 245k2022-01-31: 241k2022-02-28: 238k2022-03-31: 239k2022-04-30: 240k2022-05-31: 242k2022-06-30: 243k2022-07-31: 243k2022-08-31: 243k2022-09-30: 245k2022-10-31: 248k2022-11-30: 251k2022-12-31: 251k2023-01-31: 248k2023-02-28: 248k2023-03-31: 249k2023-04-30: 249k2023-05-31: 250k2023-06-30: 251k2023-07-31: 250k2023-08-31: 249k2023-09-30: 251k2023-10-31: 253k2023-11-30: 256k2023-12-31: 256k2024-01-31: 253k2024-02-29: 252k2024-03-31: 253k2024-04-30: 253k2024-05-31: 255k2024-06-30: 255k2024-07-31: 255k2024-08-31: 253k2024-09-30: 254k2024-10-31: 256k2024-11-30: 259k2024-12-31: 258k2025-01-31: 254k2025-02-28: 253k2025-03-31: 253k2025-04-30: 254k2025-05-31: 255k2025-06-30: 255k2025-07-31: 255k2025-08-31: 253k2025-09-30: 254k2025-10-31: 256k2025-11-30: 258k2025-12-31: 257k2026-01-31: 254k2026-02-28: 253k2026-03-31: 253k2026-04-30: 254k2026-05-31: 254k2026-06-30: 253k2026-07-31: 253k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 218k to 259k · axis starts at 213k

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
23,715
11k18k25k2010-03-31: 13k2011-03-31: 12k2012-03-31: 13k2013-03-31: 14k2014-03-31: 15k2015-03-31: 17k2016-03-31: 19k2017-03-31: 22k2018-03-31: 24k2019-03-31: 23k2020-03-31: 23k2021-03-31: 24k2022-03-31: 23k2023-03-31: 23k2024-03-31: 23k2025-03-31: 24k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 12k to 24k · axis starts at 11k

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

18,075
7,68714k20k2010-03-31: 8,8752011-03-31: 8,8702012-03-31: 9,4752013-03-31: 9,8402014-03-31: 11k2015-03-31: 12k2016-03-31: 14k2017-03-31: 18k2018-03-31: 19k2019-03-31: 17k2020-03-31: 18k2021-03-31: 18k2022-03-31: 18k2023-03-31: 17k2024-03-31: 17k2025-03-31: 18k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 8,870 to 19k · axis starts at 7,687

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

1,530
8661,2481,6292010-03-31: 9402011-03-31: 9402012-03-31: 1,0502013-03-31: 1,1102014-03-31: 1,1602015-03-31: 1,2452016-03-31: 1,3002017-03-31: 1,3502018-03-31: 1,3852019-03-31: 1,4202020-03-31: 1,3802021-03-31: 1,4252022-03-31: 1,5052023-03-31: 1,5552024-03-31: 1,5252025-03-31: 1,530 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 940 to 1,555 · axis starts at 866

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

155
1081451822010-03-31: 1152011-03-31: 1152012-03-31: 1252013-03-31: 1252014-03-31: 1252015-03-31: 1352016-03-31: 1402017-03-31: 1502018-03-31: 1452019-03-31: 1452020-03-31: 1602021-03-31: 1552022-03-31: 1552023-03-31: 1552024-03-31: 1752025-03-31: 155 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 115 to 175 · axis starts at 108

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

40
28.83541.22010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 302012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 402018-03-31: 352019-03-31: 352020-03-31: 402021-03-31: 402022-03-31: 352023-03-31: 352024-03-31: 352025-03-31: 40 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 30 to 40 · axis starts at 28.8

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

865
4596959312010-03-31: 5202011-03-31: 5052012-03-31: 5252013-03-31: 5852014-03-31: 6402015-03-31: 6802016-03-31: 6802017-03-31: 7102018-03-31: 7552019-03-31: 7652020-03-31: 7902021-03-31: 7752022-03-31: 8152023-03-31: 8852024-03-31: 8752025-03-31: 865 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 505 to 885 · axis starts at 459

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

60
26.44563.62010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 452012-03-31: 352013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 352015-03-31: 402016-03-31: 402017-03-31: 502018-03-31: 552019-03-31: 602020-03-31: 552021-03-31: 602022-03-31: 552023-03-31: 602024-03-31: 602025-03-31: 60 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 30 to 60 · axis starts at 26.4

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

2,640
1,6482,2002,7522010-03-31: 1,7902011-03-31: 1,7552012-03-31: 1,9302013-03-31: 1,9052014-03-31: 2,0502015-03-31: 2,3152016-03-31: 2,2302017-03-31: 2,3452018-03-31: 2,4502019-03-31: 2,4652020-03-31: 2,4152021-03-31: 2,5252022-03-31: 2,6452023-03-31: 2,6102024-03-31: 2,5202025-03-31: 2,640 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,755 to 2,645 · axis starts at 1,648

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

310
1642453262010-03-31: 1802011-03-31: 1852012-03-31: 1902013-03-31: 1952014-03-31: 2252015-03-31: 2452016-03-31: 2602017-03-31: 2702018-03-31: 2652019-03-31: 2952020-03-31: 3002021-03-31: 2802022-03-31: 2852023-03-31: 2952024-03-31: 2902025-03-31: 310 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 180 to 310 · axis starts at 164

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

30
18.227.536.82010-03-31: 252011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 252014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 302017-03-31: 302018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 302020-03-31: 302021-03-31: 302022-03-31: 302023-03-31: 302024-03-31: 352025-03-31: 30 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20 to 35 · axis starts at 18.2

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

28,950
16k23k30k2010-03-31: 17k2011-03-31: 17k2012-03-31: 18k2013-03-31: 19k2014-03-31: 20k2015-03-31: 22k2016-03-31: 24k2017-03-31: 27k2018-03-31: 29k2019-03-31: 28k2020-03-31: 28k2021-03-31: 29k2022-03-31: 29k2023-03-31: 28k2024-03-31: 28k2025-03-31: 29k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 17k to 29k · axis starts at 16k

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

35,873
5,63222k39k1998-12-31: 8,8721999-12-31: 9,3082000-12-31: 9,5412001-12-31: 10k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 14k2007-12-31: 15k2008-12-31: 16k2009-12-31: 16k2010-12-31: 17k2011-12-31: 17k2012-12-31: 17k2013-12-31: 18k2014-12-31: 18k2015-12-31: 19k2016-12-31: 21k2017-12-31: 23k2018-12-31: 23k2019-12-31: 25k2020-12-31: 25k2021-12-31: 27k2022-12-31: 32k2023-12-31: 36k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 8,872 to 36k · axis starts at 5,632

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Manchester

Manchester