The Datum Report

Local area

North Hampshire

What we think is happening

Pay in North Hampshire has been growing.

improving · established confidence · formed 31 August 2026 · 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 17.0% +1.9 in the top 9% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for North Hampshire. 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
9.7%
4.88.311.72020-03-31: 11.02020-06-30: 9.82020-09-30: 10.22020-12-31: 9.52021-03-31: 8.82021-06-30: 8.72021-09-30: 8.22021-12-31: 7.62022-03-31: 7.72022-06-30: 7.32022-09-30: 6.52022-12-31: 5.52023-03-31: 6.12023-06-30: 6.32023-09-30: 7.72023-12-31: 8.42024-03-31: 7.82024-06-30: 8.42024-09-30: 6.92024-12-31: 6.72025-03-31: 8.32025-06-30: 9.72025-09-30: 11.12025-12-31: 9.62026-03-31: 9.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.5 to 11.1 · axis starts at 4.8

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

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
80.2%
76.780.985.12020-03-31: 84.32020-06-30: 81.82020-09-30: 80.62020-12-31: 79.42021-03-31: 77.52021-06-30: 80.82021-09-30: 82.22021-12-31: 81.42022-03-31: 82.02022-06-30: 79.42022-09-30: 79.32022-12-31: 80.42023-03-31: 81.62023-06-30: 83.02023-09-30: 81.82023-12-31: 83.42024-03-31: 84.02024-06-30: 83.82024-09-30: 82.52024-12-31: 79.32025-03-31: 80.22025-06-30: 80.82025-09-30: 81.62025-12-31: 81.92026-03-31: 80.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 77.5 to 84.3 · axis starts at 76.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.7, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
3.3%
3.04.66.32020-06-30: 4.02021-03-31: 6.02025-12-31: 3.62026-03-31: 3.3 2020-06 2026-03
4 monthly readings · 3.3 to 6.0 · axis starts at 3.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.8, basis not documented by the producer
21 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

17.0%
13.115.718.32020-03-31: 13.62020-06-30: 14.82020-09-30: 16.02020-12-31: 16.92021-03-31: 17.72021-06-30: 15.62021-09-30: 14.02021-12-31: 14.32022-03-31: 15.02022-06-30: 17.02022-09-30: 17.82022-12-31: 17.42023-03-31: 15.02023-06-30: 13.82023-09-30: 14.52023-12-31: 14.02024-03-31: 14.12024-06-30: 14.42024-09-30: 15.62024-12-31: 17.82025-03-31: 17.02025-06-30: 16.82025-09-30: 15.82025-12-31: 15.12026-03-31: 17 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 13.6 to 17.8 · axis starts at 13.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.4, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
6,515
2,4726,59511k2020-01-31: 3,2702020-02-29: 3,4452020-03-31: 3,5602020-04-30: 6,3502020-05-31: 9,6452020-06-30: 9,1452020-07-31: 9,4952020-08-31: 9,8052020-09-30: 9,7952020-10-31: 9,4852020-11-30: 9,5552020-12-31: 9,4902021-01-31: 9,3702021-02-28: 9,8452021-03-31: 9,9202021-04-30: 9,7502021-05-31: 8,9852021-06-30: 8,1802021-07-31: 8,0502021-08-31: 7,6702021-09-30: 7,1702021-10-31: 6,9302021-11-30: 6,6502021-12-31: 6,3802022-01-31: 6,3452022-02-28: 6,2452022-03-31: 6,0752022-04-30: 5,7302022-05-31: 5,4802022-06-30: 5,5352022-07-31: 5,4652022-08-31: 5,4902022-09-30: 5,5152022-10-31: 5,5352022-11-30: 5,5752022-12-31: 5,6602023-01-31: 5,5302023-02-28: 5,6302023-03-31: 5,6952023-04-30: 5,7252023-05-31: 5,4952023-06-30: 5,6452023-07-31: 5,5902023-08-31: 5,6002023-09-30: 5,5452023-10-31: 5,5402023-11-30: 5,5802023-12-31: 5,6052024-01-31: 5,7052024-02-29: 5,8752024-03-31: 5,8652024-04-30: 5,7602024-05-31: 5,6902024-06-30: 5,8002024-07-31: 6,2652024-08-31: 6,3002024-09-30: 6,3852024-10-31: 6,3302024-11-30: 6,0402024-12-31: 5,9952025-01-31: 6,0202025-02-28: 6,2452025-03-31: 6,2952025-04-30: 6,1352025-05-31: 6,1502025-06-30: 6,1902025-07-31: 6,1402025-08-31: 6,1602025-09-30: 6,1502025-10-31: 6,2002025-11-30: 6,1752025-12-31: 6,2202026-01-31: 6,2802026-02-28: 6,5302026-03-31: 6,6102026-04-30: 6,4452026-05-31: 6,4052026-06-30: 6,4152026-07-31: 6,3902026-08-31: 6,515 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 3,270 to 9,920 · axis starts at 2,472

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

2.6%
2.52.52.62026-01-31: 2.52026-02-28: 2.62026-03-31: 2.62026-04-30: 2.52026-05-31: 2.52026-06-30: 2.52026-07-31: 2.52026-08-31: 2.6 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.5 to 2.6 · 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.

32.0%
21.927.733.52021-03-31: 23.02021-06-30: 24.42022-03-31: 26.52022-06-30: 29.52022-09-30: 27.82022-12-31: 24.42025-12-31: 32.42026-03-31: 32 2021-03 2026-03
8 monthly readings · 23.0 to 32.4 · axis starts at 21.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±10.2, basis not documented by the producer
17 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

10.5%
8.120.633.12020-03-31: 24.42020-06-30: 24.52020-09-30: 20.12020-12-31: 16.12021-03-31: 16.32021-06-30: 16.42021-09-30: 21.12021-12-31: 23.62022-03-31: 23.22022-09-30: 23.62022-12-31: 25.92023-03-31: 27.72023-06-30: 30.52023-09-30: 30.72025-12-31: 11.92026-03-31: 10.5 2020-03 2026-03
16 monthly readings · 10.5 to 30.7 · axis starts at 8.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
9 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

16.7%
7.915.523.22020-09-30: 14.02020-12-31: 11.52021-03-31: 11.42021-06-30: 11.92021-12-31: 13.22022-03-31: 9.72022-06-30: 9.82022-09-30: 11.12022-12-31: 9.42023-03-31: 13.42023-06-30: 19.02023-12-31: 21.72025-03-31: 17.02025-06-30: 18.32025-12-31: 16.22026-03-31: 16.7 2020-09 2026-03
16 monthly readings · 9.4 to 21.7 · axis starts at 7.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.2, basis not documented by the producer
9 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

24.3%
19.431.443.42020-06-30: 31.92020-09-30: 36.62020-12-31: 40.12021-03-31: 41.12022-03-31: 22.42022-06-30: 23.32022-09-30: 24.32024-12-31: 28.72025-03-31: 22.32025-06-30: 22.52025-09-30: 22.72025-12-31: 21.72026-03-31: 24.3 2020-06 2026-03
13 monthly readings · 21.7 to 41.1 · axis starts at 19.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±9.4, basis not documented by the producer
12 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£28,827
12k21k31k1997-12-31: 14k1998-12-31: 14k1999-12-31: 14k2000-12-31: 15k2001-12-31: 15k2002-12-31: 16k2003-12-31: 16k2004-12-31: 17k2005-12-31: 17k2006-12-31: 17k2007-12-31: 18k2008-12-31: 19k2009-12-31: 19k2010-12-31: 19k2011-12-31: 19k2012-12-31: 20k2013-12-31: 20k2014-12-31: 21k2015-12-31: 22k2016-12-31: 22k2017-12-31: 23k2018-12-31: 24k2019-12-31: 24k2020-12-31: 24k2021-12-31: 24k2022-12-31: 26k2023-12-31: 27k2024-12-31: 29k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 14k to 29k · axis starts at 12k

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,974
2,0112,5443,0772020-01-31: 2,1462020-02-29: 2,1562020-03-31: 2,1632020-04-30: 2,1142020-05-31: 2,1142020-06-30: 2,1342020-07-31: 2,1612020-08-31: 2,1862020-09-30: 2,2022020-10-31: 2,2152020-11-30: 2,2442020-12-31: 2,2532021-01-31: 2,2452021-02-28: 2,2552021-03-31: 2,2832021-04-30: 2,2722021-05-31: 2,2942021-06-30: 2,2822021-07-31: 2,3032021-08-31: 2,3172021-09-30: 2,3362021-10-31: 2,3412021-11-30: 2,3352021-12-31: 2,3822022-01-31: 2,3612022-02-28: 2,3462022-03-31: 2,3512022-04-30: 2,3892022-05-31: 2,4282022-06-30: 2,4462022-07-31: 2,4482022-08-31: 2,4582022-09-30: 2,5072022-10-31: 2,4992022-11-30: 2,5332022-12-31: 2,5962023-01-31: 2,5272023-02-28: 2,5292023-03-31: 2,5652023-04-30: 2,5772023-05-31: 2,5982023-06-30: 2,6742023-07-31: 2,5992023-08-31: 2,5912023-09-30: 2,6242023-10-31: 2,6222023-11-30: 2,6502023-12-31: 2,6902024-01-31: 2,6542024-02-29: 2,6542024-03-31: 2,7062024-04-30: 2,6832024-05-31: 2,7132024-06-30: 2,6912024-07-31: 2,7072024-08-31: 2,7212024-09-30: 2,7332024-10-31: 2,7682024-11-30: 2,7862024-12-31: 2,8402025-01-31: 2,7652025-02-28: 2,7452025-03-31: 2,7852025-04-30: 2,8322025-05-31: 2,8462025-06-30: 2,8532025-07-31: 2,8572025-08-31: 2,8752025-09-30: 2,8782025-10-31: 2,8752025-11-30: 2,8752025-12-31: 2,9282026-01-31: 2,8932026-02-28: 2,8922026-03-31: 2,9452026-04-30: 2,9592026-05-31: 2,9592026-06-30: 2,9712026-07-31: 2,974 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 2,114 to 2,974 · axis starts at 2,011

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.

195,504
178k188k198k2020-01-31: 186k2020-02-29: 186k2020-03-31: 186k2020-04-30: 184k2020-05-31: 183k2020-06-30: 183k2020-07-31: 183k2020-08-31: 182k2020-09-30: 182k2020-10-31: 181k2020-11-30: 182k2020-12-31: 182k2021-01-31: 180k2021-02-28: 180k2021-03-31: 181k2021-04-30: 182k2021-05-31: 183k2021-06-30: 184k2021-07-31: 185k2021-08-31: 186k2021-09-30: 187k2021-10-31: 186k2021-11-30: 187k2021-12-31: 187k2022-01-31: 187k2022-02-28: 187k2022-03-31: 188k2022-04-30: 188k2022-05-31: 188k2022-06-30: 189k2022-07-31: 190k2022-08-31: 190k2022-09-30: 191k2022-10-31: 191k2022-11-30: 192k2022-12-31: 192k2023-01-31: 191k2023-02-28: 191k2023-03-31: 191k2023-04-30: 192k2023-05-31: 193k2023-06-30: 193k2023-07-31: 194k2023-08-31: 193k2023-09-30: 194k2023-10-31: 194k2023-11-30: 195k2023-12-31: 194k2024-01-31: 194k2024-02-29: 194k2024-03-31: 194k2024-04-30: 194k2024-05-31: 195k2024-06-30: 195k2024-07-31: 196k2024-08-31: 195k2024-09-30: 196k2024-10-31: 196k2024-11-30: 196k2024-12-31: 196k2025-01-31: 195k2025-02-28: 194k2025-03-31: 194k2025-04-30: 195k2025-05-31: 195k2025-06-30: 195k2025-07-31: 196k2025-08-31: 195k2025-09-30: 195k2025-10-31: 195k2025-11-30: 196k2025-12-31: 195k2026-01-31: 194k2026-02-28: 194k2026-03-31: 194k2026-04-30: 194k2026-05-31: 195k2026-06-30: 195k2026-07-31: 196k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 180k to 196k · axis starts at 178k

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
14,730
13k15k17k2010-03-31: 13k2011-03-31: 13k2012-03-31: 14k2013-03-31: 14k2014-03-31: 14k2015-03-31: 15k2016-03-31: 16k2017-03-31: 16k2018-03-31: 16k2019-03-31: 16k2020-03-31: 16k2021-03-31: 16k2022-03-31: 15k2023-03-31: 15k2024-03-31: 15k2025-03-31: 15k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 13k to 16k · axis starts at 13k

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

11,630
10k12k14k2010-03-31: 10k2011-03-31: 11k2012-03-31: 11k2013-03-31: 11k2014-03-31: 11k2015-03-31: 12k2016-03-31: 13k2017-03-31: 13k2018-03-31: 13k2019-03-31: 13k2020-03-31: 13k2021-03-31: 13k2022-03-31: 12k2023-03-31: 12k2024-03-31: 11k2025-03-31: 12k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10k to 13k · axis starts at 10k

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

825
6497588662010-03-31: 7002011-03-31: 6702012-03-31: 7252013-03-31: 7352014-03-31: 7502015-03-31: 8152016-03-31: 8202017-03-31: 8052018-03-31: 8202019-03-31: 8102020-03-31: 8102021-03-31: 8202022-03-31: 7902023-03-31: 8402024-03-31: 8452025-03-31: 825 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 670 to 845 · axis starts at 649

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

90
8297.51132010-03-31: 852011-03-31: 852012-03-31: 1002013-03-31: 952014-03-31: 952015-03-31: 1052016-03-31: 1102017-03-31: 1052018-03-31: 1102019-03-31: 1052020-03-31: 1002021-03-31: 1002022-03-31: 902023-03-31: 952024-03-31: 952025-03-31: 90 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 85 to 110 · axis starts at 82

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

20
13.82026.22010-03-31: 252011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 20 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 25 · axis starts at 13.8

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

435
3874284682010-03-31: 3952011-03-31: 4102012-03-31: 4002013-03-31: 4002014-03-31: 4252015-03-31: 4352016-03-31: 4252017-03-31: 4352018-03-31: 4502019-03-31: 4602020-03-31: 4552021-03-31: 4502022-03-31: 4502023-03-31: 4602024-03-31: 4502025-03-31: 435 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 395 to 460 · axis starts at 387

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

50
33.242.551.82010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 402012-03-31: 452013-03-31: 402014-03-31: 402015-03-31: 402016-03-31: 402017-03-31: 452018-03-31: 402019-03-31: 402020-03-31: 452021-03-31: 402022-03-31: 452023-03-31: 452024-03-31: 402025-03-31: 50 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

1,480
1,4351,5121,5902010-03-31: 1,5052011-03-31: 1,4502012-03-31: 1,4852013-03-31: 1,4602014-03-31: 1,5352015-03-31: 1,5752016-03-31: 1,5102017-03-31: 1,5252018-03-31: 1,5202019-03-31: 1,5552020-03-31: 1,5302021-03-31: 1,5552022-03-31: 1,5252023-03-31: 1,5252024-03-31: 1,5002025-03-31: 1,480 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,450 to 1,575 · axis starts at 1,435

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

190
1001502002010-03-31: 1252011-03-31: 1302012-03-31: 1102013-03-31: 1252014-03-31: 1252015-03-31: 1202016-03-31: 1352017-03-31: 1402018-03-31: 1402019-03-31: 1402020-03-31: 1502021-03-31: 1702022-03-31: 1602023-03-31: 1602024-03-31: 1702025-03-31: 190 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 110 to 190 · axis starts at 100

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

20
8.217.526.82010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 252014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 252016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 20 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 25 · axis starts at 8.2

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

17,135
15k17k19k2010-03-31: 16k2011-03-31: 16k2012-03-31: 16k2013-03-31: 16k2014-03-31: 17k2015-03-31: 18k2016-03-31: 18k2017-03-31: 18k2018-03-31: 18k2019-03-31: 19k2020-03-31: 19k2021-03-31: 19k2022-03-31: 18k2023-03-31: 17k2024-03-31: 17k2025-03-31: 17k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 16k to 19k · axis starts at 15k

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

19,285
5,47013k21k1998-12-31: 6,9501999-12-31: 7,1092000-12-31: 7,6432001-12-31: 8,1582002-12-31: 8,6942003-12-31: 8,9452004-12-31: 9,3982005-12-31: 9,8672006-12-31: 10k2007-12-31: 11k2008-12-31: 11k2009-12-31: 11k2010-12-31: 12k2011-12-31: 12k2012-12-31: 12k2013-12-31: 13k2014-12-31: 13k2015-12-31: 13k2016-12-31: 14k2017-12-31: 14k2018-12-31: 15k2019-12-31: 17k2020-12-31: 16k2021-12-31: 17k2022-12-31: 18k2023-12-31: 19k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 6,950 to 19k · axis starts at 5,470

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in North Hampshire

Basingstoke and Deane · Hart · Rushmoor