The Datum Report

Local area

North Northamptonshire

What we think is happening

The job market in North Northamptonshire has been getting stronger.

improving · strong 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
% of economically inactive looking after family/home Apr 2025-Mar 2026 28.6% +6.6 in the top 1% of 170
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 16.9% -2.3 in the bottom 5% of 171
% of economically inactive student Apr 2025-Mar 2026 11.3% -4.3 in the bottom 8% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for North Northamptonshire. 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%
7.310.914.52020-03-31: 11.92020-06-30: 12.52020-09-30: 12.52020-12-31: 11.82021-03-31: 12.12021-06-30: 12.42021-09-30: 11.62021-12-31: 10.12022-03-31: 9.52022-06-30: 8.72022-09-30: 8.32022-12-31: 12.02023-03-31: 12.72023-06-30: 12.62023-09-30: 13.82023-12-31: 10.72024-03-31: 102024-06-30: 10.32024-09-30: 8.72024-12-31: 9.72025-03-31: 8.42025-06-30: 8.02025-09-30: 9.32025-12-31: 8.32026-03-31: 8.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 8.0 to 13.8 · axis starts at 7.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.0, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
79.6%
70.979.487.92020-03-31: 85.22020-06-30: 86.32020-09-30: 85.02020-12-31: 81.72021-03-31: 79.72021-06-30: 76.62021-09-30: 77.42021-12-31: 77.42022-03-31: 74.22022-06-30: 72.62022-09-30: 72.62022-12-31: 73.72023-03-31: 79.02023-06-30: 79.72023-09-30: 79.02023-12-31: 80.52024-03-31: 80.32024-06-30: 79.82024-09-30: 79.82024-12-31: 78.52025-03-31: 76.72025-06-30: 75.82025-09-30: 76.22025-12-31: 77.42026-03-31: 79.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 72.6 to 86.3 · axis starts at 70.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±4.3, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.3%
0.43.05.52020-03-31: 2.42020-06-30: 1.82020-09-30: 1.62020-12-31: 2.02021-03-31: 1.62021-06-30: 2.42021-09-30: 4.32021-12-31: 3.82022-03-31: 5.02022-06-30: 4.72022-09-30: 4.02022-12-31: 5.02023-03-31: 3.52023-06-30: 3.92023-09-30: 2.22023-12-31: 1.32024-03-31: 0.92024-06-30: 1.42024-09-30: 1.52024-12-31: 0.92025-03-31: 1.02025-06-30: 1.62025-09-30: 2.22025-12-31: 4.22026-03-31: 4.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 0.9 to 5.0 · axis starts at 0.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026

16.9%
10.718.325.92020-03-31: 12.72020-06-30: 12.12020-09-30: 13.72020-12-31: 16.62021-03-31: 19.02021-06-30: 21.52021-09-30: 19.12021-12-31: 19.62022-03-31: 21.82022-06-30: 23.92022-09-30: 24.52022-12-31: 22.42023-03-31: 18.12023-06-30: 17.12023-09-30: 19.22023-12-31: 18.52024-03-31: 19.02024-06-30: 19.02024-09-30: 19.02024-12-31: 20.82025-03-31: 22.52025-06-30: 23.02025-09-30: 22.12025-12-31: 19.22026-03-31: 16.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 12.1 to 24.5 · axis starts at 10.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.0, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
7,855
4,4259,15214k2020-01-31: 5,3402020-02-29: 5,5952020-03-31: 5,6602020-04-30: 11k2020-05-31: 13k2020-06-30: 13k2020-07-31: 12k2020-08-31: 13k2020-09-30: 12k2020-10-31: 12k2020-11-30: 12k2020-12-31: 11k2021-01-31: 11k2021-02-28: 12k2021-03-31: 12k2021-04-30: 12k2021-05-31: 11k2021-06-30: 10k2021-07-31: 9,7752021-08-31: 9,4452021-09-30: 8,9202021-10-31: 8,5402021-11-30: 8,0652021-12-31: 7,6802022-01-31: 7,6302022-02-28: 7,6602022-03-31: 7,4952022-04-30: 7,1702022-05-31: 6,8852022-06-30: 6,9352022-07-31: 6,8002022-08-31: 6,7252022-09-30: 6,6652022-10-31: 6,5652022-11-30: 6,6702022-12-31: 6,7652023-01-31: 6,8652023-02-28: 7,2652023-03-31: 7,5152023-04-30: 7,6952023-05-31: 7,4902023-06-30: 7,5602023-07-31: 7,4802023-08-31: 7,4252023-09-30: 7,3952023-10-31: 7,4352023-11-30: 7,3152023-12-31: 7,3652024-01-31: 7,5102024-02-29: 7,7302024-03-31: 7,7102024-04-30: 7,7702024-05-31: 7,7402024-06-30: 7,7452024-07-31: 8,2152024-08-31: 8,0952024-09-30: 8,0552024-10-31: 7,6152024-11-30: 7,3752024-12-31: 7,2602025-01-31: 7,2852025-02-28: 7,7202025-03-31: 7,8502025-04-30: 7,7102025-05-31: 7,6602025-06-30: 7,6802025-07-31: 7,6002025-08-31: 7,6052025-09-30: 7,5302025-10-31: 7,4252025-11-30: 7,2552025-12-31: 7,1652026-01-31: 7,3502026-02-28: 7,6902026-03-31: 7,9002026-04-30: 7,8552026-05-31: 7,7752026-06-30: 7,7552026-07-31: 7,6302026-08-31: 7,855 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 5,340 to 13k · axis starts at 4,425

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

3.4%
3.23.33.42026-01-31: 3.22026-02-28: 3.32026-03-31: 3.42026-04-30: 3.42026-05-31: 3.42026-06-30: 3.32026-07-31: 3.32026-08-31: 3.4 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.2 to 3.4 · axis starts at 3.2

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.

36.7%
13.727.641.52020-03-31: 21.82020-06-30: 19.32020-09-30: 22.12020-12-31: 18.72021-03-31: 21.72021-06-30: 20.72021-09-30: 16.42021-12-31: 17.12022-03-31: 19.12022-06-30: 22.62022-09-30: 24.92022-12-31: 29.22023-03-31: 32.02023-06-30: 27.72023-09-30: 31.22023-12-31: 32.72024-03-31: 38.82024-06-30: 38.82024-09-30: 34.62024-12-31: 28.92025-03-31: 28.32025-06-30: 29.42025-09-30: 31.72025-12-31: 36.62026-03-31: 36.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.4 to 38.8 · axis starts at 13.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±12.9, basis not documented by the producer

28.6%
9.621.132.52020-03-31: 27.12020-06-30: 30.32020-09-30: 23.42020-12-31: 20.42021-03-31: 19.02021-06-30: 21.42021-09-30: 26.62021-12-31: 19.72022-03-31: 18.12022-06-30: 18.22022-09-30: 16.52022-12-31: 15.42023-03-31: 19.82023-06-30: 15.62023-09-30: 16.72023-12-31: 17.52024-03-31: 15.72024-06-30: 22.92024-09-30: 18.42024-12-31: 18.42025-03-31: 152025-06-30: 11.82025-09-30: 13.42025-12-31: 222026-03-31: 28.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 11.8 to 30.3 · axis starts at 9.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±12.1, basis not documented by the producer

16.2%
9.516.824.02020-03-31: 10.92020-06-30: 18.92020-09-30: 19.72020-12-31: 17.32021-03-31: 16.52021-06-30: 12.02021-09-30: 12.22021-12-31: 14.92022-03-31: 13.12022-06-30: 12.32022-09-30: 14.62022-12-31: 15.02023-03-31: 17.72023-06-30: 20.82023-09-30: 19.42023-12-31: 20.62024-03-31: 22.62024-06-30: 19.92024-09-30: 18.72024-12-31: 15.22025-03-31: 14.02025-06-30: 13.52025-09-30: 14.32025-12-31: 16.42026-03-31: 16.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 10.9 to 22.6 · axis starts at 9.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±9.8, basis not documented by the producer

11.3%
1.919.336.72020-03-31: 18.02020-06-30: 13.42020-09-30: 18.62020-12-31: 28.02021-03-31: 31.12021-06-30: 33.32021-09-30: 31.62021-12-31: 27.42022-03-31: 26.22022-06-30: 25.52022-09-30: 24.52022-12-31: 28.12023-03-31: 22.42023-06-30: 26.02023-09-30: 24.52023-12-31: 16.82024-03-31: 8.52024-06-30: 5.22024-09-30: 9.52024-12-31: 15.92025-03-31: 22.12025-06-30: 23.92025-09-30: 21.32025-12-31: 15.62026-03-31: 11.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.2 to 33.3 · axis starts at 1.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026

Pay 3
£23,357
8,47617k25k1997-12-31: 10k1998-12-31: 10k1999-12-31: 11k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 13k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 14k2007-12-31: 15k2008-12-31: 15k2009-12-31: 15k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 16k2013-12-31: 16k2014-12-31: 17k2015-12-31: 18k2016-12-31: 18k2017-12-31: 18k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 19k2020-12-31: 19k2021-12-31: 20k2022-12-31: 21k2023-12-31: 22k2024-12-31: 23k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 10k to 23k · axis starts at 8,476

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,603
1,6482,1802,7122020-01-31: 1,7652020-02-29: 1,7692020-03-31: 1,7812020-04-30: 1,7512020-05-31: 1,7582020-06-30: 1,7822020-07-31: 1,8222020-08-31: 1,8352020-09-30: 1,8512020-10-31: 1,8632020-11-30: 1,8842020-12-31: 1,9242021-01-31: 1,8602021-02-28: 1,8602021-03-31: 1,8832021-04-30: 1,9152021-05-31: 1,9292021-06-30: 1,9452021-07-31: 1,9382021-08-31: 1,9452021-09-30: 1,9842021-10-31: 2,0002021-11-30: 2,0312021-12-31: 2,0752022-01-31: 2,0062022-02-28: 2,0042022-03-31: 2,0352022-04-30: 2,0522022-05-31: 2,0822022-06-30: 2,0922022-07-31: 2,0822022-08-31: 2,0852022-09-30: 2,1272022-10-31: 2,1352022-11-30: 2,1942022-12-31: 2,1982023-01-31: 2,1432023-02-28: 2,1332023-03-31: 2,1622023-04-30: 2,1952023-05-31: 2,2232023-06-30: 2,2782023-07-31: 2,2232023-08-31: 2,2242023-09-30: 2,2422023-10-31: 2,2562023-11-30: 2,2972023-12-31: 2,3212024-01-31: 2,2662024-02-29: 2,2682024-03-31: 2,2952024-04-30: 2,3332024-05-31: 2,3592024-06-30: 2,3572024-07-31: 2,3682024-08-31: 2,3682024-09-30: 2,3772024-10-31: 2,4312024-11-30: 2,4482024-12-31: 2,4562025-01-31: 2,4022025-02-28: 2,3922025-03-31: 2,4122025-04-30: 2,4602025-05-31: 2,4832025-06-30: 2,4832025-07-31: 2,4942025-08-31: 2,5162025-09-30: 2,5162025-10-31: 2,5232025-11-30: 2,5342025-12-31: 2,5572026-01-31: 2,5172026-02-28: 2,5132026-03-31: 2,5412026-04-30: 2,5812026-05-31: 2,6022026-06-30: 2,6092026-07-31: 2,603 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,751 to 2,609 · axis starts at 1,648

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.

174,612
163k170k177k2020-01-31: 168k2020-02-29: 168k2020-03-31: 168k2020-04-30: 165k2020-05-31: 165k2020-06-30: 166k2020-07-31: 166k2020-08-31: 166k2020-09-30: 166k2020-10-31: 166k2020-11-30: 167k2020-12-31: 167k2021-01-31: 165k2021-02-28: 165k2021-03-31: 165k2021-04-30: 166k2021-05-31: 167k2021-06-30: 168k2021-07-31: 170k2021-08-31: 170k2021-09-30: 170k2021-10-31: 170k2021-11-30: 171k2021-12-31: 171k2022-01-31: 170k2022-02-28: 170k2022-03-31: 171k2022-04-30: 171k2022-05-31: 171k2022-06-30: 172k2022-07-31: 173k2022-08-31: 172k2022-09-30: 173k2022-10-31: 173k2022-11-30: 174k2022-12-31: 173k2023-01-31: 172k2023-02-28: 172k2023-03-31: 172k2023-04-30: 172k2023-05-31: 172k2023-06-30: 173k2023-07-31: 173k2023-08-31: 173k2023-09-30: 173k2023-10-31: 173k2023-11-30: 174k2023-12-31: 173k2024-01-31: 172k2024-02-29: 172k2024-03-31: 172k2024-04-30: 173k2024-05-31: 173k2024-06-30: 174k2024-07-31: 175k2024-08-31: 174k2024-09-30: 175k2024-10-31: 175k2024-11-30: 175k2024-12-31: 175k2025-01-31: 173k2025-02-28: 172k2025-03-31: 172k2025-04-30: 173k2025-05-31: 173k2025-06-30: 174k2025-07-31: 174k2025-08-31: 174k2025-09-30: 174k2025-10-31: 174k2025-11-30: 174k2025-12-31: 174k2026-01-31: 172k2026-02-28: 172k2026-03-31: 172k2026-04-30: 173k2026-05-31: 173k2026-06-30: 174k2026-07-31: 175k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 165k to 175k · axis starts at 163k

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
14,950
9,34414k18k2010-03-31: 10k2011-03-31: 10k2012-03-31: 10k2013-03-31: 11k2014-03-31: 11k2015-03-31: 12k2016-03-31: 13k2017-03-31: 13k2018-03-31: 14k2019-03-31: 16k2020-03-31: 17k2021-03-31: 17k2022-03-31: 17k2023-03-31: 15k2024-03-31: 15k2025-03-31: 15k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10k to 17k · axis starts at 9,344

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

12,185
7,01711k14k2010-03-31: 7,8102011-03-31: 7,7352012-03-31: 7,8652013-03-31: 7,9952014-03-31: 8,3752015-03-31: 9,3102016-03-31: 9,9152017-03-31: 10k2018-03-31: 11k2019-03-31: 13k2020-03-31: 14k2021-03-31: 13k2022-03-31: 14k2023-03-31: 12k2024-03-31: 12k2025-03-31: 12k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 7,735 to 14k · axis starts at 7,017

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

730
5667188692010-03-31: 6002011-03-31: 5952012-03-31: 6352013-03-31: 6452014-03-31: 6852015-03-31: 7152016-03-31: 7002017-03-31: 7002018-03-31: 6852019-03-31: 6802020-03-31: 8402021-03-31: 7952022-03-31: 7352023-03-31: 7402024-03-31: 7152025-03-31: 730 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 595 to 840 · axis starts at 566

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

65
56.47593.62010-03-31: 902011-03-31: 902012-03-31: 902013-03-31: 902014-03-31: 852015-03-31: 852016-03-31: 852017-03-31: 852018-03-31: 802019-03-31: 802020-03-31: 802021-03-31: 752022-03-31: 702023-03-31: 702024-03-31: 602025-03-31: 65 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 60 to 90 · axis starts at 56.4

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

10
910112010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · unchanged at 10 · axis starts at 9

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

390
3634004372010-03-31: 3852011-03-31: 3702012-03-31: 3702013-03-31: 4102014-03-31: 4102015-03-31: 4102016-03-31: 4152017-03-31: 4302018-03-31: 4202019-03-31: 4052020-03-31: 4252021-03-31: 4152022-03-31: 4052023-03-31: 4052024-03-31: 3902025-03-31: 390 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 370 to 430 · axis starts at 363

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

25
13.222.531.82010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 252013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 252017-03-31: 252018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 302020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 252022-03-31: 252023-03-31: 302024-03-31: 302025-03-31: 25 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 30 · axis starts at 13.2

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

1,395
1,1471,7302,3132010-03-31: 1,3052011-03-31: 1,2602012-03-31: 1,3452013-03-31: 1,3452014-03-31: 1,3852015-03-31: 1,4752016-03-31: 1,4052017-03-31: 1,4202018-03-31: 1,4652019-03-31: 1,5652020-03-31: 2,2002021-03-31: 2,1452022-03-31: 1,7852023-03-31: 1,5452024-03-31: 1,4302025-03-31: 1,395 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,260 to 2,200 · axis starts at 1,147

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

140
1061281492010-03-31: 1152011-03-31: 1152012-03-31: 1152013-03-31: 1102014-03-31: 1202015-03-31: 1202016-03-31: 1202017-03-31: 1302018-03-31: 1352019-03-31: 1402020-03-31: 1402021-03-31: 1352022-03-31: 1402023-03-31: 1352024-03-31: 1452025-03-31: 140 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 110 to 145 · axis starts at 106

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

10
3.81016.22010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 15 · axis starts at 3.8

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

17,020
11k16k20k2010-03-31: 12k2011-03-31: 12k2012-03-31: 12k2013-03-31: 12k2014-03-31: 13k2015-03-31: 14k2016-03-31: 15k2017-03-31: 15k2018-03-31: 16k2019-03-31: 18k2020-03-31: 19k2021-03-31: 19k2022-03-31: 19k2023-03-31: 17k2024-03-31: 17k2025-03-31: 17k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 12k to 19k · axis starts at 11k

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

8,806
3,0036,2169,4281998-12-31: 3,6251999-12-31: 3,7212000-12-31: 3,8912001-12-31: 3,9612002-12-31: 3,9932003-12-31: 4,2402004-12-31: 4,4282005-12-31: 4,5862006-12-31: 4,8152007-12-31: 5,0772008-12-31: 5,2942009-12-31: 5,0722010-12-31: 5,3042011-12-31: 5,2082012-12-31: 5,5382013-12-31: 5,7132014-12-31: 5,9982015-12-31: 6,2102016-12-31: 6,3812017-12-31: 6,5232018-12-31: 6,8432019-12-31: 7,1102020-12-31: 6,8232021-12-31: 7,4832022-12-31: 8,1752023-12-31: 8,806 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 3,625 to 8,806 · axis starts at 3,003

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire