The Datum Report

Local area

Plymouth

What we think is happening

Pay in Plymouth has been growing.

improving · strong confidence · formed 31 August 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Labour market

The share of people in work in Plymouth has been rising, though other measures here have run the other way.

tentative confidence · 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
Employment rate - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 77.6% +4.2 in the top 1% of 171
% of economically inactive student Apr 2025-Mar 2026 28.8% -7.2 in the bottom 1% of 171
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 21.3% -3.2 in the bottom 2% of 171
Unemployment rate - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 1.4% -1.4 in the bottom 5% of 169
% of economically inactive looking after family/home Apr 2025-Mar 2026 18.2% +3.5 in the top 7% of 170

By subject

Every figure published for Plymouth. 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
8.4%
5.78.010.42020-03-31: 7.92020-06-30: 7.82020-09-30: 6.82020-12-31: 6.42021-03-31: 6.62021-06-30: 6.72021-09-30: 8.52021-12-31: 9.02022-03-31: 8.82022-06-30: 10.02022-09-30: 9.02022-12-31: 8.92023-03-31: 7.12023-06-30: 7.92023-09-30: 7.82023-12-31: 7.72024-03-31: 7.72024-06-30: 6.12024-09-30: 7.12024-12-31: 6.92025-03-31: 9.62025-06-30: 9.62025-09-30: 9.52025-12-31: 9.42026-03-31: 8.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 6.1 to 10.0 · axis starts at 5.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.4, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
77.6%
71.274.878.52020-03-31: 73.32020-06-30: 73.52020-09-30: 75.02020-12-31: 75.72021-03-31: 76.82021-06-30: 75.52021-09-30: 77.32021-12-31: 75.42022-03-31: 75.52022-06-30: 77.82022-09-30: 73.02022-12-31: 73.62023-03-31: 73.22023-06-30: 71.92023-09-30: 74.22023-12-31: 72.92024-03-31: 73.02024-06-30: 74.22024-09-30: 72.82024-12-31: 74.62025-03-31: 71.92025-06-30: 72.42025-09-30: 73.72025-12-31: 73.42026-03-31: 77.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 71.9 to 77.8 · axis starts at 71.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.6, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
1.4%
1.03.35.62020-03-31: 5.12020-06-30: 4.82020-09-30: 5.02020-12-31: 4.52021-03-31: 4.12021-06-30: 5.12021-09-30: 4.42021-12-31: 4.02022-03-31: 3.22022-06-30: 2.02022-09-30: 3.92022-12-31: 3.52023-03-31: 3.62023-06-30: 4.22023-09-30: 2.52023-12-31: 2.82024-03-31: 2.52024-06-30: 3.02024-09-30: 3.72024-12-31: 3.42025-03-31: 4.52025-06-30: 3.12025-09-30: 2.52025-12-31: 2.82026-03-31: 1.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 1.4 to 5.1 · axis starts at 1.0

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

21.3%
18.322.226.12020-03-31: 22.72020-06-30: 22.82020-09-30: 21.02020-12-31: 20.72021-03-31: 19.92021-06-30: 20.42021-09-30: 19.12021-12-31: 21.52022-03-31: 22.12022-06-30: 20.72022-09-30: 24.12022-12-31: 23.72023-03-31: 24.12023-06-30: 252023-09-30: 23.92023-12-31: 25.12024-03-31: 25.12024-06-30: 23.42024-09-30: 24.42024-12-31: 22.92025-03-31: 24.62025-06-30: 25.32025-09-30: 24.42025-12-31: 24.52026-03-31: 21.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 19.1 to 25.3 · axis starts at 18.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.5, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
5,980
4,5048,05012k2020-01-31: 5,5102020-02-29: 5,8752020-03-31: 5,7902020-04-30: 9,5552020-05-31: 11k2020-06-30: 10k2020-07-31: 11k2020-08-31: 11k2020-09-30: 11k2020-10-31: 9,9952020-11-30: 10k2020-12-31: 9,8952021-01-31: 9,7052021-02-28: 10k2021-03-31: 10k2021-04-30: 9,8302021-05-31: 9,1902021-06-30: 8,5152021-07-31: 8,2852021-08-31: 8,0202021-09-30: 7,6252021-10-31: 7,4802021-11-30: 7,1802021-12-31: 6,7952022-01-31: 6,6452022-02-28: 6,6002022-03-31: 6,4202022-04-30: 5,9852022-05-31: 5,7652022-06-30: 5,7152022-07-31: 5,4402022-08-31: 5,3902022-09-30: 5,3202022-10-31: 5,1902022-11-30: 5,3552022-12-31: 5,4452023-01-31: 5,3502023-02-28: 5,4452023-03-31: 5,5002023-04-30: 5,5002023-05-31: 5,3252023-06-30: 5,4602023-07-31: 5,6202023-08-31: 5,5252023-09-30: 5,5402023-10-31: 5,5252023-11-30: 5,5602023-12-31: 5,6252024-01-31: 5,6802024-02-29: 5,8952024-03-31: 5,9152024-04-30: 5,7402024-05-31: 5,7202024-06-30: 5,6852024-07-31: 6,1502024-08-31: 6,1252024-09-30: 5,9602024-10-31: 5,7902024-11-30: 5,8452024-12-31: 5,8052025-01-31: 5,7952025-02-28: 6,0902025-03-31: 6,0602025-04-30: 6,0502025-05-31: 5,9202025-06-30: 5,9602025-07-31: 5,7752025-08-31: 5,7352025-09-30: 5,7352025-10-31: 5,8152025-11-30: 5,8202025-12-31: 5,8152026-01-31: 5,9102026-02-28: 6,1352026-03-31: 6,1752026-04-30: 6,1002026-05-31: 6,0802026-06-30: 6,1002026-07-31: 5,9502026-08-31: 5,980 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 5,190 to 11k · axis starts at 4,504

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

3.4%
3.43.53.52026-01-31: 3.42026-02-28: 3.52026-03-31: 3.52026-04-30: 3.52026-05-31: 3.52026-06-30: 3.52026-07-31: 3.42026-08-31: 3.4 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.4 to 3.5 · axis starts at 3.4

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.

28.6%
25.033.341.72020-03-31: 33.82020-06-30: 36.42020-09-30: 38.52020-12-31: 35.12021-03-31: 32.62021-06-30: 32.52021-09-30: 29.72021-12-31: 35.12022-03-31: 35.32022-06-30: 31.02022-09-30: 33.72022-12-31: 35.02023-03-31: 39.52023-06-30: 35.02023-09-30: 32.72023-12-31: 30.52024-03-31: 31.52024-06-30: 37.62024-09-30: 40.12024-12-31: 35.82025-03-31: 27.82025-06-30: 26.62025-09-30: 27.72025-12-31: 27.62026-03-31: 28.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 26.6 to 40.1 · axis starts at 25.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.2, basis not documented by the producer

18.2%
13.021.730.32020-03-31: 18.52020-06-30: 17.92020-09-30: 20.12020-12-31: 20.32021-03-31: 18.72021-06-30: 21.92021-09-30: 24.12021-12-31: 23.62022-03-31: 28.22022-06-30: 28.72022-09-30: 27.02022-12-31: 24.92023-03-31: 16.62023-06-30: 15.62023-09-30: 15.92023-12-31: 16.72024-03-31: 19.62024-06-30: 18.92024-09-30: 17.12024-12-31: 20.82025-03-31: 15.62025-06-30: 17.92025-09-30: 16.82025-12-31: 14.72026-03-31: 18.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 14.7 to 28.7 · axis starts at 13.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.0, basis not documented by the producer

10.0%
6.212.318.42020-03-31: 12.12020-06-30: 12.72020-09-30: 10.62020-12-31: 11.92021-03-31: 13.32021-06-30: 10.72021-09-30: 12.72021-12-31: 10.72022-03-31: 10.42022-06-30: 12.62022-09-30: 10.92022-12-31: 7.42023-03-31: 10.22023-06-30: 12.52023-09-30: 14.42023-12-31: 17.22024-03-31: 15.32024-06-30: 13.72024-09-30: 11.12024-12-31: 8.72025-03-31: 7.82025-06-30: 8.92025-09-30: 9.22025-12-31: 8.82026-03-31: 10 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 7.4 to 17.2 · axis starts at 6.2

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

28.8%
11.626.140.62020-03-31: 23.22020-06-30: 19.82020-09-30: 16.12020-12-31: 16.82021-03-31: 19.62021-06-30: 23.72021-09-30: 252021-12-31: 21.62022-03-31: 17.52022-06-30: 16.72022-09-30: 17.62022-12-31: 20.62023-03-31: 14.42023-06-30: 15.62023-09-30: 17.02023-12-31: 16.02024-03-31: 19.42024-06-30: 16.32024-09-30: 17.12024-12-31: 22.42025-03-31: 37.82025-06-30: 362025-09-30: 35.52025-12-31: 362026-03-31: 28.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 14.4 to 37.8 · axis starts at 11.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.2, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£21,424
7,72515k23k1997-12-31: 9,1931998-12-31: 9,4351999-12-31: 9,6832000-12-31: 10k2001-12-31: 10k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 11k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 12k2007-12-31: 13k2008-12-31: 13k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 14k2011-12-31: 14k2012-12-31: 14k2013-12-31: 14k2014-12-31: 15k2015-12-31: 15k2016-12-31: 15k2017-12-31: 16k2018-12-31: 16k2019-12-31: 17k2020-12-31: 17k2021-12-31: 18k2022-12-31: 19k2023-12-31: 20k2024-12-31: 21k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,193 to 21k · axis starts at 7,725

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,536
1,5672,1042,6402020-01-31: 1,7082020-02-29: 1,7232020-03-31: 1,6972020-04-30: 1,6712020-05-31: 1,6962020-06-30: 1,7202020-07-31: 1,7352020-08-31: 1,7652020-09-30: 1,7812020-10-31: 1,7852020-11-30: 1,7872020-12-31: 1,8032021-01-31: 1,7802021-02-28: 1,7972021-03-31: 1,8072021-04-30: 1,8262021-05-31: 1,8422021-06-30: 1,8442021-07-31: 1,8442021-08-31: 1,8442021-09-30: 1,8792021-10-31: 1,8662021-11-30: 1,8722021-12-31: 1,8942022-01-31: 1,8962022-02-28: 1,8912022-03-31: 1,9252022-04-30: 1,9312022-05-31: 1,9452022-06-30: 1,9492022-07-31: 1,9652022-08-31: 1,9922022-09-30: 2,0472022-10-31: 2,0132022-11-30: 2,0712022-12-31: 2,0442023-01-31: 2,0252023-02-28: 2,0382023-03-31: 2,0622023-04-30: 2,0992023-05-31: 2,1312023-06-30: 2,2182023-07-31: 2,1452023-08-31: 2,1562023-09-30: 2,1702023-10-31: 2,1622023-11-30: 2,1992023-12-31: 2,1872024-01-31: 2,1622024-02-29: 2,1902024-03-31: 2,2132024-04-30: 2,2492024-05-31: 2,2712024-06-30: 2,2632024-07-31: 2,2622024-08-31: 2,2872024-09-30: 2,2832024-10-31: 2,3672024-11-30: 2,3702024-12-31: 2,3432025-01-31: 2,3062025-02-28: 2,3162025-03-31: 2,3202025-04-30: 2,3912025-05-31: 2,4022025-06-30: 2,3982025-07-31: 2,4172025-08-31: 2,4672025-09-30: 2,4382025-10-31: 2,4402025-11-30: 2,4402025-12-31: 2,4592026-01-31: 2,4442026-02-28: 2,4522026-03-31: 2,4652026-04-30: 2,5162026-05-31: 2,5272026-06-30: 2,5252026-07-31: 2,536 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,671 to 2,536 · axis starts at 1,567

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.

119,641
108k116k123k2020-01-31: 112k2020-02-29: 112k2020-03-31: 112k2020-04-30: 111k2020-05-31: 111k2020-06-30: 111k2020-07-31: 110k2020-08-31: 110k2020-09-30: 110k2020-10-31: 110k2020-11-30: 110k2020-12-31: 110k2021-01-31: 110k2021-02-28: 109k2021-03-31: 110k2021-04-30: 111k2021-05-31: 112k2021-06-30: 113k2021-07-31: 113k2021-08-31: 113k2021-09-30: 114k2021-10-31: 115k2021-11-30: 116k2021-12-31: 115k2022-01-31: 114k2022-02-28: 115k2022-03-31: 115k2022-04-30: 116k2022-05-31: 116k2022-06-30: 116k2022-07-31: 117k2022-08-31: 117k2022-09-30: 117k2022-10-31: 118k2022-11-30: 119k2022-12-31: 118k2023-01-31: 118k2023-02-28: 118k2023-03-31: 119k2023-04-30: 119k2023-05-31: 119k2023-06-30: 120k2023-07-31: 120k2023-08-31: 119k2023-09-30: 119k2023-10-31: 120k2023-11-30: 121k2023-12-31: 120k2024-01-31: 120k2024-02-29: 120k2024-03-31: 120k2024-04-30: 121k2024-05-31: 121k2024-06-30: 121k2024-07-31: 121k2024-08-31: 121k2024-09-30: 121k2024-10-31: 121k2024-11-30: 122k2024-12-31: 120k2025-01-31: 120k2025-02-28: 120k2025-03-31: 120k2025-04-30: 120k2025-05-31: 120k2025-06-30: 120k2025-07-31: 120k2025-08-31: 120k2025-09-30: 120k2025-10-31: 120k2025-11-30: 120k2025-12-31: 120k2026-01-31: 119k2026-02-28: 119k2026-03-31: 119k2026-04-30: 119k2026-05-31: 119k2026-06-30: 120k2026-07-31: 120k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 109k to 122k · axis starts at 108k

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
6,190
4,6905,5956,5002010-03-31: 4,9202011-03-31: 4,8652012-03-31: 4,9702013-03-31: 4,9752014-03-31: 5,3302015-03-31: 5,5552016-03-31: 5,6902017-03-31: 5,7702018-03-31: 5,6802019-03-31: 5,7702020-03-31: 5,9152021-03-31: 6,0402022-03-31: 6,3002023-03-31: 6,3252024-03-31: 6,2802025-03-31: 6,190 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 4,865 to 6,325 · axis starts at 4,690

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

4,575
3,2123,9754,7382010-03-31: 3,3702011-03-31: 3,3602012-03-31: 3,3902013-03-31: 3,4002014-03-31: 3,6752015-03-31: 3,8352016-03-31: 4,0002017-03-31: 4,1052018-03-31: 4,0402019-03-31: 4,1052020-03-31: 4,2352021-03-31: 4,3802022-03-31: 4,5852023-03-31: 4,5702024-03-31: 4,5902025-03-31: 4,575 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,360 to 4,590 · axis starts at 3,212

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

395
3273954632010-03-31: 3602011-03-31: 3402012-03-31: 3702013-03-31: 4002014-03-31: 4302015-03-31: 4452016-03-31: 4502017-03-31: 4102018-03-31: 4102019-03-31: 4202020-03-31: 4002021-03-31: 4002022-03-31: 4152023-03-31: 4202024-03-31: 4052025-03-31: 395 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 340 to 450 · axis starts at 327

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

50
27.64052.42010-03-31: 302011-03-31: 352012-03-31: 352013-03-31: 402014-03-31: 452015-03-31: 452016-03-31: 452017-03-31: 452018-03-31: 502019-03-31: 452020-03-31: 402021-03-31: 452022-03-31: 452023-03-31: 452024-03-31: 452025-03-31: 50 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 30 to 50 · axis starts at 27.6

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

10
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 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 · 5 to 10 · axis starts at 4.4

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

240
2212402592010-03-31: 2352011-03-31: 2252012-03-31: 2352013-03-31: 2252014-03-31: 2352015-03-31: 2352016-03-31: 2402017-03-31: 2552018-03-31: 2502019-03-31: 2402020-03-31: 2352021-03-31: 2352022-03-31: 2352023-03-31: 2502024-03-31: 2402025-03-31: 240 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 225 to 255 · axis starts at 221

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

15
8.81521.22010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 152022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 15 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 20 · axis starts at 8.8

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

825
7958729502010-03-31: 8402011-03-31: 8202012-03-31: 8502013-03-31: 8102014-03-31: 8552015-03-31: 9002016-03-31: 8502017-03-31: 8552018-03-31: 8302019-03-31: 8402020-03-31: 8902021-03-31: 8702022-03-31: 9152023-03-31: 9352024-03-31: 8852025-03-31: 825 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 810 to 935 · axis starts at 795

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

80
57.67082.42010-03-31: 702011-03-31: 602012-03-31: 602013-03-31: 702014-03-31: 602015-03-31: 702016-03-31: 702017-03-31: 702018-03-31: 702019-03-31: 802020-03-31: 752021-03-31: 752022-03-31: 752023-03-31: 702024-03-31: 752025-03-31: 80 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 60 to 80 · axis starts at 57.6

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

10
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 10 · axis starts at 4.4

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

8,110
6,6057,5108,4152010-03-31: 6,8802011-03-31: 6,7802012-03-31: 6,8552013-03-31: 6,9052014-03-31: 7,2502015-03-31: 7,4402016-03-31: 7,6052017-03-31: 7,7502018-03-31: 7,6902019-03-31: 7,7652020-03-31: 7,9102021-03-31: 7,9752022-03-31: 8,2352023-03-31: 8,2402024-03-31: 8,1752025-03-31: 8,110 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 6,780 to 8,240 · axis starts at 6,605

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

7,274
2,2345,0247,8141998-12-31: 2,7741999-12-31: 2,9242000-12-31: 2,9682001-12-31: 3,1422002-12-31: 3,2672003-12-31: 3,4662004-12-31: 3,8112005-12-31: 3,9412006-12-31: 4,1992007-12-31: 4,2552008-12-31: 4,4632009-12-31: 4,3942010-12-31: 4,5372011-12-31: 4,6762012-12-31: 4,7982013-12-31: 4,9282014-12-31: 5,0542015-12-31: 5,2182016-12-31: 5,4302017-12-31: 5,5722018-12-31: 5,7312019-12-31: 5,8832020-12-31: 5,4902021-12-31: 6,3402022-12-31: 6,7482023-12-31: 7,274 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 2,774 to 7,274 · axis starts at 2,234

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Plymouth

Plymouth