The Datum Report

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Portsmouth

What we think is happening

Typical monthly pay in Portsmouth has been rising, though other measures here have run the other way.

mixed · tentative 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
% aged 16-64 who are self employed Apr 2025-Mar 2026 9.0% +1.5 in the top 6% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for Portsmouth. 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
9.0%
5.07.59.92020-03-31: 9.42020-06-30: 8.92020-09-30: 8.52020-12-31: 8.22021-03-31: 7.12021-06-30: 7.72021-09-30: 7.12021-12-31: 7.02022-03-31: 7.02022-06-30: 6.92022-09-30: 6.92022-12-31: 5.52023-03-31: 6.22023-06-30: 6.62023-09-30: 7.12023-12-31: 7.42024-03-31: 8.12024-06-30: 7.92024-09-30: 7.22024-12-31: 8.22025-03-31: 7.42025-06-30: 7.52025-09-30: 7.72025-12-31: 7.52026-03-31: 9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.5 to 9.4 · axis starts at 5.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.3, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
77.8%
69.776.182.52020-03-31: 70.92020-06-30: 72.32020-09-30: 72.22020-12-31: 74.62021-03-31: 76.22021-06-30: 75.42021-09-30: 76.52021-12-31: 76.12022-03-31: 74.82022-06-30: 75.42022-09-30: 75.12022-12-31: 74.12023-03-31: 78.12023-06-30: 79.72023-09-30: 81.22023-12-31: 80.32024-03-31: 79.72024-06-30: 77.32024-09-30: 76.42024-12-31: 79.82025-03-31: 79.72025-06-30: 77.72025-09-30: 77.02025-12-31: 77.12026-03-31: 77.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 70.9 to 81.2 · axis starts at 69.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.4, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
5.0%
-0.13.46.82020-03-31: 4.72020-06-30: 4.92020-09-30: 5.32020-12-31: 5.82021-03-31: 5.42021-06-30: 6.02021-09-30: 5.42021-12-31: 5.72022-03-31: 5.52022-06-30: 6.12022-09-30: 4.52022-12-31: 2.72023-03-31: 2.22023-06-30: 0.62023-09-30: 1.42023-12-31: 2.12024-03-31: 4.42024-06-30: 3.82024-09-30: 4.32024-12-31: 5.92025-03-31: 3.92025-06-30: 4.82025-09-30: 6.12025-12-31: 4.62026-03-31: 5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 0.6 to 6.1 · axis starts at -0.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.0, basis not documented by the producer

18.2%
13.920.426.92020-03-31: 25.62020-06-30: 23.92020-09-30: 23.92020-12-31: 20.82021-03-31: 19.42021-06-30: 19.82021-09-30: 19.12021-12-31: 19.32022-03-31: 20.82022-06-30: 19.62022-09-30: 21.42022-12-31: 24.02023-03-31: 20.12023-06-30: 19.72023-09-30: 17.62023-12-31: 17.92024-03-31: 16.62024-06-30: 19.72024-09-30: 20.12024-12-31: 15.22025-03-31: 17.02025-06-30: 18.42025-09-30: 18.12025-12-31: 19.22026-03-31: 18.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 15.2 to 25.6 · axis starts at 13.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.1, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
6,455
3,6177,35211k2020-01-31: 4,3402020-02-29: 4,5402020-03-31: 4,5452020-04-30: 8,0902020-05-31: 10k2020-06-30: 9,8402020-07-31: 10k2020-08-31: 10k2020-09-30: 10k2020-10-31: 9,7002020-11-30: 10k2020-12-31: 9,8902021-01-31: 9,7302021-02-28: 10k2021-03-31: 10k2021-04-30: 10k2021-05-31: 9,4102021-06-30: 8,8452021-07-31: 8,6752021-08-31: 8,2752021-09-30: 7,8002021-10-31: 7,5652021-11-30: 7,3252021-12-31: 7,2052022-01-31: 7,1152022-02-28: 7,0602022-03-31: 6,9352022-04-30: 6,6252022-05-31: 6,3602022-06-30: 6,1652022-07-31: 6,0952022-08-31: 6,1402022-09-30: 6,1002022-10-31: 6,0152022-11-30: 6,1402022-12-31: 6,2452023-01-31: 6,2202023-02-28: 6,2302023-03-31: 6,2952023-04-30: 6,2702023-05-31: 6,1102023-06-30: 6,2702023-07-31: 6,2752023-08-31: 6,1652023-09-30: 6,2252023-10-31: 6,1952023-11-30: 6,2652023-12-31: 6,3052024-01-31: 6,4852024-02-29: 6,6702024-03-31: 6,6552024-04-30: 6,5602024-05-31: 6,5952024-06-30: 6,6402024-07-31: 7,1652024-08-31: 7,0802024-09-30: 7,0902024-10-31: 6,9052024-11-30: 6,8502024-12-31: 6,6802025-01-31: 6,6302025-02-28: 6,8452025-03-31: 6,8752025-04-30: 6,8202025-05-31: 6,7252025-06-30: 6,6952025-07-31: 6,5052025-08-31: 6,4602025-09-30: 6,4502025-10-31: 6,5202025-11-30: 6,5402025-12-31: 6,4552026-01-31: 6,4102026-02-28: 6,5552026-03-31: 6,5852026-04-30: 6,5902026-05-31: 6,5352026-06-30: 6,4452026-07-31: 6,3202026-08-31: 6,455 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 4,340 to 10k · axis starts at 3,617

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

4.5%
4.44.54.62026-01-31: 4.52026-02-28: 4.62026-03-31: 4.62026-04-30: 4.62026-05-31: 4.52026-06-30: 4.52026-07-31: 4.42026-08-31: 4.5 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 4.4 to 4.6 · axis starts at 4.4

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)
25 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

35.5%
17.129.441.72020-03-31: 21.12020-06-30: 21.72020-09-30: 19.52020-12-31: 24.72021-03-31: 27.22021-06-30: 33.52021-09-30: 35.42021-12-31: 39.42022-03-31: 37.12022-06-30: 30.72022-09-30: 30.72022-12-31: 23.32023-03-31: 30.22023-06-30: 29.92023-09-30: 23.42023-12-31: 23.32024-03-31: 20.52024-06-30: 24.42024-09-30: 29.32024-12-31: 38.22025-03-31: 37.32025-06-30: 38.62025-09-30: 32.12025-12-31: 34.62026-03-31: 35.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 19.5 to 39.4 · axis starts at 17.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.8, basis not documented by the producer

12.7%
7.418.629.82020-03-31: 19.52020-06-30: 20.32020-09-30: 21.82020-12-31: 20.72021-03-31: 24.02021-06-30: 20.12021-09-30: 17.52021-12-31: 17.72022-03-31: 17.72022-06-30: 21.12022-09-30: 23.22022-12-31: 17.52023-03-31: 24.32023-06-30: 26.82023-09-30: 22.62023-12-31: 24.82024-03-31: 25.52024-06-30: 23.72024-09-30: 27.62024-12-31: 21.22025-03-31: 18.02025-06-30: 11.62025-09-30: 9.52025-12-31: 14.92026-03-31: 12.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 9.5 to 27.6 · axis starts at 7.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.1, basis not documented by the producer

13.6%
6.112.819.62020-03-31: 12.72020-06-30: 14.52020-09-30: 14.82020-12-31: 15.42021-03-31: 14.32021-06-30: 13.02021-09-30: 9.52021-12-31: 10.82022-03-31: 13.02022-06-30: 152022-09-30: 15.02022-12-31: 11.12023-03-31: 10.12023-06-30: 8.12023-09-30: 11.92023-12-31: 15.92024-03-31: 13.02024-06-30: 10.62024-09-30: 9.02024-12-31: 9.22025-03-31: 7.42025-06-30: 15.42025-09-30: 18.32025-12-31: 12.12026-03-31: 13.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 7.4 to 18.3 · axis starts at 6.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.3, basis not documented by the producer

26.1%
10.423.336.12020-03-31: 33.62020-06-30: 32.52020-09-30: 32.62020-12-31: 25.12021-03-31: 20.42021-06-30: 17.62021-09-30: 17.22021-12-31: 17.02022-03-31: 20.42022-06-30: 20.42022-09-30: 19.92022-12-31: 32.42023-03-31: 21.52023-06-30: 24.32023-09-30: 26.62023-12-31: 23.32024-03-31: 29.32024-06-30: 24.42024-09-30: 19.02024-12-31: 12.92025-03-31: 23.42025-06-30: 27.02025-09-30: 29.02025-12-31: 28.92026-03-31: 26.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 12.9 to 33.6 · axis starts at 10.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.1, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£21,709
7,87116k23k1997-12-31: 9,3541998-12-31: 9,4231999-12-31: 9,9572000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 11k2005-12-31: 11k2006-12-31: 11k2007-12-31: 12k2008-12-31: 12k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 13k2011-12-31: 13k2012-12-31: 13k2013-12-31: 14k2014-12-31: 14k2015-12-31: 15k2016-12-31: 16k2017-12-31: 17k2018-12-31: 17k2019-12-31: 18k2020-12-31: 18k2021-12-31: 19k2022-12-31: 20k2023-12-31: 20k2024-12-31: 22k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,354 to 22k · axis starts at 7,871

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,548
1,6152,1322,6482020-01-31: 1,7532020-02-29: 1,7632020-03-31: 1,7472020-04-30: 1,7152020-05-31: 1,7242020-06-30: 1,7502020-07-31: 1,7752020-08-31: 1,8022020-09-30: 1,8422020-10-31: 1,8252020-11-30: 1,8222020-12-31: 1,8392021-01-31: 1,8202021-02-28: 1,8202021-03-31: 1,8442021-04-30: 1,8682021-05-31: 1,8602021-06-30: 1,8682021-07-31: 1,8512021-08-31: 1,8782021-09-30: 1,9132021-10-31: 1,9042021-11-30: 1,9282021-12-31: 1,9192022-01-31: 1,9122022-02-28: 1,9082022-03-31: 1,9522022-04-30: 1,9602022-05-31: 1,9682022-06-30: 1,9802022-07-31: 1,9962022-08-31: 2,0252022-09-30: 2,0802022-10-31: 2,0392022-11-30: 2,0442022-12-31: 2,1142023-01-31: 2,0562023-02-28: 2,0522023-03-31: 2,0752023-04-30: 2,1102023-05-31: 2,1382023-06-30: 2,2132023-07-31: 2,1552023-08-31: 2,1772023-09-30: 2,1932023-10-31: 2,1752023-11-30: 2,1812023-12-31: 2,2342024-01-31: 2,2012024-02-29: 2,2002024-03-31: 2,2282024-04-30: 2,2742024-05-31: 2,2832024-06-30: 2,2772024-07-31: 2,2832024-08-31: 2,3002024-09-30: 2,3142024-10-31: 2,3702024-11-30: 2,3462024-12-31: 2,3752025-01-31: 2,3312025-02-28: 2,3292025-03-31: 2,3482025-04-30: 2,4092025-05-31: 2,4152025-06-30: 2,4092025-07-31: 2,4352025-08-31: 2,4642025-09-30: 2,4692025-10-31: 2,4492025-11-30: 2,4422025-12-31: 2,4662026-01-31: 2,4582026-02-28: 2,4572026-03-31: 2,4762026-04-30: 2,5302026-05-31: 2,5362026-06-30: 2,5342026-07-31: 2,548 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,715 to 2,548 · axis starts at 1,615

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.

95,061
86k92k98k2020-01-31: 91k2020-02-29: 91k2020-03-31: 91k2020-04-30: 89k2020-05-31: 89k2020-06-30: 89k2020-07-31: 89k2020-08-31: 88k2020-09-30: 88k2020-10-31: 88k2020-11-30: 88k2020-12-31: 88k2021-01-31: 87k2021-02-28: 87k2021-03-31: 87k2021-04-30: 88k2021-05-31: 89k2021-06-30: 90k2021-07-31: 90k2021-08-31: 90k2021-09-30: 91k2021-10-31: 91k2021-11-30: 92k2021-12-31: 92k2022-01-31: 91k2022-02-28: 91k2022-03-31: 92k2022-04-30: 92k2022-05-31: 93k2022-06-30: 93k2022-07-31: 93k2022-08-31: 93k2022-09-30: 93k2022-10-31: 93k2022-11-30: 94k2022-12-31: 94k2023-01-31: 94k2023-02-28: 94k2023-03-31: 94k2023-04-30: 95k2023-05-31: 95k2023-06-30: 96k2023-07-31: 96k2023-08-31: 96k2023-09-30: 96k2023-10-31: 96k2023-11-30: 96k2023-12-31: 96k2024-01-31: 96k2024-02-29: 95k2024-03-31: 96k2024-04-30: 96k2024-05-31: 97k2024-06-30: 97k2024-07-31: 97k2024-08-31: 96k2024-09-30: 96k2024-10-31: 96k2024-11-30: 97k2024-12-31: 96k2025-01-31: 96k2025-02-28: 95k2025-03-31: 96k2025-04-30: 96k2025-05-31: 96k2025-06-30: 96k2025-07-31: 96k2025-08-31: 96k2025-09-30: 96k2025-10-31: 95k2025-11-30: 96k2025-12-31: 95k2026-01-31: 95k2026-02-28: 94k2026-03-31: 95k2026-04-30: 95k2026-05-31: 95k2026-06-30: 95k2026-07-31: 95k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 87k to 97k · axis starts at 86k

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
6,020
4,2655,5326,8002010-03-31: 4,6852011-03-31: 4,5102012-03-31: 4,5902013-03-31: 4,5902014-03-31: 4,8252015-03-31: 5,2202016-03-31: 5,4902017-03-31: 5,7752018-03-31: 5,8302019-03-31: 6,1752020-03-31: 6,2902021-03-31: 6,5552022-03-31: 6,1752023-03-31: 6,0102024-03-31: 5,9802025-03-31: 6,020 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 4,510 to 6,555 · axis starts at 4,265

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

4,595
3,0944,2105,3262010-03-31: 3,4452011-03-31: 3,3102012-03-31: 3,3552013-03-31: 3,3202014-03-31: 3,4852015-03-31: 3,8152016-03-31: 4,1302017-03-31: 4,3752018-03-31: 4,4002019-03-31: 4,7352020-03-31: 4,8702021-03-31: 5,1102022-03-31: 4,7302023-03-31: 4,5252024-03-31: 4,5102025-03-31: 4,595 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,310 to 5,110 · axis starts at 3,094

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

370
2903423952010-03-31: 3052011-03-31: 3002012-03-31: 3202013-03-31: 3352014-03-31: 3702015-03-31: 3752016-03-31: 3702017-03-31: 3702018-03-31: 3702019-03-31: 3652020-03-31: 3852021-03-31: 3452022-03-31: 3402023-03-31: 3652024-03-31: 3852025-03-31: 370 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 300 to 385 · axis starts at 290

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

35
22.63547.42010-03-31: 252011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 302014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 452016-03-31: 452017-03-31: 402018-03-31: 352019-03-31: 402020-03-31: 402021-03-31: 352022-03-31: 402023-03-31: 402024-03-31: 352025-03-31: 35 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 25 to 45 · axis starts at 22.6

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

10
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 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: 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

205
1491802112010-03-31: 1552011-03-31: 1552012-03-31: 1602013-03-31: 1702014-03-31: 1852015-03-31: 1802016-03-31: 1802017-03-31: 1852018-03-31: 1852019-03-31: 1902020-03-31: 1802021-03-31: 1802022-03-31: 1902023-03-31: 2052024-03-31: 2052025-03-31: 205 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 155 to 205 · axis starts at 149

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

15
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: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 152022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 15 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

715
6237128022010-03-31: 6802011-03-31: 6402012-03-31: 6552013-03-31: 6552014-03-31: 6752015-03-31: 7152016-03-31: 6802017-03-31: 7152018-03-31: 7402019-03-31: 7502020-03-31: 7202021-03-31: 7852022-03-31: 7802023-03-31: 7802024-03-31: 7402025-03-31: 715 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 640 to 785 · axis starts at 623

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

70
46.46583.62010-03-31: 502011-03-31: 552012-03-31: 552013-03-31: 602014-03-31: 602015-03-31: 652016-03-31: 652017-03-31: 652018-03-31: 802019-03-31: 702020-03-31: 702021-03-31: 702022-03-31: 752023-03-31: 702024-03-31: 752025-03-31: 70 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 50 to 80 · axis starts at 46.4

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

5
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 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: 52024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 5 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

7,615
5,9717,2328,4942010-03-31: 6,4452011-03-31: 6,2152012-03-31: 6,2902013-03-31: 6,3052014-03-31: 6,5252015-03-31: 6,9452016-03-31: 7,1502017-03-31: 7,4652018-03-31: 7,5252019-03-31: 7,8802020-03-31: 8,0002021-03-31: 8,2502022-03-31: 7,8102023-03-31: 7,6302024-03-31: 7,5802025-03-31: 7,615 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 6,215 to 8,250 · axis starts at 5,971

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

7,851
2,2255,3408,4541998-12-31: 2,8281999-12-31: 2,9102000-12-31: 3,0402001-12-31: 3,1932002-12-31: 3,3892003-12-31: 3,5492004-12-31: 3,8032005-12-31: 4,0352006-12-31: 4,1832007-12-31: 4,4742008-12-31: 4,7682009-12-31: 4,7412010-12-31: 4,8362011-12-31: 4,9412012-12-31: 5,2312013-12-31: 5,3742014-12-31: 5,5622015-12-31: 5,5472016-12-31: 5,5122017-12-31: 5,8332018-12-31: 5,9272019-12-31: 6,4312020-12-31: 6,3592021-12-31: 6,5352022-12-31: 6,9622023-12-31: 7,851 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 2,828 to 7,851 · axis starts at 2,225

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Portsmouth

Portsmouth