The Datum Report

Local area

Sefton

What we think is happening

Pay in Sefton has been growing.

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

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Sefton has been getting stronger.

strong 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
Claimant count August 2026 6,410 +225 in the top 9% of 182

By subject

Every figure published for Sefton. 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
8.1%
4.17.110.22020-03-31: 8.92020-06-30: 8.72020-09-30: 8.62020-12-31: 7.22021-03-31: 7.32021-06-30: 6.72021-09-30: 6.12021-12-31: 6.32022-03-31: 5.12022-06-30: 4.72022-09-30: 5.02022-12-31: 7.02023-03-31: 8.52023-06-30: 7.32023-09-30: 7.32023-12-31: 7.72024-03-31: 7.52024-06-30: 7.82024-09-30: 8.12024-12-31: 8.82025-03-31: 9.62025-06-30: 8.92025-09-30: 8.62025-12-31: 7.72026-03-31: 8.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 4.7 to 9.6 · axis starts at 4.1

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
74.3%
71.476.180.82020-03-31: 75.42020-06-30: 75.82020-09-30: 75.52020-12-31: 74.72021-03-31: 73.52021-06-30: 72.32021-09-30: 73.72021-12-31: 75.42022-03-31: 75.82022-06-30: 75.42022-09-30: 75.22022-12-31: 74.32023-03-31: 77.22023-06-30: 76.32023-09-30: 77.82023-12-31: 79.92024-03-31: 79.32024-06-30: 77.12024-09-30: 77.32024-12-31: 74.42025-03-31: 74.12025-06-30: 76.32025-09-30: 74.32025-12-31: 73.82026-03-31: 74.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 72.3 to 79.9 · axis starts at 71.4

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
4.5%
0.22.65.12020-03-31: 2.22020-06-30: 2.42020-09-30: 2.22020-12-31: 2.62021-03-31: 2.42021-06-30: 2.62021-09-30: 3.52021-12-31: 3.32022-03-31: 4.62022-06-30: 4.22022-09-30: 4.12022-12-31: 4.32023-03-31: 2.12023-06-30: 2.52023-09-30: 0.62024-03-31: 2.12024-06-30: 2.92024-09-30: 4.12024-12-31: 4.42025-03-31: 3.12025-06-30: 3.02025-09-30: 3.72025-12-31: 4.62026-03-31: 4.5 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 0.6 to 4.6 · axis starts at 0.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.9, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

22.2%
18.122.326.52020-03-31: 22.92020-06-30: 22.52020-09-30: 22.82020-12-31: 23.32021-03-31: 24.72021-06-30: 25.72021-09-30: 23.62021-12-31: 22.12022-03-31: 20.52022-06-30: 21.42022-09-30: 21.62022-12-31: 22.42023-03-31: 21.22023-06-30: 21.82023-09-30: 21.72023-12-31: 19.52024-03-31: 18.92024-06-30: 20.62024-09-30: 19.42024-12-31: 22.12025-03-31: 23.52025-06-30: 21.32025-09-30: 22.92025-12-31: 22.62026-03-31: 22.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 18.9 to 25.7 · axis starts at 18.1

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

Claimant count
August 2026
6,410
5,2988,97813k2020-01-31: 6,1352020-02-29: 6,1702020-03-31: 6,2402020-04-30: 11k2020-05-31: 12k2020-06-30: 12k2020-07-31: 12k2020-08-31: 12k2020-09-30: 12k2020-10-31: 11k2020-11-30: 12k2020-12-31: 11k2021-01-31: 11k2021-02-28: 12k2021-03-31: 12k2021-04-30: 11k2021-05-31: 11k2021-06-30: 9,9802021-07-31: 9,6402021-08-31: 9,2752021-09-30: 8,7452021-10-31: 8,3802021-11-30: 8,0902021-12-31: 7,7702022-01-31: 7,6452022-02-28: 7,6852022-03-31: 7,4752022-04-30: 7,1902022-05-31: 6,9202022-06-30: 6,6652022-07-31: 6,5052022-08-31: 6,5252022-09-30: 6,3952022-10-31: 6,2352022-11-30: 6,2502022-12-31: 6,2152023-01-31: 6,1052023-02-28: 6,2052023-03-31: 6,3952023-04-30: 6,4752023-05-31: 6,2802023-06-30: 6,2502023-07-31: 6,3102023-08-31: 6,2302023-09-30: 6,1552023-10-31: 6,1602023-11-30: 6,1852023-12-31: 6,1902024-01-31: 6,0502024-02-29: 6,0902024-03-31: 6,1202024-04-30: 6,0102024-05-31: 6,0452024-06-30: 6,2602024-07-31: 6,8402024-08-31: 6,7802024-09-30: 6,8402024-10-31: 6,7402024-11-30: 6,6152024-12-31: 6,4302025-01-31: 6,3802025-02-28: 6,5952025-03-31: 6,5952025-04-30: 6,5302025-05-31: 6,3802025-06-30: 6,3252025-07-31: 6,2002025-08-31: 6,2002025-09-30: 6,0902025-10-31: 6,1102025-11-30: 6,1902025-12-31: 6,2002026-01-31: 6,2452026-02-28: 6,2952026-03-31: 6,4052026-04-30: 6,3452026-05-31: 6,2402026-06-30: 6,2052026-07-31: 6,1852026-08-31: 6,410 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 6,010 to 12k · axis starts at 5,298

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

3.8%
3.63.73.82026-01-31: 3.72026-02-28: 3.72026-03-31: 3.82026-04-30: 3.72026-05-31: 3.72026-06-30: 3.62026-07-31: 3.62026-08-31: 3.8 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.6 to 3.8 · axis starts at 3.6

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.

32.9%
17.326.034.62020-03-31: 24.82020-06-30: 20.22020-09-30: 19.02020-12-31: 19.82021-03-31: 21.72021-06-30: 26.32021-09-30: 27.22021-12-31: 25.82022-03-31: 26.62022-06-30: 27.12022-09-30: 27.92022-12-31: 30.22023-03-31: 29.62023-06-30: 30.62023-09-30: 31.02023-12-31: 29.52024-03-31: 30.72024-06-30: 32.72024-09-30: 29.82024-12-31: 30.42025-03-31: 30.92025-06-30: 29.22025-09-30: 28.62025-12-31: 32.12026-03-31: 32.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 19.0 to 32.9 · axis starts at 17.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.4, basis not documented by the producer

17.6%
2.110.719.32020-03-31: 15.82020-06-30: 17.62020-09-30: 17.62020-12-31: 16.52021-03-31: 15.92021-06-30: 12.02021-09-30: 11.82021-12-31: 10.62022-03-31: 8.62022-06-30: 8.82022-09-30: 10.22022-12-31: 9.22023-03-31: 5.92023-06-30: 62023-09-30: 3.72023-12-31: 4.52024-03-31: 10.52024-06-30: 12.02024-09-30: 15.22024-12-31: 17.32025-03-31: 14.42025-06-30: 14.22025-09-30: 17.52025-12-31: 15.72026-03-31: 17.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 3.7 to 17.6 · axis starts at 2.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.8, basis not documented by the producer

12.9%
11.219.828.42020-03-31: 18.02020-06-30: 18.82020-09-30: 22.02020-12-31: 20.12021-03-31: 19.92021-06-30: 19.22021-09-30: 18.82021-12-31: 24.12022-03-31: 25.12022-06-30: 26.22022-09-30: 26.72022-12-31: 24.02023-03-31: 23.72023-06-30: 18.62023-09-30: 18.72023-12-31: 18.32024-03-31: 17.62024-06-30: 21.92024-09-30: 19.42024-12-31: 16.82025-03-31: 19.42025-06-30: 15.92025-09-30: 13.52025-12-31: 132026-03-31: 12.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 12.9 to 26.7 · axis starts at 11.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.0, basis not documented by the producer

24.7%
19.733.346.92020-03-31: 30.52020-06-30: 28.62020-09-30: 23.42020-12-31: 25.52021-03-31: 28.62021-06-30: 31.72021-09-30: 31.22021-12-31: 28.12022-03-31: 24.22022-06-30: 22.42022-09-30: 24.42022-12-31: 28.52023-03-31: 36.12023-06-30: 38.32023-09-30: 41.42023-12-31: 44.22024-03-31: 35.92024-06-30: 31.22024-09-30: 32.12024-12-31: 30.72025-03-31: 26.42025-06-30: 30.92025-09-30: 25.12025-12-31: 23.62026-03-31: 24.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 22.4 to 44.2 · axis starts at 19.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.7, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£23,038
9,80517k24k1997-12-31: 11k1998-12-31: 11k1999-12-31: 12k2000-12-31: 12k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 13k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 15k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 16k2013-12-31: 17k2014-12-31: 17k2015-12-31: 17k2016-12-31: 17k2017-12-31: 18k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 19k2020-12-31: 19k2021-12-31: 19k2022-12-31: 20k2023-12-31: 22k2024-12-31: 23k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 11k to 23k · axis starts at 9,805

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,570
1,5992,1362,6742020-01-31: 1,7272020-02-29: 1,7402020-03-31: 1,7402020-04-30: 1,7032020-05-31: 1,7252020-06-30: 1,7422020-07-31: 1,7612020-08-31: 1,7762020-09-30: 1,7882020-10-31: 1,7942020-11-30: 1,8072020-12-31: 1,8192021-01-31: 1,7962021-02-28: 1,8122021-03-31: 1,8382021-04-30: 1,8422021-05-31: 1,8412021-06-30: 1,8512021-07-31: 1,8572021-08-31: 1,8542021-09-30: 1,8912021-10-31: 1,8752021-11-30: 1,8862021-12-31: 1,9112022-01-31: 1,8792022-02-28: 1,9082022-03-31: 1,9452022-04-30: 1,9622022-05-31: 1,9652022-06-30: 1,9762022-07-31: 1,9652022-08-31: 1,9792022-09-30: 2,0352022-10-31: 2,0152022-11-30: 2,0682022-12-31: 2,0902023-01-31: 2,0312023-02-28: 2,0462023-03-31: 2,0862023-04-30: 2,1142023-05-31: 2,1362023-06-30: 2,1922023-07-31: 2,1692023-08-31: 2,1592023-09-30: 2,1572023-10-31: 2,1662023-11-30: 2,2162023-12-31: 2,2352024-01-31: 2,1842024-02-29: 2,1982024-03-31: 2,2362024-04-30: 2,2752024-05-31: 2,2832024-06-30: 2,2862024-07-31: 2,2832024-08-31: 2,2862024-09-30: 2,2862024-10-31: 2,3682024-11-30: 2,3902024-12-31: 2,3492025-01-31: 2,3302025-02-28: 2,3482025-03-31: 2,3692025-04-30: 2,4032025-05-31: 2,4202025-06-30: 2,4192025-07-31: 2,4282025-08-31: 2,4632025-09-30: 2,4472025-10-31: 2,4512025-11-30: 2,4532025-12-31: 2,5032026-01-31: 2,4522026-02-28: 2,4692026-03-31: 2,5012026-04-30: 2,5542026-05-31: 2,5392026-06-30: 2,5472026-07-31: 2,570 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,703 to 2,570 · axis starts at 1,599

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.

117,984
111k116k120k2020-01-31: 115k2020-02-29: 115k2020-03-31: 115k2020-04-30: 114k2020-05-31: 113k2020-06-30: 114k2020-07-31: 114k2020-08-31: 113k2020-09-30: 113k2020-10-31: 113k2020-11-30: 113k2020-12-31: 113k2021-01-31: 112k2021-02-28: 112k2021-03-31: 112k2021-04-30: 113k2021-05-31: 114k2021-06-30: 115k2021-07-31: 115k2021-08-31: 115k2021-09-30: 116k2021-10-31: 116k2021-11-30: 116k2021-12-31: 116k2022-01-31: 115k2022-02-28: 115k2022-03-31: 116k2022-04-30: 116k2022-05-31: 116k2022-06-30: 116k2022-07-31: 117k2022-08-31: 116k2022-09-30: 117k2022-10-31: 117k2022-11-30: 118k2022-12-31: 117k2023-01-31: 117k2023-02-28: 116k2023-03-31: 117k2023-04-30: 117k2023-05-31: 117k2023-06-30: 118k2023-07-31: 118k2023-08-31: 118k2023-09-30: 118k2023-10-31: 118k2023-11-30: 119k2023-12-31: 118k2024-01-31: 117k2024-02-29: 117k2024-03-31: 117k2024-04-30: 118k2024-05-31: 119k2024-06-30: 119k2024-07-31: 119k2024-08-31: 118k2024-09-30: 119k2024-10-31: 119k2024-11-30: 119k2024-12-31: 119k2025-01-31: 118k2025-02-28: 118k2025-03-31: 118k2025-04-30: 118k2025-05-31: 118k2025-06-30: 119k2025-07-31: 119k2025-08-31: 118k2025-09-30: 118k2025-10-31: 118k2025-11-30: 118k2025-12-31: 118k2026-01-31: 117k2026-02-28: 117k2026-03-31: 117k2026-04-30: 117k2026-05-31: 118k2026-06-30: 118k2026-07-31: 118k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 112k to 119k · axis starts at 111k

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
7,810
5,9997,0888,1762010-03-31: 6,3552011-03-31: 6,2102012-03-31: 6,3152013-03-31: 6,2702014-03-31: 6,6152015-03-31: 7,2652016-03-31: 7,4452017-03-31: 7,8452018-03-31: 7,9652019-03-31: 7,8302020-03-31: 7,8452021-03-31: 7,9302022-03-31: 7,9352023-03-31: 7,9052024-03-31: 7,8452025-03-31: 7,810 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 6,210 to 7,965 · axis starts at 5,999

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

6,090
4,4095,3986,3862010-03-31: 4,7502011-03-31: 4,6252012-03-31: 4,6752013-03-31: 4,6002014-03-31: 4,8802015-03-31: 5,4152016-03-31: 5,6702017-03-31: 6,0752018-03-31: 6,1952019-03-31: 6,0802020-03-31: 6,0902021-03-31: 6,1952022-03-31: 6,1702023-03-31: 6,0852024-03-31: 6,0702025-03-31: 6,090 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 4,600 to 6,195 · axis starts at 4,409

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

430
4134504872010-03-31: 4302011-03-31: 4202012-03-31: 4602013-03-31: 4502014-03-31: 4752015-03-31: 4802016-03-31: 4752017-03-31: 4702018-03-31: 4652019-03-31: 4552020-03-31: 4652021-03-31: 4652022-03-31: 4752023-03-31: 4752024-03-31: 4502025-03-31: 430 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 420 to 480 · axis starts at 413

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

40
22.63547.42010-03-31: 252011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 352013-03-31: 352014-03-31: 352015-03-31: 402016-03-31: 402017-03-31: 402018-03-31: 452019-03-31: 352020-03-31: 402021-03-31: 452022-03-31: 402023-03-31: 402024-03-31: 402025-03-31: 40 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

5
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 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: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 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

250
2102382652010-03-31: 2452011-03-31: 2352012-03-31: 2152013-03-31: 2302014-03-31: 2502015-03-31: 2552016-03-31: 2552017-03-31: 2452018-03-31: 2452019-03-31: 2552020-03-31: 2502021-03-31: 2352022-03-31: 2452023-03-31: 2602024-03-31: 2552025-03-31: 250 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 215 to 260 · axis starts at 210

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: 52014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 152022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 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

905
8059081,0102010-03-31: 8252011-03-31: 8252012-03-31: 8502013-03-31: 8802014-03-31: 9002015-03-31: 9902016-03-31: 9202017-03-31: 9352018-03-31: 9352019-03-31: 9202020-03-31: 9052021-03-31: 9002022-03-31: 9152023-03-31: 9502024-03-31: 9302025-03-31: 905 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 825 to 990 · axis starts at 805

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

75
58.267.576.82010-03-31: 652011-03-31: 652012-03-31: 652013-03-31: 652014-03-31: 602015-03-31: 652016-03-31: 602017-03-31: 602018-03-31: 602019-03-31: 602020-03-31: 652021-03-31: 652022-03-31: 702023-03-31: 652024-03-31: 752025-03-31: 75 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 60 to 75 · axis starts at 58.2

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

10
05.611.22010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 02013-03-31: 02014-03-31: 02015-03-31: 02016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 02018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 0 to 10

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

9,400
7,7608,8209,8802010-03-31: 8,3102011-03-31: 7,9652012-03-31: 8,0552013-03-31: 8,0002014-03-31: 8,3752015-03-31: 8,9852016-03-31: 9,1552017-03-31: 9,5652018-03-31: 9,6752019-03-31: 9,4902020-03-31: 9,5002021-03-31: 9,5652022-03-31: 9,5002023-03-31: 9,4952024-03-31: 9,4102025-03-31: 9,400 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 7,965 to 9,675 · axis starts at 7,760

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

5,368
1,7543,7545,7551998-12-31: 2,1411999-12-31: 2,2882000-12-31: 2,3572001-12-31: 2,5142002-12-31: 2,6852003-12-31: 2,8552004-12-31: 3,0022005-12-31: 3,0902006-12-31: 3,2852007-12-31: 3,3282008-12-31: 3,4572009-12-31: 3,5062010-12-31: 3,5252011-12-31: 3,4312012-12-31: 3,4292013-12-31: 3,4822014-12-31: 3,6252015-12-31: 3,7482016-12-31: 3,9002017-12-31: 4,0402018-12-31: 4,1032019-12-31: 4,1822020-12-31: 4,1862021-12-31: 4,6992022-12-31: 4,9912023-12-31: 5,368 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 2,141 to 5,368 · axis starts at 1,754

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Sefton

Sefton