The Datum Report

Local area

Wirral

What we think is happening

Pay in Wirral has been growing.

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

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Wirral has been weakening.

established confidence · how we reached this

Moving with the rest of the country

Shown separately because these say something about the country rather than about Wirral.

By subject

Every figure published for Wirral. 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
6.2%
5.18.712.42020-03-31: 9.12020-06-30: 8.52020-09-30: 7.22020-12-31: 6.42021-03-31: 5.82021-06-30: 7.72021-09-30: 9.82021-12-31: 9.52022-03-31: 9.52022-06-30: 8.82022-09-30: 9.72022-12-31: 11.02023-03-31: 11.32023-06-30: 11.72023-09-30: 8.12023-12-31: 9.02024-03-31: 7.42024-06-30: 6.52024-09-30: 8.02024-12-31: 7.22025-03-31: 8.42025-06-30: 8.12025-09-30: 7.02025-12-31: 6.52026-03-31: 6.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.8 to 11.7 · axis starts at 5.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.1, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
73.9%
69.273.477.72020-03-31: 75.52020-06-30: 74.42020-09-30: 73.22020-12-31: 70.52021-03-31: 70.02021-06-30: 70.92021-09-30: 73.02021-12-31: 71.12022-03-31: 71.92022-06-30: 70.62022-09-30: 72.02022-12-31: 76.82023-03-31: 75.42023-06-30: 76.92023-09-30: 75.42023-12-31: 74.22024-03-31: 73.72024-06-30: 73.02024-09-30: 71.92024-12-31: 72.22025-03-31: 72.42025-06-30: 71.32025-09-30: 72.62025-12-31: 71.92026-03-31: 73.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 70.0 to 76.9 · axis starts at 69.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.9, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
5.2%
1.54.26.82020-03-31: 4.22020-06-30: 3.92020-09-30: 2.02020-12-31: 3.82021-03-31: 3.82021-06-30: 4.12021-09-30: 3.62021-12-31: 3.72022-03-31: 3.42022-06-30: 4.42022-09-30: 4.62022-12-31: 2.92023-03-31: 3.32023-06-30: 2.52023-09-30: 3.02023-12-31: 2.42024-03-31: 4.32024-06-30: 3.42024-09-30: 3.72024-12-31: 3.52025-03-31: 3.62025-06-30: 5.42025-09-30: 5.52025-12-31: 6.32026-03-31: 5.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 2.0 to 6.3 · axis starts at 1.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.2, basis not documented by the producer

22.1%
20.124.028.02020-03-31: 21.22020-06-30: 22.62020-09-30: 25.32020-12-31: 26.72021-03-31: 27.22021-06-30: 26.02021-09-30: 24.32021-12-31: 26.12022-03-31: 25.52022-06-30: 26.22022-09-30: 24.42022-12-31: 20.82023-03-31: 22.02023-06-30: 21.22023-09-30: 22.32023-12-31: 242024-03-31: 23.02024-06-30: 24.42024-09-30: 25.42024-12-31: 25.22025-03-31: 24.92025-06-30: 24.62025-09-30: 23.12025-12-31: 23.22026-03-31: 22.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 20.8 to 27.2 · axis starts at 20.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.7, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
6,930
5,8899,92214k2020-01-31: 6,8402020-02-29: 6,9402020-03-31: 7,1302020-04-30: 12k2020-05-31: 13k2020-06-30: 13k2020-07-31: 13k2020-08-31: 13k2020-09-30: 13k2020-10-31: 12k2020-11-30: 12k2020-12-31: 12k2021-01-31: 12k2021-02-28: 12k2021-03-31: 12k2021-04-30: 12k2021-05-31: 11k2021-06-30: 11k2021-07-31: 10k2021-08-31: 9,9852021-09-30: 9,4302021-10-31: 9,0652021-11-30: 8,6652021-12-31: 8,3852022-01-31: 8,2002022-02-28: 8,1452022-03-31: 7,8852022-04-30: 7,6052022-05-31: 7,3802022-06-30: 7,2852022-07-31: 7,3152022-08-31: 7,3252022-09-30: 7,1452022-10-31: 7,0702022-11-30: 7,0952022-12-31: 6,9952023-01-31: 7,0002023-02-28: 7,1302023-03-31: 7,2302023-04-30: 7,2452023-05-31: 6,9852023-06-30: 6,8902023-07-31: 6,9252023-08-31: 6,9752023-09-30: 6,8702023-10-31: 6,7252023-11-30: 6,9052023-12-31: 6,8502024-01-31: 6,7652024-02-29: 6,8452024-03-31: 6,8402024-04-30: 6,6852024-05-31: 6,6702024-06-30: 6,9002024-07-31: 7,4502024-08-31: 7,4902024-09-30: 7,5052024-10-31: 7,4102024-11-30: 7,2102024-12-31: 7,1052025-01-31: 7,0652025-02-28: 7,2102025-03-31: 7,1102025-04-30: 7,0552025-05-31: 6,9502025-06-30: 6,9552025-07-31: 6,9352025-08-31: 6,9452025-09-30: 6,9652025-10-31: 6,8052025-11-30: 6,7852025-12-31: 6,6852026-01-31: 6,6702026-02-28: 6,8402026-03-31: 6,8552026-04-30: 6,8602026-05-31: 6,8002026-06-30: 6,8352026-07-31: 6,7252026-08-31: 6,930 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 6,670 to 13k · axis starts at 5,889

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

3.5%
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: 3.5 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)
25 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

31.7%
21.530.138.72020-03-31: 25.92020-06-30: 23.22020-09-30: 24.42020-12-31: 25.32021-03-31: 28.92021-06-30: 32.12021-09-30: 28.92021-12-31: 31.72022-03-31: 27.92022-06-30: 27.82022-09-30: 30.42022-12-31: 32.02023-03-31: 33.32023-06-30: 36.02023-09-30: 37.02023-12-31: 32.72024-03-31: 31.32024-06-30: 30.42024-09-30: 26.22024-12-31: 27.82025-03-31: 30.12025-06-30: 25.32025-09-30: 33.42025-12-31: 30.22026-03-31: 31.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 23.2 to 37.0 · axis starts at 21.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±9.1, basis not documented by the producer

17.3%
6.314.021.72020-03-31: 13.92020-06-30: 17.02020-09-30: 18.02020-12-31: 18.92021-03-31: 17.02021-06-30: 16.32021-09-30: 13.12021-12-31: 12.62022-03-31: 15.22022-06-30: 11.92022-09-30: 11.62022-12-31: 9.92023-03-31: 7.82023-06-30: 9.12023-12-31: 9.72024-03-31: 15.62024-06-30: 14.62024-09-30: 13.82024-12-31: 13.92025-03-31: 14.22025-06-30: 18.72025-09-30: 20.22025-12-31: 19.92026-03-31: 17.3 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 7.8 to 20.2 · axis starts at 6.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.4, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

9.3%
7.715.823.92020-03-31: 20.02020-06-30: 21.32020-09-30: 18.02020-12-31: 16.92021-03-31: 15.62021-06-30: 13.72021-09-30: 17.02021-12-31: 14.02022-03-31: 15.02022-06-30: 14.32022-09-30: 15.22022-12-31: 20.32023-03-31: 16.32023-06-30: 16.72023-09-30: 22.02023-12-31: 22.32024-03-31: 20.02024-06-30: 19.92024-09-30: 17.82024-12-31: 17.42025-03-31: 17.42025-06-30: 162025-09-30: 13.92025-12-31: 10.42026-03-31: 9.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 9.3 to 22.3 · axis starts at 7.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.7, basis not documented by the producer

25.1%
10.422.734.92020-03-31: 27.12020-06-30: 28.02020-09-30: 28.52020-12-31: 31.72021-03-31: 32.62021-06-30: 30.22021-09-30: 30.42021-12-31: 24.82022-03-31: 26.02022-06-30: 26.82022-09-30: 24.42022-12-31: 22.32023-03-31: 13.22023-06-30: 12.72023-09-30: 14.82023-12-31: 15.62024-03-31: 20.62024-06-30: 22.72024-09-30: 22.12024-12-31: 20.32025-03-31: 16.32025-06-30: 15.42025-09-30: 14.32025-12-31: 20.82026-03-31: 25.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 12.7 to 32.6 · axis starts at 10.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.5, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£23,294
8,46017k25k1997-12-31: 10k1998-12-31: 10k1999-12-31: 11k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 12k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 13k2004-12-31: 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: 16k2014-12-31: 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 · 10k to 23k · axis starts at 8,460

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,587
1,6302,1602,6912020-01-31: 1,7402020-02-29: 1,7502020-03-31: 1,7532020-04-30: 1,7332020-05-31: 1,7372020-06-30: 1,7622020-07-31: 1,7832020-08-31: 1,7932020-09-30: 1,8152020-10-31: 1,8272020-11-30: 1,8362020-12-31: 1,8562021-01-31: 1,8312021-02-28: 1,8392021-03-31: 1,8562021-04-30: 1,8672021-05-31: 1,8672021-06-30: 1,8792021-07-31: 1,8772021-08-31: 1,8832021-09-30: 1,9232021-10-31: 1,9062021-11-30: 1,9102021-12-31: 1,9432022-01-31: 1,9312022-02-28: 1,9452022-03-31: 1,9782022-04-30: 1,9792022-05-31: 1,9902022-06-30: 2,0072022-07-31: 2,0062022-08-31: 2,0152022-09-30: 2,0722022-10-31: 2,0462022-11-30: 2,1052022-12-31: 2,1232023-01-31: 2,0722023-02-28: 2,0732023-03-31: 2,0982023-04-30: 2,1332023-05-31: 2,1692023-06-30: 2,2432023-07-31: 2,1882023-08-31: 2,1822023-09-30: 2,1952023-10-31: 2,1952023-11-30: 2,2412023-12-31: 2,2732024-01-31: 2,2162024-02-29: 2,2232024-03-31: 2,2602024-04-30: 2,2982024-05-31: 2,3052024-06-30: 2,3142024-07-31: 2,3082024-08-31: 2,3162024-09-30: 2,3262024-10-31: 2,4042024-11-30: 2,4112024-12-31: 2,3812025-01-31: 2,3682025-02-28: 2,3762025-03-31: 2,4072025-04-30: 2,4522025-05-31: 2,4562025-06-30: 2,4612025-07-31: 2,4682025-08-31: 2,5012025-09-30: 2,4942025-10-31: 2,5032025-11-30: 2,5052025-12-31: 2,5502026-01-31: 2,5352026-02-28: 2,5052026-03-31: 2,5332026-04-30: 2,5752026-05-31: 2,5742026-06-30: 2,5882026-07-31: 2,587 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,733 to 2,588 · axis starts at 1,630

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.

137,820
130k135k140k2020-01-31: 134k2020-02-29: 134k2020-03-31: 134k2020-04-30: 132k2020-05-31: 132k2020-06-30: 132k2020-07-31: 132k2020-08-31: 132k2020-09-30: 132k2020-10-31: 132k2020-11-30: 132k2020-12-31: 132k2021-01-31: 131k2021-02-28: 131k2021-03-31: 131k2021-04-30: 131k2021-05-31: 132k2021-06-30: 133k2021-07-31: 134k2021-08-31: 134k2021-09-30: 135k2021-10-31: 135k2021-11-30: 135k2021-12-31: 135k2022-01-31: 135k2022-02-28: 135k2022-03-31: 135k2022-04-30: 135k2022-05-31: 135k2022-06-30: 135k2022-07-31: 136k2022-08-31: 136k2022-09-30: 136k2022-10-31: 136k2022-11-30: 137k2022-12-31: 137k2023-01-31: 136k2023-02-28: 136k2023-03-31: 136k2023-04-30: 136k2023-05-31: 137k2023-06-30: 137k2023-07-31: 137k2023-08-31: 137k2023-09-30: 137k2023-10-31: 138k2023-11-30: 138k2023-12-31: 138k2024-01-31: 137k2024-02-29: 137k2024-03-31: 137k2024-04-30: 138k2024-05-31: 139k2024-06-30: 139k2024-07-31: 139k2024-08-31: 139k2024-09-30: 139k2024-10-31: 139k2024-11-30: 139k2024-12-31: 139k2025-01-31: 138k2025-02-28: 137k2025-03-31: 138k2025-04-30: 137k2025-05-31: 138k2025-06-30: 138k2025-07-31: 138k2025-08-31: 138k2025-09-30: 138k2025-10-31: 138k2025-11-30: 138k2025-12-31: 138k2026-01-31: 137k2026-02-28: 137k2026-03-31: 137k2026-04-30: 137k2026-05-31: 137k2026-06-30: 138k2026-07-31: 138k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 131k to 139k · axis starts at 130k

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
8,525
6,3178,0889,8582010-03-31: 6,7602011-03-31: 6,6602012-03-31: 6,9152013-03-31: 6,9502014-03-31: 7,4002015-03-31: 8,2202016-03-31: 8,4252017-03-31: 8,7052018-03-31: 8,5502019-03-31: 8,7052020-03-31: 8,7852021-03-31: 9,5152022-03-31: 8,8902023-03-31: 8,7702024-03-31: 8,6102025-03-31: 8,525 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 6,660 to 9,515 · axis starts at 6,317

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

6,560
4,5686,2087,8472010-03-31: 4,9352011-03-31: 4,8852012-03-31: 5,0552013-03-31: 5,0702014-03-31: 5,4402015-03-31: 6,1452016-03-31: 6,3952017-03-31: 6,6952018-03-31: 6,5352019-03-31: 6,6952020-03-31: 6,7552021-03-31: 7,5302022-03-31: 6,8752023-03-31: 6,7452024-03-31: 6,5752025-03-31: 6,560 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 4,885 to 7,530 · axis starts at 4,568

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

530
4394955512010-03-31: 4902011-03-31: 4502012-03-31: 4902013-03-31: 5152014-03-31: 5152015-03-31: 5352016-03-31: 5252017-03-31: 5252018-03-31: 5352019-03-31: 5202020-03-31: 5402021-03-31: 5002022-03-31: 5252023-03-31: 5352024-03-31: 5302025-03-31: 530 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 450 to 540 · axis starts at 439

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

50
37.65062.42010-03-31: 402011-03-31: 452012-03-31: 452013-03-31: 502014-03-31: 552015-03-31: 552016-03-31: 552017-03-31: 552018-03-31: 502019-03-31: 552020-03-31: 502021-03-31: 552022-03-31: 602023-03-31: 602024-03-31: 552025-03-31: 50 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 40 to 60 · axis starts at 37.6

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

5
4.555.52010-03-31: 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: 52025-03-31: 5 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · unchanged at 5 · axis starts at 4.5

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

255
2402682952010-03-31: 2552011-03-31: 2502012-03-31: 2452013-03-31: 2652014-03-31: 2802015-03-31: 2902016-03-31: 2852017-03-31: 2802018-03-31: 2802019-03-31: 2852020-03-31: 2902021-03-31: 2902022-03-31: 2802023-03-31: 2802024-03-31: 2802025-03-31: 255 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 245 to 290 · axis starts at 240

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: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 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

1,015
9261,0251,1242010-03-31: 9502011-03-31: 9452012-03-31: 9952013-03-31: 9602014-03-31: 1,0202015-03-31: 1,1052016-03-31: 1,0802017-03-31: 1,0552018-03-31: 1,0452019-03-31: 1,0502020-03-31: 1,0352021-03-31: 1,0302022-03-31: 1,0502023-03-31: 1,0502024-03-31: 1,0602025-03-31: 1,015 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 945 to 1,105 · axis starts at 926

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

90
6277.5932010-03-31: 802011-03-31: 652012-03-31: 652013-03-31: 702014-03-31: 752015-03-31: 752016-03-31: 652017-03-31: 752018-03-31: 852019-03-31: 802020-03-31: 902021-03-31: 902022-03-31: 802023-03-31: 752024-03-31: 852025-03-31: 90 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 65 to 90 · axis starts at 62

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: 52016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 10 · axis starts at 4.4

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

10,230
8,2549,88512k2010-03-31: 8,6052011-03-31: 8,5702012-03-31: 8,7652013-03-31: 8,7552014-03-31: 9,2852015-03-31: 10k2016-03-31: 10k2017-03-31: 11k2018-03-31: 10k2019-03-31: 10k2020-03-31: 11k2021-03-31: 11k2022-03-31: 11k2023-03-31: 10k2024-03-31: 10k2025-03-31: 10k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 8,570 to 11k · axis starts at 8,254

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

6,625
2,0964,6037,1101998-12-31: 2,5811999-12-31: 2,7642000-12-31: 2,8462001-12-31: 3,0162002-12-31: 3,1902003-12-31: 3,4232004-12-31: 3,6492005-12-31: 3,7162006-12-31: 3,9412007-12-31: 3,9952008-12-31: 4,1372009-12-31: 4,1662010-12-31: 4,1622011-12-31: 4,1852012-12-31: 4,2432013-12-31: 4,3272014-12-31: 4,5152015-12-31: 4,7502016-12-31: 4,6972017-12-31: 4,8842018-12-31: 4,9252019-12-31: 5,2412020-12-31: 5,2342021-12-31: 5,4412022-12-31: 5,9792023-12-31: 6,625 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 2,581 to 6,625 · axis starts at 2,096

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Wirral

Wirral