The Datum Report

Local area

Worcestershire CC

What we think is happening

The job market in Worcestershire CC 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 long-term sick Apr 2025-Mar 2026 31.4% -3.6 in the bottom 9% of 171
Businesses employing 20 to 49 people 2025 790 -45 in the bottom 6% of 182

By subject

Every figure published for Worcestershire CC. 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
8.5%
7.69.611.72020-03-31: 11.22020-06-30: 11.32020-09-30: 10.62020-12-31: 10.42021-03-31: 9.92021-06-30: 9.42021-09-30: 9.12021-12-31: 9.42022-03-31: 8.82022-06-30: 8.42022-09-30: 9.32022-12-31: 8.62023-03-31: 8.72023-06-30: 8.52023-09-30: 9.42023-12-31: 9.32024-03-31: 8.92024-06-30: 8.62024-12-31: 8.92025-09-30: 9.02025-12-31: 82026-03-31: 8.5 2020-03 2026-03
22 monthly readings · 8 to 11.3 · axis starts at 7.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.1, basis not documented by the producer
3 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
77.7%
74.778.682.52020-03-31: 79.52020-06-30: 78.82020-09-30: 77.62020-12-31: 77.92021-03-31: 77.92021-06-30: 79.72021-09-30: 79.02021-12-31: 78.82022-03-31: 76.22022-06-30: 75.52022-09-30: 76.62022-12-31: 77.32023-03-31: 78.62023-06-30: 78.42023-09-30: 81.02023-12-31: 81.02024-03-31: 81.12024-06-30: 81.72024-09-30: 80.62024-12-31: 79.62025-03-31: 78.02025-06-30: 77.62025-09-30: 78.42025-12-31: 77.52026-03-31: 77.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 75.5 to 81.7 · axis starts at 74.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.1, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.2%
3.94.14.22025-12-31: 3.92026-03-31: 4.2 2025-12 2026-03
2 monthly readings · 3.9 to 4.2 · axis starts at 3.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.6, basis not documented by the producer
23 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

18.9%
15.619.022.32020-03-31: 18.42020-06-30: 19.02020-09-30: 19.02020-12-31: 19.22021-03-31: 19.12021-06-30: 17.32021-09-30: 18.72021-12-31: 18.72022-03-31: 21.42022-06-30: 21.62022-09-30: 20.62022-12-31: 19.82023-03-31: 17.92023-06-30: 18.72023-09-30: 16.42023-12-31: 17.22024-03-31: 17.42024-06-30: 16.32024-09-30: 17.62024-12-31: 18.52025-03-31: 19.92025-06-30: 20.52025-09-30: 19.62025-12-31: 19.42026-03-31: 18.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.3 to 21.6 · axis starts at 15.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.9, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
11,295
6,58714k21k2020-01-31: 7,9702020-02-29: 8,1602020-03-31: 8,3052020-04-30: 16k2020-05-31: 19k2020-06-30: 19k2020-07-31: 19k2020-08-31: 19k2020-09-30: 19k2020-10-31: 18k2020-11-30: 19k2020-12-31: 18k2021-01-31: 18k2021-02-28: 19k2021-03-31: 19k2021-04-30: 18k2021-05-31: 17k2021-06-30: 15k2021-07-31: 15k2021-08-31: 14k2021-09-30: 14k2021-10-31: 13k2021-11-30: 13k2021-12-31: 12k2022-01-31: 12k2022-02-28: 13k2022-03-31: 12k2022-04-30: 12k2022-05-31: 11k2022-06-30: 11k2022-07-31: 11k2022-08-31: 11k2022-09-30: 11k2022-10-31: 11k2022-11-30: 11k2022-12-31: 11k2023-01-31: 11k2023-02-28: 11k2023-03-31: 11k2023-04-30: 11k2023-05-31: 11k2023-06-30: 11k2023-07-31: 11k2023-08-31: 11k2023-09-30: 10k2023-10-31: 10k2023-11-30: 11k2023-12-31: 11k2024-01-31: 11k2024-02-29: 11k2024-03-31: 11k2024-04-30: 11k2024-05-31: 11k2024-06-30: 11k2024-07-31: 12k2024-08-31: 12k2024-09-30: 12k2024-10-31: 12k2024-11-30: 12k2024-12-31: 11k2025-01-31: 11k2025-02-28: 12k2025-03-31: 12k2025-04-30: 11k2025-05-31: 11k2025-06-30: 11k2025-07-31: 11k2025-08-31: 11k2025-09-30: 11k2025-10-31: 11k2025-11-30: 11k2025-12-31: 11k2026-01-31: 11k2026-02-28: 11k2026-03-31: 11k2026-04-30: 11k2026-05-31: 11k2026-06-30: 11k2026-07-31: 11k2026-08-31: 11k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 7,970 to 19k · axis starts at 6,587

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

3.0%
2.93.03.02026-01-31: 2.92026-02-28: 32026-03-31: 32026-04-30: 32026-05-31: 32026-06-30: 2.92026-07-31: 2.92026-08-31: 3 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.9 to 3 · axis starts at 2.9

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.

31.4%
16.429.141.82020-03-31: 26.42020-06-30: 24.22020-09-30: 27.22020-12-31: 24.82021-03-31: 24.42021-06-30: 24.22021-09-30: 20.92021-12-31: 20.22022-03-31: 19.02022-06-30: 18.92022-09-30: 22.62022-12-31: 23.72025-03-31: 37.72025-06-30: 39.02025-09-30: 39.32025-12-31: 352026-03-31: 31.4 2020-03 2026-03
17 monthly readings · 18.9 to 39.3 · axis starts at 16.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.0, basis not documented by the producer
8 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

16.3%
11.716.020.22020-03-31: 18.22022-03-31: 19.42022-06-30: 19.42025-12-31: 12.52026-03-31: 16.3 2020-03 2026-03
5 monthly readings · 12.5 to 19.4 · axis starts at 11.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.4, basis not documented by the producer
20 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

16.3%
15.718.822.02020-03-31: 17.92020-06-30: 20.12020-09-30: 21.32020-12-31: 20.92021-03-31: 21.42021-09-30: 18.12022-06-30: 17.62025-12-31: 16.52026-03-31: 16.3 2020-03 2026-03
9 monthly readings · 16.3 to 21.4 · axis starts at 15.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.4, basis not documented by the producer
16 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

21.3%
15.724.533.22020-03-31: 24.92020-06-30: 22.52020-09-30: 25.12020-12-31: 25.82021-03-31: 27.22021-06-30: 31.52021-09-30: 30.02021-12-31: 29.22022-03-31: 28.52022-06-30: 27.32022-12-31: 24.22025-12-31: 17.42026-03-31: 21.3 2020-03 2026-03
13 monthly readings · 17.4 to 31.5 · axis starts at 15.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.1, basis not documented by the producer
12 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£25,444
9,13618k27k1997-12-31: 11k1998-12-31: 11k1999-12-31: 12k2000-12-31: 12k2001-12-31: 13k2002-12-31: 13k2003-12-31: 13k2004-12-31: 14k2005-12-31: 14k2006-12-31: 15k2007-12-31: 15k2008-12-31: 16k2009-12-31: 16k2010-12-31: 16k2011-12-31: 16k2012-12-31: 17k2013-12-31: 17k2014-12-31: 18k2015-12-31: 19k2016-12-31: 19k2017-12-31: 20k2018-12-31: 20k2019-12-31: 21k2020-12-31: 21k2021-12-31: 22k2022-12-31: 22k2023-12-31: 24k2024-12-31: 25k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 11k to 25k · axis starts at 9,136

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,581
1,6412,1622,6822020-01-31: 1,7762020-02-29: 1,7852020-03-31: 1,7862020-04-30: 1,7422020-05-31: 1,7552020-06-30: 1,7762020-07-31: 1,8032020-08-31: 1,8222020-09-30: 1,8532020-10-31: 1,8562020-11-30: 1,8602020-12-31: 1,8952021-01-31: 1,8542021-02-28: 1,8582021-03-31: 1,8942021-04-30: 1,9012021-05-31: 1,9022021-06-30: 1,9132021-07-31: 1,9132021-08-31: 1,9172021-09-30: 1,9502021-10-31: 1,9502021-11-30: 1,9572021-12-31: 2,0052022-01-31: 1,9622022-02-28: 1,9722022-03-31: 2,0172022-04-30: 2,0252022-05-31: 2,0292022-06-30: 2,0372022-07-31: 2,0422022-08-31: 2,0522022-09-30: 2,0992022-10-31: 2,0982022-11-30: 2,1422022-12-31: 2,1452023-01-31: 2,1122023-02-28: 2,1142023-03-31: 2,1472023-04-30: 2,1752023-05-31: 2,1972023-06-30: 2,2442023-07-31: 2,1982023-08-31: 2,2022023-09-30: 2,2142023-10-31: 2,2312023-11-30: 2,2842023-12-31: 2,2842024-01-31: 2,2552024-02-29: 2,2552024-03-31: 2,2832024-04-30: 2,3252024-05-31: 2,3392024-06-30: 2,3272024-07-31: 2,3332024-08-31: 2,3372024-09-30: 2,3482024-10-31: 2,3962024-11-30: 2,4102024-12-31: 2,4202025-01-31: 2,3882025-02-28: 2,3812025-03-31: 2,4142025-04-30: 2,4512025-05-31: 2,4622025-06-30: 2,4572025-07-31: 2,4662025-08-31: 2,4952025-09-30: 2,4862025-10-31: 2,4942025-11-30: 2,4992025-12-31: 2,5372026-01-31: 2,5042026-02-28: 2,5102026-03-31: 2,5372026-04-30: 2,5612026-05-31: 2,5712026-06-30: 2,5782026-07-31: 2,581 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,742 to 2,581 · axis starts at 1,641

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.

272,885
253k265k277k2020-01-31: 264k2020-02-29: 263k2020-03-31: 263k2020-04-30: 259k2020-05-31: 259k2020-06-30: 260k2020-07-31: 261k2020-08-31: 259k2020-09-30: 259k2020-10-31: 258k2020-11-30: 258k2020-12-31: 257k2021-01-31: 256k2021-02-28: 256k2021-03-31: 256k2021-04-30: 258k2021-05-31: 260k2021-06-30: 263k2021-07-31: 264k2021-08-31: 264k2021-09-30: 265k2021-10-31: 265k2021-11-30: 266k2021-12-31: 265k2022-01-31: 264k2022-02-28: 265k2022-03-31: 265k2022-04-30: 266k2022-05-31: 267k2022-06-30: 268k2022-07-31: 270k2022-08-31: 269k2022-09-30: 270k2022-10-31: 269k2022-11-30: 270k2022-12-31: 269k2023-01-31: 268k2023-02-28: 268k2023-03-31: 269k2023-04-30: 270k2023-05-31: 271k2023-06-30: 272k2023-07-31: 273k2023-08-31: 272k2023-09-30: 273k2023-10-31: 272k2023-11-30: 273k2023-12-31: 272k2024-01-31: 270k2024-02-29: 270k2024-03-31: 270k2024-04-30: 271k2024-05-31: 273k2024-06-30: 274k2024-07-31: 275k2024-08-31: 273k2024-09-30: 273k2024-10-31: 273k2024-11-30: 273k2024-12-31: 272k2025-01-31: 270k2025-02-28: 270k2025-03-31: 270k2025-04-30: 271k2025-05-31: 272k2025-06-30: 273k2025-07-31: 273k2025-08-31: 273k2025-09-30: 273k2025-10-31: 272k2025-11-30: 272k2025-12-31: 271k2026-01-31: 269k2026-02-28: 269k2026-03-31: 270k2026-04-30: 270k2026-05-31: 271k2026-06-30: 272k2026-07-31: 273k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 256k to 275k · axis starts at 253k

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
25,810
21k27k33k2010-03-31: 22k2011-03-31: 22k2012-03-31: 22k2013-03-31: 22k2014-03-31: 22k2015-03-31: 24k2016-03-31: 24k2017-03-31: 27k2018-03-31: 30k2019-03-31: 27k2020-03-31: 32k2021-03-31: 29k2022-03-31: 28k2023-03-31: 27k2024-03-31: 26k2025-03-31: 26k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 22k to 32k · axis starts at 21k

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

20,100
16k20k24k2010-03-31: 17k2011-03-31: 17k2012-03-31: 17k2013-03-31: 17k2014-03-31: 17k2015-03-31: 18k2016-03-31: 19k2017-03-31: 21k2018-03-31: 21k2019-03-31: 21k2020-03-31: 23k2021-03-31: 23k2022-03-31: 22k2023-03-31: 21k2024-03-31: 20k2025-03-31: 20k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 17k to 23k · axis starts at 16k

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

1,485
1,1661,4451,7242010-03-31: 1,3002011-03-31: 1,2202012-03-31: 1,3002013-03-31: 1,3452014-03-31: 1,3852015-03-31: 1,4502016-03-31: 1,4002017-03-31: 1,6302018-03-31: 1,6502019-03-31: 1,4452020-03-31: 1,5952021-03-31: 1,4502022-03-31: 1,6702023-03-31: 1,5052024-03-31: 1,4602025-03-31: 1,485 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,220 to 1,670 · axis starts at 1,166

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

130
941251562010-03-31: 1002011-03-31: 1102012-03-31: 1252013-03-31: 1302014-03-31: 1302015-03-31: 1402016-03-31: 1402017-03-31: 1502018-03-31: 1402019-03-31: 1502020-03-31: 1452021-03-31: 1452022-03-31: 1452023-03-31: 1352024-03-31: 1402025-03-31: 130 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 100 to 150 · axis starts at 94

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

20
8.217.526.82010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 252020-03-31: 252021-03-31: 252022-03-31: 252023-03-31: 252024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 20 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 25 · axis starts at 8.2

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

790
6507528552010-03-31: 6952011-03-31: 6802012-03-31: 6702013-03-31: 7052014-03-31: 7402015-03-31: 7502016-03-31: 7652017-03-31: 7952018-03-31: 7902019-03-31: 8102020-03-31: 8002021-03-31: 7902022-03-31: 8052023-03-31: 8302024-03-31: 8352025-03-31: 790 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 670 to 835 · axis starts at 650

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

60
4257.5732010-03-31: 552011-03-31: 452012-03-31: 502013-03-31: 602014-03-31: 602015-03-31: 602016-03-31: 602017-03-31: 652018-03-31: 602019-03-31: 702020-03-31: 652021-03-31: 652022-03-31: 652023-03-31: 652024-03-31: 602025-03-31: 60 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 45 to 70 · axis starts at 42

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

2,920
2,3474,1185,8882010-03-31: 2,7352011-03-31: 2,7002012-03-31: 2,7502013-03-31: 2,6902014-03-31: 2,8402015-03-31: 2,9752016-03-31: 2,8102017-03-31: 3,4202018-03-31: 5,5452019-03-31: 3,2852020-03-31: 5,3302021-03-31: 3,8002022-03-31: 3,8752023-03-31: 3,3102024-03-31: 3,0202025-03-31: 2,920 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 2,690 to 5,545 · axis starts at 2,347

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

270
2202482752010-03-31: 2252011-03-31: 2252012-03-31: 2252013-03-31: 2552014-03-31: 2552015-03-31: 2552016-03-31: 2452017-03-31: 2452018-03-31: 2552019-03-31: 2552020-03-31: 2702021-03-31: 2652022-03-31: 2602023-03-31: 2552024-03-31: 2552025-03-31: 270 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 225 to 270 · axis starts at 220

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

25
13.82026.22010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 252024-03-31: 252025-03-31: 25 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 25 · axis starts at 13.8

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

29,320
24k30k36k2010-03-31: 26k2011-03-31: 25k2012-03-31: 26k2013-03-31: 26k2014-03-31: 26k2015-03-31: 27k2016-03-31: 28k2017-03-31: 31k2018-03-31: 33k2019-03-31: 31k2020-03-31: 35k2021-03-31: 33k2022-03-31: 32k2023-03-31: 30k2024-03-31: 29k2025-03-31: 29k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 25k to 35k · axis starts at 24k

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

17,517
5,53412k19k1998-12-31: 6,8181999-12-31: 7,1302000-12-31: 7,4772001-12-31: 7,6442002-12-31: 7,8032003-12-31: 8,2952004-12-31: 8,7982005-12-31: 9,0512006-12-31: 9,6782007-12-31: 9,6252008-12-31: 10k2009-12-31: 9,9622010-12-31: 10k2011-12-31: 11k2012-12-31: 11k2013-12-31: 12k2014-12-31: 12k2015-12-31: 13k2016-12-31: 13k2017-12-31: 14k2018-12-31: 14k2019-12-31: 14k2020-12-31: 14k2021-12-31: 14k2022-12-31: 16k2023-12-31: 18k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 6,818 to 18k · axis starts at 5,534

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Worcestershire CC

Bromsgrove · Malvern Hills · Redditch · Worcester · Wychavon · Wyre Forest