The Datum Report

Local authority

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

What we think is happening

The business base in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon has been shrinking.

deteriorating · established confidence · formed 31 August 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Labour market

The number claiming unemployment benefits in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon has been falling, 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
Business births Q2 2026 155 -50 in the bottom 1% of 359
Businesses employing 20 to 49 people 2025 260 -35 in the bottom 2% of 361

By subject

Every figure published for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon. 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 4
Claimant count
August 2026
3,545
2,1414,4356,7292020-01-31: 2,5852020-02-29: 2,6352020-03-31: 2,6102020-04-30: 5,1752020-05-31: 6,2852020-06-30: 6,0902020-07-31: 6,0952020-08-31: 6,2502020-09-30: 6,1302020-10-31: 5,9802020-11-30: 5,8802020-12-31: 5,7502021-01-31: 5,5252021-02-28: 5,7752021-03-31: 5,6702021-04-30: 5,5952021-05-31: 5,2652021-06-30: 4,9202021-07-31: 4,8202021-08-31: 4,6802021-09-30: 4,5652021-10-31: 4,4552021-11-30: 4,1102021-12-31: 3,8252022-01-31: 3,6702022-02-28: 3,6652022-03-31: 3,5302022-04-30: 3,4652022-05-31: 3,3202022-06-30: 3,2852022-07-31: 3,3802022-08-31: 3,4052022-09-30: 3,4002022-10-31: 3,3952022-11-30: 3,4402022-12-31: 3,5552023-01-31: 3,4202023-02-28: 3,5302023-03-31: 3,6152023-04-30: 3,8452023-05-31: 3,6452023-06-30: 3,6202023-07-31: 3,7502023-08-31: 3,7802023-09-30: 3,9052023-10-31: 3,7652023-11-30: 3,6952023-12-31: 3,6452024-01-31: 3,5752024-02-29: 3,6802024-03-31: 3,7402024-04-30: 3,7502024-05-31: 3,7302024-06-30: 3,9252024-07-31: 4,2502024-08-31: 4,3802024-09-30: 4,5002024-10-31: 4,4502024-11-30: 4,2952024-12-31: 4,0702025-01-31: 3,9952025-02-28: 4,2102025-03-31: 4,1002025-04-30: 4,0202025-05-31: 3,8352025-06-30: 3,8752025-07-31: 3,7952025-08-31: 3,9602025-09-30: 3,9952025-10-31: 3,9702025-11-30: 3,8752025-12-31: 3,6702026-01-31: 3,6502026-02-28: 3,6852026-03-31: 3,7102026-04-30: 3,7502026-05-31: 3,5652026-06-30: 3,4152026-07-31: 3,4452026-08-31: 3,545 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 2,585 to 6,285 · axis starts at 2,141

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

2.6%
1.63.35.02020-01-31: 1.92020-02-29: 1.92020-03-31: 1.92020-04-30: 3.82020-05-31: 4.72020-06-30: 4.52020-07-31: 4.52020-08-31: 4.62020-09-30: 4.52020-10-31: 4.42020-11-30: 4.42020-12-31: 4.32021-01-31: 4.12021-02-28: 4.32021-03-31: 4.22021-04-30: 4.12021-05-31: 3.92021-06-30: 3.62021-07-31: 3.62021-08-31: 3.52021-09-30: 3.42021-10-31: 3.32021-11-30: 32021-12-31: 2.82022-01-31: 2.72022-02-28: 2.72022-03-31: 2.62022-04-30: 2.62022-05-31: 2.42022-06-30: 2.42022-07-31: 2.52022-08-31: 2.52022-09-30: 2.52022-10-31: 2.52022-11-30: 2.52022-12-31: 2.62023-01-31: 2.52023-02-28: 2.62023-03-31: 2.62023-04-30: 2.82023-05-31: 2.72023-06-30: 2.72023-07-31: 2.72023-08-31: 2.82023-09-30: 2.92023-10-31: 2.82023-11-30: 2.72023-12-31: 2.72024-01-31: 2.62024-02-29: 2.72024-03-31: 2.72024-04-30: 2.72024-05-31: 2.72024-06-30: 2.92024-07-31: 3.12024-08-31: 3.22024-09-30: 3.32024-10-31: 3.22024-11-30: 3.12024-12-31: 32025-01-31: 2.92025-02-28: 3.12025-03-31: 32025-04-30: 2.92025-05-31: 2.82025-06-30: 2.82025-07-31: 2.82025-08-31: 2.92025-09-30: 2.92025-10-31: 2.92025-11-30: 2.82025-12-31: 2.72026-01-31: 2.72026-02-28: 2.72026-03-31: 2.72026-04-30: 2.72026-05-31: 2.62026-06-30: 2.52026-07-31: 2.52026-08-31: 2.6 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 1.9 to 4.7 · axis starts at 1.6

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

—
0.60.70.72020-12-31: 0.72021-12-31: 0.72022-12-31: 0.7 2020-12 2022-12
3 annual readings · 0.7 to 0.7 · axis starts at 0.6

ONS, Jobs density, published 21 April 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
22 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Total jobs
2024
—
87k90k94k2020-12-31: 91k2021-12-31: 88k2022-12-31: 93k 2020-12 2022-12
3 annual readings · 88k to 93k · axis starts at 87k

ONS, Jobs density, published 21 April 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
22 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 1
£22,033
6,88515k24k1997-12-31: 8,5081998-12-31: 8,5451999-12-31: 8,8612000-12-31: 9,1122001-12-31: 9,4182002-12-31: 9,9172003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 11k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 13k2008-12-31: 13k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 13k2011-12-31: 14k2012-12-31: 14k2013-12-31: 14k2014-12-31: 15k2015-12-31: 15k2016-12-31: 15k2017-12-31: 15k2018-12-31: 16k2019-12-31: 16k2020-12-31: 17k2021-12-31: 18k2022-12-31: 19k2023-12-31: 20k2024-12-31: 22k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 8,508 to 22k · axis starts at 6,885

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Business 14
Business births
Q2 2026
155
1121782432020-03-31: 1702020-06-30: 1252020-09-30: 1452020-12-31: 1752021-03-31: 2252021-06-30: 1802021-09-30: 2102021-12-31: 2302022-03-31: 1952022-06-30: 1952022-09-30: 1252022-12-31: 1352023-03-31: 1852023-06-30: 1452023-09-30: 1352023-12-31: 1552024-03-31: 1702024-06-30: 1602024-09-30: 1552024-12-31: 1602025-03-31: 1802025-06-30: 1602025-09-30: 1652025-12-31: 1352026-03-31: 2052026-06-30: 155 2020-03 2026-06
26 quarterly readings · 125 to 230 · axis starts at 112

ONS, Business demography quarterly, published 29 July 2026 (approximate)

Business deaths
Q2 2026
185
85.42123402020-03-31: 1852020-06-30: 1102020-09-30: 1202020-12-31: 1302021-03-31: 1302021-06-30: 1552021-09-30: 1402021-12-31: 1552022-03-31: 1852022-06-30: 2302022-09-30: 1752022-12-31: 1652023-03-31: 3152023-06-30: 1652023-09-30: 1552023-12-31: 1852024-03-31: 2202024-06-30: 1652024-09-30: 1252024-12-31: 1652025-03-31: 1802025-06-30: 1702025-09-30: 1602025-12-31: 1752026-03-31: 1952026-06-30: 185 2020-03 2026-06
26 quarterly readings · 110 to 315 · axis starts at 85.4

ONS, Business demography quarterly, published 29 July 2026 (approximate)

Businesses
2025
9,340
7,6168,5929,5692010-03-31: 8,0752011-03-31: 7,9852012-03-31: 7,9202013-03-31: 7,8602014-03-31: 7,8052015-03-31: 7,8452016-03-31: 8,0902017-03-31: 8,2752018-03-31: 8,5452019-03-31: 8,7202020-03-31: 8,7302021-03-31: 8,9252022-03-31: 9,2652023-03-31: 9,3802024-03-31: 9,3202025-03-31: 9,340 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 7,805 to 9,380 · axis starts at 7,616

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

7,520
5,9246,8087,6912010-03-31: 6,0952011-03-31: 6,2052012-03-31: 6,1602013-03-31: 6,1552014-03-31: 6,1052015-03-31: 6,1452016-03-31: 6,3752017-03-31: 6,4652018-03-31: 6,7352019-03-31: 6,9702020-03-31: 7,0102021-03-31: 7,1702022-03-31: 7,4302023-03-31: 7,5152024-03-31: 7,4702025-03-31: 7,520 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 6,095 to 7,520 · axis starts at 5,924

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

475
4204725252010-03-31: 5152011-03-31: 4452012-03-31: 4652013-03-31: 4452014-03-31: 4352015-03-31: 4352016-03-31: 4302017-03-31: 4402018-03-31: 4302019-03-31: 4302020-03-31: 4302021-03-31: 4452022-03-31: 4702023-03-31: 4652024-03-31: 4652025-03-31: 475 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 430 to 515 · axis starts at 420

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

50
27.64052.42010-03-31: 402011-03-31: 402012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 352014-03-31: 302015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 402017-03-31: 352018-03-31: 402019-03-31: 402020-03-31: 452021-03-31: 452022-03-31: 452023-03-31: 502024-03-31: 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

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

260
2002523052010-03-31: 2502011-03-31: 2352012-03-31: 2102013-03-31: 2352014-03-31: 2202015-03-31: 2352016-03-31: 2302017-03-31: 2652018-03-31: 2502019-03-31: 2652020-03-31: 2452021-03-31: 2602022-03-31: 2652023-03-31: 2802024-03-31: 2952025-03-31: 260 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 210 to 295 · axis starts at 200

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

10
9.412.515.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 152014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 15 · axis starts at 9.4

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

920
8789901,1022010-03-31: 1,0802011-03-31: 9802012-03-31: 9652013-03-31: 9002014-03-31: 9152015-03-31: 9052016-03-31: 9202017-03-31: 9702018-03-31: 9902019-03-31: 9102020-03-31: 9002021-03-31: 9002022-03-31: 9602023-03-31: 9702024-03-31: 9452025-03-31: 920 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 900 to 1,080 · axis starts at 878

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

85
62.67587.42010-03-31: 702011-03-31: 652012-03-31: 652013-03-31: 652014-03-31: 802015-03-31: 752016-03-31: 702017-03-31: 802018-03-31: 702019-03-31: 802020-03-31: 802021-03-31: 852022-03-31: 702023-03-31: 802024-03-31: 752025-03-31: 85 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 65 to 85 · axis starts at 62.6

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: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 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

10,760
9,03910k11k2010-03-31: 9,6702011-03-31: 9,5402012-03-31: 9,3652013-03-31: 9,3252014-03-31: 9,2302015-03-31: 9,2402016-03-31: 9,5452017-03-31: 9,7002018-03-31: 9,9952019-03-31: 10k2020-03-31: 10k2021-03-31: 10k2022-03-31: 11k2023-03-31: 11k2024-03-31: 11k2025-03-31: 11k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 9,230 to 11k · axis starts at 9,039

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

5,303
1,2023,4725,7421998-12-31: 1,6411999-12-31: 1,7212000-12-31: 1,8442001-12-31: 1,9802002-12-31: 2,0352003-12-31: 2,1702004-12-31: 2,2842005-12-31: 2,4092006-12-31: 2,5722007-12-31: 2,7322008-12-31: 2,7332009-12-31: 2,6332010-12-31: 2,6542011-12-31: 2,7182012-12-31: 2,7942013-12-31: 2,9842014-12-31: 3,1372015-12-31: 3,2592016-12-31: 3,5202017-12-31: 3,6612018-12-31: 3,8892019-12-31: 4,1262020-12-31: 3,9532021-12-31: 4,3512022-12-31: 4,6902023-12-31: 5,303 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 1,641 to 5,303 · axis starts at 1,202

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Housing 2
£186,993
115k155k195k2020-01-31: 123k2020-02-29: 123k2020-03-31: 123k2020-04-30: 124k2020-05-31: 124k2020-06-30: 124k2020-07-31: 125k2020-08-31: 125k2020-09-30: 125k2020-10-31: 127k2020-11-30: 127k2020-12-31: 127k2021-01-31: 127k2021-02-28: 127k2021-03-31: 127k2021-04-30: 134k2021-05-31: 134k2021-06-30: 134k2021-07-31: 139k2021-08-31: 139k2021-09-30: 139k2021-10-31: 138k2021-11-30: 138k2021-12-31: 138k2022-01-31: 144k2022-02-28: 144k2022-03-31: 144k2022-04-30: 149k2022-05-31: 149k2022-06-30: 149k2022-07-31: 155k2022-08-31: 155k2022-09-30: 155k2022-10-31: 154k2022-11-30: 154k2022-12-31: 154k2023-01-31: 152k2023-02-28: 152k2023-03-31: 152k2023-04-30: 152k2023-05-31: 152k2023-06-30: 152k2023-07-31: 160k2023-08-31: 160k2023-09-30: 160k2023-10-31: 157k2023-11-30: 157k2023-12-31: 157k2024-01-31: 159k2024-02-29: 159k2024-03-31: 159k2024-04-30: 164k2024-05-31: 164k2024-06-30: 164k2024-07-31: 169k2024-08-31: 169k2024-09-30: 169k2024-10-31: 167k2024-11-30: 167k2024-12-31: 167k2025-01-31: 170k2025-02-28: 170k2025-03-31: 170k2025-04-30: 171k2025-05-31: 171k2025-06-30: 171k2025-07-31: 175k2025-08-31: 175k2025-09-30: 175k2025-10-31: 180k2025-11-30: 180k2025-12-31: 180k2026-01-31: 185k2026-02-28: 185k2026-03-31: 185k2026-04-30: 187k2026-05-31: 187k2026-06-30: 187k 2020-01 2026-06
78 monthly readings · 123k to 187k · axis starts at 115k

HM Land Registry / ONS, UK House Price Index, published 19 August 2026 (approximate)

Homes sold
Jun 2026
—
64.72113572020-01-31: 2132020-02-29: 2132020-03-31: 2132020-04-30: 932020-05-31: 932020-06-30: 932020-07-31: 2102020-08-31: 2102020-09-30: 2102020-10-31: 3252020-11-30: 3252020-12-31: 3252021-01-31: 2832021-02-28: 2832021-03-31: 2832021-04-30: 2742021-05-31: 2742021-06-30: 2742021-07-31: 3292021-08-31: 3292021-09-30: 3292021-10-31: 2842021-11-30: 2842021-12-31: 2842022-01-31: 2072022-02-28: 2072022-03-31: 2072022-04-30: 2512022-05-31: 2512022-06-30: 2512022-07-31: 2532022-08-31: 2532022-09-30: 2532022-10-31: 2682022-11-30: 2682022-12-31: 2682023-01-31: 1902023-02-28: 1902023-03-31: 1902023-04-30: 2072023-05-31: 2072023-06-30: 2072023-07-31: 2322023-08-31: 2322023-09-30: 2322023-10-31: 2152023-11-30: 2152023-12-31: 2152024-01-31: 1922024-02-29: 1922024-03-31: 1922024-04-30: 1992024-05-31: 1992024-06-30: 1992024-07-31: 2362024-08-31: 2362024-09-30: 2362024-10-31: 2542024-11-30: 2542024-12-31: 2542025-01-31: 2402025-02-28: 2402025-03-31: 2402025-04-30: 1902025-05-31: 1902025-06-30: 1902025-07-31: 2452025-08-31: 2452025-09-30: 2452025-10-31: 2512025-11-30: 2512025-12-31: 2512026-01-31: 2022026-02-28: 2022026-03-31: 2022026-04-30: 194 2020-01 2026-04
76 monthly readings · 93 to 329 · axis starts at 64.7

HM Land Registry / ONS, UK House Price Index, published 19 August 2026 (approximate)
Not published: Not yet published
2 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Population 1
Population
2025
—
170k199k228k2001-06-30: 176k2002-06-30: 177k2003-06-30: 179k2004-06-30: 181k2005-06-30: 184k2006-06-30: 187k2007-06-30: 191k2008-06-30: 194k2009-06-30: 196k2010-06-30: 198k2011-06-30: 200k2012-06-30: 203k2013-06-30: 204k2014-06-30: 206k2015-06-30: 208k2016-06-30: 211k2017-06-30: 213k2018-06-30: 215k2019-06-30: 217k2020-06-30: 218k2021-06-30: 219k2022-06-30: 220k2023-06-30: 222k2024-06-30: 223k 2001-06 2024-06
24 annual readings · 176k to 223k · axis starts at 170k

ONS, Mid-year population estimates
Not published: These figures are missing.
21 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.