The Datum Report

Local authority

Fermanagh and Omagh

What we think is happening

The business base in Fermanagh and Omagh has been shrinking.

deteriorating · strong confidence · formed 5 October 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Fermanagh and Omagh has been getting stronger.

strong confidence · how we reached this

Moving with the rest of the country

Shown separately because these say something about the country rather than about Fermanagh and Omagh.

By subject

Every figure published for Fermanagh and Omagh. 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
1,585
1,2892,3553,4212020-01-31: 1,5752020-02-29: 1,5102020-03-31: 1,4952020-04-30: 2,7102020-05-31: 3,2152020-06-30: 3,1102020-07-31: 3,1052020-08-31: 3,0802020-09-30: 3,0252020-10-31: 2,8852020-11-30: 2,8352020-12-31: 2,7152021-01-31: 2,6852021-02-28: 2,7652021-03-31: 2,7252021-04-30: 2,6852021-05-31: 2,5252021-06-30: 2,4152021-07-31: 2,3652021-08-31: 2,3252021-09-30: 2,2202021-10-31: 2,1702021-11-30: 2,0102021-12-31: 1,9252022-01-31: 1,8552022-02-28: 1,8002022-03-31: 1,7552022-04-30: 1,7452022-05-31: 1,6752022-06-30: 1,6902022-07-31: 1,7202022-08-31: 1,7652022-09-30: 1,7152022-10-31: 1,6852022-11-30: 1,6352022-12-31: 1,6652023-01-31: 1,6352023-02-28: 1,6302023-03-31: 1,6752023-04-30: 1,7302023-05-31: 1,5952023-06-30: 1,6102023-07-31: 1,6552023-08-31: 1,7102023-09-30: 1,7352023-10-31: 1,7252023-11-30: 1,7052023-12-31: 1,6152024-01-31: 1,5952024-02-29: 1,6452024-03-31: 1,6952024-04-30: 1,7352024-05-31: 1,7702024-06-30: 1,9202024-07-31: 2,1252024-08-31: 2,2002024-09-30: 2,2002024-10-31: 2,2002024-11-30: 2,2002024-12-31: 2,0352025-01-31: 2,0452025-02-28: 2,1402025-03-31: 2,0502025-04-30: 1,9652025-05-31: 1,8852025-06-30: 1,8402025-07-31: 1,8002025-08-31: 1,8002025-09-30: 1,8302025-10-31: 1,8152025-11-30: 1,7402025-12-31: 1,6652026-01-31: 1,6602026-02-28: 1,6252026-03-31: 1,5752026-04-30: 1,5852026-05-31: 1,5352026-06-30: 1,5452026-07-31: 1,5252026-08-31: 1,585 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 1,495 to 3,215 · axis starts at 1,289

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

2.3%
1.83.34.82020-01-31: 2.22020-02-29: 2.12020-03-31: 2.12020-04-30: 3.82020-05-31: 4.52020-06-30: 4.42020-07-31: 4.42020-08-31: 4.42020-09-30: 4.32020-10-31: 4.12020-11-30: 42020-12-31: 3.82021-01-31: 3.82021-02-28: 3.92021-03-31: 3.92021-04-30: 3.82021-05-31: 3.62021-06-30: 3.42021-07-31: 3.42021-08-31: 3.32021-09-30: 3.12021-10-31: 3.12021-11-30: 2.82021-12-31: 2.72022-01-31: 2.62022-02-28: 2.62022-03-31: 2.52022-04-30: 2.52022-05-31: 2.42022-06-30: 2.42022-07-31: 2.52022-08-31: 2.52022-09-30: 2.42022-10-31: 2.42022-11-30: 2.32022-12-31: 2.42023-01-31: 2.32023-02-28: 2.32023-03-31: 2.42023-04-30: 2.52023-05-31: 2.32023-06-30: 2.32023-07-31: 2.42023-08-31: 2.42023-09-30: 2.52023-10-31: 2.52023-11-30: 2.42023-12-31: 2.32024-01-31: 2.32024-02-29: 2.42024-03-31: 2.42024-04-30: 2.52024-05-31: 2.52024-06-30: 2.72024-07-31: 32024-08-31: 3.12024-09-30: 3.12024-10-31: 3.12024-11-30: 3.12024-12-31: 2.92025-01-31: 2.92025-02-28: 3.12025-03-31: 2.92025-04-30: 2.82025-05-31: 2.72025-06-30: 2.62025-07-31: 2.62025-08-31: 2.62025-09-30: 2.62025-10-31: 2.62025-11-30: 2.52025-12-31: 2.42026-01-31: 2.42026-02-28: 2.32026-03-31: 2.32026-04-30: 2.32026-05-31: 2.22026-06-30: 2.22026-07-31: 2.22026-08-31: 2.3 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 2.1 to 4.5 · axis starts at 1.8

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

—
0.70.70.72020-12-31: 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 0.7

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
—
50k51k52k2020-12-31: 52k2021-12-31: 50k2022-12-31: 52k 2020-12 2022-12
3 annual readings · 50k to 52k · axis starts at 50k

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
£21,549
5,90615k23k1997-12-31: 7,5821998-12-31: 7,5961999-12-31: 7,9762000-12-31: 8,2662001-12-31: 8,5932002-12-31: 8,9532003-12-31: 9,8452004-12-31: 11k2005-12-31: 11k2006-12-31: 12k2007-12-31: 12k2008-12-31: 12k2009-12-31: 12k2010-12-31: 12k2011-12-31: 13k2012-12-31: 13k2013-12-31: 13k2014-12-31: 13k2015-12-31: 14k2016-12-31: 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 · 7,582 to 22k · axis starts at 5,906

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Business 14
Business births
Q2 2026
100
65.41151652020-03-31: 1052020-06-30: 952020-09-30: 1102020-12-31: 1202021-03-31: 1452021-06-30: 1552021-09-30: 852021-12-31: 1052022-03-31: 1202022-06-30: 1002022-09-30: 752022-12-31: 902023-03-31: 1102023-06-30: 1052023-09-30: 802023-12-31: 1152024-03-31: 1452024-06-30: 1352024-09-30: 1052024-12-31: 1052025-03-31: 1102025-06-30: 1252025-09-30: 952025-12-31: 902026-03-31: 1102026-06-30: 100 2020-03 2026-06
26 quarterly readings · 75 to 155 · axis starts at 65.4

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

Business deaths
Q2 2026
175
79.81321852020-03-31: 1302020-06-30: 1102020-09-30: 1052020-12-31: 902021-03-31: 1002021-06-30: 1102021-09-30: 1202021-12-31: 1552022-03-31: 1202022-06-30: 1502022-09-30: 1502022-12-31: 1602023-03-31: 1452023-06-30: 1602023-09-30: 1452023-12-31: 1202024-03-31: 1252024-06-30: 1252024-09-30: 1202024-12-31: 1252025-03-31: 1402025-06-30: 1352025-09-30: 1752025-12-31: 1702026-03-31: 1602026-06-30: 175 2020-03 2026-06
26 quarterly readings · 90 to 175 · axis starts at 79.8

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

Businesses
2026
8,930
7,0938,1109,1272010-03-31: 7,3352011-03-31: 7,3452012-03-31: 7,3452013-03-31: 7,3452014-03-31: 7,2902015-03-31: 7,4052016-03-31: 7,6752017-03-31: 7,7702018-03-31: 8,0602019-03-31: 8,2002020-03-31: 8,1752021-03-31: 8,2752022-03-31: 8,4452023-03-31: 8,5402024-03-31: 8,6802025-03-31: 8,8252026-03-31: 8,930 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 7,290 to 8,930 · axis starts at 7,093

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 24 September 2026

7,695
5,8536,8727,8922010-03-31: 6,0502011-03-31: 6,2052012-03-31: 6,2152013-03-31: 6,2452014-03-31: 6,2202015-03-31: 6,3402016-03-31: 6,6202017-03-31: 6,6252018-03-31: 6,9052019-03-31: 7,1052020-03-31: 7,0902021-03-31: 7,1752022-03-31: 7,3052023-03-31: 7,3602024-03-31: 7,4652025-03-31: 7,6252026-03-31: 7,695 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 6,050 to 7,695 · axis starts at 5,853

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

310
2412883342010-03-31: 3252011-03-31: 2552012-03-31: 2752013-03-31: 2652014-03-31: 2652015-03-31: 2552016-03-31: 2502017-03-31: 2752018-03-31: 2952019-03-31: 2752020-03-31: 2802021-03-31: 2702022-03-31: 2752023-03-31: 2902024-03-31: 3102025-03-31: 2952026-03-31: 310 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 250 to 325 · axis starts at 241

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

30
13.222.531.82010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 252014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 252020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 252022-03-31: 252023-03-31: 252024-03-31: 302025-03-31: 302026-03-31: 30 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 15 to 30 · axis starts at 13.2

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

0
02.85.62010-03-31: 02011-03-31: 02012-03-31: 02013-03-31: 02014-03-31: 02015-03-31: 02016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 02018-03-31: 02019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 02024-03-31: 02025-03-31: 02026-03-31: 0 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 0 to 5

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

165
1141451762010-03-31: 1552011-03-31: 1402012-03-31: 1202013-03-31: 1352014-03-31: 1352015-03-31: 1402016-03-31: 1402017-03-31: 1552018-03-31: 1452019-03-31: 1652020-03-31: 1502021-03-31: 1552022-03-31: 1552023-03-31: 1702024-03-31: 1702025-03-31: 1602026-03-31: 165 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 120 to 170 · axis starts at 114

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

10
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 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: 52026-03-31: 10 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 5 to 10 · axis starts at 4.4

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

685
5616607592010-03-31: 7402011-03-31: 6802012-03-31: 6552013-03-31: 6252014-03-31: 6002015-03-31: 6052016-03-31: 6002017-03-31: 6452018-03-31: 6452019-03-31: 5802020-03-31: 5802021-03-31: 6002022-03-31: 6302023-03-31: 6352024-03-31: 6552025-03-31: 6652026-03-31: 685 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 580 to 740 · axis starts at 561

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

40
33.242.551.82010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 402012-03-31: 502013-03-31: 402014-03-31: 402015-03-31: 402016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 402018-03-31: 452019-03-31: 352020-03-31: 452021-03-31: 402022-03-31: 452023-03-31: 402024-03-31: 402025-03-31: 402026-03-31: 40 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 35 to 50 · axis starts at 33.2

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

0
02.85.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 02013-03-31: 02014-03-31: 02015-03-31: 02016-03-31: 02017-03-31: 02018-03-31: 02019-03-31: 02020-03-31: 02021-03-31: 02022-03-31: 02023-03-31: 02024-03-31: 02025-03-31: 02026-03-31: 0 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 0 to 5

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

9,870
8,0789,07010k2010-03-31: 8,3352011-03-31: 8,3302012-03-31: 8,3202013-03-31: 8,3602014-03-31: 8,2702015-03-31: 8,3602016-03-31: 8,6502017-03-31: 8,7352018-03-31: 9,0252019-03-31: 9,1902020-03-31: 9,1752021-03-31: 9,2302022-03-31: 9,3902023-03-31: 9,4902024-03-31: 9,6252025-03-31: 9,7802026-03-31: 9,870 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 8,270 to 9,870 · axis starts at 8,078

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 24 September 2026

2,928
8351,9943,1521998-12-31: 1,0591999-12-31: 1,1132000-12-31: 1,1852001-12-31: 1,2432002-12-31: 1,2882003-12-31: 1,3892004-12-31: 1,4632005-12-31: 1,5772006-12-31: 1,6742007-12-31: 1,7022008-12-31: 1,7122009-12-31: 1,6512010-12-31: 1,6262011-12-31: 1,6432012-12-31: 1,7552013-12-31: 1,6692014-12-31: 1,7952015-12-31: 1,8112016-12-31: 1,9422017-12-31: 2,0732018-12-31: 2,1762019-12-31: 2,2992020-12-31: 2,2692021-12-31: 2,4612022-12-31: 2,6522023-12-31: 2,928 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 1,059 to 2,928 · axis starts at 835

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Housing 2
£201,732
118k165k211k2020-01-31: 129k2020-02-29: 129k2020-03-31: 129k2020-04-30: 127k2020-05-31: 127k2020-06-30: 127k2020-07-31: 129k2020-08-31: 129k2020-09-30: 129k2020-10-31: 135k2020-11-30: 135k2020-12-31: 135k2021-01-31: 134k2021-02-28: 134k2021-03-31: 134k2021-04-30: 139k2021-05-31: 139k2021-06-30: 139k2021-07-31: 142k2021-08-31: 142k2021-09-30: 142k2021-10-31: 147k2021-11-30: 147k2021-12-31: 147k2022-01-31: 150k2022-02-28: 150k2022-03-31: 150k2022-04-30: 152k2022-05-31: 152k2022-06-30: 152k2022-07-31: 158k2022-08-31: 158k2022-09-30: 158k2022-10-31: 160k2022-11-30: 160k2022-12-31: 160k2023-01-31: 157k2023-02-28: 157k2023-03-31: 157k2023-04-30: 158k2023-05-31: 158k2023-06-30: 158k2023-07-31: 160k2023-08-31: 160k2023-09-30: 160k2023-10-31: 161k2023-11-30: 161k2023-12-31: 161k2024-01-31: 162k2024-02-29: 162k2024-03-31: 162k2024-04-30: 171k2024-05-31: 171k2024-06-30: 171k2024-07-31: 174k2024-08-31: 174k2024-09-30: 174k2024-10-31: 177k2024-11-30: 177k2024-12-31: 177k2025-01-31: 176k2025-02-28: 176k2025-03-31: 176k2025-04-30: 182k2025-05-31: 182k2025-06-30: 182k2025-07-31: 189k2025-08-31: 189k2025-09-30: 189k2025-10-31: 194k2025-11-30: 194k2025-12-31: 194k2026-01-31: 193k2026-02-28: 193k2026-03-31: 193k2026-04-30: 202k2026-05-31: 202k2026-06-30: 202k2026-07-31: 202k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 127k to 202k · axis starts at 118k

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

Homes sold
Jul 2026
—
27.6761242020-01-31: 742020-02-29: 742020-03-31: 742020-04-30: 372020-05-31: 372020-06-30: 372020-07-31: 712020-08-31: 712020-09-30: 712020-10-31: 1122020-11-30: 1122020-12-31: 1122021-01-31: 972021-02-28: 972021-03-31: 972021-04-30: 1062021-05-31: 1062021-06-30: 1062021-07-31: 1152021-08-31: 1152021-09-30: 1152021-10-31: 952021-11-30: 952021-12-31: 952022-01-31: 852022-02-28: 852022-03-31: 852022-04-30: 762022-05-31: 762022-06-30: 762022-07-31: 892022-08-31: 892022-09-30: 892022-10-31: 1042022-11-30: 1042022-12-31: 1042023-01-31: 832023-02-28: 832023-03-31: 832023-04-30: 792023-05-31: 792023-06-30: 792023-07-31: 872023-08-31: 872023-09-30: 872023-10-31: 902023-11-30: 902023-12-31: 902024-01-31: 812024-02-29: 812024-03-31: 812024-04-30: 822024-05-31: 822024-06-30: 822024-07-31: 842024-08-31: 842024-09-30: 842024-10-31: 1092024-11-30: 1092024-12-31: 1092025-01-31: 872025-02-28: 872025-03-31: 872025-04-30: 632025-05-31: 632025-06-30: 632025-07-31: 802025-08-31: 802025-09-30: 802025-10-31: 992025-11-30: 992025-12-31: 992026-01-31: 802026-02-28: 802026-03-31: 802026-04-30: 732026-05-31: 73 2020-01 2026-05
77 monthly readings · 37 to 115 · axis starts at 27.6

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

Population 1
Population
2025
—
104k112k119k2001-06-30: 106k2002-06-30: 107k2003-06-30: 107k2004-06-30: 108k2005-06-30: 109k2006-06-30: 109k2007-06-30: 110k2008-06-30: 111k2009-06-30: 112k2010-06-30: 113k2011-06-30: 114k2012-06-30: 114k2013-06-30: 114k2014-06-30: 115k2015-06-30: 115k2016-06-30: 115k2017-06-30: 116k2018-06-30: 116k2019-06-30: 117k2020-06-30: 117k2021-06-30: 117k2022-06-30: 117k2023-06-30: 117k2024-06-30: 118k 2001-06 2024-06
24 annual readings · 106k to 118k · axis starts at 104k

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