The Datum Report

Local authority

Lisburn and Castlereagh

What we think is happening

The job market in Lisburn and Castlereagh has been weakening.

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

Other standing views

Business

The business base in Lisburn and Castlereagh has been shrinking.

established 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 1,840 +105 in the top 5% of 361

By subject

Every figure published for Lisburn and Castlereagh. 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
1,840
1,0892,4103,7312020-01-31: 1,3452020-02-29: 1,3652020-03-31: 1,4152020-04-30: 3,0452020-05-31: 3,4052020-06-30: 3,3102020-07-31: 3,3702020-08-31: 3,4752020-09-30: 3,3652020-10-31: 3,2652020-11-30: 3,2652020-12-31: 3,1652021-01-31: 3,0402021-02-28: 3,1802021-03-31: 3,1952021-04-30: 3,1302021-05-31: 2,9202021-06-30: 2,7352021-07-31: 2,6502021-08-31: 2,6402021-09-30: 2,5052021-10-31: 2,4002021-11-30: 2,2052021-12-31: 2,0802022-01-31: 1,9702022-02-28: 1,9852022-03-31: 1,9202022-04-30: 1,8902022-05-31: 1,8452022-06-30: 1,8102022-07-31: 1,8552022-08-31: 1,8252022-09-30: 1,7452022-10-31: 1,7352022-11-30: 1,7452022-12-31: 1,7102023-01-31: 1,6902023-02-28: 1,6702023-03-31: 1,6952023-04-30: 1,8152023-05-31: 1,7452023-06-30: 1,7202023-07-31: 1,7652023-08-31: 1,7752023-09-30: 1,8202023-10-31: 1,8152023-11-30: 1,7202023-12-31: 1,7552024-01-31: 1,7002024-02-29: 1,7202024-03-31: 1,7502024-04-30: 1,7702024-05-31: 1,7852024-06-30: 1,8502024-07-31: 2,0452024-08-31: 2,0902024-09-30: 2,1502024-10-31: 2,0852024-11-30: 1,9802024-12-31: 1,8852025-01-31: 1,8302025-02-28: 1,9502025-03-31: 1,8652025-04-30: 1,8752025-05-31: 1,7852025-06-30: 1,8252025-07-31: 1,8502025-08-31: 1,8752025-09-30: 1,9002025-10-31: 1,9852025-11-30: 1,8852025-12-31: 1,7352026-01-31: 1,7702026-02-28: 1,8102026-03-31: 1,8152026-04-30: 1,7702026-05-31: 1,7202026-06-30: 1,7252026-07-31: 1,7352026-08-31: 1,840 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 1,345 to 3,475 · axis starts at 1,089

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

2.0%
1.22.64.12020-01-31: 1.52020-02-29: 1.52020-03-31: 1.52020-04-30: 3.32020-05-31: 3.72020-06-30: 3.62020-07-31: 3.62020-08-31: 3.82020-09-30: 3.62020-10-31: 3.52020-11-30: 3.52020-12-31: 3.42021-01-31: 3.32021-02-28: 3.42021-03-31: 3.42021-04-30: 3.42021-05-31: 3.22021-06-30: 32021-07-31: 2.92021-08-31: 2.82021-09-30: 2.72021-10-31: 2.62021-11-30: 2.42021-12-31: 2.22022-01-31: 2.12022-02-28: 2.12022-03-31: 2.12022-04-30: 22022-05-31: 22022-06-30: 22022-07-31: 22022-08-31: 22022-09-30: 1.92022-10-31: 1.92022-11-30: 1.92022-12-31: 1.82023-01-31: 1.82023-02-28: 1.82023-03-31: 1.82023-04-30: 22023-05-31: 1.92023-06-30: 1.82023-07-31: 1.92023-08-31: 1.92023-09-30: 22023-10-31: 22023-11-30: 1.92023-12-31: 1.92024-01-31: 1.82024-02-29: 1.82024-03-31: 1.92024-04-30: 1.92024-05-31: 1.92024-06-30: 22024-07-31: 2.22024-08-31: 2.22024-09-30: 2.32024-10-31: 2.22024-11-30: 2.12024-12-31: 22025-01-31: 22025-02-28: 2.12025-03-31: 22025-04-30: 22025-05-31: 1.92025-06-30: 22025-07-31: 22025-08-31: 22025-09-30: 22025-10-31: 2.12025-11-30: 22025-12-31: 1.92026-01-31: 1.92026-02-28: 1.92026-03-31: 1.92026-04-30: 1.92026-05-31: 1.82026-06-30: 1.92026-07-31: 1.92026-08-31: 2 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 1.5 to 3.8 · axis starts at 1.2

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

—
0.80.80.82020-12-31: 0.82021-12-31: 0.82022-12-31: 0.8 2020-12 2022-12
3 annual readings · 0.8 to 0.8 · axis starts at 0.8

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
—
70k72k74k2020-12-31: 71k2021-12-31: 70k2022-12-31: 74k 2020-12 2022-12
3 annual readings · 70k to 74k · axis starts at 70k

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
£24,515
7,40017k26k1997-12-31: 9,2631998-12-31: 9,2341999-12-31: 9,6082000-12-31: 10k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 14k2011-12-31: 14k2012-12-31: 15k2013-12-31: 16k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 17k2016-12-31: 18k2017-12-31: 18k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 19k2020-12-31: 19k2021-12-31: 20k2022-12-31: 21k2023-12-31: 23k2024-12-31: 25k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,234 to 25k · axis starts at 7,400

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Business 14
Business births
Q2 2026
110
63.61221812020-03-31: 1252020-06-30: 752020-09-30: 952020-12-31: 1302021-03-31: 1302021-06-30: 1302021-09-30: 1702021-12-31: 1152022-03-31: 1252022-06-30: 952022-09-30: 852022-12-31: 852023-03-31: 802023-06-30: 852023-09-30: 1002023-12-31: 852024-03-31: 1102024-06-30: 952024-09-30: 1102024-12-31: 902025-03-31: 1252025-06-30: 852025-09-30: 1002025-12-31: 1052026-03-31: 1052026-06-30: 110 2020-03 2026-06
26 quarterly readings · 75 to 170 · axis starts at 63.6

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

Business deaths
Q2 2026
140
56.81251932020-03-31: 1152020-06-30: 702020-09-30: 1002020-12-31: 802021-03-31: 952021-06-30: 1152021-09-30: 1652021-12-31: 1802022-03-31: 1602022-06-30: 1052022-09-30: 1052022-12-31: 1052023-03-31: 1502023-06-30: 952023-09-30: 952023-12-31: 1752024-03-31: 1102024-06-30: 952024-09-30: 952024-12-31: 852025-03-31: 902025-06-30: 1052025-09-30: 1052025-12-31: 1052026-03-31: 1252026-06-30: 140 2020-03 2026-06
26 quarterly readings · 70 to 180 · axis starts at 56.8

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

Businesses
2025
5,155
4,2454,7625,2802010-03-31: 4,5202011-03-31: 4,4552012-03-31: 4,4202013-03-31: 4,3452014-03-31: 4,3552015-03-31: 4,3702016-03-31: 4,4702017-03-31: 4,5802018-03-31: 4,7002019-03-31: 4,8002020-03-31: 4,9652021-03-31: 5,1152022-03-31: 5,1352023-03-31: 5,1802024-03-31: 5,0852025-03-31: 5,155 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 4,345 to 5,180 · axis starts at 4,245

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

3,910
3,0873,5423,9982010-03-31: 3,1752011-03-31: 3,2302012-03-31: 3,2002013-03-31: 3,1852014-03-31: 3,2252015-03-31: 3,2052016-03-31: 3,3152017-03-31: 3,3302018-03-31: 3,4602019-03-31: 3,5952020-03-31: 3,7352021-03-31: 3,7802022-03-31: 3,8402023-03-31: 3,8602024-03-31: 3,8152025-03-31: 3,910 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,175 to 3,910 · axis starts at 3,087

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

345
2803323852010-03-31: 3752011-03-31: 3402012-03-31: 3502013-03-31: 3052014-03-31: 3002015-03-31: 2902016-03-31: 3002017-03-31: 3302018-03-31: 3252019-03-31: 3002020-03-31: 3152021-03-31: 3402022-03-31: 3452023-03-31: 3202024-03-31: 3452025-03-31: 345 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 290 to 375 · axis starts at 280

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

25
18.82531.22010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 252012-03-31: 252013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 302016-03-31: 302017-03-31: 302018-03-31: 252019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 252021-03-31: 302022-03-31: 302023-03-31: 302024-03-31: 302025-03-31: 25 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20 to 30 · axis starts at 18.8

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

200
1591902212010-03-31: 1952011-03-31: 1802012-03-31: 1652013-03-31: 1852014-03-31: 1702015-03-31: 1852016-03-31: 1902017-03-31: 1902018-03-31: 1852019-03-31: 2002020-03-31: 2002021-03-31: 2102022-03-31: 2052023-03-31: 2152024-03-31: 2002025-03-31: 200 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 165 to 215 · axis starts at 159

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: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 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

600
5716427142010-03-31: 6802011-03-31: 6202012-03-31: 6202013-03-31: 5902014-03-31: 5852015-03-31: 6152016-03-31: 5902017-03-31: 6352018-03-31: 6352019-03-31: 6152020-03-31: 6252021-03-31: 7002022-03-31: 6602023-03-31: 6952024-03-31: 6252025-03-31: 600 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 585 to 700 · axis starts at 571

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

50
32.64557.42010-03-31: 552011-03-31: 452012-03-31: 402013-03-31: 402014-03-31: 402015-03-31: 352016-03-31: 402017-03-31: 452018-03-31: 502019-03-31: 552020-03-31: 452021-03-31: 452022-03-31: 402023-03-31: 402024-03-31: 552025-03-31: 50 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 35 to 55 · axis starts at 32.6

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

5
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: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 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

6,185
5,1385,7186,2972010-03-31: 5,4352011-03-31: 5,3752012-03-31: 5,3352013-03-31: 5,2702014-03-31: 5,2702015-03-31: 5,2502016-03-31: 5,3802017-03-31: 5,4652018-03-31: 5,6052019-03-31: 5,7252020-03-31: 5,9552021-03-31: 6,0302022-03-31: 6,0752023-03-31: 6,1252024-03-31: 6,0502025-03-31: 6,185 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5,250 to 6,185 · axis starts at 5,138

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

4,294
1,1022,8694,6361998-12-31: 1,4441999-12-31: 1,5242000-12-31: 1,6442001-12-31: 1,7442002-12-31: 1,7902003-12-31: 1,9172004-12-31: 1,9732005-12-31: 2,0942006-12-31: 2,2212007-12-31: 2,3062008-12-31: 2,3082009-12-31: 2,2672010-12-31: 2,2572011-12-31: 2,3132012-12-31: 2,4222013-12-31: 2,4902014-12-31: 2,5772015-12-31: 2,6932016-12-31: 2,8412017-12-31: 2,9302018-12-31: 3,1312019-12-31: 3,3532020-12-31: 3,1762021-12-31: 3,5082022-12-31: 3,8472023-12-31: 4,294 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 1,444 to 4,294 · axis starts at 1,102

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Housing 2
£240,737
149k200k251k2020-01-31: 159k2020-02-29: 159k2020-03-31: 159k2020-04-30: 161k2020-05-31: 161k2020-06-30: 161k2020-07-31: 164k2020-08-31: 164k2020-09-30: 164k2020-10-31: 166k2020-11-30: 166k2020-12-31: 166k2021-01-31: 168k2021-02-28: 168k2021-03-31: 168k2021-04-30: 173k2021-05-31: 173k2021-06-30: 173k2021-07-31: 175k2021-08-31: 175k2021-09-30: 175k2021-10-31: 177k2021-11-30: 177k2021-12-31: 177k2022-01-31: 180k2022-02-28: 180k2022-03-31: 180k2022-04-30: 186k2022-05-31: 186k2022-06-30: 186k2022-07-31: 197k2022-08-31: 197k2022-09-30: 197k2022-10-31: 198k2022-11-30: 198k2022-12-31: 198k2023-01-31: 194k2023-02-28: 194k2023-03-31: 194k2023-04-30: 194k2023-05-31: 194k2023-06-30: 194k2023-07-31: 199k2023-08-31: 199k2023-09-30: 199k2023-10-31: 196k2023-11-30: 196k2023-12-31: 196k2024-01-31: 201k2024-02-29: 201k2024-03-31: 201k2024-04-30: 206k2024-05-31: 206k2024-06-30: 206k2024-07-31: 213k2024-08-31: 213k2024-09-30: 213k2024-10-31: 218k2024-11-30: 218k2024-12-31: 218k2025-01-31: 221k2025-02-28: 221k2025-03-31: 221k2025-04-30: 219k2025-05-31: 219k2025-06-30: 219k2025-07-31: 226k2025-08-31: 226k2025-09-30: 226k2025-10-31: 232k2025-11-30: 232k2025-12-31: 232k2026-01-31: 232k2026-02-28: 232k2026-03-31: 232k2026-04-30: 241k2026-05-31: 241k2026-06-30: 241k 2020-01 2026-06
78 monthly readings · 159k to 241k · axis starts at 149k

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

Homes sold
Jun 2026
—
35.91813262020-01-31: 1692020-02-29: 1692020-03-31: 1692020-04-30: 642020-05-31: 642020-06-30: 642020-07-31: 1762020-08-31: 1762020-09-30: 1762020-10-31: 2782020-11-30: 2782020-12-31: 2782021-01-31: 2542021-02-28: 2542021-03-31: 2542021-04-30: 2842021-05-31: 2842021-06-30: 2842021-07-31: 2982021-08-31: 2982021-09-30: 2982021-10-31: 2132021-11-30: 2132021-12-31: 2132022-01-31: 1882022-02-28: 1882022-03-31: 1882022-04-30: 1912022-05-31: 1912022-06-30: 1912022-07-31: 2062022-08-31: 2062022-09-30: 2062022-10-31: 2022022-11-30: 2022022-12-31: 2022023-01-31: 1502023-02-28: 1502023-03-31: 1502023-04-30: 1392023-05-31: 1392023-06-30: 1392023-07-31: 1922023-08-31: 1922023-09-30: 1922023-10-31: 1642023-11-30: 1642023-12-31: 1642024-01-31: 1512024-02-29: 1512024-03-31: 1512024-04-30: 1702024-05-31: 1702024-06-30: 1702024-07-31: 2162024-08-31: 2162024-09-30: 2162024-10-31: 2272024-11-30: 2272024-12-31: 2272025-01-31: 2222025-02-28: 2222025-03-31: 2222025-04-30: 1692025-05-31: 1692025-06-30: 1692025-07-31: 1982025-08-31: 1982025-09-30: 1982025-10-31: 2262025-11-30: 2262025-12-31: 2262026-01-31: 1712026-02-28: 1712026-03-31: 1712026-04-30: 171 2020-01 2026-04
76 monthly readings · 64 to 298 · axis starts at 35.9

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
—
121k138k155k2001-06-30: 125k2002-06-30: 125k2003-06-30: 125k2004-06-30: 126k2005-06-30: 127k2006-06-30: 128k2007-06-30: 129k2008-06-30: 131k2009-06-30: 132k2010-06-30: 134k2011-06-30: 135k2012-06-30: 136k2013-06-30: 137k2014-06-30: 139k2015-06-30: 141k2016-06-30: 142k2017-06-30: 144k2018-06-30: 146k2019-06-30: 147k2020-06-30: 148k2021-06-30: 149k2022-06-30: 150k2023-06-30: 151k2024-06-30: 152k 2001-06 2024-06
24 annual readings · 125k to 152k · axis starts at 121k

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