The Datum Report

Parliamentary constituency

Canterbury

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 student Apr 2025-Mar 2026 46.7% -14 in the bottom 2% of 555

By subject

Every figure published for Canterbury. 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
6.1%
2.810.418.12021-09-30: 12.12021-12-31: 10.62022-03-31: 82022-06-30: 8.72022-09-30: 11.82022-12-31: 15.82023-03-31: 16.42023-06-30: 16.62023-09-30: 13.42023-12-31: 8.32024-03-31: 6.42024-06-30: 7.42024-09-30: 6.92024-12-31: 10.12025-03-31: 8.52025-06-30: 6.82025-09-30: 6.92025-12-31: 4.32026-03-31: 6.1 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 4.3 to 16.6 · axis starts at 2.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
69.3%
53.17188.92021-09-30: 85.42021-12-31: 79.12022-03-31: 74.82022-06-30: 67.82022-09-30: 66.12022-12-31: 64.22023-03-31: 63.12023-06-30: 66.42023-09-30: 56.62023-12-31: 62.12024-03-31: 61.32024-06-30: 63.32024-09-30: 662024-12-31: 63.62025-03-31: 60.42025-06-30: 62.42025-09-30: 63.32025-12-31: 67.62026-03-31: 69.3 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 56.6 to 85.4 · axis starts at 53.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±8.1, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
2.9%
2.06.511.02024-06-30: 10.12025-03-31: 4.92025-09-30: 3.82025-12-31: 3.72026-03-31: 2.9 2024-06 2026-03
5 monthly readings · 2.9 to 10.1 · axis starts at 2.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
14 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

28.6%
10.227.645.02021-09-30: 13.62021-12-31: 20.12022-03-31: 25.22022-06-30: 32.22022-09-30: 33.92022-12-31: 35.82023-03-31: 36.92023-06-30: 33.62023-09-30: 41.62023-12-31: 31.82024-03-31: 30.22024-06-30: 29.62024-09-30: 29.32024-12-31: 34.92025-03-31: 36.52025-06-30: 35.72025-09-30: 34.12025-12-31: 29.82026-03-31: 28.6 2021-09 2026-03
19 monthly readings · 13.6 to 41.6 · axis starts at 10.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.0, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
2,245
1,8912,2752,6592021-09-30: 2,5852021-10-31: 2,5152021-11-30: 2,5202021-12-31: 2,3752022-01-31: 2,3752022-02-28: 2,3852022-03-31: 2,3252022-04-30: 2,1802022-05-31: 2,1202022-06-30: 2,0302022-07-31: 1,9902022-08-31: 1,9752022-09-30: 1,9652022-10-31: 2,0152022-11-30: 2,0352022-12-31: 2,0952023-01-31: 2,1052023-02-28: 2,1402023-03-31: 2,2052023-04-30: 2,1952023-05-31: 2,1852023-06-30: 2,2052023-07-31: 2,1452023-08-31: 2,1302023-09-30: 2,1552023-10-31: 2,1302023-11-30: 2,2102023-12-31: 2,2502024-01-31: 2,2902024-02-29: 2,3502024-03-31: 2,3452024-04-30: 2,2952024-05-31: 2,2552024-06-30: 2,2302024-07-31: 2,3852024-08-31: 2,3552024-09-30: 2,3102024-10-31: 2,3452024-11-30: 2,2902024-12-31: 2,2452025-01-31: 2,2802025-02-28: 2,3252025-03-31: 2,3852025-04-30: 2,2802025-05-31: 2,2552025-06-30: 2,2152025-07-31: 2,1802025-08-31: 2,1402025-09-30: 2,1652025-10-31: 2,1902025-11-30: 2,2452025-12-31: 2,2252026-01-31: 2,2402026-02-28: 2,2352026-03-31: 2,3302026-04-30: 2,3202026-05-31: 2,2802026-06-30: 2,2252026-07-31: 2,2502026-08-31: 2,245 2021-09 2026-08
60 monthly readings · 1,965 to 2,585 · axis starts at 1,891

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

3.2%
2.73.33.92021-09-30: 3.82021-10-31: 3.62021-11-30: 3.72021-12-31: 3.42022-01-31: 3.42022-02-28: 3.42022-03-31: 3.32022-04-30: 3.12022-05-31: 32022-06-30: 2.92022-07-31: 2.92022-08-31: 2.82022-09-30: 2.82022-10-31: 2.92022-11-30: 2.92022-12-31: 32023-01-31: 32023-02-28: 32023-03-31: 3.12023-04-30: 3.12023-05-31: 3.12023-06-30: 3.12023-07-31: 32023-08-31: 32023-09-30: 3.12023-10-31: 32023-11-30: 3.12023-12-31: 3.22024-01-31: 3.32024-02-29: 3.32024-03-31: 3.32024-04-30: 3.32024-05-31: 3.22024-06-30: 3.22024-07-31: 3.42024-08-31: 3.42024-09-30: 3.32024-10-31: 3.32024-11-30: 3.32024-12-31: 3.22025-01-31: 3.22025-02-28: 3.32025-03-31: 3.42025-04-30: 3.22025-05-31: 3.22025-06-30: 3.22025-07-31: 3.12025-08-31: 32025-09-30: 3.12025-10-31: 3.12025-11-30: 3.22025-12-31: 3.22026-01-31: 3.22026-02-28: 3.22026-03-31: 3.32026-04-30: 3.32026-05-31: 3.22026-06-30: 3.22026-07-31: 3.22026-08-31: 3.2 2021-09 2026-08
60 monthly readings · 2.8 to 3.8 · axis starts at 2.7

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

% 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)
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

23.1%
4.421.939.52022-03-31: 14.82022-06-30: 15.42022-09-30: 18.12022-12-31: 19.72023-03-31: 24.32023-06-30: 27.52023-09-30: 30.72023-12-31: 31.32024-03-31: 36.12024-06-30: 16.42024-09-30: 12.42024-12-31: 11.72025-03-31: 7.82025-06-30: 13.32025-09-30: 10.92025-12-31: 15.52026-03-31: 23.1 2022-03 2026-03
17 monthly readings · 7.8 to 36.1 · axis starts at 4.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
2 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

13.3%
5.419.934.32021-09-30: 11.82021-12-31: 14.92022-03-31: 19.62022-06-30: 26.72022-09-30: 29.32022-12-31: 31.12023-03-31: 31.52023-06-30: 26.32023-09-30: 24.72023-12-31: 25.72024-06-30: 15.72024-09-30: 23.42024-12-31: 18.62025-03-31: 17.52025-06-30: 13.62025-09-30: 8.22025-12-31: 9.22026-03-31: 13.3 2021-09 2026-03
18 monthly readings · 8.2 to 31.5 · axis starts at 5.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

—
0.210.220.12021-09-30: 11.92021-12-31: 8.42022-03-31: 3.82022-06-30: 2.12022-09-30: 3.32023-03-31: 3.42023-06-30: 8.52023-09-30: 8.12023-12-31: 18.22024-03-31: 18.22024-06-30: 142024-09-30: 15.32024-12-31: 9.32025-03-31: 6.82025-06-30: 6.62025-09-30: 5.92025-12-31: 4.9 2021-09 2025-12
17 monthly readings · 2.1 to 18.2 · axis starts at 0.2

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)
2 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

46.7%
4.838.872.92021-09-30: 45.82021-12-31: 53.32022-03-31: 52.12022-06-30: 43.52022-09-30: 38.72022-12-31: 38.22023-03-31: 32.82023-06-30: 34.12023-09-30: 28.92023-12-31: 11.42024-06-30: 322024-09-30: 35.42024-12-31: 48.22025-03-31: 61.42025-06-30: 612025-09-30: 66.32025-12-31: 60.22026-03-31: 46.7 2021-09 2026-03
18 monthly readings · 11.4 to 66.3 · axis starts at 4.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±17.9, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 2
8.819.931.110th10th · 2023-04-30: £10.9210th · 2024-04-30: £12.4610th · 2025-04-30: £13.0925th25th · 2023-04-30: £12.7025th · 2024-04-30: £15.2225th · 2025-04-30: £14.76MedianMedian · 2023-04-30: £17.94Median · 2024-04-30: £20.10Median · 2025-04-30: £20.1075th75th · 2023-04-30: £27.2375th · 2024-04-30: £28.1575th · 2025-04-30: £28.95 2023-04 2025-04
3 periods · 10th, 25th, Median, 75th · axis starts at 8.8
10th25thMedian75th90th
£13.09£14.76£20.10£28.95—

ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - resident analysis, published 3 November 2025
coefficient of variation 1.6%

9.217.826.410th10th · 2023-04-30: £10.8310th · 2024-04-30: £12.4710th · 2025-04-30: £12.7925th25th · 2023-04-30: £12.8425th · 2024-04-30: £14.5325th · 2025-04-30: £14.43MedianMedian · 2023-04-30: £16.47Median · 2024-04-30: £18.38Median · 2025-04-30: £18.6475th75th · 2023-04-30: £20.9175th · 2024-04-30: £24.3975th · 2025-04-30: £24.75 2023-04 2025-04
3 periods · 10th, 25th, Median, 75th · axis starts at 9.2
10th25thMedian75th90th
£12.79£14.43£18.64£24.75—

ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings - workplace analysis, published 3 November 2025
coefficient of variation 1.6%

Business 11
Businesses
2025
4,055

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

3,070

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

270

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

15

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

5

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

140

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

15

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

495

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

35

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

5

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

4,910

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

Broken down further 88

One breakdown with many categories. These are never ranked against other areas: a comparison that pools thousands of rows into one peer set produces rankings that mean nothing.

MeasureLatestPeriod
01 : Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 40 2024
02 : Forestry and logging 25 2024
03 : Fishing and aquaculture 20 2024
05 : Mining of coal and lignite 0 2024
06 : Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 0 2024
07 : Mining of metal ores 0 2024
08 : Other mining and quarrying 10 2024
09 : Mining support service activities 0 2024
10 : Manufacture of food products 150 2024
11 : Manufacture of beverages 75 2024
12 : Manufacture of tobacco products 0 2024
13 : Manufacture of textiles 20 2024
14 : Manufacture of wearing apparel 0 2024
15 : Manufacture of leather and related products 30 2024
16 : Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture;manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 45 2024
17 : Manufacture of paper and paper products 10 2024
18 : Printing and reproduction of recorded media 50 2024
19 : Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 0 2024
20 : Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 30 2024
21 : Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 0 2024
22 : Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 30 2024
23 : Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 100 2024
24 : Manufacture of basic metals 0 2024
25 : Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 100 2024
26 : Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5 2024
27 : Manufacture of electrical equipment 300 2024
28 : Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 300 2024
29 : Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 0 2024
30 : Manufacture of other transport equipment 0 2024
31 : Manufacture of furniture 15 2024
32 : Other manufacturing 100 2024
33 : Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 75 2024
35 : Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 100 2024
36 : Water collection, treatment and supply 0 2024
37 : Sewerage 40 2024
38 : Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 200 2024
39 : Remediation activities and other waste management services. This division includes the provision of remediation services, i.e. the cleanup of contaminated buildings and sites, soil, surface or ground water. 5 2024
41 : Construction of buildings 500 2024
42 : Civil engineering 150 2024
43 : Specialised construction activities 900 2024
45 : Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,000 2024
46 : Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,250 2024
47 : Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5,000 2024
49 : Land transport and transport via pipelines 500 2024
50 : Water transport 10 2024
51 : Air transport 10 2024
52 : Warehousing and support activities for transportation 125 2024
53 : Postal and courier activities 450 2024
55 : Accommodation 900 2024
56 : Food and beverage service activities 4,500 2024
58 : Publishing activities 100 2024
59 : Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 100 2024
60 : Programming and broadcasting activities 10 2024
61 : Telecommunications 225 2024
62 : Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 1,250 2024
63 : Information service activities 35 2024
64 : Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 250 2024
65 : Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 0 2024
66 : Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 600 2024
68 : Real estate activities 700 2024
69 : Legal and accounting activities 900 2024
70 : Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 700 2024
71 : Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 600 2024
72 : Scientific research and development 75 2024
73 : Advertising and market research 50 2024
74 : Other professional, scientific and technical activities 400 2024
75 : Veterinary activities 200 2024
77 : Rental and leasing activities 75 2024
78 : Employment activities 3,000 2024
79 : Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 100 2024
80 : Security and investigation activities 150 2024
81 : Services to buildings and landscape activities 900 2024
82 : Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 400 2024
84 : Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 2,000 2024
85 : Education 12,000 2024
86 : Human health activities 6,000 2024
87 : Residential care activities 1,000 2024
88 : Social work activities without accommodation 1,250 2024
90 : Creative, arts and entertainment activities 300 2024
91 : Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 250 2024
92 : Gambling and betting activities 30 2024
93 : Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 800 2024
94 : Activities of membership organisations 1,000 2024
95 : Repair of computers and personal and household goods 100 2024
96 : Other personal service activities 600 2024
97 : Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 0 2024
98 : Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use 0 2024
99 : Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 0 2024
Skills 6
% with NVQ1+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
88.9%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±7.5, basis not documented by the producer

% with NVQ2+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
76.5%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±10.1, basis not documented by the producer

% with NVQ3+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
64.6%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±11.4, basis not documented by the producer

% with NVQ4+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
39.3%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±11.6, basis not documented by the producer

6.3%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022

4.9%

ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
±5.1, basis not documented by the producer