The Datum Report

Parliamentary constituency

Lagan Valley

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 1,375 +95 in the top 1% of 650

By subject

Every figure published for Lagan Valley. 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
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ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
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ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
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ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

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ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Claimant count
August 2026
1,375
1,2011,6102,0192021-09-30: 1,9402021-10-31: 1,8952021-11-30: 1,7502021-12-31: 1,6502022-01-31: 1,5702022-02-28: 1,5852022-03-31: 1,5502022-04-30: 1,5302022-05-31: 1,4602022-06-30: 1,4502022-07-31: 1,4602022-08-31: 1,4602022-09-30: 1,3902022-10-31: 1,3802022-11-30: 1,4052022-12-31: 1,3902023-01-31: 1,3402023-02-28: 1,3302023-03-31: 1,3502023-04-30: 1,4502023-05-31: 1,3902023-06-30: 1,3652023-07-31: 1,4352023-08-31: 1,4402023-09-30: 1,4852023-10-31: 1,4902023-11-30: 1,4002023-12-31: 1,4202024-01-31: 1,3452024-02-29: 1,3952024-03-31: 1,4002024-04-30: 1,4402024-05-31: 1,4302024-06-30: 1,4902024-07-31: 1,6452024-08-31: 1,6852024-09-30: 1,7502024-10-31: 1,6852024-11-30: 1,5752024-12-31: 1,5002025-01-31: 1,4802025-02-28: 1,5702025-03-31: 1,4902025-04-30: 1,4802025-05-31: 1,4002025-06-30: 1,3802025-07-31: 1,4102025-08-31: 1,4552025-09-30: 1,4602025-10-31: 1,5302025-11-30: 1,4752025-12-31: 1,3352026-01-31: 1,3452026-02-28: 1,3652026-03-31: 1,3702026-04-30: 1,3502026-05-31: 1,2802026-06-30: 1,2852026-07-31: 1,2802026-08-31: 1,375 2021-09 2026-08
60 monthly readings · 1,280 to 1,940 · axis starts at 1,201

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

2.0%
1.72.43.02021-09-30: 2.92021-10-31: 2.82021-11-30: 2.62021-12-31: 2.52022-01-31: 2.32022-02-28: 2.32022-03-31: 2.22022-04-30: 2.22022-05-31: 2.12022-06-30: 2.12022-07-31: 2.12022-08-31: 2.12022-09-30: 22022-10-31: 22022-11-30: 22022-12-31: 22023-01-31: 1.92023-02-28: 1.92023-03-31: 1.92023-04-30: 2.12023-05-31: 22023-06-30: 22023-07-31: 2.12023-08-31: 2.12023-09-30: 2.12023-10-31: 2.12023-11-30: 22023-12-31: 22024-01-31: 1.92024-02-29: 22024-03-31: 22024-04-30: 2.12024-05-31: 2.12024-06-30: 2.12024-07-31: 2.42024-08-31: 2.42024-09-30: 2.52024-10-31: 2.42024-11-30: 2.32024-12-31: 2.22025-01-31: 2.12025-02-28: 2.32025-03-31: 2.12025-04-30: 2.12025-05-31: 22025-06-30: 22025-07-31: 22025-08-31: 2.12025-09-30: 2.12025-10-31: 2.22025-11-30: 2.12025-12-31: 1.92026-01-31: 1.92026-02-28: 22026-03-31: 22026-04-30: 1.92026-05-31: 1.82026-06-30: 1.82026-07-31: 1.82026-08-31: 2 2021-09 2026-08
60 monthly readings · 1.8 to 2.9 · axis starts at 1.7

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

% of economically inactive 5
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ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

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ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

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ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

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ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

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ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: These figures are missing.
19 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Business 11
Businesses
2026
4,485
4,3234,4124,5022025-03-31: 4,3402026-03-31: 4,485 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 4,340 to 4,485 · axis starts at 4,323

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

3,485
3,3343,4183,5012025-03-31: 3,3502026-03-31: 3,485 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 3,350 to 3,485 · axis starts at 3,334

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

240
2382502622025-03-31: 2602026-03-31: 240 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 240 to 260 · axis starts at 238

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

20
1820222025-03-31: 202026-03-31: 20 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · unchanged at 20 · axis starts at 18

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

0
00.512025-03-31: 02026-03-31: 0 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · unchanged at 0

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

160
1321481632025-03-31: 1352026-03-31: 160 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 135 to 160 · axis starts at 132

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

10
910112025-03-31: 102026-03-31: 10 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · unchanged at 10 · axis starts at 9

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

525
5085185272025-03-31: 5102026-03-31: 525 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 510 to 525 · axis starts at 508

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

40
3640442025-03-31: 402026-03-31: 40 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · unchanged at 40 · axis starts at 36

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

10
4.47.510.62025-03-31: 52026-03-31: 10 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 5 to 10 · axis starts at 4.4

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

5,145
4,9885,0755,1622025-03-31: 5,0052026-03-31: 5,145 2025-03 2026-03
2 annual readings · 5,005 to 5,145 · axis starts at 4,988

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

Skills 6
% with NVQ1+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
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ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
Not published: These figures are missing.
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

% with NVQ2+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
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ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
Not published: These figures are missing.
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

% with NVQ3+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
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ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
Not published: These figures are missing.
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

% with NVQ4+ - aged 16-64
Jan 2021-Dec 2021
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ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
Not published: These figures are missing.
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

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ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
Not published: These figures are missing.
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

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ONS, Annual Population Survey - qualifications (NVQ levels), published 12 April 2022
Not published: These figures are missing.
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.