The Datum Report

Parliamentary constituency

North Down

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 1,400 +80 in the top 3% of 650

By subject

Every figure published for North Down. 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
1,400
1,2261,6101,9942021-09-30: 1,9202021-10-31: 1,8352021-11-30: 1,6952021-12-31: 1,6202022-01-31: 1,5902022-02-28: 1,6002022-03-31: 1,5202022-04-30: 1,5052022-05-31: 1,4252022-06-30: 1,4252022-07-31: 1,4102022-08-31: 1,4052022-09-30: 1,4052022-10-31: 1,3902022-11-30: 1,4302022-12-31: 1,4052023-01-31: 1,3252023-02-28: 1,3652023-03-31: 1,3502023-04-30: 1,4102023-05-31: 1,3252023-06-30: 1,3252023-07-31: 1,3852023-08-31: 1,4102023-09-30: 1,4002023-10-31: 1,3852023-11-30: 1,3502023-12-31: 1,3402024-01-31: 1,3002024-02-29: 1,3752024-03-31: 1,3952024-04-30: 1,3802024-05-31: 1,3302024-06-30: 1,4202024-07-31: 1,5452024-08-31: 1,5852024-09-30: 1,5852024-10-31: 1,5952024-11-30: 1,4952024-12-31: 1,4902025-01-31: 1,4302025-02-28: 1,4552025-03-31: 1,4502025-04-30: 1,4652025-05-31: 1,3802025-06-30: 1,3852025-07-31: 1,3652025-08-31: 1,3902025-09-30: 1,3952025-10-31: 1,4102025-11-30: 1,3802025-12-31: 1,3302026-01-31: 1,3452026-02-28: 1,3602026-03-31: 1,3652026-04-30: 1,3802026-05-31: 1,3252026-06-30: 1,3102026-07-31: 1,3202026-08-31: 1,400 2021-09 2026-08
60 monthly readings · 1,300 to 1,920 · axis starts at 1,226

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

2.4%
2.12.73.22021-09-30: 3.12021-10-31: 32021-11-30: 2.82021-12-31: 2.72022-01-31: 2.82022-02-28: 2.82022-03-31: 2.62022-04-30: 2.62022-05-31: 2.52022-06-30: 2.52022-07-31: 2.52022-08-31: 2.42022-09-30: 2.42022-10-31: 2.42022-11-30: 2.52022-12-31: 2.42023-01-31: 2.32023-02-28: 2.42023-03-31: 2.32023-04-30: 2.52023-05-31: 2.32023-06-30: 2.32023-07-31: 2.42023-08-31: 2.42023-09-30: 2.42023-10-31: 2.42023-11-30: 2.32023-12-31: 2.32024-01-31: 2.22024-02-29: 2.42024-03-31: 2.42024-04-30: 2.42024-05-31: 2.32024-06-30: 2.52024-07-31: 2.72024-08-31: 2.72024-09-30: 2.72024-10-31: 2.82024-11-30: 2.62024-12-31: 2.62025-01-31: 2.52025-02-28: 2.52025-03-31: 2.52025-04-30: 2.52025-05-31: 2.42025-06-30: 2.42025-07-31: 2.42025-08-31: 2.42025-09-30: 2.42025-10-31: 2.42025-11-30: 2.42025-12-31: 2.32026-01-31: 2.32026-02-28: 2.32026-03-31: 2.42026-04-30: 2.42026-05-31: 2.32026-06-30: 2.32026-07-31: 2.32026-08-31: 2.4 2021-09 2026-08
60 monthly readings · 2.2 to 3.1 · axis starts at 2.1

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.

—

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.

—

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
2025
2,550

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

1,930

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

180

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

0

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

95

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

310

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

20

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

3,135

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

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.