Standing view · labour_market · Rutland
mixed, held with tentative confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2026-07.
The employment rate in Rutland fell to 74.3% in the year to March 2026 and economic inactivity rose to 24.8%, while the modelled unemployment rate rose to 3.4%. The claimant count improved to 400 in January 2026 and 415 in March, then rose to 435 in February, 425 in May and 445 in July. On a count of a few hundred, movements of ten or twenty are the smallest steps this series publishes.
A view is formed only where the evidence names a figure you can check. Each movement listed as a reason had to be large enough to matter and distinctive in at least one way — unusual against this area's own history, unusual against comparable areas, or sustained over several periods. A movement shared with peers counts for less, because it says something about the country rather than about Rutland. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Claimant count | 2026-01 | improving |
| Claimant count | 2026-02 | deteriorating |
| Employment rate - aged 16-64 | 2026-03 | deteriorating |
| % who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 | 2026-03 | deteriorating |
| Claimant count | 2026-03 | improving |
| Unemployment rate (model based) | 2026-03 | deteriorating |
| Claimant count | 2026-05 | deteriorating |
| Claimant count | 2026-07 | deteriorating |