Standing view · labour_market · Tandridge
deteriorating, held with established confidence, formed on 5 October 2026 from movements in 2026-08.
The job market in Tandridge has been weakening. The claimant count was 1,370 in February 2026 and 1,410 in March, both recorded as unfavourable against the usual pattern for their month. The series then turned: the count was 1,375 in August 2026 and claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16-64 2.5 in the same month, both favourable. Two unfavourable readings against two favourable, with the favourable ones the most recent, is a thin basis, which is why the view is held as established rather than strong.
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 Tandridge. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Claimant count | 2026-02 | deteriorating |
| Claimant count | 2026-03 | deteriorating |
| Claimant count | 2026-08 | improving |
| Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16-64 | 2026-08 | improving |