Standing view · labour_market · Angus and Dundee City
deteriorating, held with strong confidence, formed on 5 October 2026 from movements in 2026-08.
Payrolled employees in Angus and Dundee City numbered 113,674 in May 2026, 114,405 in June and 114,728 in July, with June recorded as unfavourable against the usual pattern for the month and the other two favourable. The claimant count rose to 6,255 in July 2026 and 6,390 in August, both unfavourable. Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 stood at 3.7% in June 2026, 3.8% in July and 3.9% in August, a rise of 0.2 percentage points across the quarter.
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 Angus and Dundee City. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Payrolled employees | 2026-05 | improving |
| Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16-64 | 2026-06 | deteriorating |
| Payrolled employees | 2026-06 | deteriorating |
| Claimant count | 2026-07 | deteriorating |
| Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16-64 | 2026-07 | deteriorating |
| Payrolled employees | 2026-07 | improving |
| Claimant count | 2026-08 | deteriorating |
| Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16-64 | 2026-08 | deteriorating |