The Datum Report

Measure · Model-based estimates of unemployment

Unemployment rate (model based)

People out of work and looking for work, as a share of everyone working or looking.

Published byONS
SeriesModel-based estimates of unemployment
How oftenQuarterly rolling 12-month windows
Basissurvey
CoversMarch 31, 2020 to March 31, 2026 (25 periods)
Geographieslad
Areas held350, of which 2 withheld (0.6%)
LicenceOGL-UK-3.0

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Each of these is measured from the data rather than written down, so it stays true as the data changes.

2 of 350 areas are withheld by the producer. Most commonly: These figures are missing.

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sourcemetadata · 21 July 2026

Nomis dataset NM_127_1

model-based estimates of unemployment

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MeasureWhat it counts
Unemployment count (model based) the number of people out of work and looking for work

Latest figures

AreaValuePeriod
Aberdeen City 4.1 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Aberdeenshire 3.0 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Adur 3.1 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Amber Valley 2.9 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Angus 4.3 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Argyll and Bute 3.5 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Arun 3.1 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Ashfield 4.3 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Ashford 3.8 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Babergh 3.8 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Barking and Dagenham 8.2 Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Barnet 5.9 Apr 2025-Mar 2026