Unemployment claimants to October 2020

Unemployment claimant count data (released 10 November 2020 by the Department of Work and Pensions) shows the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits in Oxfordshire fell slightly between September 2020 and October 2020, from 17,305 to 16,740 (-3%).

Line chart showing claimant count in Oxfordshire to October 2020

Change in unemployment claimants Oct-19 to Oct-20

Oct-19 Oct-20 Oct-19 to Oct-20
count rate* count rate* ppt change
Cherwell 1,265 1.4% 3,890 4.2% 2.83
Oxford 1,990 1.9% 4,700 4.4% 2.55
South Oxfordshire 985 1.2% 2,935 3.5% 2.30
Vale of White Horse 1,000 1.2% 2,790 3.4% 2.17
West Oxfordshire 815 1.2% 2,425 3.7% 2.44
Oxfordshire 6,060 1.4% 16,740 3.9% 2.47
England 987,540 2.8% 2,228,150 6.3% 3.53

*per population aged 16-64 (ONS mid-2019); ppt=percentage point

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Data downloaded from www.nomisweb.co.uk (10 November 2020)

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