Unemployment claimants to September 2021
Unemployment claimant count data (released 12 October 2021 by the Department of Work and Pensions) shows that the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits in Oxfordshire decreased between September and October 2021, from 13,440 to 13,080 (-3.4%).
By district in September 2021, the rate of unemployment claimants (as a percentage of the economically active population aged 16-64) was highest in Oxford City followed by Cherwell. By age group, the rate was highest in Oxfordshire (and England) for claimants aged 16-24.
Change in unemployment claimants Sep-20 to Sep-21
| Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2020 to Sep 2021 | |||
| count | rate* | count | rate* | ppt change | |
| Cherwell | 3,990 | 5.2% | 3,125 | 4.1% | -1.13 |
| Oxford | 4,795 | 6.9% | 3,930 | 5.6% | -1.24 |
| South Oxfordshire | 3,080 | 4.3% | 2,165 | 3.0% | -1.29 |
| Vale of White Horse | 2,910 | 4.2% | 2,085 | 3.0% | -1.19 |
| West Oxfordshire | 2,530 | 4.5% | 1,780 | 3.1% | -1.33 |
| Oxfordshire | 17,305 | 5.1% | 13,080 | 3.8% | -1.23 |
| England | 2,262,510 | 8.3% | 1,785,985 | 6.6% | -1.76 |
Unemployment claimants by age group Sep-21
| 16-24 | 25-49 | 50+ | ||||
| count | rate* | count | rate* | count | rate* | |
| Cherwell | 545 | 5.9% | 1,865 | 4.2% | 710 | 3.0% |
| Oxford | 590 | 4.5% | 2,375 | 6.1% | 965 | 6.0% |
| South Oxfordshire | 320 | 3.7% | 1,240 | 3.2% | 605 | 2.6% |
| Vale of White Horse | 335 | 3.9% | 1,235 | 3.1% | 515 | 2.4% |
| West Oxfordshire | 310 | 4.4% | 1,030 | 4.6% | 435 | 2.4% |
| Oxfordshire | 2,100 | 4.5% | 7,750 | 4.0% | 3,235 | 3.2% |
| England | 311,130 | 8.3% | 1,043,540 | 6.6% | 431,280 | 5.7% |
*per the economically active population (calculated as the ONS mid-2020 population estimate - aged 16-64 for the top table - multiplied by the proportion of the population that are economically active, as recorded by the 2011 Census); ppt=percentage point
Note that this data does not include people on the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme, which ended on the 30th September 2021.
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Data downloaded from www.nomisweb.co.uk (16 November 2021)