The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in the UK rose sharply by 27.8 thousand to 1.692 million in August 2026, following a revised 11.8 thousand decline in the previous month and far exceeding market expectations for an 8.3 thousand increase. source: Office for National Statistics
Claimant Count Change in the United Kingdom increased to 27.80 Thousand in August from -11.80 Thousand in July of 2026. Claimant Count Change in the United Kingdom averaged 1.74 Thousand from 1971 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 860.50 Thousand in April of 2020 and a record low of -171.80 Thousand in June of 2021. This page provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Claimant Count Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United Kingdom Claimant Count Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Claimant Count Change in the United Kingdom increased to 27.80 Thousand in August from -11.80 Thousand in July of 2026. Claimant Count Change in the United Kingdom is expected to be 20.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Claimant Count Change is projected to trend around -5.00 Thousand in 2027 and -7.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.