The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in the UK increased by 31.2 thousand to 1.712 million in May 2026, following a downwardly revised 8.3 thousand rise in the previous month and exceeding market expectations for a 25.8 thousand growth. source: Office for National Statistics
Claimant Count Change in the United Kingdom increased to 31.20 Thousand in May from 8.30 Thousand in April of 2026. Claimant Count Change in the United Kingdom averaged 1.77 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 June of 2026.
Claimant Count Change in the United Kingdom increased to 31.20 Thousand in May from 8.30 Thousand in April of 2026. Claimant Count Change in the United Kingdom is expected to be -5.00 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.