Claimant Count by Age and Sex for Leicester and England

ONS Claimant Count estimates monitor unemployment in Leicester. The dataset presents claimant data by age and sex for Leicester and England to allow for comparison, using the number of people claiming Universal Credit or Jobseekers' Allowance as a proxy for unemployment. Rates are calculated using ONS mid-year or census-based population estimates for the 16-64 year old population as a denominator.

Use Cases

• Monitor short-term changes in unemployment based on claimant count data mentioned in the description.
• Compare labour market positions between Leicester and England based on the regional comparison feature.
• Analyze unemployment trends by demographic segments based on the age and sex breakdown.
• Assess the impact of economic policies on small geographic areas based on the dataset's stated purpose.

Strengths

• Provides data at geographies smaller than local authority level, as stated in the description.
• Includes a direct comparison between Leicester and England.
• Uses official ONS estimates as its source.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service, using ONS Claimant Count estimates.

Collection Method

Administrative data on people claiming Universal Credit or Jobseekers' Allowance.

Time Range

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Freshness

unknown

Geography

Leicester and England.