United Kingdom Claimant Count Change

Neueste Zahlen

Die letzte Veröffentlichung, für SEP, erschien am 2026-10-20 und lag bei 30.3K. Das liegt über dem Konsens von 19.4K. Das ist mehr als 7K beim letzten Mal (revidiert).

A higher unemployment rate than expected points to a weakening labour market: the pound sterling tends to soften as markets price in lower rates.

In den letzten 12 Veröffentlichungen lag der Wert zwischen -11.0K und 31.2K, im Schnitt 21.6K. Der Wert ist drei Veröffentlichungen in Folge gestiegen.

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Warum es wichtig ist

Full employment is part of most central banks' mandate. A falling unemployment rate means a tighter labour market, faster wage growth and more inflation pressure, which can keep the Bank of England hawkish; a rising rate is one of the clearest recession signals (the US "Sahm rule" flags a 0.5-point rise in the three-month average).

So wird gerechnet

the Office for National Statistics (ONS) usually runs a household survey: people are counted as unemployed if they had no work, were available and looked for a job recently. The rate is unemployed ÷ (employed + unemployed). Registered jobless and claimant counts instead count people signed on for benefits. Participation is the labour force ÷ working-age population.

Unemployment rate = unemployed ÷ labour force × 100
Labour force = employed + unemployed

Was Veränderungen bedeuten

• A lower rate than expected usually supports the pound sterling.
• Check participation: unemployment can fall because people stop looking, which is not good news.
• Broader measures (US U-6) include part-timers who want more hours.

Eine kurze Geschichte

Systematic unemployment statistics began in the 1930s Depression; the International Labour Organization's definition, adopted in 1982, is used by most countries today.

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