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The count stood at 1,610 in July 2026. That is 0.6% lower than a year earlier.

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Claimant count — Blaenau Gwent

1,610, latest July 2026 (-0.6% year on year, from 1,620).

The count stood at 1,610 in July 2026. That is 0.6% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 6,000 in January 1986; the latest figure is 73.2% below that peak. Its low point was 1,095 in August 2018; the latest reading is 47% above that.

This is the claimant count: people claiming Universal Credit while required to look for work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. It is not the unemployment rate. The unemployment rate comes from the ONS Labour Force Survey and counts everyone without a job who is looking for one, whether or not they claim a benefit.

Show the numbers (487 periods)
Claimant count — Blaenau Gwent, every published period
PeriodValue
July 20261,610
June 20261,580
May 20261,605
April 20261,600
March 20261,635
February 20261,665
January 20261,620
December 20251,605
November 20251,595
October 20251,630
September 20251,625
August 20251,635
July 20251,620
June 20251,630
May 20251,600
April 20251,645
March 20251,715
February 20251,735
January 20251,750
December 20241,695
November 20241,670
October 20241,670
September 20241,760
August 20241,790
July 20241,815
June 20241,745
May 20241,730
April 20241,755
March 20241,755
February 20241,775
January 20241,710
December 20231,660
November 20231,730
October 20231,740
September 20231,730
August 20231,700
July 20231,720
June 20231,865
May 20231,760
April 20231,830
March 20231,795
February 20231,790
January 20231,725
December 20221,775
November 20221,740
October 20221,750
September 20221,745
August 20221,795
July 20221,810
June 20221,870
May 20221,875
April 20221,925
March 20222,010
February 20222,095
January 20222,100
December 20212,140
November 20212,190
October 20212,245
September 20212,335
August 20212,450
July 20212,495
June 20212,555
May 20212,700
April 20212,815
March 20212,855
February 20212,860
January 20212,740
December 20202,800
November 20202,865
October 20202,880
September 20202,990
August 20203,085
July 20203,140
June 20203,115
May 20203,135
April 20202,785
March 20201,750
February 20201,740
January 20201,665
December 20191,705
November 20191,725
October 20191,660
September 20191,640
August 20191,690
July 20191,615
June 20191,620
May 20191,565
April 20191,580
March 20191,585
February 20191,520
January 20191,405
December 20181,340
November 20181,240
October 20181,170
September 20181,100
August 20181,095
July 20181,100
June 20181,135
May 20181,220
April 20181,260
March 20181,270
February 20181,275
January 20181,225
December 20171,170
November 20171,270
October 20171,280
September 20171,355
August 20171,395
July 20171,405
June 20171,435
May 20171,445
April 20171,515
March 20171,555
February 20171,535
January 20171,525
December 20161,510
November 20161,550
October 20161,595
September 20161,670
August 20161,725
July 20161,725
June 20161,720
May 20161,735
April 20161,785
March 20161,805
February 20161,775
January 20161,700
December 20151,630
November 20151,660
October 20151,715
September 20151,765
August 20151,745
July 20151,770
June 20151,785
May 20151,805
April 20151,885
March 20151,970
February 20151,960
January 20151,945
December 20141,880
November 20141,965
October 20142,040
September 20142,130
August 20142,235
July 20142,280
June 20142,285
May 20142,375
April 20142,450
March 20142,540
February 20142,670
January 20142,790
December 20132,660
November 20132,695
October 20132,805
September 20132,860
August 20133,015
July 20133,105
June 20133,170
May 20133,285
April 20133,450
March 20133,535
February 20133,640
January 20133,525
December 20123,405
November 20123,485
October 20123,465
September 20123,395
August 20123,395
July 20123,415
June 20123,415
May 20123,470
April 20123,440
March 20123,395
February 20123,430
January 20123,415
December 20113,265
November 20113,235
October 20113,225
September 20113,170
August 20113,140
July 20113,035
June 20112,975
May 20112,945
April 20112,955
March 20112,930
February 20112,930
January 20112,990
December 20102,805
November 20102,770
October 20102,775
September 20102,840
August 20102,890
July 20102,850
June 20102,850
May 20102,990
April 20103,200
March 20103,245
February 20103,420
January 20103,475
December 20093,270
November 20093,310
October 20093,300
September 20093,325
August 20093,335
July 20093,310
June 20093,345
May 20093,385
April 20093,470
March 20093,470
February 20093,340
January 20093,060
December 20082,640
November 20082,415
October 20082,235
September 20082,255
August 20082,150
July 20082,030
June 20081,945
May 20081,920
April 20081,895
March 20081,935
February 20081,970
January 20081,890
December 20071,780
November 20071,755
October 20071,780
September 20071,830
August 20071,895
July 20071,855
June 20071,740
May 20071,725
April 20071,805
March 20071,905
February 20071,945
January 20071,885
December 20061,775
November 20061,760
October 20061,755
September 20061,785
August 20061,800
July 20061,765
June 20061,805
May 20061,870
April 20061,915
March 20061,880
February 20061,885
January 20061,835
December 20051,735
November 20051,715
October 20051,625
September 20051,680
August 20051,775
July 20051,745
June 20051,635
May 20051,635
April 20051,645
March 20051,660
February 20051,685
January 20051,680
December 20041,435
November 20041,430
October 20041,460
September 20041,530
August 20041,570
July 20041,560
June 20041,540
May 20041,555
April 20041,545
March 20041,585
February 20041,660
January 20041,610
December 20031,480
November 20031,465
October 20031,495
September 20031,535
August 20031,590
July 20031,540
June 20031,510
May 20031,495
April 20031,545
March 20031,670
February 20031,760
January 20031,830
December 20021,665
November 20021,645
October 20021,640
September 20021,745
August 20021,765
July 20021,640
June 20021,595
May 20021,680
April 20021,820
March 20021,855
February 20021,935
January 20021,880
December 20011,800
November 20011,735
October 20011,660
September 20011,815
August 20011,830
July 20011,835
June 20011,840
May 20011,900
April 20012,020
March 20012,035
February 20012,045
January 20012,010
December 20001,890
November 20001,920
October 20001,870
September 20001,945
August 20002,005
July 20001,965
June 20001,925
May 20001,995
April 20002,030
March 20002,105
February 20002,110
January 20002,130
December 19992,015
November 19992,060
October 19992,070
September 19992,125
August 19992,215
July 19992,220
June 19992,300
May 19992,340
April 19992,495
March 19992,460
February 19992,495
January 19992,485
December 19982,340
November 19982,330
October 19982,280
September 19982,330
August 19982,410
July 19982,395
June 19982,295
May 19982,360
April 19982,490
March 19982,460
February 19982,500
January 19982,440
December 19972,320
November 19972,275
October 19972,345
September 19972,485
August 19972,565
July 19972,540
June 19972,400
May 19972,505
April 19972,615
March 19972,620
February 19972,670
January 19972,695
December 19962,555
November 19962,550
October 19962,650
September 19962,860
August 19962,960
July 19962,975
June 19962,870
May 19962,960
April 19963,075
March 19963,085
February 19963,090
January 19963,035
December 19952,860
November 19952,770
October 19952,800
September 19952,830
August 19952,905
July 19952,890
June 19952,740
May 19952,760
April 19952,860
March 19952,900
February 19952,945
January 19953,080
December 19942,935
November 19942,945
October 19942,980
September 19943,170
August 19943,275
July 19943,315
June 19943,270
May 19943,380
April 19943,485
March 19943,530
February 19943,595
January 19943,615
December 19933,375
November 19933,270
October 19933,265
September 19933,535
August 19933,595
July 19933,550
June 19933,530
May 19933,680
April 19933,705
March 19933,635
February 19933,660
January 19933,705
December 19923,475
November 19923,245
October 19923,215
September 19923,160
August 19923,125
July 19923,060
June 19923,035
May 19923,135
April 19923,225
March 19923,305
February 19923,390
January 19923,410
December 19913,200
November 19913,085
October 19913,180
September 19913,240
August 19913,305
July 19913,290
June 19913,165
May 19913,125
April 19913,140
March 19913,075
February 19912,995
January 19912,845
December 19902,690
November 19902,640
October 19902,585
September 19902,645
August 19902,690
July 19902,690
June 19902,655
May 19902,785
April 19902,870
March 19902,945
February 19902,975
January 19903,040
December 19892,905
November 19892,940
October 19893,085
September 19893,335
August 19893,365
July 19893,420
June 19893,365
May 19893,510
April 19893,650
March 19893,635
February 19893,755
January 19893,825
December 19883,795
November 19883,770
October 19883,810
September 19884,050
August 19883,980
July 19884,000
June 19884,060
May 19884,115
April 19884,305
March 19884,220
February 19884,300
January 19884,350
December 19874,285
November 19874,290
October 19874,460
September 19874,865
August 19874,670
July 19874,790
June 19874,800
May 19874,955
April 19875,000
March 19874,960
February 19875,175
January 19875,465
December 19865,305
November 19865,385
October 19865,520
September 19865,625
August 19865,350
July 19865,470
June 19865,420
May 19865,615
April 19865,815
March 19865,880
February 19865,930
January 19866,000

What these terms mean

Claimant count
The number of people claiming Universal Credit while required to look for work, or claiming Jobseeker's Allowance. It is not the unemployment rate: it includes some people working part-time and excludes unemployed people who don't claim. Source
Local authority district
The council area a statistic is published for -- 361 across the UK. In England these are boroughs, districts and unitary authorities; in Scotland, council areas; in Wales, principal areas; in Northern Ireland, districts.

Before you use these figures

  • Not a measure of unemployment: The claimant count is a count of people claiming Universal Credit (who are required to seek work) or Jobseeker's Allowance, not a count of unemployed people. It includes some people in part-time work and excludes people who are unemployed but not claiming. ONS's Labour Force Survey is the measure of unemployment, and is a different figure.
  • Four nations, one series: Universal Credit and Jobseeker's Allowance operate UK-wide, so this series is directly comparable across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- unlike some UK statistics that are only published for some nations.
  • Latest figure: July 2026 — 3 months old: This dataset is published monthly and the publisher hasn't released anything newer. Nothing is missing from this page.

Cite this figure:

Claimant count — Blaenau Gwent
1,610 for Blaenau Gwent, July 2026
Caveats: Not a measure of unemployment; Four nations, one series; Latest figure: July 2026 — 3 months old
StatsMapped last confirmed this figure unchanged on 4 Sep 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis)
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/local-authority/blaenau-gwent/claimant-count

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