UK public data, by local authority district
StatsMapped

The count stood at 1,080 in July 2026. That is 5.4% higher than a year earlier.

Why the caveats matter

Every figure carries the publisher's own caveats. Where a statistic is published for a wider area than the one you clicked, or where the publisher itself flags it as unreliable, the page says so rather than quietly rounding it off.

The UK's four nations publish separately, so some figures stop at a border: house sale prices cover England and Wales, road collisions Great Britain. Pupil absence is published for England, but not every English district individually — some are reported only as part of their wider county. An area with fewer datasets isn't missing data — either its nation publishes that statistic through a different body, or (pupil absence only) its own district isn't reported separately.

Rankings →

Claimant count — Cotswold

1,080, latest July 2026 (+5.4% year on year, from 1,025).

The count stood at 1,080 in July 2026. That is 5.4% higher than a year earlier. The series peaked at 2,650 in February 1993; the latest figure is 59.2% below that peak. Its low point was 290 in October 2017; the latest reading is 272% 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 — Cotswold, every published period
PeriodValue
July 20261,080
June 20261,080
May 20261,045
April 20261,035
March 20261,075
February 20261,065
January 20261,045
December 2025995
November 20251,055
October 20251,020
September 20251,030
August 20251,025
July 20251,025
June 2025990
May 2025960
April 20251,005
March 20251,055
February 20251,080
January 20251,000
December 2024975
November 2024990
October 2024985
September 2024980
August 20241,035
July 20241,040
June 2024960
May 2024960
April 2024970
March 2024970
February 2024990
January 2024945
December 2023955
November 2023940
October 2023900
September 2023855
August 2023890
July 2023850
June 2023865
May 2023865
April 2023925
March 2023925
February 2023910
January 2023895
December 2022850
November 2022885
October 2022860
September 2022920
August 2022895
July 2022870
June 2022890
May 2022930
April 2022960
March 20221,085
February 20221,165
January 20221,155
December 20211,205
November 20211,220
October 20211,260
September 20211,285
August 20211,415
July 20211,465
June 20211,495
May 20211,665
April 20211,865
March 20211,895
February 20211,925
January 20211,760
December 20201,840
November 20201,860
October 20201,895
September 20202,110
August 20202,195
July 20202,120
June 20202,035
May 20202,235
April 20201,595
March 2020710
February 2020705
January 2020710
December 2019695
November 2019720
October 2019700
September 2019675
August 2019645
July 2019645
June 2019640
May 2019690
April 2019675
March 2019680
February 2019655
January 2019620
December 2018595
November 2018575
October 2018540
September 2018540
August 2018515
July 2018490
June 2018485
May 2018455
April 2018440
March 2018390
February 2018355
January 2018335
December 2017310
November 2017305
October 2017290
September 2017305
August 2017300
July 2017320
June 2017310
May 2017355
April 2017360
March 2017360
February 2017355
January 2017345
December 2016315
November 2016330
October 2016340
September 2016315
August 2016320
July 2016320
June 2016320
May 2016335
April 2016320
March 2016340
February 2016335
January 2016320
December 2015305
November 2015325
October 2015360
September 2015340
August 2015340
July 2015330
June 2015320
May 2015350
April 2015350
March 2015355
February 2015385
January 2015350
December 2014315
November 2014330
October 2014355
September 2014385
August 2014405
July 2014425
June 2014415
May 2014460
April 2014495
March 2014525
February 2014565
January 2014570
December 2013570
November 2013585
October 2013575
September 2013600
August 2013625
July 2013650
June 2013690
May 2013720
April 2013760
March 2013810
February 2013815
January 2013760
December 2012690
November 2012705
October 2012705
September 2012700
August 2012760
July 2012735
June 2012715
May 2012720
April 2012745
March 2012815
February 2012830
January 2012805
December 2011730
November 2011750
October 2011705
September 2011725
August 2011695
July 2011640
June 2011615
May 2011660
April 2011665
March 2011745
February 2011785
January 2011775
December 2010710
November 2010705
October 2010695
September 2010715
August 2010770
July 2010790
June 2010800
May 2010825
April 2010910
March 2010970
February 20101,040
January 20101,075
December 20091,005
November 20091,085
October 20091,040
September 20091,060
August 20091,070
July 20091,040
June 20091,045
May 20091,065
April 20091,095
March 20091,035
February 2009950
January 2009785
December 2008640
November 2008610
October 2008510
September 2008485
August 2008465
July 2008395
June 2008360
May 2008365
April 2008375
March 2008370
February 2008360
January 2008360
December 2007355
November 2007355
October 2007360
September 2007410
August 2007410
July 2007385
June 2007380
May 2007435
April 2007455
March 2007490
February 2007480
January 2007500
December 2006470
November 2006455
October 2006445
September 2006445
August 2006465
July 2006465
June 2006430
May 2006470
April 2006475
March 2006505
February 2006545
January 2006520
December 2005445
November 2005405
October 2005390
September 2005400
August 2005390
July 2005390
June 2005380
May 2005375
April 2005370
March 2005370
February 2005365
January 2005390
December 2004325
November 2004340
October 2004330
September 2004340
August 2004355
July 2004360
June 2004390
May 2004400
April 2004445
March 2004470
February 2004490
January 2004525
December 2003465
November 2003440
October 2003460
September 2003485
August 2003510
July 2003450
June 2003470
May 2003485
April 2003475
March 2003500
February 2003510
January 2003510
December 2002470
November 2002445
October 2002475
September 2002475
August 2002455
July 2002435
June 2002435
May 2002470
April 2002465
March 2002485
February 2002480
January 2002495
December 2001440
November 2001430
October 2001400
September 2001355
August 2001360
July 2001365
June 2001375
May 2001380
April 2001395
March 2001390
February 2001395
January 2001400
December 2000350
November 2000365
October 2000370
September 2000400
August 2000365
July 2000350
June 2000360
May 2000400
April 2000435
March 2000445
February 2000490
January 2000490
December 1999440
November 1999430
October 1999445
September 1999450
August 1999460
July 1999480
June 1999485
May 1999470
April 1999515
March 1999535
February 1999545
January 1999550
December 1998445
November 1998450
October 1998480
September 1998500
August 1998520
July 1998510
June 1998495
May 1998510
April 1998555
March 1998585
February 1998620
January 1998600
December 1997515
November 1997525
October 1997540
September 1997630
August 1997700
July 1997660
June 1997670
May 1997705
April 1997770
March 1997825
February 1997915
January 1997975
December 1996910
November 1996900
October 1996975
September 19961,115
August 19961,195
July 19961,170
June 19961,135
May 19961,190
April 19961,250
March 19961,255
February 19961,330
January 19961,315
December 19951,305
November 19951,325
October 19951,330
September 19951,415
August 19951,470
July 19951,430
June 19951,400
May 19951,450
April 19951,535
March 19951,575
February 19951,645
January 19951,725
December 19941,615
November 19941,640
October 19941,730
September 19941,865
August 19941,915
July 19941,855
June 19941,785
May 19941,840
April 19942,000
March 19942,105
February 19942,200
January 19942,245
December 19932,130
November 19932,085
October 19932,130
September 19932,335
August 19932,335
July 19932,290
June 19932,245
May 19932,300
April 19932,440
March 19932,510
February 19932,650
January 19932,580
December 19922,490
November 19922,390
October 19922,290
September 19922,330
August 19922,290
July 19922,165
June 19922,065
May 19922,070
April 19922,130
March 19922,075
February 19922,060
January 19921,970
December 19911,820
November 19911,770
October 19911,695
September 19911,715
August 19911,680
July 19911,570
June 19911,435
May 19911,395
April 19911,390
March 19911,355
February 19911,210
January 19911,115
December 1990995
November 1990875
October 1990805
September 1990785
August 1990705
July 1990655
June 1990590
May 1990595
April 1990600
March 1990585
February 1990580
January 1990575
December 1989555
November 1989530
October 1989545
September 1989590
August 1989585
July 1989575
June 1989575
May 1989595
April 1989685
March 1989720
February 1989760
January 1989830
December 1988810
November 1988835
October 1988880
September 19881,030
August 1988985
July 1988975
June 1988995
May 19881,065
April 19881,145
March 19881,210
February 19881,305
January 19881,380
December 19871,360
November 19871,335
October 19871,375
September 19871,450
August 19871,490
July 19871,500
June 19871,460
May 19871,545
April 19871,625
March 19871,715
February 19871,860
January 19871,880
December 19861,835
November 19861,825
October 19861,840
September 19862,005
August 19861,980
July 19861,915
June 19861,845
May 19861,895
April 19861,970
March 19862,085
February 19862,110
January 19862,065

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 — Cotswold
1,080 for Cotswold, 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/cotswold/claimant-count

See every dataset published for Cotswold

See the full ranking, every local authority district compared

See how this compares with other datasets →