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The count stood at 22,190 in July 2026. That is 4.2% higher than a year earlier.

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Claimant count — Glasgow City

22,190, latest July 2026 (+4.2% year on year, from 21,290).

The count stood at 22,190 in July 2026. That is 4.2% higher than a year earlier. The series peaked at 74,825 in January 1986; the latest figure is 70.3% below that peak. Its low point was 12,670 in December 2015; the latest reading is 75% 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 — Glasgow City, every published period
PeriodValue
July 202622,190
June 202621,950
May 202621,870
April 202621,805
March 202621,870
February 202621,485
January 202620,720
December 202520,640
November 202520,820
October 202520,750
September 202521,015
August 202521,500
July 202521,290
June 202521,460
May 202521,270
April 202521,415
March 202521,995
February 202522,350
January 202521,765
December 202421,940
November 202422,445
October 202422,880
September 202423,245
August 202423,805
July 202423,680
June 202421,955
May 202421,460
April 202421,205
March 202421,430
February 202420,985
January 202420,435
December 202320,680
November 202320,515
October 202320,185
September 202320,495
August 202321,200
July 202321,630
June 202321,505
May 202321,540
April 202322,495
March 202321,910
February 202321,180
January 202321,065
December 202221,590
November 202221,475
October 202220,810
September 202221,220
August 202221,725
July 202221,880
June 202221,870
May 202222,350
April 202223,110
March 202224,300
February 202225,315
January 202225,500
December 202125,895
November 202126,755
October 202127,450
September 202128,640
August 202130,660
July 202131,650
June 202132,155
May 202134,280
April 202135,995
March 202136,590
February 202136,405
January 202135,615
December 202036,040
November 202036,480
October 202036,030
September 202037,455
August 202038,205
July 202037,590
June 202036,220
May 202036,010
April 202031,590
March 202020,295
February 202020,055
January 202019,655
December 201919,405
November 201919,120
October 201918,995
September 201918,920
August 201919,145
July 201918,670
June 201917,820
May 201917,090
April 201916,910
March 201916,090
February 201915,350
January 201914,570
December 201813,600
November 201812,955
October 201812,835
September 201813,205
August 201813,755
July 201813,740
June 201813,860
May 201813,935
April 201814,165
March 201814,240
February 201814,025
January 201813,765
December 201713,455
November 201713,430
October 201713,190
September 201713,535
August 201714,150
July 201714,270
June 201714,135
May 201714,250
April 201714,385
March 201714,270
February 201713,955
January 201713,425
December 201613,145
November 201613,465
October 201613,650
September 201613,885
August 201614,340
July 201614,065
June 201613,945
May 201613,770
April 201614,000
March 201614,055
February 201613,775
January 201613,240
December 201512,670
November 201513,140
October 201513,675
September 201514,205
August 201515,135
July 201515,185
June 201514,830
May 201514,965
April 201515,315
March 201515,710
February 201515,845
January 201515,510
December 201415,070
November 201415,295
October 201415,525
September 201415,870
August 201416,670
July 201416,890
June 201417,085
May 201417,475
April 201417,965
March 201418,505
February 201418,930
January 201419,005
December 201318,305
November 201318,505
October 201319,155
September 201320,155
August 201322,445
July 201322,700
June 201322,645
May 201322,825
April 201323,470
March 201323,965
February 201324,410
January 201324,035
December 201222,920
November 201223,210
October 201223,340
September 201223,645
August 201225,260
July 201225,240
June 201224,745
May 201224,385
April 201224,740
March 201225,310
February 201225,555
January 201224,875
December 201123,760
November 201123,825
October 201124,400
September 201124,775
August 201125,945
July 201125,820
June 201125,085
May 201125,030
April 201125,330
March 201125,530
February 201125,875
January 201125,625
December 201024,450
November 201024,210
October 201024,390
September 201024,665
August 201025,895
July 201025,495
June 201024,735
May 201024,530
April 201024,755
March 201024,760
February 201024,955
January 201024,610
December 200923,310
November 200923,200
October 200922,905
September 200923,195
August 200923,870
July 200923,210
June 200922,385
May 200921,535
April 200921,090
March 200920,865
February 200920,125
January 200918,205
December 200816,875
November 200816,225
October 200815,555
September 200815,430
August 200815,825
July 200815,235
June 200814,685
May 200814,140
April 200814,350
March 200814,290
February 200814,320
January 200813,625
December 200713,130
November 200713,060
October 200713,265
September 200713,715
August 200714,485
July 200714,325
June 200714,155
May 200714,640
April 200714,895
March 200715,280
February 200715,595
January 200715,505
December 200614,865
November 200615,030
October 200615,395
September 200615,790
August 200616,590
July 200616,475
June 200616,155
May 200616,090
April 200616,235
March 200616,265
February 200616,050
January 200615,435
December 200514,105
November 200514,230
October 200514,310
September 200514,765
August 200515,695
July 200515,485
June 200515,275
May 200515,425
April 200515,605
March 200515,840
February 200515,915
January 200515,755
December 200414,570
November 200415,020
October 200415,145
September 200415,710
August 200416,615
July 200416,545
June 200416,485
May 200416,405
April 200417,035
March 200417,580
February 200417,990
January 200417,540
December 200316,530
November 200316,745
October 200316,930
September 200317,295
August 200318,245
July 200318,280
June 200317,730
May 200317,640
April 200317,525
March 200317,800
February 200317,970
January 200317,560
December 200216,050
November 200216,275
October 200216,465
September 200216,855
August 200218,145
July 200218,285
June 200217,420
May 200217,510
April 200218,135
March 200218,450
February 200218,725
January 200218,455
December 200117,140
November 200117,125
October 200116,980
September 200117,395
August 200118,540
July 200118,690
June 200118,355
May 200118,540
April 200118,965
March 200119,955
February 200120,460
January 200120,535
December 200019,300
November 200019,285
October 200019,525
September 200020,160
August 200021,605
July 200021,765
June 200021,125
May 200021,445
April 200021,655
March 200022,450
February 200022,910
January 200022,775
December 199921,100
November 199921,485
October 199922,105
September 199922,790
August 199924,495
July 199924,710
June 199923,835
May 199923,715
April 199924,255
March 199924,750
February 199925,230
January 199925,395
December 199824,060
November 199824,240
October 199824,545
September 199825,090
August 199827,065
July 199827,175
June 199825,495
May 199825,565
April 199825,765
March 199826,070
February 199826,610
January 199826,895
December 199725,470
November 199725,875
October 199726,950
September 199728,155
August 199730,090
July 199730,495
June 199729,240
May 199729,520
April 199730,190
March 199730,550
February 199731,000
January 199731,640
December 199630,900
November 199630,855
October 199632,210
September 199633,535
August 199635,915
July 199635,780
June 199633,620
May 199633,965
April 199634,820
March 199634,570
February 199635,390
January 199635,350
December 199534,535
November 199533,935
October 199534,395
September 199535,335
August 199537,690
July 199537,950
June 199535,300
May 199535,945
April 199536,725
March 199537,260
February 199538,245
January 199538,880
December 199438,105
November 199438,665
October 199439,640
September 199441,315
August 199444,045
July 199444,620
June 199442,185
May 199442,665
April 199443,215
March 199443,645
February 199444,720
January 199445,725
December 199344,495
November 199344,500
October 199344,745
September 199346,155
August 199348,140
July 199348,710
June 199346,085
May 199346,600
April 199347,190
March 199347,085
February 199348,180
January 199348,825
December 199248,240
November 199246,995
October 199247,580
September 199248,045
August 199249,510
July 199249,810
June 199247,560
May 199247,960
April 199248,570
March 199248,515
February 199249,120
January 199249,300
December 199147,935
November 199147,290
October 199146,805
September 199147,030
August 199148,715
July 199148,625
June 199146,340
May 199146,115
April 199146,065
March 199145,400
February 199145,415
January 199145,680
December 199044,500
November 199043,645
October 199043,930
September 199044,940
August 199046,355
July 199046,640
June 199045,265
May 199045,720
April 199047,195
March 199047,960
February 199049,605
January 199049,970
December 198949,145
November 198948,960
October 198949,735
September 198950,875
August 198952,650
July 198953,265
June 198952,115
May 198953,135
April 198954,580
March 198955,895
February 198956,665
January 198957,855
December 198857,225
November 198857,360
October 198857,880
September 198862,470
August 198861,105
July 198862,205
June 198861,220
May 198862,075
April 198863,710
March 198864,620
February 198865,855
January 198866,775
December 198765,905
November 198765,475
October 198766,595
September 198767,670
August 198768,545
July 198769,570
June 198769,605
May 198769,635
April 198772,060
March 198771,630
February 198772,525
January 198774,455
December 198672,415
November 198671,600
October 198672,530
September 198673,000
August 198672,425
July 198673,100
June 198671,975
May 198672,140
April 198672,450
March 198672,680
February 198674,105
January 198674,825

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.
  • Not adjusted for population: This figure — 22,190 — is well outside the typical range for other areas currently publishing this dataset (median about 2,700 across 360 other areas). This is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
  • Not adjusted for population, October 1989: This area's October 1989 figure was 49,735, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for October 1989 (median about 2,460 across 349 other areas). This figure is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.

Cite this figure:

Claimant count — Glasgow City
22,190 for Glasgow City, July 2026
Caveats: Not a measure of unemployment; Four nations, one series; Latest figure: July 2026 — 3 months old; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, October 1989
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/glasgow-city/claimant-count

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