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The count stood at 25,505 in July 2026. That is 4.5% higher than a year earlier.

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Claimant count — Leeds

25,505, latest July 2026 (+4.5% year on year, from 24,415).

The count stood at 25,505 in July 2026. That is 4.5% higher than a year earlier. The series peaked at 44,320 in January 1986; the latest figure is 42.5% below that peak. Its low point was 10,710 in November 2004; the latest reading is 138% 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 — Leeds, every published period
PeriodValue
July 202625,505
June 202625,180
May 202625,355
April 202625,285
March 202625,555
February 202625,280
January 202624,325
December 202524,045
November 202524,100
October 202524,320
September 202524,635
August 202524,600
July 202524,415
June 202524,935
May 202525,055
April 202525,175
March 202525,775
February 202525,595
January 202524,995
December 202424,930
November 202425,680
October 202426,100
September 202426,210
August 202426,315
July 202426,450
June 202424,640
May 202424,225
April 202423,980
March 202424,000
February 202423,760
January 202423,325
December 202323,245
November 202322,915
October 202322,495
September 202322,620
August 202322,935
July 202323,080
June 202322,880
May 202322,925
April 202323,990
March 202323,240
February 202322,440
January 202321,865
December 202222,260
November 202222,235
October 202222,060
September 202222,310
August 202222,380
July 202222,285
June 202222,550
May 202223,050
April 202223,630
March 202224,445
February 202224,935
January 202224,920
December 202125,530
November 202126,445
October 202127,545
September 202128,865
August 202130,285
July 202131,440
June 202132,125
May 202134,185
April 202135,965
March 202136,605
February 202136,530
January 202135,140
December 202035,035
November 202035,040
October 202035,000
September 202035,855
August 202036,025
July 202035,790
June 202035,250
May 202035,050
April 202028,830
March 202018,120
February 202017,695
January 202016,945
December 201916,840
November 201916,815
October 201916,540
September 201916,110
August 201916,015
July 201915,630
June 201915,325
May 201914,740
April 201914,405
March 201914,000
February 201913,285
January 201912,570
December 201811,665
November 201810,970
October 201811,135
September 201811,340
August 201811,335
July 201811,100
June 201811,205
May 201811,580
April 201811,740
March 201811,860
February 201811,760
January 201811,400
December 201710,975
November 201711,010
October 201711,105
September 201711,215
August 201711,340
July 201711,295
June 201711,590
May 201711,790
April 201712,010
March 201712,100
February 201711,930
January 201711,400
December 201610,845
November 201611,220
October 201611,460
September 201611,410
August 201611,400
July 201611,295
June 201611,405
May 201611,545
April 201611,725
March 201611,935
February 201612,010
January 201611,955
December 201510,965
November 201511,345
October 201511,820
September 201512,255
August 201512,505
July 201512,900
June 201513,245
May 201513,900
April 201514,190
March 201514,735
February 201515,270
January 201515,155
December 201414,535
November 201415,095
October 201415,775
September 201416,135
August 201416,495
July 201417,125
June 201417,595
May 201418,525
April 201419,325
March 201419,990
February 201420,745
January 201420,555
December 201319,770
November 201320,370
October 201321,385
September 201321,945
August 201322,580
July 201323,295
June 201323,740
May 201324,295
April 201324,655
March 201325,235
February 201325,605
January 201325,110
December 201224,285
November 201224,295
October 201224,585
September 201224,720
August 201225,025
July 201225,000
June 201224,475
May 201224,745
April 201225,030
March 201225,460
February 201225,750
January 201225,310
December 201124,190
November 201123,950
October 201123,955
September 201123,940
August 201123,970
July 201123,170
June 201122,040
May 201122,245
April 201122,665
March 201123,190
February 201123,355
January 201123,005
December 201022,430
November 201022,420
October 201022,745
September 201022,880
August 201023,055
July 201022,310
June 201022,550
May 201024,505
April 201024,865
March 201025,010
February 201025,480
January 201025,085
December 200924,045
November 200923,765
October 200923,990
September 200924,275
August 200924,460
July 200924,460
June 200924,005
May 200923,960
April 200923,285
March 200922,460
February 200921,560
January 200919,075
December 200817,630
November 200816,155
October 200814,995
September 200814,605
August 200814,170
July 200813,380
June 200812,680
May 200812,575
April 200812,465
March 200812,540
February 200812,625
January 200812,415
December 200711,915
November 200711,780
October 200712,040
September 200712,445
August 200712,740
July 200712,740
June 200712,710
May 200713,080
April 200713,400
March 200713,825
February 200714,075
January 200713,995
December 200613,650
November 200613,535
October 200613,785
September 200614,180
August 200614,460
July 200614,420
June 200614,090
May 200613,990
April 200614,140
March 200614,045
February 200613,890
January 200613,360
December 200512,615
November 200512,275
October 200512,255
September 200512,535
August 200512,490
July 200512,245
June 200512,230
May 200512,155
April 200512,255
March 200512,180
February 200511,950
January 200511,640
December 200410,905
November 200410,710
October 200410,965
September 200411,330
August 200411,520
July 200411,190
June 200410,875
May 200411,170
April 200411,445
March 200411,645
February 200411,935
January 200411,885
December 200311,255
November 200311,400
October 200311,590
September 200312,160
August 200312,625
July 200312,665
June 200312,805
May 200312,955
April 200312,950
March 200313,185
February 200313,445
January 200313,335
December 200212,635
November 200212,520
October 200212,680
September 200213,350
August 200213,455
July 200213,240
June 200212,555
May 200212,755
April 200213,040
March 200213,015
February 200213,410
January 200213,410
December 200112,530
November 200112,420
October 200112,520
September 200112,990
August 200113,425
July 200113,350
June 200113,165
May 200113,395
April 200113,860
March 200114,015
February 200114,275
January 200114,230
December 200013,350
November 200013,160
October 200013,505
September 200014,230
August 200014,945
July 200014,845
June 200014,685
May 200015,080
April 200015,435
March 200016,035
February 200016,420
January 200016,360
December 199915,210
November 199915,450
October 199915,910
September 199916,710
August 199917,290
July 199917,235
June 199916,765
May 199917,305
April 199917,825
March 199917,910
February 199918,410
January 199918,610
December 199817,595
November 199817,505
October 199817,645
September 199818,515
August 199818,915
July 199818,620
June 199817,885
May 199818,490
April 199819,190
March 199819,185
February 199819,975
January 199820,435
December 199719,320
November 199719,105
October 199719,805
September 199720,870
August 199721,595
July 199721,395
June 199720,335
May 199721,145
April 199721,840
March 199722,385
February 199723,300
January 199724,145
December 199623,920
November 199623,900
October 199625,425
September 199627,010
August 199628,075
July 199627,625
June 199626,660
May 199627,450
April 199628,605
March 199628,400
February 199629,785
January 199629,510
December 199528,035
November 199527,280
October 199527,555
September 199528,745
August 199529,845
July 199529,435
June 199527,885
May 199528,305
April 199529,145
March 199529,025
February 199529,760
January 199530,300
December 199429,215
November 199429,150
October 199429,655
September 199431,365
August 199431,835
July 199432,055
June 199431,120
May 199432,025
April 199433,125
March 199433,510
February 199434,190
January 199434,875
December 199333,505
November 199333,240
October 199333,860
September 199335,490
August 199336,040
July 199335,490
June 199334,255
May 199334,940
April 199335,985
March 199335,925
February 199336,350
January 199336,615
December 199235,975
November 199234,415
October 199234,145
September 199234,745
August 199234,790
July 199233,930
June 199232,370
May 199232,785
April 199232,980
March 199232,895
February 199232,985
January 199232,720
December 199131,510
November 199130,660
October 199130,620
September 199131,285
August 199131,590
July 199130,905
June 199128,730
May 199128,165
April 199127,800
March 199127,035
February 199125,995
January 199125,355
December 199023,970
November 199022,420
October 199022,105
September 199022,760
August 199022,830
July 199022,355
June 199020,915
May 199021,115
April 199021,660
March 199021,795
February 199022,205
January 199022,595
December 198921,890
November 198921,580
October 198922,275
September 198923,445
August 198924,145
July 198924,595
June 198923,680
May 198924,320
April 198925,305
March 198926,020
February 198926,605
January 198927,290
December 198826,820
November 198826,795
October 198827,610
September 198830,975
August 198830,465
July 198831,125
June 198830,710
May 198831,590
April 198832,785
March 198833,370
February 198834,210
January 198835,340
December 198734,960
November 198734,905
October 198736,220
September 198738,385
August 198737,765
July 198738,125
June 198737,625
May 198737,905
April 198739,390
March 198739,700
February 198740,745
January 198741,420
December 198640,955
November 198641,040
October 198641,910
September 198643,815
August 198642,885
July 198643,085
June 198642,055
May 198643,240
April 198643,515
March 198643,035
February 198644,060
January 198644,320

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 — 25,505 — 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, June 2026: This area's June 2026 figure was 25,180, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for June 2026 (median about 2,672 across 360 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 — Leeds
25,505 for Leeds, 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, June 2026
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/leeds/claimant-count

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