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The count stood at 1,765 in July 2026. That is 4.6% lower than a year earlier.

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Claimant count — Lisburn and Castlereagh

1,765, latest July 2026 (-4.6% year on year, from 1,850).

The count stood at 1,765 in July 2026. That is 4.6% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 3,475 in August 2020; the latest figure is 49.2% below that peak. Its low point was 1,205 in June 2018; the latest reading is 46% 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 (163 periods)
Claimant count — Lisburn and Castlereagh, every published period
PeriodValue
July 20261,765
June 20261,725
May 20261,720
April 20261,770
March 20261,815
February 20261,810
January 20261,770
December 20251,735
November 20251,885
October 20251,985
September 20251,900
August 20251,875
July 20251,850
June 20251,825
May 20251,785
April 20251,875
March 20251,865
February 20251,950
January 20251,830
December 20241,885
November 20241,980
October 20242,085
September 20242,150
August 20242,090
July 20242,045
June 20241,850
May 20241,785
April 20241,770
March 20241,750
February 20241,720
January 20241,700
December 20231,755
November 20231,720
October 20231,815
September 20231,820
August 20231,775
July 20231,765
June 20231,720
May 20231,745
April 20231,815
March 20231,695
February 20231,670
January 20231,690
December 20221,710
November 20221,745
October 20221,735
September 20221,745
August 20221,825
July 20221,855
June 20221,810
May 20221,845
April 20221,890
March 20221,920
February 20221,985
January 20221,970
December 20212,080
November 20212,205
October 20212,400
September 20212,505
August 20212,640
July 20212,650
June 20212,735
May 20212,920
April 20213,130
March 20213,195
February 20213,180
January 20213,040
December 20203,165
November 20203,265
October 20203,265
September 20203,365
August 20203,475
July 20203,370
June 20203,310
May 20203,405
April 20203,045
March 20201,415
February 20201,365
January 20201,345
December 20191,365
November 20191,400
October 20191,415
September 20191,370
August 20191,380
July 20191,400
June 20191,345
May 20191,325
April 20191,330
March 20191,350
February 20191,285
January 20191,280
December 20181,205
November 20181,205
October 20181,265
September 20181,260
August 20181,250
July 20181,230
June 20181,205
May 20181,255
April 20181,300
March 20181,330
February 20181,355
January 20181,325
December 20171,265
November 20171,275
October 20171,315
September 20171,365
August 20171,385
July 20171,360
June 20171,370
May 20171,360
April 20171,435
March 20171,525
February 20171,570
January 20171,540
December 20161,490
November 20161,570
October 20161,585
September 20161,665
August 20161,690
July 20161,690
June 20161,695
May 20161,715
April 20161,760
March 20161,850
February 20161,905
January 20161,890
December 20151,780
November 20151,765
October 20151,835
September 20151,915
August 20152,035
July 20152,020
June 20151,945
May 20151,945
April 20152,025
March 20152,060
February 20152,115
January 20152,185
December 20142,145
November 20142,195
October 20142,245
September 20142,335
August 20142,340
July 20142,280
June 20142,280
May 20142,405
April 20142,440
March 20142,550
February 20142,660
January 20142,680
December 20132,575
November 20132,610
October 20132,690
September 20132,805
August 20132,915
July 20132,855
June 20132,770
May 20132,895
April 20133,010
March 20133,070
February 20133,110
January 20133,030

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 — Lisburn and Castlereagh
1,765 for Lisburn and Castlereagh, 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/lisburn-and-castlereagh/claimant-count

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