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The count stood at 25,260 in July 2026. That is 0.7% higher than a year earlier.

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Claimant count — Manchester

25,260, latest July 2026 (+0.7% year on year, from 25,085).

The count stood at 25,260 in July 2026. That is 0.7% higher than a year earlier. The series peaked at 45,565 in January 1986; the latest figure is 44.6% below that peak. Its low point was 9,275 in November 2017; the latest reading is 172% 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 — Manchester, every published period
PeriodValue
July 202625,260
June 202624,890
May 202625,010
April 202624,895
March 202624,940
February 202624,530
January 202623,755
December 202523,785
November 202524,070
October 202524,540
September 202524,690
August 202524,915
July 202525,085
June 202525,485
May 202525,715
April 202526,020
March 202526,335
February 202526,165
January 202525,755
December 202425,775
November 202426,160
October 202426,935
September 202427,415
August 202427,625
July 202427,920
June 202425,775
May 202425,095
April 202424,655
March 202424,535
February 202424,245
January 202423,530
December 202323,620
November 202323,500
October 202323,405
September 202323,395
August 202323,525
July 202323,815
June 202323,780
May 202323,680
April 202324,310
March 202323,435
February 202322,615
January 202322,020
December 202222,385
November 202222,055
October 202221,995
September 202222,675
August 202222,880
July 202223,010
June 202223,400
May 202223,725
April 202224,260
March 202225,515
February 202225,795
January 202225,485
December 202125,960
November 202127,005
October 202127,780
September 202128,535
August 202129,915
July 202130,905
June 202131,625
May 202133,645
April 202135,560
March 202135,895
February 202135,590
January 202134,110
December 202034,335
November 202034,510
October 202033,915
September 202034,645
August 202034,775
July 202034,255
June 202033,740
May 202033,745
April 202028,665
March 202017,740
February 202017,410
January 202016,390
December 201916,325
November 201916,390
October 201916,705
September 201916,355
August 201916,645
July 201916,425
June 201916,110
May 201915,845
April 201915,680
March 201915,450
February 201915,095
January 201914,190
December 201814,005
November 201813,720
October 201813,290
September 201812,805
August 201812,500
July 201812,255
June 201812,045
May 201811,860
April 201811,830
March 201811,120
February 201810,500
January 20189,700
December 20179,335
November 20179,275
October 20179,460
September 20179,645
August 20179,730
July 20179,790
June 201710,010
May 201710,155
April 201710,230
March 201710,110
February 20179,880
January 20179,600
December 20169,665
November 201610,115
October 201610,375
September 201610,590
August 201610,520
July 201610,465
June 201610,510
May 201610,665
April 201610,715
March 201610,745
February 201610,605
January 201610,220
December 201510,015
November 201510,165
October 201510,310
September 201510,130
August 201510,115
July 201510,160
June 201510,205
May 201510,515
April 201510,770
March 201510,635
February 201510,825
January 201510,515
December 201410,230
November 201410,820
October 201411,540
September 201412,045
August 201412,360
July 201412,710
June 201413,270
May 201414,195
April 201414,900
March 201415,590
February 201416,180
January 201416,125
December 201315,885
November 201316,505
October 201317,360
September 201318,015
August 201318,780
July 201318,990
June 201319,040
May 201319,570
April 201319,880
March 201320,230
February 201320,450
January 201320,180
December 201219,780
November 201220,075
October 201220,185
September 201220,205
August 201220,160
July 201220,115
June 201219,915
May 201219,920
April 201220,265
March 201220,555
February 201220,545
January 201219,975
December 201119,380
November 201119,345
October 201119,450
September 201119,450
August 201119,155
July 201118,565
June 201118,080
May 201118,005
April 201118,005
March 201117,635
February 201118,005
January 201117,615
December 201016,925
November 201017,435
October 201017,480
September 201017,790
August 201017,590
July 201017,460
June 201017,425
May 201017,755
April 201018,160
March 201018,355
February 201018,825
January 201018,790
December 200917,975
November 200918,120
October 200918,220
September 200918,195
August 200917,905
July 200917,265
June 200916,940
May 200917,260
April 200917,115
March 200916,670
February 200916,020
January 200914,555
December 200813,640
November 200812,890
October 200812,315
September 200812,075
August 200811,585
July 200811,305
June 200810,900
May 200810,750
April 200810,660
March 200810,810
February 200810,820
January 200810,570
December 200710,335
November 200710,350
October 200710,595
September 200710,900
August 200711,090
July 200711,125
June 200711,125
May 200711,365
April 200711,550
March 200711,980
February 200712,070
January 200711,710
December 200611,490
November 200611,390
October 200611,675
September 200611,930
August 200611,780
July 200611,580
June 200611,285
May 200611,245
April 200611,460
March 200611,665
February 200611,645
January 200611,200
December 200510,870
November 200510,665
October 200510,720
September 200510,815
August 200510,880
July 200510,720
June 200510,310
May 200510,425
April 200510,505
March 200510,685
February 200510,750
January 200510,580
December 200410,560
November 200410,340
October 200410,445
September 200410,805
August 200410,770
July 200410,880
June 200410,915
May 200411,285
April 200411,685
March 200412,180
February 200412,670
January 200412,700
December 200312,320
November 200312,430
October 200312,830
September 200313,215
August 200313,615
July 200313,475
June 200313,240
May 200313,520
April 200313,500
March 200313,920
February 200314,120
January 200313,895
December 200213,295
November 200213,180
October 200213,115
September 200213,280
August 200213,235
July 200213,125
June 200213,000
May 200213,060
April 200213,500
March 200213,505
February 200213,740
January 200213,800
December 200113,220
November 200112,815
October 200112,825
September 200112,970
August 200113,275
July 200113,105
June 200112,915
May 200113,130
April 200113,230
March 200113,435
February 200113,575
January 200113,500
December 200013,065
November 200012,950
October 200013,060
September 200013,545
August 200014,095
July 200014,165
June 200014,080
May 200014,390
April 200014,705
March 200015,275
February 200015,600
January 200015,670
December 199915,020
November 199915,185
October 199915,385
September 199915,965
August 199916,210
July 199916,085
June 199915,780
May 199916,205
April 199916,375
March 199916,630
February 199917,070
January 199917,220
December 199816,540
November 199816,530
October 199816,625
September 199817,330
August 199818,045
July 199817,915
June 199817,400
May 199817,705
April 199818,160
March 199818,375
February 199818,965
January 199819,360
December 199718,720
November 199718,855
October 199719,400
September 199720,300
August 199720,985
July 199721,100
June 199720,470
May 199721,405
April 199722,215
March 199722,680
February 199723,595
January 199724,150
December 199623,960
November 199623,835
October 199625,125
September 199626,505
August 199627,155
July 199627,070
June 199626,525
May 199627,015
April 199627,800
March 199627,950
February 199628,390
January 199628,345
December 199528,060
November 199527,795
October 199528,220
September 199529,055
August 199529,880
July 199529,825
June 199528,820
May 199529,350
April 199529,890
March 199530,080
February 199530,735
January 199531,245
December 199430,770
November 199430,830
October 199431,465
September 199432,370
August 199433,030
July 199432,905
June 199432,385
May 199432,955
April 199433,780
March 199434,085
February 199434,650
January 199435,140
December 199334,690
November 199334,560
October 199334,660
September 199335,765
August 199336,165
July 199335,675
June 199335,060
May 199335,740
April 199336,360
March 199336,130
February 199336,350
January 199336,360
December 199236,055
November 199234,960
October 199234,675
September 199235,200
August 199235,230
July 199234,375
June 199233,570
May 199234,040
April 199234,350
March 199234,045
February 199233,990
January 199233,970
December 199133,125
November 199132,515
October 199132,225
September 199132,415
August 199132,375
July 199131,690
June 199130,290
May 199130,145
April 199130,090
March 199129,600
February 199128,955
January 199128,380
December 199027,790
November 199026,810
October 199026,370
September 199026,690
August 199026,960
July 199026,865
June 199025,755
May 199026,015
April 199026,540
March 199026,820
February 199027,170
January 199027,270
December 198927,250
November 198926,930
October 198927,420
September 198928,380
August 198928,880
July 198929,450
June 198928,670
May 198929,300
April 198930,200
March 198931,075
February 198931,630
January 198932,340
December 198832,150
November 198832,105
October 198832,650
September 198835,515
August 198835,115
July 198835,240
June 198835,080
May 198836,240
April 198837,215
March 198837,825
February 198838,600
January 198839,160
December 198739,440
November 198738,960
October 198739,740
September 198740,950
August 198740,625
July 198740,870
June 198741,065
May 198741,520
April 198742,355
March 198742,665
February 198743,520
January 198744,260
December 198644,470
November 198644,350
October 198644,340
September 198645,520
August 198645,210
July 198645,015
June 198644,270
May 198644,435
April 198644,755
March 198644,405
February 198645,165
January 198645,565

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 — 25,260 — 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 2024: This area's October 2024 figure was 26,935, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for October 2024 (median about 2,770 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 — Manchester
25,260 for Manchester, 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 2024
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/manchester/claimant-count

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