Research Briefing
Published Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency (6 MB, PDF)
For further analysis of the emerging effect of coronavirus on the labour market, see Library briefing Coronavirus: Impact on the labour market.
This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
In August to October 2020, redundancies increased by an annual and quarterly record to reach the highest level since comparable records began in 1995. The number of employees on payrolls fell over the month to November 2020. Total hours worked had a record quarterly increase since records began in 1971, with the quarter covering months when lockdown was eased. Note that total hours worked were low in the previous quarter. Vacancies showed some signs of recovery but are still below pre-coronavirus levels.
Annual growth in employee pay also strengthened, as employees continued to return to work from furlough, but despite this pay growth remains subdued as there was a fall in the proportion of lower-paid employees. In 2020, 15.1% of all employee jobs were low-paid, which is the lowest proportion since comparable records began in 1997.
Library briefing paper Coronavirus: Impact on the labour market explains why the claimant count has risen so sharply while the unemployment rate has been slower to increase.
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