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Poverty and deprivation · 3 measures

Unemployment benefits

Part of Poverty and deprivation in Portsmouth

Each measure shows its latest figure, how it compares and its trend. The geography is named on every card.

Portsmouth

People claiming unemployment-related benefits

4.5% September 2026

0.4 percentage points higher than England (4.1%).

Up 0.8 percentage points since January 2013 (3.7%).

  • 6,460 number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits

Administrative records

The numbers over time (1)

Number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits

Number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits

January 2013 to September 2026

Portsmouth · people

Reviewed figures: January 2013 to September 2026.

Shown on this chart: From January 2013 to September 2026, number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits rose by 24.1% in Portsmouth and rose by 15.6% in England.

Both places compared over January 2013 to September 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth; England.

Actual values

PortsmouthEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

Number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits · people
PeriodPortsmouthSouthamptonChichesterWinchesterSouth EastEngland
2026-096,460 people7,490 people2,325 people1,670 people186,430 people1,493,875 people
2026-086,345 people7,285 people2,320 people1,655 people182,020 people1,459,205 people
2026-076,320 people7,310 people2,290 people1,660 people181,850 people1,455,060 people
2026-066,445 people7,385 people2,265 people1,635 people183,275 people1,467,245 people
2026-056,535 people7,405 people2,345 people1,660 people183,935 people1,472,140 people
2026-046,590 people7,460 people2,395 people1,645 people185,220 people1,470,440 people
2026-036,585 people7,465 people2,470 people1,685 people187,545 people1,484,615 people
2026-026,555 people7,505 people2,465 people1,705 people186,885 people1,478,960 people
2026-016,410 people7,320 people2,380 people1,630 people180,800 people1,435,740 people
2025-126,455 people7,160 people2,315 people1,620 people178,920 people1,428,420 people
2025-116,540 people7,070 people2,310 people1,620 people179,250 people1,436,730 people
2025-106,520 people7,160 people2,305 people1,645 people179,900 people1,450,235 people
2025-096,450 people7,135 people2,305 people1,670 people179,185 people1,456,065 people
2025-086,460 people7,180 people2,270 people1,660 people178,670 people1,459,710 people
2025-076,505 people7,205 people2,280 people1,635 people179,150 people1,466,300 people
2025-066,695 people7,335 people2,355 people1,685 people181,620 people1,492,930 people
2025-056,725 people7,460 people2,405 people1,630 people181,490 people1,487,320 people
2025-046,820 people7,575 people2,460 people1,610 people183,375 people1,500,215 people
2025-036,875 people7,735 people2,490 people1,670 people187,090 people1,529,415 people
2025-026,845 people7,795 people2,495 people1,705 people187,270 people1,534,215 people
2025-016,630 people7,510 people2,415 people1,670 people180,910 people1,487,450 people
2024-126,680 people7,345 people2,350 people1,675 people180,170 people1,491,080 people
2024-116,850 people7,505 people2,315 people1,695 people181,825 people1,511,445 people
2024-106,905 people7,735 people2,325 people1,790 people184,680 people1,536,235 people
2024-097,090 people7,755 people2,350 people1,820 people185,465 people1,546,695 people
2024-087,080 people7,660 people2,285 people1,810 people184,635 people1,546,345 people
2024-077,165 people7,765 people2,295 people1,785 people184,925 people1,552,255 people
2024-066,640 people7,445 people2,110 people1,655 people172,520 people1,429,560 people
2024-056,595 people7,310 people2,065 people1,625 people170,540 people1,399,125 people
2024-046,560 people7,310 people2,115 people1,630 people170,210 people1,387,390 people
2024-036,655 people7,295 people2,200 people1,650 people172,200 people1,399,085 people
2024-026,670 people7,270 people2,160 people1,590 people172,200 people1,388,605 people
2024-016,485 people6,955 people2,085 people1,535 people166,975 people1,350,895 people
2023-126,305 people6,930 people2,040 people1,555 people165,150 people1,341,150 people
2023-116,265 people6,935 people2,025 people1,545 people163,505 people1,332,875 people
2023-106,195 people6,800 people2,020 people1,535 people162,235 people1,323,745 people
2023-096,225 people6,925 people1,990 people1,525 people161,450 people1,321,305 people
2023-086,165 people6,855 people1,985 people1,535 people160,875 people1,323,000 people
2023-076,275 people6,825 people1,950 people1,530 people161,655 people1,336,080 people
2023-066,270 people6,880 people1,995 people1,510 people161,325 people1,328,495 people
2023-056,110 people6,780 people1,985 people1,560 people159,795 people1,320,975 people
2023-046,270 people6,925 people2,045 people1,585 people165,005 people1,365,680 people
2023-036,295 people6,930 people2,025 people1,560 people163,540 people1,343,645 people
2023-026,230 people6,850 people2,095 people1,500 people161,775 people1,317,065 people
2023-016,220 people6,675 people2,075 people1,495 people160,020 people1,296,625 people
2022-126,245 people6,750 people2,015 people1,485 people161,015 people1,307,230 people
2022-116,140 people6,680 people1,960 people1,465 people159,805 people1,298,065 people
2022-106,015 people6,585 people1,925 people1,440 people158,910 people1,285,635 people
2022-096,100 people6,610 people1,950 people1,400 people159,990 people1,302,410 people
2022-086,140 people6,885 people1,950 people1,430 people160,345 people1,307,840 people
2022-076,095 people6,985 people1,965 people1,415 people160,335 people1,311,605 people
2022-066,165 people7,220 people1,940 people1,450 people163,055 people1,335,760 people
2022-056,360 people7,300 people2,005 people1,465 people166,720 people1,364,815 people
2022-046,625 people7,540 people2,095 people1,500 people173,085 people1,405,800 people
2022-036,935 people7,865 people2,250 people1,600 people182,640 people1,477,445 people
2022-027,060 people8,155 people2,315 people1,665 people189,650 people1,526,960 people
2022-017,115 people8,080 people2,340 people1,700 people190,275 people1,526,305 people
2021-127,205 people8,255 people2,405 people1,745 people194,330 people1,560,280 people
2021-117,325 people8,510 people2,415 people1,785 people201,050 people1,617,805 people
2021-107,565 people8,770 people2,510 people1,840 people208,830 people1,682,990 people
2021-097,800 people9,105 people2,535 people1,945 people216,375 people1,745,650 people
2021-088,275 people9,595 people2,670 people2,060 people229,695 people1,838,805 people
2021-078,675 people10,055 people2,790 people2,185 people240,785 people1,915,360 people
2021-068,845 people10,335 people2,860 people2,210 people246,810 people1,961,300 people
2021-059,410 people11,085 people3,130 people2,425 people270,110 people2,113,170 people
2021-0410,145 people12,000 people3,395 people2,725 people293,270 people2,255,825 people
2021-0310,250 people12,145 people3,460 people2,760 people299,550 people2,294,110 people
2021-0210,320 people12,040 people3,460 people2,795 people300,435 people2,295,430 people
2021-019,730 people11,410 people3,275 people2,655 people285,175 people2,189,260 people
2020-129,890 people11,525 people3,280 people2,655 people288,820 people2,216,785 people
2020-1110,035 people11,715 people3,240 people2,675 people289,985 people2,225,600 people
2020-109,700 people11,545 people3,205 people2,630 people285,145 people2,188,335 people
2020-0910,000 people11,780 people3,415 people2,735 people298,050 people2,262,510 people
2020-0810,315 people11,895 people3,480 people2,725 people300,975 people2,282,005 people
2020-0710,060 people11,735 people3,435 people2,740 people292,815 people2,241,155 people
2020-069,840 people11,480 people3,305 people2,665 people284,595 people2,200,615 people
2020-0510,365 people11,965 people3,540 people2,800 people300,540 people2,264,855 people
2020-048,090 people9,520 people2,725 people2,170 people219,285 people1,764,725 people
2020-034,545 people5,595 people1,355 people1,030 people120,930 people1,063,505 people
2020-024,540 people5,555 people1,320 people980 people119,620 people1,050,875 people
2020-014,340 people5,295 people1,270 people910 people115,330 people1,014,875 people
2019-124,280 people5,265 people1,275 people900 people113,260 people1,003,150 people
2019-114,085 people5,280 people1,270 people915 people112,035 people998,185 people
2019-103,905 people5,210 people1,225 people855 people110,160 people987,540 people
2019-093,835 people5,160 people1,185 people825 people106,795 people969,255 people
2019-083,720 people5,215 people1,140 people815 people104,990 people965,275 people
2019-073,610 people5,075 people1,130 people795 people103,020 people949,770 people
2019-063,570 people5,185 people1,115 people785 people101,855 people942,115 people
2019-053,445 people5,025 people1,065 people765 people99,125 people922,775 people
2019-043,295 people4,930 people1,030 people745 people98,185 people915,240 people
2019-033,195 people5,005 people1,015 people730 people96,645 people900,650 people
2019-022,970 people5,090 people965 people705 people94,020 people875,840 people
2019-012,825 people4,855 people895 people680 people88,265 people826,180 people
2018-122,565 people4,830 people825 people605 people84,330 people796,815 people
2018-112,365 people4,715 people800 people580 people81,455 people778,325 people
2018-102,380 people4,545 people740 people555 people79,400 people765,680 people
2018-092,430 people4,540 people690 people540 people77,355 people751,880 people
2018-082,425 people4,470 people675 people475 people75,540 people739,645 people
2018-072,400 people4,435 people665 people460 people73,920 people728,440 people
2018-062,435 people4,485 people685 people480 people73,520 people727,930 people
2018-052,465 people4,505 people725 people490 people74,860 people734,830 people
2018-042,465 people4,860 people735 people490 people76,860 people751,250 people
2018-032,525 people4,275 people745 people490 people74,200 people722,750 people
2018-022,525 people4,220 people720 people495 people73,165 people706,970 people
2018-012,365 people3,845 people700 people475 people69,165 people670,475 people
2017-122,255 people3,745 people665 people460 people66,165 people648,130 people
2017-112,220 people3,630 people655 people445 people64,970 people641,250 people
2017-102,245 people3,555 people665 people440 people64,865 people643,420 people
2017-092,175 people3,400 people640 people415 people64,070 people644,825 people
2017-082,200 people3,210 people670 people395 people64,100 people645,780 people
2017-072,275 people2,990 people640 people400 people63,770 people643,485 people
2017-062,350 people2,720 people685 people380 people63,705 people648,715 people
2017-052,375 people2,520 people715 people395 people64,635 people656,765 people
2017-042,415 people2,450 people720 people395 people65,380 people662,795 people
2017-032,345 people2,375 people700 people350 people65,325 people657,050 people
2017-022,285 people2,420 people675 people365 people63,670 people641,545 people
2017-012,110 people2,275 people650 people385 people60,935 people617,440 people
2016-121,990 people2,220 people645 people375 people59,135 people600,915 people
2016-112,000 people2,290 people630 people380 people59,650 people606,750 people
2016-102,000 people2,330 people610 people400 people59,850 people612,275 people
2016-091,980 people2,375 people610 people400 people59,380 people612,205 people
2016-081,960 people2,375 people625 people415 people59,155 people613,435 people
2016-071,920 people2,445 people640 people425 people58,285 people607,515 people
2016-061,940 people2,465 people635 people415 people58,725 people610,745 people
2016-051,970 people2,615 people635 people400 people60,355 people621,960 people
2016-042,070 people2,685 people645 people410 people61,515 people630,975 people
2016-032,215 people2,715 people660 people430 people62,735 people638,775 people
2016-022,235 people2,625 people670 people450 people62,495 people634,725 people
2016-012,130 people2,530 people625 people430 people59,800 people612,080 people
2015-121,990 people2,325 people565 people355 people56,140 people582,380 people
2015-111,995 people2,310 people550 people350 people55,925 people586,195 people
2015-102,065 people2,320 people545 people340 people56,435 people601,120 people
2015-092,130 people2,310 people540 people350 people56,970 people608,530 people
2015-082,170 people2,295 people560 people340 people57,265 people615,915 people
2015-072,170 people2,360 people560 people320 people57,635 people616,725 people
2015-062,255 people2,380 people580 people345 people58,175 people618,860 people
2015-052,400 people2,460 people580 people370 people60,660 people639,175 people
2015-042,535 people2,455 people600 people395 people63,630 people660,415 people
2015-032,720 people2,610 people650 people410 people66,685 people676,490 people
2015-022,775 people2,700 people715 people420 people69,370 people698,690 people
2015-012,740 people2,600 people735 people390 people68,110 people687,110 people
2014-122,660 people2,495 people710 people380 people65,095 people662,750 people
2014-112,720 people2,560 people730 people430 people66,580 people682,685 people
2014-102,815 people2,755 people705 people435 people68,890 people714,945 people
2014-092,815 people2,780 people730 people450 people70,935 people742,875 people
2014-082,895 people2,835 people740 people440 people73,570 people767,700 people
2014-072,970 people3,000 people745 people490 people76,615 people795,900 people
2014-063,060 people3,200 people780 people485 people79,270 people818,840 people
2014-053,325 people3,535 people860 people535 people86,240 people878,305 people
2014-043,480 people3,780 people910 people570 people91,260 people921,835 people
2014-033,670 people4,000 people1,035 people605 people97,255 people966,190 people
2014-023,920 people4,185 people1,070 people685 people102,155 people1,005,555 people
2014-013,945 people4,105 people1,050 people675 people101,710 people1,004,480 people
2013-123,845 people3,995 people1,005 people660 people98,455 people973,930 people
2013-113,995 people4,150 people995 people680 people100,925 people992,955 people
2013-104,080 people4,225 people1,010 people715 people104,390 people1,033,050 people
2013-094,115 people4,445 people1,070 people750 people108,280 people1,079,680 people
2013-084,275 people4,575 people1,140 people805 people113,365 people1,125,820 people
2013-074,405 people4,695 people1,145 people790 people116,320 people1,151,955 people
2013-064,525 people4,885 people1,160 people785 people119,385 people1,173,090 people
2013-054,870 people5,165 people1,215 people870 people126,810 people1,222,425 people
2013-045,100 people5,480 people1,295 people890 people132,085 people1,258,065 people
2013-035,295 people5,725 people1,410 people935 people138,030 people1,295,435 people
2013-025,395 people5,745 people1,500 people980 people141,530 people1,318,870 people
2013-015,205 people5,645 people1,460 people930 people137,435 people1,292,540 people

ONS claimant count (NM_162_1, measure 1): number of residents claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to search for work, counted monthly; not seasonally adjusted. ONS rounds local counts to the nearest 5.

Trend, comparison and definition

What this answers: What share of Portsmouth residents aged 16 to 64 claim Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to look for work?

People claiming unemployment-related benefits

January 2013 to September 2026

Portsmouth · %

Reviewed figures: January 2013 to September 2026.

Shown on this chart: From January 2013 to September 2026, people claiming unemployment-related benefits rose by 0.8 percentage points in Portsmouth and rose by 0.3 percentage points in England.

Both places compared over January 2013 to September 2026, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth; England.

Actual values

PortsmouthEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

People claiming unemployment-related benefits · % of residents aged 16-64
PeriodPortsmouthSouthamptonChichesterWinchesterSouth EastEngland
2026-094.5%4.2%3.2%2%3.1%4.1%
2026-084.4%4.1%3.2%2%3.1%4%
2026-074.4%4.1%3.1%2%3.1%3.9%
2026-064.5%4.1%3.1%2%3.1%4%
2026-054.5%4.1%3.2%2%3.1%4%
2026-044.6%4.2%3.3%2%3.1%4%
2026-034.6%4.2%3.4%2%3.2%4%
2026-024.6%4.2%3.4%2.1%3.1%4%
2026-014.5%4.1%3.2%2%3%3.9%
2025-124.5%4%3.2%2%3%3.9%
2025-114.5%4%3.2%2%3%3.9%
2025-104.5%4%3.2%2%3%3.9%
2025-094.5%4%3.1%2%3%3.9%
2025-084.5%4%3.1%2%3%4%
2025-074.5%4%3.1%2%3%4%
2025-064.6%4.1%3.2%2%3.1%4%
2025-054.7%4.2%3.3%2%3.1%4%
2025-044.7%4.2%3.4%1.9%3.1%4.1%
2025-034.8%4.3%3.4%2%3.1%4.1%
2025-024.7%4.4%3.4%2.1%3.1%4.2%
2025-014.6%4.2%3.3%2%3%4%
2024-124.6%4.1%3.2%2%3%4%
2024-114.8%4.2%3.2%2.1%3.1%4.1%
2024-104.8%4.3%3.2%2.2%3.1%4.2%
2024-094.9%4.3%3.2%2.2%3.1%4.2%
2024-084.9%4.3%3.1%2.2%3.1%4.2%
2024-075%4.3%3.1%2.2%3.1%4.2%
2024-064.6%4.2%2.9%2%2.9%3.9%
2024-054.6%4.1%2.8%2%2.9%3.8%
2024-044.6%4.1%2.9%2%2.9%3.8%
2024-034.6%4.1%3%2%2.9%3.8%
2024-024.6%4.1%3%1.9%2.9%3.8%
2024-014.5%3.9%2.8%1.9%2.8%3.7%
2023-124.4%3.9%2.8%1.9%2.8%3.7%
2023-114.3%3.9%2.8%1.9%2.8%3.7%
2023-104.3%3.8%2.8%1.9%2.8%3.6%
2023-094.3%3.9%2.7%1.9%2.7%3.6%
2023-084.3%3.9%2.7%1.9%2.7%3.6%
2023-074.3%3.9%2.7%1.9%2.7%3.7%
2023-064.3%3.9%2.8%1.9%2.7%3.6%
2023-054.2%3.8%2.7%1.9%2.7%3.6%
2023-044.3%3.9%2.8%1.9%2.8%3.7%
2023-034.4%3.9%2.8%1.9%2.8%3.7%
2023-024.3%3.9%2.9%1.8%2.8%3.6%
2023-014.3%3.8%2.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%
2022-124.4%3.9%2.8%1.9%2.8%3.6%
2022-114.4%3.9%2.7%1.8%2.8%3.6%
2022-104.3%3.8%2.7%1.8%2.7%3.6%
2022-094.3%3.8%2.7%1.8%2.8%3.6%
2022-084.4%4%2.7%1.8%2.8%3.6%
2022-074.3%4%2.7%1.8%2.8%3.7%
2022-064.4%4.2%2.7%1.8%2.8%3.7%
2022-054.5%4.2%2.8%1.8%2.9%3.8%
2022-044.7%4.4%2.9%1.9%3%3.9%
2022-034.9%4.6%3.1%2%3.2%4.1%
2022-025%4.7%3.2%2.1%3.3%4.2%
2022-015.1%4.7%3.2%2.1%3.3%4.2%
2021-125.2%4.9%3.4%2.2%3.4%4.4%
2021-115.3%5%3.4%2.3%3.5%4.5%
2021-105.4%5.2%3.5%2.4%3.6%4.7%
2021-095.6%5.4%3.6%2.5%3.8%4.9%
2021-086%5.7%3.7%2.6%4%5.2%
2021-076.2%6%3.9%2.8%4.2%5.4%
2021-066.4%6.1%4%2.8%4.3%5.5%
2021-056.8%6.6%4.4%3.1%4.7%5.9%
2021-047.3%7.1%4.8%3.5%5.1%6.3%
2021-037.4%7.2%4.9%3.5%5.2%6.4%
2021-027.4%7.1%4.9%3.6%5.2%6.4%
2021-017%6.8%4.6%3.4%5%6.1%
2020-127%6.8%4.7%3.4%5.1%6.2%
2020-117.1%6.9%4.6%3.5%5.1%6.3%
2020-106.9%6.8%4.6%3.4%5%6.2%
2020-097.1%6.9%4.9%3.6%5.2%6.4%
2020-087.3%7%5%3.5%5.3%6.4%
2020-077.1%6.9%4.9%3.6%5.1%6.3%
2020-067%6.8%4.7%3.5%5%6.2%
2020-057.4%7%5%3.6%5.3%6.4%
2020-045.7%5.6%3.9%2.8%3.8%5%
2020-033.2%3.3%1.9%1.3%2.1%3%
2020-023.2%3.3%1.9%1.3%2.1%3%
2020-013.1%3.1%1.8%1.2%2%2.9%
2019-123%3.1%1.8%1.2%2%2.8%
2019-112.9%3.1%1.8%1.2%2%2.8%
2019-102.8%3.1%1.7%1.1%1.9%2.8%
2019-092.7%3%1.7%1.1%1.9%2.7%
2019-082.6%3.1%1.6%1.1%1.8%2.7%
2019-072.5%3%1.6%1%1.8%2.7%
2019-062.5%3%1.6%1%1.8%2.7%
2019-052.4%2.9%1.5%1%1.7%2.6%
2019-042.3%2.9%1.5%1%1.7%2.6%
2019-032.2%2.9%1.4%1%1.7%2.5%
2019-022.1%3%1.4%0.9%1.6%2.5%
2019-012%2.8%1.3%0.9%1.5%2.3%
2018-121.8%2.8%1.2%0.8%1.5%2.3%
2018-111.7%2.7%1.1%0.8%1.4%2.2%
2018-101.7%2.6%1.1%0.7%1.4%2.2%
2018-091.7%2.6%1%0.7%1.4%2.1%
2018-081.7%2.6%1%0.6%1.3%2.1%
2018-071.7%2.6%0.9%0.6%1.3%2.1%
2018-061.7%2.6%1%0.6%1.3%2.1%
2018-051.7%2.6%1%0.7%1.3%2.1%
2018-041.7%2.8%1%0.6%1.4%2.1%
2018-031.8%2.5%1.1%0.6%1.3%2%
2018-021.8%2.4%1%0.7%1.3%2%
2018-011.7%2.2%1%0.6%1.2%1.9%
2017-121.6%2.2%1%0.6%1.2%1.8%
2017-111.6%2.1%0.9%0.6%1.1%1.8%
2017-101.6%2.1%1%0.6%1.1%1.8%
2017-091.5%2%0.9%0.5%1.1%1.8%
2017-081.5%1.9%1%0.5%1.1%1.8%
2017-071.6%1.7%0.9%0.5%1.1%1.8%
2017-061.7%1.6%1%0.5%1.1%1.8%
2017-051.7%1.5%1%0.5%1.1%1.9%
2017-041.7%1.4%1%0.5%1.2%1.9%
2017-031.6%1.4%1%0.5%1.2%1.9%
2017-021.6%1.4%1%0.5%1.1%1.8%
2017-011.5%1.3%0.9%0.5%1.1%1.8%
2016-121.4%1.3%0.9%0.5%1%1.7%
2016-111.4%1.3%0.9%0.5%1.1%1.7%
2016-101.4%1.4%0.9%0.5%1.1%1.7%
2016-091.4%1.4%0.9%0.5%1.1%1.7%
2016-081.4%1.4%0.9%0.6%1%1.8%
2016-071.4%1.4%0.9%0.6%1%1.7%
2016-061.4%1.4%0.9%0.5%1%1.7%
2016-051.4%1.5%0.9%0.5%1.1%1.8%
2016-041.5%1.6%0.9%0.5%1.1%1.8%
2016-031.6%1.6%1%0.6%1.1%1.8%
2016-021.6%1.5%1%0.6%1.1%1.8%
2016-011.5%1.5%0.9%0.6%1.1%1.7%
2015-121.4%1.4%0.8%0.5%1%1.7%
2015-111.4%1.4%0.8%0.5%1%1.7%
2015-101.5%1.4%0.8%0.5%1%1.7%
2015-091.5%1.4%0.8%0.5%1%1.7%
2015-081.6%1.4%0.8%0.5%1%1.8%
2015-071.6%1.4%0.8%0.4%1%1.8%
2015-061.6%1.4%0.8%0.5%1%1.8%
2015-051.7%1.5%0.8%0.5%1.1%1.8%
2015-041.8%1.5%0.9%0.5%1.1%1.9%
2015-031.9%1.6%0.9%0.5%1.2%1.9%
2015-022%1.6%1%0.6%1.2%2%
2015-012%1.5%1.1%0.5%1.2%2%
2014-121.9%1.5%1%0.5%1.2%1.9%
2014-112%1.5%1.1%0.6%1.2%2%
2014-102%1.7%1%0.6%1.2%2.1%
2014-092%1.7%1.1%0.6%1.3%2.1%
2014-082.1%1.7%1.1%0.6%1.3%2.2%
2014-072.1%1.8%1.1%0.7%1.4%2.3%
2014-062.2%1.9%1.2%0.7%1.4%2.4%
2014-052.4%2.1%1.3%0.7%1.5%2.5%
2014-042.5%2.3%1.3%0.8%1.6%2.7%
2014-032.6%2.4%1.5%0.8%1.7%2.8%
2014-022.8%2.5%1.6%0.9%1.8%2.9%
2014-012.8%2.5%1.6%0.9%1.8%2.9%
2013-122.8%2.4%1.5%0.9%1.8%2.8%
2013-112.9%2.5%1.5%0.9%1.8%2.9%
2013-102.9%2.6%1.5%1%1.9%3%
2013-093%2.7%1.6%1%2%3.1%
2013-083.1%2.8%1.7%1.1%2%3.3%
2013-073.2%2.8%1.7%1.1%2.1%3.3%
2013-063.3%3%1.7%1.1%2.2%3.4%
2013-053.5%3.1%1.8%1.2%2.3%3.5%
2013-043.7%3.3%1.9%1.2%2.4%3.7%
2013-033.8%3.5%2.1%1.3%2.5%3.8%
2013-023.9%3.5%2.2%1.3%2.6%3.8%
2013-013.7%3.4%2.2%1.3%2.5%3.8%

Definition: ONS claimant count: people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance plus people claiming Universal Credit who are required to search for work, counted on one day each month, as a share of the ONS mid-year estimate of residents aged 16-64. Rates as published on Nomis (NM_162_1, measure 2); not seasonally adjusted.

  • ONS publishes the claimant count as official statistics in development.
  • From 2013 the count includes people on Universal Credit who are required to look for work, as well as Jobseeker's Allowance. Under Universal Credit a wider group of people must look for work than under Jobseeker's Allowance, so part of any rise reflects the benefit system rather than more unemployment.
  • It counts people claiming, not everyone out of work. Some unemployed people do not claim.
  • Figures are not seasonally adjusted. Compare the same month across years, not one month with the next.
  • The latest month is provisional and can be revised.
  • Ward figures are for September 2026, on wards (as of may 2025) boundaries, from the same dataset (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_162_1.data.csv?geography=E05002441,E05002442,E05002443,E05002444,E05002445,E05002446,E05002447,E05002448,E05002449,E05002450,E05002451,E05002452,E05002453,E05002454&date=latest&gender=0&age=0&measure=1,2&measures=20100&select=date,date_name,geography_code,geography_name,measure,obs_value,obs_status_name,geography_type).

Series breaks: 2013-01: Series starts January 2013, when Universal Credit claimants required to seek work were added. Earlier months (Jobseeker's Allowance only) are a separate measure.

Office for National Statistics (via Nomis): Claimant count by sex and age (NM_162_1) ↗ · Monthly; latest month September 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09

Portsmouth

People claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, 1996 to 2012

3.6% December 2012

The same as England (3.6%).

Down 2.7 percentage points since October 1996 (6.3%).

Up 1.5 percentage points in the last ten years (from 2.1% in December 2002).

Administrative records

Trend, comparison and definition

What this answers: What share of Portsmouth residents aged 16 to 64 claimed Jobseeker's Allowance before Universal Credit began?

People claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, 1996 to 2012

October 1996 to December 2012

Portsmouth · %

Reviewed figures: October 1996 to December 2012.

Shown on this chart: From October 1996 to December 2012, people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, 1996 to 2012 fell by 2.7 percentage points in Portsmouth and fell by 1.6 percentage points in England.

Both places compared over October 1996 to December 2012, using matching published dates.

Compared areas: Portsmouth; England.

Actual values

PortsmouthEngland

Each line joins consecutive published observations for that place. Missing dates remain gaps.

People claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, 1996 to 2012 · % of residents aged 16-64
PeriodPortsmouthSouthamptonChichesterWinchesterSouth EastEngland
2012-123.6%3.2%2.1%1.2%2.4%3.6%
2012-113.6%3.2%2%1.3%2.4%3.7%
2012-103.6%3.2%2%1.3%2.4%3.7%
2012-093.6%3.3%2%1.3%2.4%3.7%
2012-083.7%3.3%2%1.3%2.5%3.7%
2012-073.7%3.3%1.9%1.3%2.5%3.7%
2012-063.7%3.3%1.9%1.3%2.5%3.7%
2012-053.8%3.5%2%1.3%2.6%3.8%
2012-043.8%3.5%2%1.3%2.6%3.9%
2012-033.9%3.8%2.2%1.4%2.7%4%
2012-024%3.7%2.3%1.4%2.8%4%
2012-013.9%3.6%2.2%1.4%2.7%3.9%
2011-123.7%3.5%2.1%1.2%2.5%3.8%
2011-113.6%3.5%2%1.3%2.5%3.7%
2011-103.6%3.5%2%1.3%2.5%3.8%
2011-093.6%3.5%2.1%1.3%2.5%3.8%
2011-083.5%3.4%2.1%1.3%2.5%3.8%
2011-073.4%3.3%2.1%1.2%2.5%3.7%
2011-063.3%3.3%2%1.2%2.4%3.6%
2011-053.4%3.4%2%1.3%2.5%3.6%
2011-043.5%3.5%2.1%1.3%2.5%3.6%
2011-033.5%3.4%2.1%1.3%2.5%3.6%
2011-023.5%3.4%2.2%1.3%2.5%3.6%
2011-013.5%3.2%2.1%1.2%2.5%3.6%
2010-123.3%3%1.9%1.2%2.3%3.4%
2010-113.3%2.9%1.9%1.2%2.3%3.4%
2010-103.3%3%1.8%1.2%2.3%3.4%
2010-093.5%3.1%1.8%1.3%2.4%3.5%
2010-083.5%3.2%1.9%1.3%2.4%3.5%
2010-073.6%3.2%1.9%1.3%2.4%3.5%
2010-063.7%3.2%2%1.3%2.4%3.5%
2010-053.8%3.5%2.2%1.4%2.6%3.6%
2010-044.1%3.6%2.3%1.5%2.8%3.8%
2010-034%3.8%2.4%1.6%2.8%3.9%
2010-024.1%4%2.5%1.7%2.9%4%
2010-014.1%4.3%2.5%1.8%3%4%
2009-123.9%4.2%2.5%1.7%2.8%3.8%
2009-113.9%4.2%2.5%1.7%2.8%3.9%
2009-104%4.1%2.4%1.7%2.8%3.9%
2009-094%4.2%2.3%1.7%2.8%3.9%
2009-084%4.3%2.4%1.8%2.9%3.9%
2009-073.9%4.2%2.3%1.6%2.8%3.9%
2009-063.9%4.1%2.3%1.6%2.8%3.8%
2009-053.9%4%2.3%1.6%2.8%3.9%
2009-043.9%4%2.4%1.6%2.8%3.8%
2009-033.7%3.9%2.3%1.6%2.8%3.8%
2009-023.5%3.7%2.3%1.5%2.6%3.6%
2009-013.3%3.3%1.9%1.3%2.2%3.1%
2008-122.9%3%1.7%1.1%1.9%2.8%
2008-112.7%2.8%1.6%1.1%1.7%2.6%
2008-102.4%2.4%1.3%0.9%1.5%2.4%
2008-092.4%2.4%1.2%0.9%1.5%2.3%
2008-082.3%2.3%1.2%0.8%1.4%2.3%
2008-072.1%2.3%1.1%0.8%1.3%2.1%
2008-062%2.2%1%0.8%1.3%2.1%
2008-052%2.1%1%0.8%1.3%2.1%
2008-042.1%2.1%1%0.8%1.3%2.1%
2008-032.1%2.1%1.1%0.8%1.3%2.1%
2008-022.2%2.1%1.1%0.8%1.3%2.1%
2008-012.2%2%1.1%0.7%1.3%2%
2007-122%1.9%1.1%0.6%1.2%2%
2007-112.1%1.9%1.1%0.6%1.2%2%
2007-102%1.9%1%0.6%1.2%2%
2007-092.1%1.9%1%0.7%1.3%2.1%
2007-082.1%2%1%0.7%1.3%2.1%
2007-072.1%2.1%1%0.7%1.3%2.1%
2007-062.1%2.1%1%0.8%1.3%2.1%
2007-052.2%2.1%1.1%0.8%1.4%2.2%
2007-042.3%2.2%1.2%0.9%1.4%2.3%
2007-032.3%2.3%1.3%0.9%1.5%2.4%
2007-022.3%2.2%1.3%1%1.5%2.4%
2007-012.3%2.2%1.3%1%1.5%2.4%
2006-122.2%2%1.2%0.9%1.5%2.3%
2006-112.2%2%1.2%0.9%1.5%2.3%
2006-102.1%2.2%1.2%1%1.5%2.4%
2006-092.1%2.2%1.2%1%1.5%2.4%
2006-082.1%2.3%1.2%1%1.5%2.4%
2006-072.1%2.4%1.2%1%1.6%2.4%
2006-062.1%2.3%1.3%0.9%1.6%2.4%
2006-052.2%2.4%1.5%0.9%1.6%2.4%
2006-042.3%2.4%1.5%0.9%1.6%2.5%
2006-032.3%2.3%1.4%0.9%1.6%2.5%
2006-022.3%2.3%1.4%0.9%1.6%2.5%
2006-012.1%2.2%1.4%1%1.5%2.4%
2005-122%2%1.2%0.9%1.4%2.3%
2005-111.9%1.9%1.1%0.9%1.4%2.2%
2005-101.8%1.9%1.1%0.9%1.4%2.2%
2005-091.9%1.9%1.1%0.9%1.4%2.2%
2005-081.8%1.9%1.2%0.9%1.4%2.2%
2005-071.8%2%1.2%0.8%1.4%2.2%
2005-061.8%1.9%1.2%0.8%1.3%2.1%
2005-051.8%1.9%1.2%0.8%1.4%2.2%
2005-041.9%1.9%1.2%0.8%1.4%2.2%
2005-031.9%1.9%1.2%0.8%1.4%2.2%
2005-022%1.9%1.2%0.9%1.4%2.2%
2005-011.9%1.8%1.1%0.8%1.4%2.1%
2004-121.8%1.8%1.1%0.7%1.3%2%
2004-111.6%1.8%1.1%0.7%1.3%2%
2004-101.6%1.8%1%0.7%1.3%2%
2004-091.6%1.8%1%0.7%1.3%2.1%
2004-081.6%1.8%1.1%0.8%1.3%2.1%
2004-071.7%1.8%1%0.7%1.3%2.1%
2004-061.6%1.9%1%0.7%1.3%2.1%
2004-051.7%2%1.2%0.7%1.4%2.2%
2004-041.8%2%1.3%0.8%1.4%2.3%
2004-031.9%2.1%1.3%0.8%1.5%2.3%
2004-021.9%2.1%1.3%0.8%1.5%2.4%
2004-011.9%2.1%1.3%0.8%1.5%2.4%
2003-121.8%2%1.2%0.8%1.4%2.2%
2003-111.8%2%1.1%0.8%1.4%2.2%
2003-101.8%2.1%1.1%0.7%1.4%2.2%
2003-091.9%2.1%1.1%0.8%1.5%2.3%
2003-081.9%2.1%1.1%0.9%1.5%2.4%
2003-071.9%2.1%1.1%0.8%1.5%2.4%
2003-061.9%2.1%1%0.8%1.4%2.4%
2003-052%2.2%1%0.8%1.5%2.4%
2003-042.1%2.3%1%0.8%1.5%2.4%
2003-032.2%2.3%1.1%0.8%1.5%2.5%
2003-022.2%2.3%1.2%0.9%1.6%2.5%
2003-012.2%2.3%1.1%0.8%1.5%2.5%
2002-122.1%2%1.1%0.8%1.4%2.3%
2002-112%2%1%0.8%1.4%2.3%
2002-102%2%1%0.8%1.4%2.3%
2002-092.1%2%1%0.8%1.4%2.4%
2002-082.1%2.1%1%0.8%1.4%2.4%
2002-072.1%2.1%1%0.8%1.4%2.4%
2002-062.1%2%1%0.8%1.4%2.4%
2002-052.2%2.1%1%0.8%1.4%2.4%
2002-042.2%2.2%1.1%0.8%1.4%2.5%
2002-032.3%2.2%1.2%0.8%1.4%2.5%
2002-022.3%2.2%1.2%0.8%1.5%2.6%
2002-012.3%2.2%1.2%0.8%1.4%2.6%
2001-122.1%2.1%1.2%0.8%1.3%2.4%
2001-112%2%1%0.7%1.3%2.3%
2001-102%2%1%0.7%1.2%2.3%
2001-092.1%1.9%0.9%0.7%1.2%2.4%
2001-082.2%1.9%1%0.8%1.3%2.4%
2001-072.1%1.9%0.9%0.7%1.2%2.4%
2001-062.1%1.9%0.9%0.7%1.2%2.4%
2001-052.2%2.1%0.9%0.7%1.3%2.5%
2001-042.3%2.1%1%0.6%1.3%2.5%
2001-032.4%2.1%1.1%0.6%1.4%2.6%
2001-022.6%2.3%1.2%0.7%1.5%2.7%
2001-012.6%2.3%1.2%0.7%1.5%2.7%
2000-122.5%2.2%1.2%0.6%1.4%2.6%
2000-112.4%2.2%1.1%0.6%1.4%2.5%
2000-102.4%2.3%1.1%0.6%1.4%2.6%
2000-092.5%2.4%1.1%0.6%1.4%2.7%
2000-082.6%2.5%1.2%0.7%1.5%2.8%
2000-072.6%2.5%1.1%0.7%1.5%2.8%
2000-062.6%2.6%1.1%0.7%1.5%2.7%
2000-052.7%2.7%1.2%0.8%1.6%2.8%
2000-042.8%2.8%1.3%0.8%1.6%2.9%
2000-033%3%1.4%0.9%1.7%3%
2000-023.1%3.1%1.5%0.9%1.8%3.1%
2000-013.2%3.3%1.6%0.9%1.9%3.2%
1999-123.1%3%1.5%0.9%1.7%2.9%
1999-113.1%3.1%1.5%0.9%1.7%3%
1999-103.2%3.1%1.5%0.9%1.7%3%
1999-093.3%3.3%1.5%0.9%1.8%3.2%
1999-083.4%3.4%1.5%1%1.9%3.2%
1999-073.4%3.4%1.4%1%1.8%3.2%
1999-063.4%3.5%1.4%1%1.8%3.2%
1999-053.5%3.6%1.4%1.1%1.9%3.3%
1999-043.6%3.7%1.5%1.1%2%3.4%
1999-033.6%3.8%1.6%1.2%2.1%3.5%
1999-023.7%3.9%1.7%1.3%2.1%3.5%
1999-013.7%4%1.7%1.3%2.2%3.6%
1998-123.5%3.7%1.6%1.2%2%3.3%
1998-113.4%3.7%1.6%1.1%2%3.3%
1998-103.6%3.7%1.5%1.2%2%3.3%
1998-093.7%3.9%1.6%1.2%2.1%3.5%
1998-083.8%3.8%1.7%1.3%2.1%3.5%
1998-073.9%3.9%1.6%1.2%2.1%3.5%
1998-063.8%3.8%1.5%1.1%2%3.4%
1998-053.8%3.9%1.6%1.2%2.1%3.5%
1998-044.1%4%1.7%1.2%2.2%3.6%
1998-034.1%4.2%1.7%1.2%2.2%3.6%
1998-024.2%4.3%1.8%1.3%2.3%3.8%
1998-014.2%4.4%1.9%1.3%2.4%3.8%
1997-124%4.1%1.8%1.2%2.3%3.6%
1997-114%4.1%1.8%1.2%2.3%3.6%
1997-104.3%4.3%1.8%1.3%2.4%3.7%
1997-094.6%4.5%1.9%1.4%2.5%4%
1997-084.9%4.6%2%1.4%2.6%4.1%
1997-074.9%4.6%1.9%1.4%2.6%4.1%
1997-064.9%4.5%1.8%1.4%2.6%4.1%
1997-055.2%4.8%1.9%1.6%2.8%4.3%
1997-045.5%5.1%2.1%1.7%2.9%4.4%
1997-035.6%5.4%2.2%1.8%3.1%4.6%
1997-025.7%5.6%2.4%2%3.3%4.8%
1997-016.1%5.9%2.6%2%3.5%5%
1996-126.2%5.7%2.6%2.1%3.4%4.9%
1996-116.1%5.8%2.6%2.2%3.5%5%
1996-106.3%6.2%2.6%2.3%3.7%5.2%

Definition: ONS claimant count for October 1996 (when Jobseeker's Allowance began) to December 2012: people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance as a share of residents aged 16-64, from the same Nomis dataset (NM_162_1, measure 2). Not seasonally adjusted.

  • Before 2013 only Jobseeker's Allowance claimants were counted. Do not join this line to the 2013-onwards line: Universal Credit widened who is counted.
  • Before October 1996 the count covered Unemployment Benefit and Income Support, a different set of benefits, so this measure starts at October 1996.
  • Figures are not seasonally adjusted.

Series breaks: 2012-12: Series ends December 2012. From January 2013 the count includes Universal Credit claimants required to seek work (separate measure).

Office for National Statistics (via Nomis): Claimant count by sex and age (NM_162_1), October 1996 to December 2012 ↗ · Retrieved with the September 2026 release · retrieved 2026-11-09

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