Alternative Claimant Count statistics
Official experimental statistics on the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits.
These quarterly statistics include breakdowns by:
- type of claimant
- age and gender
- local authority and Parliamentary Constituency
- month (from January 2013)
The statistical bulletin (in HTML format) will be published every quarter.
Find future release dates in the statistics calendar and more about DWP statistics on the Statistics at DWP page.
Feedback
Email stats.consultation-2018@dwp.gov.uk with feedback and queries about these statistics.
Explore the statistics with our interactive tools
View an interactive map which contains 2 map layers showing the latest claimant unemployment rate and how that compares to the previous year.
Find further breakdowns of these statistics in Stat-Xplore, an online tool for exploring some of DWP’s main statistics.
Latest release
Previous release
- Alternative Claimant Count statistics January 2013 to August 2020
- Alternative Claimant Count statistics January 2013 to May 2020
- Alternative Claimant Count statistics January 2013 to February 2020
- Alternative Claimant Count statistics: January 2013 to November 2019
- Alternative Claimant Count statistics, Great Britain: January 2013 to August 2019
- Alternative Claimant Count statistics, Great Britain: January 2013 to May 2019
- Alternative Claimant Count statistics, Great Britain: January 2013 to February 2019
- Alternative Claimant Count statistics, Great Britain: January 2013 to November 2018
Background information and methodology
Consultation outcome
Last updated 26 January 2021 + show all updates
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Added a link to the latest release of Alternative Claimant Count statistics, January 2013 to November 2020.
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Added a link to the latest release of Alternative Claimant Count statistics, with data from January 2013 to August 2020.
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Added a link to the latest release of Alternative Claimant Count statistics, with data from January 2013 to May 2020.
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Added a link to the latest release of Alternative Claimant Count statistics, with data from January 2013 to February 2020.
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Added a link to the latest release of Alternative Claimant Count statistics, with data from January 2013 to November 2019.
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Added a link to the latest release of Alternative Claimant Count statistics, with data from January 2013 to August 2019.
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Added a link to the latest release of Alternative Claimant Count statistics, with data from January 2013 to May 2019.
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Added a link to the latest release of Alternative Claimant Count statistics, with data from January 2013 to February 2019.
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First published.