March 2026 data released; Seasonally adjusted series revised

The monthly update of the Claimant Count and ONS Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) series took place at 07:00 on 21 April 2026 with the release of new data for March 2026. As usual, the claimant count figures for the previous month, February 2026, were revised at the same time.

Seasonally adjusted dataset. The release includes the annual review of the seasonally adjusted series with figures revised back to January 2023. The workforce denominators used to calculate rates with the seasonally adjusted data have also been revised back to 2021.

Accessing Data

Headline statistics: The latest headline statistics are available in the following reports:

• National and regional figures:
  • Regional and National Profile
  • Spreadsheet Download (xls)
• Local area figures:
  • Local Authority Profile
  • Combined Authority Profile
  • Parliamentary Constituency Profile

Detailed statistics: the following datasets updated in this release are available under the Claimant Count or Jobseeker's Allowance series in the query tool:

• Claimant Count:
  • Claimant count seasonally adjusted
  • Claimant count by sex and age
• Jobseeker's Allowance:
  • Jobseeker's Allowance with rates and proportions
  • Jobseeker's Allowance by age and duration
  • Jobseeker's Allowance by age and duration with proportions