๐จ NEW DATA TOOL ๐จ
As the
#COVID19
pandemic sends shockwaves through the labour market, we're tracking the latest
#unemployment
claim stats across the UK's cities and largest towns.
Explore the tool to compare the picture across local labour markets ๐
Today's
@ONS
Claimant Count statistics have been crunched by our resident labour market expert
@MagriniElena
and added to our new tracker.
๐ Data available on all our cities and large towns from Sept 2019 - Sept 2020.
๐ Explore:
๐นClaimant Count latest data
๐นCompared to national average & the pre-lockdown average
๐นYouth Claimant Count latest data
๐นPandemic percentage point change Mar-Sept 2020
๐นPercentage point change in Claimant Counts in the last month
There's also contextual labour market stats including:
๐น Percentage of population with high-skilled qualifications
๐น Number of local CVs per job posting (from
@PawelAdrjan
@IndeedUK
)
Later today:
@MagriniElena
's analysis of the September figures ๐
Now here's
@MagriniElena
's latest on what the Sept figures mean:
๐ Unemployment is rising but at a slower pace
๐ฌ London & its neighbouring towns reliant on airports continue to be the hardest hit
๐ Youth claimant count is highest in weaker economies