CLAIMANT COUNT                                 

Table 8(a) - Claimant Count Rate1,2                                 

Per Cent GO Region/Country
  United Kingdom North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1999 March 4.3 7.2 4.7 5.2 3.7 4.6 3.0 4.6 2.4 3.2 4.1 5.2 5.2 6.9
 June 4.2 7.0 4.6 5.1 3.7 4.5 2.9 4.5 2.3 3.1 4.0 5.1 5.1 6.4
 September 4.0 6.9 4.5 4.9 3.6 4.4 2.8 4.4 2.2 2.9 3.8 4.8 5.0 6.0
 December 3.8 6.5 4.3 4.7 3.4 4.2 2.7 4.2 2.1 2.7 3.6 4.6 4.7 5.6
2000 March 3.7 6.6 4.3 4.6 3.4 4.1 2.5 3.9 2.0 2.7 3.6 4.5 4.8 5.4
 June 3.6 6.3 4.1 4.3 3.3 4.0 2.4 3.7 1.9 2.5 3.4 4.4 4.5 5.2
 September 3.4 6.0 3.9 4.1 3.2 3.9 2.2 3.5 1.8 2.4 3.2 4.3 4.4 5.1
 December 3.4 5.9 3.9 4.1 3.2 3.9 2.2 3.4 1.7 2.3 3.2 4.3 4.3 5.2
2001 March 3.2 5.7 3.7 4.0 3.2 3.8 2.1 3.3 1.6 2.1 3.0 4.1 4.0 5.0
 June 3.1 5.5 3.6 3.9 3.1 3.7 2.0 3.2 1.5 2.1 3.0 3.9 3.9 4.9
 September 3.1 5.4 3.6 3.8 3.0 3.6 2.0 3.2 1.5 2.0 2.9 3.8 3.9 4.8
 December 3.1 5.5 3.6 3.7 3.0 3.6 2.0 3.4 1.6 2.0 3.0 3.7 3.9 4.7
2002 March 3.1 5.2 3.5 3.6 2.9 3.5 2.0 3.5 1.6 2.0 2.9 3.6 3.9 4.6
 June 3.1 5.1 3.5 3.6 2.9 3.5 2.1 3.6 1.6 2.0 2.9 3.5 3.8 4.5
 September 3.1 4.9 3.4 3.6 2.8 3.5 2.1 3.6 1.7 1.9 2.9 3.6 3.8 4.3
 December 3.0 4.7 3.4 3.5 2.8 3.5 2.1 3.6 1.7 1.9 2.9 3.5 3.7 4.3
2003 March 3.0 4.7 3.3 3.4 2.8 3.5 2.1 3.6 1.7 1.9 2.9 3.4 3.7 4.1
 June 3.0 4.6 3.3 3.4 2.9 3.5 2.2 3.7 1.7 1.9 2.9 3.4 3.8 4.2
 September 3.0 4.4 3.2 3.3 2.9 3.5 2.1 3.6 1.7 1.9 2.8 3.2 3.7 4.2
 December 2.9 4.3 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.4 2.1 3.6 1.7 1.8 2.8 3.1 3.7 4.1
2004 March 2.8 4.1 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.4 2.0 3.5 1.7 1.7 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.8
 June 2.7 3.9 2.8 2.8 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 1.6 1.6 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.6
 September 2.7 3.9 2.8 2.7 2.4 3.2 2.0 3.4 1.6 1.6 2.5 2.9 3.4 3.5
 December 2.6 3.8 2.8 2.7 2.4 3.2 2.0 3.4 1.6 1.6 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.4
2005 March 2.6 3.8 2.7 2.7 2.4 3.1 2.0 3.4 1.6 1.6 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.4
 June 2.7 3.9 2.9 2.9 2.5 3.5 2.1 3.4 1.6 1.6 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.3
 September 2.8 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.6 3.6 2.2 3.5 1.7 1.6 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.3
 December 2.9 4.0 3.1 3.2 2.7 3.7 2.2 3.5 1.8 1.7 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.3
2006 March 3.0 4.2 3.2 3.3 2.8 3.9 2.3 3.5 1.9 1.8 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.3
 June 3.0 4.3 3.3 3.4 2.9 4.0 2.4 3.6 1.9 1.9 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2
 September 3.0 4.3 3.4 3.4 3.0 4.0 2.4 3.5 1.9 1.9 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2
 December 3.0 4.4 3.3 3.3 2.9 4.0 2.4 3.4 1.8 1.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1
 

1 Seasonally adjusted.
2 Rate figures are calculated using mid-2005 workforce estimates.

Source: Labour Market Division, Office for National Statistics