Economy and work in Blackburn with Darwen
Unitary authorityThe north east of the North West. 163,801 people in 137 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Blackburn with Darwen, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Blackburn with Darwen’s 91 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 240.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in Blackburn with Darwen earned a median of £33,076 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn Blackburn with Darwen, 5,800 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn Blackburn with Darwen, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%.
- Against North West
- 36% higher4.2%
- Against the UK
- 46% higher3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only65.4% of people aged 16 to 64 in Blackburn with Darwen were in work in the year to March 2026.
Blackburn with Darwen is 10th lowest of 348 for employment rate.