# Economy and work in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole The south east of the South West. 405,829 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 162 square kilometres. 4 layers about economy and work for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) ## Median full-time pay Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: **£37,493** (2025, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS earnings survey. Published 23 October 2025. Full-time workers living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole earned a median of £37,493 in 2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/median-pay#place=E06000058) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/median-pay) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/economy#l-median-pay-full-time ## People claiming out-of-work benefits Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: **8,405** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 8,405 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimants#place=E06000058) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimants) · https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/economy#l-claimant-count ## Claimant rate Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: **3.3%** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 3.3% 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 South West: 22% higher (2.7%) - Against the UK: 15% lower (3.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimant-rate#place=E06000058) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimant-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/economy#l-claimant-rate ## Employment rate Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: **77.4%** (March 2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS population survey. Published 21 July 2026. 77.4% of people aged 16 to 64 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were in work in the year to March 2026. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is joint 151st highest of 348 for employment rate. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/employment#place=E06000058) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/employment) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/economy#l-employment-rate ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/planning) (3) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000058/data?family=economy ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/economy, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/economy#l-median-pay-full-time. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/economy