Economy and work in Buckinghamshire
Unitary authorityThe north west of the South East. 584,296 people in 1,565 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Buckinghamshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Buckinghamshire’s 334 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 200.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in Buckinghamshire earned a median of £43,290 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn Buckinghamshire, 10,740 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn Buckinghamshire, 3.0% 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 East
- 3% lower3.1%
- Against the UK
- 23% lower3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only80.6% of people aged 16 to 64 in Buckinghamshire were in work in the year to March 2026.
Buckinghamshire is 65th highest of 348 for employment rate.