Economy and work in East of England
RegionEast England. 6,613,801 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 19,132 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for East of England, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
The map shows people claiming out-of-work benefits for each of East of England’s 3,758 neighbourhoods. Open it to see any one’s figure.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of East of England. The map shows each one.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
RegionIn East of England, 132,125 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
RegionIn East of England, 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 England
- 18% lower4.0%
- Against the UK
- 15% lower3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of East of England. The map shows each one.