Economy and work in East Staffordshire
DistrictThe north east of the West Midlands. 131,541 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 390 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for East Staffordshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
East Staffordshire’s 72 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 130.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in East Staffordshire earned a median of £36,848 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn East Staffordshire, 2,615 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn East Staffordshire, 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 West Midlands
- 38% lower5.3%
- Against the UK
- 15% lower3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only85.2% of people aged 16 to 64 in East Staffordshire were in work in the year to March 2026.
East Staffordshire is 16th highest of 348 for employment rate.