# Economy and work in King's Lynn and West Norfolk The north of the East of England. 156,943 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,440 square kilometres. 4 layers about economy and work for King's Lynn and West Norfolk, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) ## Median full-time pay King's Lynn and West Norfolk: **£36,835** (2025, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS earnings survey. Published 23 October 2025. Full-time workers living in King's Lynn and West Norfolk earned a median of £36,835 in 2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/median-pay#place=E07000146) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/median-pay) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/economy#l-median-pay-full-time ## People claiming out-of-work benefits King's Lynn and West Norfolk: **2,670** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2,670 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimants#place=E07000146) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimants) · https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/economy#l-claimant-count ## Claimant rate King's Lynn and West Norfolk: **3.0%** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 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 East of England: 9% lower (3.3%) - Against the UK: 23% lower (3.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimant-rate#place=E07000146) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimant-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/economy#l-claimant-rate ## Employment rate King's Lynn and West Norfolk: **77.2%** (March 2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS population survey. Published 21 July 2026. 77.2% of people aged 16 to 64 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk were in work in the year to March 2026. King's Lynn and West Norfolk is joint 157th highest of 348 for employment rate. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/employment#place=E07000146) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/employment) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/economy#l-employment-rate ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/planning) (3) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000146/data?family=economy ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/economy, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/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/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk/economy