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Economy and work in Kirklees

Metropolitan borough

South west Yorkshire and The Humber. 445,832 people in 409 square kilometres.

4 layers about economy and work for Kirklees, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Claimants by neighbourhood

Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026

Under 1070 or more

Kirklees’s 260 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 225.

Median full-time pay

CouncilGreat Britain only
£35,867
ONS earnings survey · 2025

Full-time workers living in Kirklees earned a median of £35,867 in 2025.

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Median full-time pay: Kirklees among every council348 areas from £29,805 to £57,396. The middle area is £38,490. Kirklees is £35,867.

People claiming out-of-work benefits

Council
13,180
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

In Kirklees, 13,180 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

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People claiming out-of-work benefits: Kirklees among every council361 areas from 20 to 77,930. The middle area is 2,690. Kirklees is 13,180.

Claimant rate

Council
4.7%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

In Kirklees, 4.7% 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 Yorkshire and The Humber
15% higher4.1%
Against the UK
21% higher3.9%
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Claimant rate: Kirklees among every council361 areas from 1.1% to 10.1%. The middle area is 3.2%. Kirklees is 4.7%.

Employment rate

CouncilGreat Britain only
70.7%
ONS population survey · Mar 2026

70.7% of people aged 16 to 64 in Kirklees were in work in the year to March 2026.

Kirklees is 53rd lowest of 348 for employment rate.

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Employment rate: Kirklees among every council348 areas from 59.7% to 91.4%. The middle area is 76.3%. Kirklees is 70.7%.