Claimant rate: every council in East Midlands
Nottingham had the highest claimant rate of East Midlands’s 35 councils in August 2026, at 6.1%.
Rutland had the lowest, at 1.8%. The middle council, Bolsover, had 2.9%.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham | 6.1% |
| 2 | Leicester | 5.4% |
| 3 | Derby | 4.9% |
| 4 | Boston | 4.7% |
| 5 | Mansfield | 4.0% |
| =6 | Ashfield | 3.8% |
| =6 | Lincoln | 3.8% |
| =8 | Chesterfield | 3.4% |
| =8 | North Northamptonshire | 3.4% |
| =8 | West Northamptonshire | 3.4% |
| 11 | Erewash | 3.3% |
| =12 | East Lindsey | 3.2% |
| =12 | Gedling | 3.2% |
| =14 | Bassetlaw | 3.1% |
| =14 | South Holland | 3.1% |
| =14 | West Lindsey | 3.1% |
| 17 | Broxtowe | 3.0% |
| =18 | Bolsover | 2.9% |
| =18 | Oadby and Wigston | 2.9% |
| =20 | Melton | 2.8% |
| =20 | South Kesteven | 2.8% |
| 22 | Newark and Sherwood | 2.7% |
| 23 | Amber Valley | 2.6% |
| =24 | Charnwood | 2.5% |
| =24 | High Peak | 2.5% |
| =24 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 2.5% |
| =27 | North East Derbyshire | 2.3% |
| =27 | South Derbyshire | 2.3% |
| 29 | Blaby | 2.2% |
| =30 | North Kesteven | 2.1% |
| =30 | North West Leicestershire | 2.1% |
| =30 | Rushcliffe | 2.1% |
| =33 | Derbyshire Dales | 1.8% |
| =33 | Harborough | 1.8% |
| =33 | Rutland | 1.8% |