Employment rate: highest and lowest councils in East Midlands (March 2026)
Blaby had the highest employment rate of East Midlands’s 35 councils in March 2026, at 85.3%.
Nottingham had the lowest, at 66.1%. The middle council, South Kesteven, had 77.3%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaby | 85.3% |
| 2 | Derbyshire Dales ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 84.1% |
| 3 | Melton ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 84.0% |
| 4 | Harborough | 83.3% |
| 5 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 82.6% |
| 6 | Erewash | 82.2% |
| 7 | South Holland | 81.4% |
| 8 | Lincoln | 79.8% |
| =9 | North Northamptonshire | 79.6% |
| =9 | North West Leicestershire | 79.6% |
| 11 | South Derbyshire | 79.5% |
| 12 | Gedling | 79.4% |
| 13 | Rushcliffe | 78.8% |
| 14 | Amber Valley | 78.6% |
| 15 | Bassetlaw | 78.0% |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 77.7% |
| 17 | West Lindsey ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 77.4% |
| 18 | South Kesteven | 77.3% |
| 19 | Oadby and Wigston ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 77.1% |
| 20 | North East Derbyshire | 77.0% |
| 21 | West Northamptonshire | 76.6% |
| 22 | North Kesteven | 76.5% |
| 23 | Newark and Sherwood | 75.8% |
| 24 | Charnwood | 74.8% |
| 25 | Rutland | 74.3% |
| 26 | Boston ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 73.7% |
| 27 | Ashfield | 73.2% |
| 28 | Derby | 72.7% |
| =29 | Broxtowe ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 70.8% |
| =29 | Mansfield ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 70.8% |
| 31 | High Peak ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 70.5% |
| 32 | Bolsover ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 70.2% |
| 33 | East Lindsey ONS rates this figure as uncertain. The survey sample in this council is small, so the margin of error is wide (more than 7.5 percentage points either way) or ONS does not publish one. | 67.4% |
| 34 | Leicester | 67.1% |
| 35 | Nottingham | 66.1% |