United Kingdom Claimant Count Change

Country: United Kingdom, GBP
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Labor
Last release
Actual
26.5 K
Forecast
10.9 K
Previous
5.0 K
Next release
Actual
Coming in 61 days
Forecast
23.2 K
Previous
26.5 K
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Aug 2009
20.2 K
Jul 2009
21.4 K
Jun 2009
20.9 K
May 2009
33.7 K
Apr 2009
51.9 K
Mar 2009
65.5 K
Feb 2009
141.9 K
Jan 2009
62.8 K
Dec 2008
80.8 K
Nov 2008
90.3 K
Oct 2008
44.6 K
Sep 2008
45.7 K
Aug 2008
32.0 K
Jul 2008
20.1 K
Jun 2008
15.0 K
May 2008
9.0 K
Apr 2008
7.2 K
Mar 2008
-1.2 K
Feb 2008
0.6 K
Jan 2008
-10.8 K

Claimant Count Change presents the change in the number of people claiming unemployment benefits during the given month.

An increase in the claimant count is an indication of weakness in the labor narket and can have a negative effect on the GDP quotes.

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