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
Dec 2017
8.6 K
3.6 K
Nov 2017
6.0 K
1.4 K
Oct 2017
1.1 K
-0.6 K
Sep 2017
1.7 K
-3.5 K
Aug 2017
-2.8 K
0.9 K
Jul 2017
-4.2 K
6.6 K
Jun 2017
6.0 K
13.4 K
May 2017
7.3 K
Apr 2017
19.4 K
Mar 2017
25.5 K
Feb 2017
-11.3 K
Jan 2017
-42.4 K
Dec 2016
-10.1 K
Nov 2016
2.4 K
Oct 2016
9.8 K
Sep 2016
0.7 K
Aug 2016
2.4 K
Jul 2016
-8.6 K
Jun 2016
0.4 K
May 2016
-0.4 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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