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 2014
-33.2 K
Jul 2014
-37.4 K
Jun 2014
-39.5 K
May 2014
-32.8 K
Apr 2014
-28.4 K
Mar 2014
-30.6 K
Feb 2014
-34.6 K
Jan 2014
-33.9 K
Dec 2013
-24.0 K
Nov 2013
-34.3 K
Oct 2013
-42.8 K
Sep 2013
-44.7 K
Aug 2013
-41.6 K
Jul 2013
-36.3 K
Jun 2013
-29.4 K
May 2013
-16.2 K
Apr 2013
-11.8 K
Mar 2013
-9.9 K
Feb 2013
-5.3 K
Jan 2013
-10.0 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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