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Proposals for a new statistical series to count unemployed claimants
We are seeking views on options for a new experimental statistical series to consistently measure the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
This Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) research and consultation document:
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summarises options for a new experimental statistical series (in addition to the Claimant Count) which gives a consistent picture of national and local labour market conditions over time
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seeks views on these options, and the scope of any new experimental statistics
We would like you to tell us whether the new statistics would be useful and invite your comments on the scope, timing and regularity of any future release of these statistics.
Documents
Research and options: proposals for a new statistical series to count the number of unemployed claimantsapplication/pdfConsultation questionnaire: proposals for a new statistical series (ODT)application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.textConsultation questionnaire: proposals for a new statistical series (Word)application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentResponse: proposals for a new statistical series to count the number of unemployed claimantsapplication/pdf