United Kingdom Claimant Count Change
Category: Claimant Count Change
Units: Thousand
Claimant count in the United Kingdom measures the change in the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits.
A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the GBP while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the GBP.
Source: Office for National Statistics
Event Details
Impact:
Low
Country: United Kingdom 
Symbol: GBP
Latest Release
Previous:
-3.9K
Consensus: 22.3K
Actual:
20.1K
Next Release
Date: 07:00 AM, 20 Jan 2026
Time left: in 32 days
