UK Claimant Count

Monthly report on the number of people claiming unemployment benefits. The report is categorized by claimant age, length of time searching for employment, location, and occupation. A declining trend is seen as a positive economic indicator as it suggests a greater number of people are working from the previous month and this tends to increase the value of the currency.

Date	Value	Previous	Change
Apr 2013	1,520,000	1,528,000	-0.52 %
Mar 2013	1,528,000	1,538,000	-0.65 %
Feb 2013	1,538,000	1,543,000	-0.32 %
Jan 2013	1,543,000	1,554,000	-0.71 %
Dec 2012	1,554,000	1,567,000	-0.83 %
Nov 2012	1,567,000	1,572,000	-0.32 %
Oct 2012	1,572,000	1,565,000	+0.45 %
Sep 2012	1,565,000	1,569,000	-0.25 %
Aug 2012	1,569,000	1,586,000	-1.07 %
Jul 2012	1,586,000	1,596,000	-0.63 %