The latest unemployment data has been released, with Derbyshire’s claimant count unemployment rate in April 2026 at 2.7%, this is some way below the England rate of 4.1%. Youth unemployment in Derbyshire is higher though at 4.6%, matching the national average. Please note that in January 2026 the DWP and ONS changed the geographies at … Continue reading “Unemployment – April 2026”
We have now published the new Area Profile and Quilt for 2026 detailing how Derbyshire’s eight districts and 64 electoral divisions rank across roughly 50 indicators. To view both the Area Profile and Quilt, head to the Area Profile page on the Observatory.
A detailed look at the Department for Transports Connectivity Score detailing how well connected different areas in Derbyshire are using a range of transport methods and to a range of locations. View the report here. Click here for a plain text version.
The latest unemployment data has been released, with Derbyshire’s claimant count unemployment rate in March 2026 at 2.7%, this is some way below the England rate of 4.1%. Youth unemployment in Derbyshire is higher though at 4.6%, matching the national average. Please note that in January 2026 the DWP and ONS changed the geographies at … Continue reading “Unemployment – March 2026”
The latest unemployment data has been released, with Derbyshire’s claimant count unemployment rate in February 2026 at 2.7%, this is some way below the England rate of 4.1%. Youth unemployment in Derbyshire is higher though at 4.6%, matching the national average. Please note that in January 2026 the DWP and ONS changed the geographies at … Continue reading “Unemployment – February 2026”
The latest unemployment data has been released, with Derbyshire’s claimant count unemployment rate in January 2026 at 2.7%, this is some way below the England rate of 4.0%. Youth unemployment in Derbyshire is higher though at 4.5%, matching the national average. Please note that in January 2026 the DWP and ONS changed the geographies at … Continue reading “Unemployment – January 2026”
The latest unemployment data has been released, with Derbyshire’s claimant count unemployment rate in November 2025 at 2.7%, this is some way below the England rate of 4.0%. Youth unemployment in Derbyshire is higher though at 4.5%, matching the national average. More detailed information can be found in the Unemployment report.
The ONS have recently released the population estimates for small geographies meaning we have been able to update the Population Estimates dashboard with the most up-to-date estimates for Electoral Divisions and Wards.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have recently published the 2025 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). This replaces the 2019 IMD, using the latest available datasets to highlight where deprivation is most prominent across the country. For more information including a new dashboard, spreadsheet and county wide map, visit the Deprivation page.
Following the recent publication of the 2022 based population projections, the ONS have now released projections for the number of households from 2022 to 2047. Projections are available from District level upwards with more detail about how the data applies to Derbyshire available on the Households dashboard.
