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The number of people out of work and claiming benefit is an important indicator of the economic health of an area.

Comparisons between different areas can be made by expressing the number of benefit claimants as a proportion of the total population of working age to give an "unemployment rate".

Unemployment figures are published each month by the Office for National Statistics. A selection of the latest figures as they relate to Derbyshire is presented on this website.

Use the links on the left for summary tables for the county and its districts showing:

• the current unemployment rate and the change over the past 12 months
• youth and long-term unemployment figures.                              

In the more information section on this page you can download or view the following: 

• A table containing the latest unemployment statistics down to ward level.
• Our monthly unemployment bulletin which contains tables and charts about unemployment and related issues.                              

Further employment and unemployment statistics are available from the quarterly Labour Force Survey which you can find on the Employment Statistics page

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