Unemployment
Universal Credit/Job Seekers Allowance claimant numbers up by 6.7% (735 claimants) since January 2024, and up 2.2% (255 claimants) since December 2024. The claimant rate in East Sussex (3.7%) remains lower than national figure of 4.3%.
Cultural sector data and evidence review
The report brings together national strategies, policies and data sets relating to the cultural sector East Sussex Cultural Sector Data and Evidence Review, January 2025
Benefits Briefing
Read our latest report on benefit claimants in East Sussex. Number of people claiming: Universal Credit = 55,000 (November 2024)
New Migration Briefing
A new briefing analysing the latest data on migration into and from the county is now available . This analysis looks at a variety of different data sources, to give a broad picture of migration into and out of the county. Key points from the briefing: In 2023, internal migration continued to be the main … Continue reading “New Migration Briefing”
Disability History month
14 November to 20 December 2024 is Disability History month. Please see our Disability History month page for some interesting facts and links to useful analyses.
Economic Update
Read the latest Economic Update for November 2024. Construction was the fastest growing sector in terms of number of business units in the period 2019-2024.
Economic Performance
In 2022, the economy of East Sussex generated £10.7 billion. This is known as Gross Value Added or GVA. How you divide total GVA paints a different picture of economic performance. East Sussex compared to UK average: GVA per head = 59% GVA per job filled = 73% GVA per hour = 80%
Population 2023
A new briefing has been published on the 2023 mid-year population estimates. The population of East Sussex was estimated to be 555,484 in mid-2023.