Bank and public holidays
Bank holidays are those created under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 and are days when financial dealings may be suspended.

This paper shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance recorded as resident in each constituency in the United Kingdom in April 2009, together with comparisons with the levels in April 2008 and April 1997. This paper also presents residence-based unemployment rates for all 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom.
Unemployment by constituency, April 2009 (662 KB , PDF)
This paper shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance recorded as resident in each constituency in the United Kingdom in April 2009, together with comparisons with the levels in April 2008 and April 1997. This paper also presents residence-based unemployment rates for all 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom.
Unemployment by constituency, April 2009 (662 KB , PDF)
Bank holidays are those created under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 and are days when financial dealings may be suspended.
Unemployment data tells us about the strength of the labour market. Find the latest data on unemployment in several major world economies.
This briefing provides statistics and forecasts for household debt, guidance on how to interpret debt statistics and analysis on how debt effects the economy.