That is 3,335 more people than in March 2020, before the first lockdown.
This amounts to 9.8% of the Oldham East and Saddleworth population aged 16-64, compared to the equivalent UK claimant rate, which was 6.3%.
Young people remain disproportionately affected, with 1,390 claimants aged 18-24 in April 2021, nearly double the 720 claimants in March 2020.
This was 16.1% of the population aged between 18-24, as compared to the equivalent UK claimant rate of 8.8%.
Responding to the data, Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams said: "While it is encouraging to see businesses reopen with the easing of restrictions, long term unemployment is rising at its fastest rate in over a decade.
“Young people are bearing the brunt of the crisis with over half of the fall in employees being under 25, yet the Government’s Kickstart scheme has provided opportunities for just 1 in 25 young people.
"If our economy, both here in Oldham, Saddleworth and nationally, is to emerge stronger from this pandemic, we cannot allow a generation to be scarred by unemployment.
“Labour's jobs promise would provide a job or training opportunity for any young person away from work or education for six months and ensure no one is away from work for more than a year."
