Monthly data which covers topics such as employment, indices, exports and earnings.
This is not the latest release in the series: Labour market overview
The Labour Force Survey estimates for August to October 2018
Employment rate
Wales: The employment rate in Wales was 75.3%. This is 0.5 percentage points up on the quarter and 2.5 percentage points up on the year.
UK: The UK employment rate was 75.7%. This is 0.2 percentage points up on the quarter and 0.6 percentage points up on the year.
Unemployment rate
Wales: The unemployment rate in Wales was 4.2%. This is 0.4 percentage points up on the quarter and 0.5 percentage points down on the year.
UK: The UK unemployment rate was 4.1%. This is unchanged on the quarter and 0.2 percentage points down on the year.
Economic inactivity rate
Wales: The economic inactivity rate in Wales was 21.3%. This is 0.9 percentage points down on the quarter and 2.3 percentage points down on the year.
UK: The UK economic inactivity rate was 21.0%. This is 0.2 percentage points down on the quarter and 0.5 percentage points down on the year.
Reports
Key economic statistics, December 2018 , file type: PDF, file size: 965 KB
Data
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