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 the 3 months to April 2019
Employment rate
Wales: The employment rate in Wales was 75.5%. This is 0.5 percentage points down on the quarter and 1.9 percentage points up on the year.
UK: The UK employment rate was 76.1%. This is unchanged on the quarter and 0.5 percentage points up on the year.
Unemployment rate
Wales: The unemployment rate in Wales was 4.4%. This is 0.1 percentage points up on the quarter and 0.2 percentage points up on the year.
UK: The UK unemployment rate was 3.8%. This is 0.1 percentage points down on the quarter and 0.4 percentage points down on the year.
Economic inactivity rate
Wales: The economic inactivity rate in Wales was 20.9%. This is 0.4 percentage points up on the quarter and 2.1 percentage points down on the year.
UK: The UK economic inactivity rate was 20.8%. This is 0.1 percentage points up on the quarter and 0.3 percentage points down on the year.
Reports
Key economic statistics, June 2019 , file type: PDF, file size: 1 MB
Data
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