In Wales, the unemployment rate for men was 4.6 percent in the second quarter of 2025, and 4.6 percent for women.

This dataset details Long Term Unemployment in Wales by local authority.

The youth unemployment rate of Wales was **** percent as of the first quarter of 2025, compared with **** percent in the previous quarter.

In the second quarter of 2025, the unemployment rate in the United Kingdom was highest in England, where it was 4.8 percent, followed by Wales at 4.3 percent, Scotland at 3.8 percent, and 2.4 percent in Northern Ireland, the lowest rate among the four countries of the UK. For all four countries, the peak in unemployment during this period was in the early 2010s. England and Scotland's unemployment rates were highest in Q4 2011 at 8.4 percent and 8.6 percent respectively, with unemployment reaching 9.7 percent in Wales during Q3 2011. Northern Ireland reported its highest unemployment rate in Q1 of 2013 when it reached eight percent. Unemployment ticking up as UK enters 2025 For the United Kingdom as a whole, the unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in November 2024, the joint-highest rate recorded since August 2021. After reaching 8.5 percent in late 2011, unemployment in the UK fell quite consistently for several years, with this recovery interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw unemployment rise to 5.3 percent in late 2020 and early 2021. From this point onwards, however, the labor market bounced back, and was particular strong in 2022 when there were a record number of job vacancies and unemployment fell to as low as 3.6 percent. While the labor market cooled throughout 2023 and 2024, unemployment remained at historically low levels. Overall economy grows but GDP per head falls Throughout the whole of 2024, gross domestic product in the UK grew by 0.9 percent, but in the third quarter of the year, there was no economic growth, followed by the relatively weak growth rate of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter. Furthermore, GDP per head in the UK, declined for a second-consecutive year, and was just 36,977 pounds in 2024, compared with 37,371 pounds in 2022. Inflation, meanwhile, has fallen from the peak of 11.1 percent in October 2022, but was still at the relatively high rate of 4 percent at the start of 2024, with this falling to 2.5 percent by the end of the year.

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The unemployment rate in Wales was 4.3 percent in the second quarter of 2025, compared with 5.2 percent in the previous quarter.

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This statistic shows the unemployment rate of non-native speakers in England and Wales in 2011, by gender and English language proficiency.

The unemployment rate was greater for those who were not proficient in English than for those who were, and in both categories the unemployment rate was higher for women.

Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales data was reported at 4.433 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.327 % for Feb 2025. Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales data is updated monthly, averaging 5.833 % from Feb 1978 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 566 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.400 % in Feb 1993 and a record low of 2.903 % in Jun 2023. Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G040: Unemployment Rate. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

United Kingdom Unemployment Rate: sa: Wales data was reported at 4.346 % in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.436 % for Feb 2018. United Kingdom Unemployment Rate: sa: Wales data is updated quarterly, averaging 6.800 % from May 1992 (Median) to May 2018, with 105 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.300 % in Feb 1993 and a record low of 4.142 % in Aug 2017. United Kingdom Unemployment Rate: sa: Wales data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.G033: Unemployment Rate: By Region: Seasonally Adjusted.

Unemployment Rate in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK was 8.70% in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK reached a record high of 18.20 in February of 2012 and a record low of 4.80 in August of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales: Year 12 or Equivalent data was reported at 5.615 % in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.536 % for Nov 2024. Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales: Year 12 or Equivalent data is updated quarterly, averaging 5.846 % from Aug 2015 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.478 % in Feb 2021 and a record low of 2.878 % in May 2023. Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales: Year 12 or Equivalent data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G044: Unemployment Rate: by State and Highest Educational Attainment.

Unemployment Rate in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, AK was 15.10% in December of 2009, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, AK reached a record high of 22.00 in February of 1999 and a record low of 5.00 in August of 1990. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, AK - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

These data provide annual unemployment rates based on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) definition of unemployment. The rates are expressed as a percentage of the economically active population.

As of the second quarter of 2025, the youth unemployment rate in the UK was highest in the East Midlands at 18.7 percent, compared with the UK average of 18.4 percent. As of this quarter, the South West had the lowest youth unemployment rate at just 9.1 percent.

Adults living in the regions of England and the country of Wales who are in and out of work. Covering employment, unemployment and inactivity. Census 2021 data.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census in England and Wales by industry and by economic activity status. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

As Census 2021 was during a unique period of rapid change, take care when using this data for planning purposes. Read more about this quality notice.

Area type

Census 2021 statistics are published for a number of different geographies. These can be large, for example the whole of England, or small, for example an output area (OA), the lowest level of geography for which statistics are produced.

For higher levels of geography, more detailed statistics can be produced. When a lower level of geography is used, such as output areas (which have a minimum of 100 persons), the statistics produced have less detail. This is to protect the confidentiality of people and ensure that individuals or their characteristics cannot be identified.

Lower tier local authorities

Lower tier local authorities provide a range of local services. There are 309 lower tier local authorities in England made up of 181 non-metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities, 36 metropolitan districts and 33 London boroughs (including City of London). In Wales there are 22 local authorities made up of 22 unitary authorities.

Coverage

Census 2021 statistics are published for the whole of England and Wales. However, you can choose to filter areas by:

• country - for example, Wales
• region - for example, London
• local authority - for example, Cornwall
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• statistical area - for example, MSOA or LSOA

Industry (current)

Classifies people aged 16 years and over who were in employment between 15 March and 21 March 2021 by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code that represents their current industry or business.

The SIC code is assigned based on the information provided about a firm or organisation’s main activity.

Economic activity status

People aged 16 years and over are economically active if, between 15 March and 21 March 2021, they were:

• in employment (an employee or self-employed)
• unemployed, but looking for work and could start within two weeks
• unemployed, but waiting to start a job that had been offered and accepted

It is a measure of whether or not a person was an active participant in the labour market during this period. Economically inactive are those aged 16 years and over who did not have a job between 15 March to 21 March 2021 and had not looked for work between 22 February to 21 March 2021 or could not start work within two weeks.

The census definition differs from International Labour Organization definition used on the Labour Force Survey, so estimates are not directly comparable.

This classification splits out full-time students from those who are not full-time students when they are employed or unemployed. It is recommended to sum these together to look at all of those in employment or unemployed, or to use the four category labour market classification, if you want to look at all those with a particular labour market status.

The statistic shows the unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2024. The UK's unemployment rate decreased to 4.11 percent in 2024. Unemployment and the economy of the United Kingdom The global financial crisis of 2008 left many nations with high inflation and increasing unemployment rates. The United Kingdom, however, has attempted and successfully lowered the unemployment rate since 2009. The UK is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, the G7, the G8, the G20, NATO, and World Trade Organization. It is therefore one of the biggest and most important economic powers in the world. It consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in 2014, the UK population amounted to over 64 million people. The same year, it reported the sixth largest gross domestic product in the world, reaching more than 2.8 billion U.S. dollars - and with a prospering economy, its GDP is on the upswing: It is estimated that the GDP in the United Kingdom will grow by approximately 3 percent in 2015 in comparison to the previous year. Regarding unemployment, the UK has never been "typically European". Europe's unemployment rate has been relatively high in comparison to other world regions; the unemployment rate in developed countries and the European Union in 2014 was around 7.8 percent. Meanwhile, the global unemployment rate in 2014 was an estimated 5.9 percent. Despite reporting the third highest unemployment rate in major industrial and emerging countries, behind France and India, the unemployment rate in the United Kingdom is much lower than the European Union rate.

Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales: Advance Diploma data was reported at 2.428 % in Nov 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.022 % for Aug 2024. Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales: Advance Diploma data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.410 % from Aug 2015 (Median) to Nov 2024, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.825 % in May 2020 and a record low of 1.864 % in Feb 2023. Australia Unemployment Rate: New South Wales: Advance Diploma data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G044: Unemployment Rate: by State and Highest Educational Attainment.

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