Employment rate: every council in Wales
Monmouthshire had the highest employment rate of Wales’s 22 councils in March 2026, at 78.0%.
Blaenau Gwent had the lowest, at 63.0%. The middle council, Cardiff, had 73.7%.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouthshire | 78.0% |
| 2 | Flintshire | 77.5% |
| 3 | Gwynedd | 77.3% |
| 4 | Newport | 76.6% |
| 5 | Powys | 76.3% |
| 6 | Carmarthenshire | 75.5% |
| 7 | Pembrokeshire | 74.9% |
| 8 | Torfaen | 74.7% |
| 9 | Vale of Glamorgan | 74.5% |
| 10 | Denbighshire | 74.0% |
| 11 | Cardiff | 73.7% |
| 12 | Isle of Anglesey | 73.2% |
| 13 | Ceredigion | 71.8% |
| 14 | Caerphilly | 71.3% |
| 15 | Conwy | 71.1% |
| 16 | Neath Port Talbot | 70.9% |
| 17 | Merthyr Tydfil | 70.0% |
| 18 | Bridgend | 69.0% |
| 19 | Wrexham | 68.8% |
| 20 | Swansea | 65.6% |
| 21 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 65.3% |
| 22 | Blaenau Gwent | 63.0% |