# Economy and work in Rhondda Cynon Taf South Wales. 241,015 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 424 square kilometres. 4 layers about economy and work for Rhondda Cynon Taf, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales) ## Median full-time pay Rhondda Cynon Taf: **£34,837** (2025, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS earnings survey. Published 23 October 2025. Full-time workers living in Rhondda Cynon Taf earned a median of £34,837 in 2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/median-pay?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/median-pay) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/median-pay/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/economy#l-median-pay-full-time ## People claiming out-of-work benefits Rhondda Cynon Taf: **4,900** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Rhondda Cynon Taf, 4,900 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimants?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimants) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/economy#l-claimant-count ## Claimant rate Rhondda Cynon Taf: **3.2%** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Rhondda Cynon Taf, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%. - Against Wales: 6% lower (3.4%) - Against the UK: 18% lower (3.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimant-rate?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimant-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/economy#l-claimant-rate ## Employment rate Rhondda Cynon Taf: **65.3%** (March 2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: ONS population survey. Published 21 July 2026. 65.3% of people aged 16 to 64 in Rhondda Cynon Taf were in work in the year to March 2026. Rhondda Cynon Taf is 9th lowest of 348 for employment rate. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/employment?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/employment) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/employment/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/economy#l-employment-rate ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/deprivation) (2) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/environment) (6) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/connectivity) (5) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/council-tax) (11) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/elections) (8) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/sources) (26) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W06000016/data?family=economy ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/economy, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/economy#l-median-pay-full-time. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/economy