Economy and work in Wales
NationOne of the four nations of the United Kingdom. 3,175,181 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 20,783 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Wales, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Under 1070 or more
There is no people claiming out-of-work benefits figure for Wales’s neighbourhoods yet.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of Wales. The map shows each one.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
Nation65,615
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
In Wales, 65,615 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
Nation3.4%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
In Wales, 3.4% 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 United Kingdom
- 13% lower3.9%
- Against the UK
- 13% lower3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of Wales. The map shows each one.