First the good news, the number of people economically active in Wales, between December 2010 and February 2011, increased slightly by 0.5% to 74.3%.
The employment rate also increased slightly to 67.7% an increase of 0.4%.
The economic inactive rate is 25.7%, a fall of 0.5%.
The bad news, the number of people unemployed increased by over 3,000 to 126,000 or 8.6% an increase of 0.2%.
In the quarter September to December 2010 the sectors that lost the most jobs were:
Mining & quarrying –5.3%
Electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply –5.8%
Wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles –4.7%
Professional scientific & technical activities –17.5%
Administrative & support service activities –9%.
On a positive note there was a slight increase in the number of manufacturing jobs which increased by 1.9%.
The employment rate also increased slightly to 67.7% an increase of 0.4%.
The economic inactive rate is 25.7%, a fall of 0.5%.
The bad news, the number of people unemployed increased by over 3,000 to 126,000 or 8.6% an increase of 0.2%.
In the quarter September to December 2010 the sectors that lost the most jobs were:
Mining & quarrying –5.3%
Electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply –5.8%
Wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles –4.7%
Professional scientific & technical activities –17.5%
Administrative & support service activities –9%.
On a positive note there was a slight increase in the number of manufacturing jobs which increased by 1.9%.
Source: ONS Regional Monthly Data April 2011
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http://wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/headlines/economy2011/110413/?skip=1&lang=en
The Labour Force Survey estimates for the 3 months to February 2011 show:
The employment rate for those aged from 16 - 64 in Wales was 67.7 per cent, up 0.3 percentage points from the same period a year earlier. The UK average was 70.7 per cent, up 0.4 percentage points from the same period a year earlier.
The unemployment rate in Wales was 8.6 per cent of the economically active, down 0.4 percentage points from the same period a year earlier. For the UK as a whole it was 7.8 per cent, down 0.1 percentage points from the same period a year earlier.
The economic inactivity rate for those aged from 16 - 64 in Wales was 25.7 per cent, unchanged from the same period a year earlier. The UK average was 23.2 per cent, down 0.3 percentage points from the same period a year earlier.
The claimant count rate in March 2011 for Wales was 5.0 per cent of the workforce, down 0.4 percentage points on March 2010 (UK rate 4.5 per cent, down 0.3 percentage points).
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