tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527523026218076910.post6285256781549346328..comments2023-03-31T13:13:21.109+01:00Comments on The Anglesey Telegraph: Unemployment higher in WalesRhys Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063335760224613528noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527523026218076910.post-48916466887853436842011-04-15T10:09:31.132+01:002011-04-15T10:09:31.132+01:00http://wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/headlines/ec...http://wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/headlines/economy2011/110413/?skip=1&lang=en<br /><br />The Labour Force Survey estimates for the 3 months to February 2011 show:<br /><br />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.<br />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.<br />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.<br />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).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com