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Tag: Unemployment and employment statistics

Unemployment falls in Wales to 4.1%

Thursday, September 15, 2016Thursday, September 15, 2016

Unemployment in Wales has fallen to 4.1%, according to official statistics.The unemployment figure in Wales between May and July this year is 63,000. This is 10,000 fewer than three months earlier and…

Welsh jobless rate declines

Friday, August 1, 2014Friday, August 1, 2014

Unemployment in Wales fell by 6,000 in the three months to May, official figures have revealed.

Unemployment in Wales falls by 8%

Thursday, November 7, 2013Thursday, November 7, 2013

The number of people unemployed in Wales has fallen by 1,000 to 120,000 in the last three months, according to figures published by Office for National Statistics (ONS).The unemployment figure has also…

Unemployment in Wales falls by 7,000 to 118,000

Thursday, September 12, 2013Tuesday, September 17, 2013

The number of people unemployed in Wales has fallen by 7,000 to 118,000 in the last three months, according to figures published by Office for National Statistics (ONS).The unemployment figure has also…

Unemployment in Wales up by 2,000

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Unemployment in Wales has risen by 2,000 according to latest figures from the the Office for National Statistics.The number of people out of work between March and May this year was 2,000…

Welsh employment ‘unchanged’

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Unemployment in Wales remains static at 125,000, according to latest statistics.Figures from the Office for National Statistics show an unemployment rate of 8.4% for the three months to the end of April…

Unemployment in Wales falls by 6,000

Wednesday, May 15, 2013Monday, May 20, 2013

Unemployment in Wales has fallen by 6,000 according to latest figures from the the Office for National Statistics.

Employability, volunteering and skills fair being held in Blackwood

Tuesday, May 14, 2013Tuesday, May 14, 2013

A European Union-funded project aimed at getting more people into work is holding a skills fair in Blackwood on Thursday May 16.QWEST, which stands for Quality, Work, Employability, Skills and Training, will…

Unemployment in Wales falls by 3,000

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The number of people unemployed in Wales has fallen to 120,000, according to figures published by Office for National Statistics (ONS).The latest figure shows 8.2% of the working population is unemployed. Between…

Caerphilly sees second largest drop in work benefit claimants

Friday, April 12, 2013

Caerphilly County Borough has seen the second largest fall in the number of people claiming out-of-work benefits.In August 2012 there were 19,680 people claiming – 1,670 fewer than August 2010, according to…

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