Claimant count data by Welsh local area and month (not seasonally adjusted)

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Data valuesData descriptionDateGeographySex
1,439,910LevelJune 2013United KingdomPersons
940,510LevelJune 2013United KingdomMales
499,400LevelJune 2013United KingdomFemales
72,470LevelJune 2013WalesPersons
48,425LevelJune 2013WalesMales
24,050LevelJune 2013WalesFemales
14,720LevelJune 2013North WalesPersons
9,810LevelJune 2013North WalesMales
4,905LevelJune 2013North WalesFemales
1,980LevelJune 2013Isle of AngleseyPersons
1,360LevelJune 2013Isle of AngleseyMales
620LevelJune 2013Isle of AngleseyFemales
2,125LevelJune 2013GwyneddPersons
1,450LevelJune 2013GwyneddMales
675LevelJune 2013GwyneddFemales
2,450LevelJune 2013ConwyPersons
1,690LevelJune 2013ConwyMales
755LevelJune 2013ConwyFemales
2,045LevelJune 2013DenbighshirePersons
1,380LevelJune 2013DenbighshireMales
665LevelJune 2013DenbighshireFemales
2,900LevelJune 2013FlintshirePersons
1,825LevelJune 2013FlintshireMales
1,075LevelJune 2013FlintshireFemales
3,220LevelJune 2013WrexhamPersons
2,110LevelJune 2013WrexhamMales
1,110LevelJune 2013WrexhamFemales
2,415LevelJune 2013Mid WalesPersons
1,650LevelJune 2013Mid WalesMales
765LevelJune 2013Mid WalesFemales
1,635LevelJune 2013PowysPersons
1,095LevelJune 2013PowysMales
540LevelJune 2013PowysFemales
780LevelJune 2013CeredigionPersons
555LevelJune 2013CeredigionMales
220LevelJune 2013CeredigionFemales
13,780LevelJune 2013South West WalesPersons
9,380LevelJune 2013South West WalesMales
4,400LevelJune 2013South West WalesFemales
2,240LevelJune 2013PembrokeshirePersons
1,590LevelJune 2013PembrokeshireMales
650LevelJune 2013PembrokeshireFemales
3,210LevelJune 2013CarmarthenshirePersons
2,175LevelJune 2013CarmarthenshireMales
1,035LevelJune 2013CarmarthenshireFemales
5,035LevelJune 2013SwanseaPersons
3,430LevelJune 2013SwanseaMales
1,605LevelJune 2013SwanseaFemales
3,295LevelJune 2013Neath Port TalbotPersons
2,185LevelJune 2013Neath Port TalbotMales
1,110LevelJune 2013Neath Port TalbotFemales
42,020LevelJune 2013South East WalesPersons
27,850LevelJune 2013South East WalesMales
14,170LevelJune 2013South East WalesFemales
3,065LevelJune 2013BridgendPersons
2,040LevelJune 2013BridgendMales
1,025LevelJune 2013BridgendFemales
2,340LevelJune 2013Vale of GlamorganPersons
1,600LevelJune 2013Vale of GlamorganMales
740LevelJune 2013Vale of GlamorganFemales
6,580LevelJune 2013Rhondda Cynon TafPersons
4,370LevelJune 2013Rhondda Cynon TafMales
2,210LevelJune 2013Rhondda Cynon TafFemales
2,125LevelJune 2013Merthyr TydfilPersons
1,400LevelJune 2013Merthyr TydfilMales
725LevelJune 2013Merthyr TydfilFemales
5,500LevelJune 2013CaerphillyPersons
3,550LevelJune 2013CaerphillyMales
1,950LevelJune 2013CaerphillyFemales
3,170LevelJune 2013Blaenau GwentPersons
2,060LevelJune 2013Blaenau GwentMales
1,110LevelJune 2013Blaenau GwentFemales
2,760LevelJune 2013TorfaenPersons
1,835LevelJune 2013TorfaenMales
920LevelJune 2013TorfaenFemales
1,205LevelJune 2013MonmouthshirePersons
780LevelJune 2013MonmouthshireMales
425LevelJune 2013MonmouthshireFemales
5,035LevelJune 2013NewportPersons
3,360LevelJune 2013NewportMales
1,675LevelJune 2013NewportFemales
9,780LevelJune 2013CardiffPersons
6,585LevelJune 2013CardiffMales
3,195LevelJune 2013CardiffFemales
1,418,935LevelJuly 2013United KingdomPersons
916,940LevelJuly 2013United KingdomMales
501,995LevelJuly 2013United KingdomFemales
71,595LevelJuly 2013WalesPersons
47,300LevelJuly 2013WalesMales
24,300LevelJuly 2013WalesFemales
14,630LevelJuly 2013North WalesPersons
9,665LevelJuly 2013North WalesMales
4,965LevelJuly 2013North WalesFemales
1,905LevelJuly 2013Isle of AngleseyPersons
1,290LevelJuly 2013Isle of AngleseyMales
615LevelJuly 2013Isle of AngleseyFemales
2,075LevelJuly 2013GwyneddPersons
1,400LevelJuly 2013GwyneddMales
675LevelJuly 2013GwyneddFemales
2,520LevelJuly 2013ConwyPersons
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Main information

Most recent update
13 November 2025
Next update expected
18 December 2025
Designation
Official statistics in development
Data provider
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Data source
Jobcentre Plus administrative system

Data notes

Revisions
  • 13 November 2025
  • 16 October 2025
  • 16 October 2025
  • 14 October 2025
Rounding applied

All figures in the table have been rounded to the closest multiple of 5.

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This experimental series counts the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance plus those who claim Universal Credit who are out of work and replaces the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance as the headline indicator of the number of people claiming benefits principally for the reason of being unemployed.

Data collection or calculation

The data are published monthly and are NOT seasonally adjusted. The headline measure for the claimant count rate is based on the number of claimants who are resident in area as a percentage of workforce jobs plus the claimant count.

The rate given in this dataset is expressed as a percentage of resident population aged 16-64 estimates, in order to provide information for Welsh local areas.

Statistical quality

There are two standard measures of unemployment used in official UK statistics the UK, namely the experimental claimant count and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) unemployment measure. The measures are different and are each subject to advantages and disadvantages. The former is a count of all persons claiming jobseeker’s allowance and out of work universal credit claimants. As such it is not subject to sampling variability and can therefore be disaggregated to very high levels of detail. However, it excludes those who are unemployed who are not eligible to claim (for example those out of work but whose partner works), and those who do not wish to claim.

The ILO measure, which is a count of those who are out of work and want a job, have actively sought work in the last 4 weeks and are available to start work in the next two weeks; plus those who are out of work, have found a job and are waiting to start in the next 2 weeks, is a more encompassing measure of unemployment. However, as the data come from a survey, the results are sample-based estimates and therefore subject to differing degrees of sampling variability, i.e. the true value for any measure lies in a differing range about the estimated value. This range or sampling variability increases as the detail in the data increases, for example local authority data are subject to higher variability than Wales data.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
labourmarket.stats@gov.wales

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