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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Employment rate in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

2004 – 2024 · 21 data points 9 of 12 · Regions of Wales Updated 22 Oct 2026
Economy & jobs · Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Wales United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2004 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 67.9% −7.4 pp since 2023
Regions of Wales · 2024 9 of 12 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.8 pp
vs Wales −4.8 pp Wales: 72.7% · 2024
Employment rate, 2004 – 2024 percent · Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan · Wales · United Kingdom
−0.8 pp since 2014
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Wales United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2004 – 2024

Compared with Employment rate · percent
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
67.9%
Wales
72.7%
United Kingdom
75.2%

Source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan · 2004 – 2024
Latest value 67.9% · 2024
First value 70.8% · 2004
Highest 76.1% · 2019
Lowest 65.3% · 2012
Data points 21

By year

All years · 2004 – 2024

YearCardiff and Vale of GlamorganChange WalesUnited Kingdom
2024 67.9% −7.4 pp 72.7% 75.2%
2023 75.3% +2.6 pp 74.1% 75.7%
2022 72.7% −3.1 pp 73.3% 75.5%
2021 75.8% +2.6 pp 73.0% 74.7%
2020 73.2% −2.9 pp 72.7% 75.1%
2019 76.1% +1.1 pp 73.2% 75.6%
2018 75.0% +3.9 pp 73.1% 75.0%
2017 71.1% +2.3 pp 72.4% 74.7%
2016 68.8% −0.4 pp 71.2% 73.8%
2015 69.2% +0.5 pp 70.3% 73.4%
2014 68.7% −0.4 pp 69.5% 72.3%
2013 69.1% +3.8 pp 68.9% 71.2%
2012break in series 65.3% −2.1 pp 67.3% 70.5%
2011 67.4% +0.7 pp 66.8% 69.8%
2010 66.7% −2.2 pp 66.5% 70.1%
2009 68.9% −1.5 pp 66.7% 70.6%
2008 70.4% +0.7 pp 68.7% 72.1%
2007 69.7% +0.7 pp 69.2% 72.4%
2006 69.0% −0.4 pp 69.2% 72.4%
2005 69.4% −1.4 pp 69.2% 72.5%
2004 70.8% 69.3% 72.5%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2004 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of Wales

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryEmployment rate
8 Gwent Valleys 72.6%
7 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan 72.7%
6 Conwy and Denbighshire 74.3%
5 Monmouthshire and Newport 74.7%
4 Flintshire and Wrexham 75.0%
3 Swansea 76.1%
2 Gwynedd 77.0%
1 Isle of Anglesey 77.0%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022

What it means

The share of working-age people who have a job.

How it is calculated

Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.