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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Unemployment rate in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

1999 – 2023 · 25 data points 3 of 8 · Regions of Wales Updated 22 Oct 2026
Economy & jobs · Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Wales United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1999 – 2023

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Latest value · 2023 4.3% +2.8 pp since 2022
Regions of Wales · 2023 3 of 8 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2013 −4.5 pp
vs Wales +0.6 pp Wales: 3.7% · 2023
Unemployment rate, 1999 – 2023 percent · Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan · Wales · United Kingdom · World
−4.5 pp since 2013
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Wales United Kingdom World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2023

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
4.3%
Wales
3.7%
United Kingdom
3.9%
World
4.8% · 2025

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan · 1999 – 2023
Latest value 4.3% · 2023
First value 6.0% · 1999
Highest 10.1% · 2012
Lowest 1.5% · 2022
Data points 25

By year

All years · 1999 – 2023

YearCardiff and Vale of GlamorganChange WalesUnited KingdomWorld
2023 4.3% +2.8 pp 3.7% 3.9% 4.8%
2022 1.5% −2.8 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.3% +1.2 pp 4.2% 4.5% 6.0%
2020 3.1% −0.1 pp 3.7% 4.6% 6.6%
2019 3.2% −1.4 pp 4.1% 3.8% 5.6%
2018 4.6% −1.4 pp 4.5% 4.1% 5.8%
2017 6.0% +1.1 pp 4.7% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.9% −1.3 pp 4.6% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.2% −0.9 pp 5.9% 5.4% 6.0%
2014 7.1% −1.7 pp 6.8% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.8% −1.3 pp 7.9% 7.6% 6.1%
2012break in series 10.1% +1.9 pp 8.3% 8.0% 6.2%
2011 8.2% −1.2 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.1%
2010 9.4% +1.5 pp 8.7% 7.9% 6.3%
2009 7.9% +1.7 pp 8.1% 7.6% 6.4%
2008 6.2% −0.5 pp 6.0% 5.7% 5.8%
2007 6.7% +1.4 pp 5.3% 5.3% 5.8%
2006 5.3% −0.7 pp 5.3% 5.4% 6.0%
2005 6.0% +0.4 pp 4.6% 4.8% 6.2%
2004 5.6% ±0.0 pp 4.5% 4.8% 6.3%
2003 5.6% −0.2 pp 4.7% 5.0% 6.5%
2002 5.8% +0.5 pp 5.4% 5.2% 6.4%
2001 5.3% −0.2 pp 5.9% 5.1% 6.2%
2000 5.5% −0.5 pp 6.3% 5.5% 6.1%
1999 6.0% 7.3% 6.0% 6.3%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2023

Ranking · Regions of Wales

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Swansea 6.1%
2 Gwynedd 5.5%
3 Gwent Valleys 5.3%
4 Isle of Anglesey 4.7%
5 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan 4.6%
6 Monmouthshire and Newport 3.7%
7 Flintshire and Wrexham 3.6%
8 Conwy and Denbighshire 3.0%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2018

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.