The Datum Report

Local area

Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

What we think is happening

The job market in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan has been weakening.

deteriorating · strong confidence · formed 31 August 2026 · how we reached this

What is distinctive here

These moved unusually against comparable areas, and did not simply move with them. A change shared with everywhere else is a fact about the country, not this place.

MeasurePeriodValueChangeAgainst peers
% aged 16-64 who are self employed Apr 2025-Mar 2026 7.2% +1.3 in the top 8% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan. Open a subject to see them, each with its history and its source. Where a producer splits the area into many categories, those sit behind a further disclosure.

Labour market 11
7.2%
5.07.510.12020-03-31: 8.22020-06-30: 9.62020-09-30: 9.62020-12-31: 9.42021-03-31: 8.62021-06-30: 8.72021-09-30: 8.32021-12-31: 9.12022-03-31: 9.22022-06-30: 8.72022-09-30: 8.92022-12-31: 7.32023-03-31: 7.62023-06-30: 6.92023-09-30: 7.22023-12-31: 7.32024-03-31: 7.22024-06-30: 6.82024-09-30: 5.62024-12-31: 6.12025-03-31: 6.12025-06-30: 5.52025-09-30: 6.22025-12-31: 5.92026-03-31: 7.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.5 to 9.6 · axis starts at 5.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.7, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
73.9%
71.774.477.12020-03-31: 73.72020-06-30: 74.72020-09-30: 74.72020-12-31: 73.22021-03-31: 74.22021-06-30: 74.72021-09-30: 74.72021-12-31: 75.82022-03-31: 75.82022-06-30: 74.32022-09-30: 73.22022-12-31: 72.72023-03-31: 72.22023-06-30: 73.12023-09-30: 76.22023-12-31: 75.32024-03-31: 76.62024-06-30: 75.22024-09-30: 72.42024-12-31: 72.42025-03-31: 73.32025-06-30: 74.22025-09-30: 74.12025-12-31: 74.92026-03-31: 73.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 72.2 to 76.6 · axis starts at 71.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.0, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
3.1%
1.83.75.62020-03-31: 3.32020-06-30: 3.12020-09-30: 3.22020-12-31: 3.12021-03-31: 3.82021-06-30: 4.22021-09-30: 4.02021-12-31: 4.42022-03-31: 3.92022-06-30: 3.02022-09-30: 2.12024-09-30: 2.32024-12-31: 3.92025-03-31: 4.42025-06-30: 5.02025-09-30: 5.32025-12-31: 3.92026-03-31: 3.1 2020-03 2026-03
18 monthly readings · 2.1 to 5.3 · axis starts at 1.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.3, basis not documented by the producer
7 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

23.7%
20.023.526.92020-03-31: 23.72020-06-30: 22.82020-09-30: 22.82020-12-31: 24.52021-03-31: 22.82021-06-30: 22.12021-09-30: 22.12021-12-31: 20.82022-03-31: 21.22022-06-30: 23.42022-09-30: 25.22022-12-31: 26.22023-03-31: 26.02023-06-30: 24.52023-09-30: 20.82023-12-31: 21.22024-03-31: 20.72024-06-30: 22.72024-09-30: 26.02024-12-31: 24.72025-03-31: 23.32025-06-30: 21.92025-09-30: 21.72025-12-31: 222026-03-31: 23.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 20.7 to 26.2 · axis starts at 20.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±2.9, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
12,805
8,86515k22k2020-01-31: 10k2020-02-29: 10k2020-03-31: 10k2020-04-30: 17k2020-05-31: 20k2020-06-30: 20k2020-07-31: 20k2020-08-31: 21k2020-09-30: 20k2020-10-31: 20k2020-11-30: 20k2020-12-31: 20k2021-01-31: 20k2021-02-28: 20k2021-03-31: 20k2021-04-30: 20k2021-05-31: 19k2021-06-30: 18k2021-07-31: 17k2021-08-31: 16k2021-09-30: 15k2021-10-31: 14k2021-11-30: 14k2021-12-31: 14k2022-01-31: 13k2022-02-28: 14k2022-03-31: 13k2022-04-30: 12k2022-05-31: 12k2022-06-30: 12k2022-07-31: 12k2022-08-31: 12k2022-09-30: 12k2022-10-31: 11k2022-11-30: 11k2022-12-31: 11k2023-01-31: 11k2023-02-28: 11k2023-03-31: 12k2023-04-30: 12k2023-05-31: 11k2023-06-30: 11k2023-07-31: 11k2023-08-31: 11k2023-09-30: 11k2023-10-31: 11k2023-11-30: 12k2023-12-31: 11k2024-01-31: 12k2024-02-29: 12k2024-03-31: 12k2024-04-30: 12k2024-05-31: 12k2024-06-30: 12k2024-07-31: 14k2024-08-31: 13k2024-09-30: 13k2024-10-31: 13k2024-11-30: 13k2024-12-31: 13k2025-01-31: 13k2025-02-28: 13k2025-03-31: 13k2025-04-30: 13k2025-05-31: 13k2025-06-30: 12k2025-07-31: 12k2025-08-31: 12k2025-09-30: 12k2025-10-31: 12k2025-11-30: 12k2025-12-31: 12k2026-01-31: 12k2026-02-28: 13k2026-03-31: 13k2026-04-30: 12k2026-05-31: 13k2026-06-30: 13k2026-07-31: 12k2026-08-31: 13k 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 10k to 21k · axis starts at 8,865

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026

3.8%
3.53.63.82026-01-31: 3.52026-02-28: 3.72026-03-31: 3.72026-04-30: 3.72026-05-31: 3.72026-06-30: 3.72026-07-31: 3.62026-08-31: 3.8 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.5 to 3.8 · axis starts at 3.5

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026
72 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

% of economically inactive 5
—

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
25 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

18.6%
15.721.527.32020-03-31: 22.52020-06-30: 21.52020-09-30: 21.12020-12-31: 19.82021-03-31: 18.22021-06-30: 16.82021-09-30: 18.12021-12-31: 19.12022-03-31: 22.12022-06-30: 20.72022-09-30: 24.02022-12-31: 22.92023-03-31: 20.72023-06-30: 24.02023-09-30: 20.22023-12-31: 22.62024-03-31: 26.22024-06-30: 24.82024-09-30: 24.22024-12-31: 24.32025-03-31: 21.92025-06-30: 21.82025-09-30: 19.92025-12-31: 20.52026-03-31: 18.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.8 to 26.2 · axis starts at 15.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.5, basis not documented by the producer

12.4%
10.118.426.62020-03-31: 14.82020-06-30: 13.92020-09-30: 13.82020-12-31: 11.72021-03-31: 12.62021-06-30: 16.42021-09-30: 16.72021-12-31: 19.02022-03-31: 22.52022-06-30: 19.72022-09-30: 15.22022-12-31: 16.82023-03-31: 17.12023-06-30: 16.52023-09-30: 20.72023-12-31: 252024-03-31: 23.52024-06-30: 20.22024-09-30: 14.92024-12-31: 13.72025-03-31: 15.82025-06-30: 16.72025-09-30: 16.52025-12-31: 12.82026-03-31: 12.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 11.7 to 25 · axis starts at 10.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.6, basis not documented by the producer

10.8%
6.110.414.72020-03-31: 13.82020-06-30: 12.82020-09-30: 9.72020-12-31: 10.82021-03-31: 11.32021-06-30: 11.92021-09-30: 11.82021-12-31: 9.52022-03-31: 7.42022-06-30: 7.02022-09-30: 7.42022-12-31: 8.42023-03-31: 9.42023-06-30: 9.12023-09-30: 9.12023-12-31: 9.62024-03-31: 102024-06-30: 10.82024-09-30: 10.82024-12-31: 13.92025-03-31: 13.02025-06-30: 12.72025-09-30: 12.62025-12-31: 10.22026-03-31: 10.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 7.0 to 13.9 · axis starts at 6.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.4, basis not documented by the producer

44.9%
28.739.350.02020-03-31: 38.02020-06-30: 39.62020-09-30: 41.32020-12-31: 41.42021-03-31: 42.62021-06-30: 42.22021-09-30: 41.22021-12-31: 42.92022-03-31: 40.02022-06-30: 42.92022-09-30: 44.02022-12-31: 41.32023-03-31: 41.22023-06-30: 35.32023-09-30: 34.02023-12-31: 32.22024-03-31: 30.72024-06-30: 36.32024-09-30: 45.12024-12-31: 42.22025-03-31: 43.22025-06-30: 43.92025-09-30: 42.92025-12-31: 47.92026-03-31: 44.9 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 30.7 to 47.9 · axis starts at 28.7

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.0, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£22,541
8,38816k24k1997-12-31: 9,9041998-12-31: 10k1999-12-31: 11k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 12k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 13k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 14k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 15k2013-12-31: 15k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 16k2016-12-31: 17k2017-12-31: 17k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 19k2020-12-31: 19k2021-12-31: 20k2022-12-31: 20k2023-12-31: 21k2024-12-31: 23k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,904 to 23k · axis starts at 8,388

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,611
1,6912,2002,7102020-01-31: 1,7932020-02-29: 1,8072020-03-31: 1,8052020-04-30: 1,7902020-05-31: 1,7912020-06-30: 1,8022020-07-31: 1,8292020-08-31: 1,8622020-09-30: 1,8982020-10-31: 1,9222020-11-30: 1,9262020-12-31: 1,9172021-01-31: 1,9042021-02-28: 1,9112021-03-31: 1,9282021-04-30: 1,9722021-05-31: 2,0002021-06-30: 1,9492021-07-31: 1,9732021-08-31: 1,9892021-09-30: 1,9912021-10-31: 1,9842021-11-30: 1,9792021-12-31: 2,0042022-01-31: 1,9922022-02-28: 2,0072022-03-31: 2,0362022-04-30: 2,0292022-05-31: 2,0712022-06-30: 2,0942022-07-31: 2,0712022-08-31: 2,0892022-09-30: 2,1142022-10-31: 2,1242022-11-30: 2,1712022-12-31: 2,1732023-01-31: 2,1352023-02-28: 2,1312023-03-31: 2,1842023-04-30: 2,1912023-05-31: 2,2292023-06-30: 2,2502023-07-31: 2,2632023-08-31: 2,2322023-09-30: 2,2362023-10-31: 2,2402023-11-30: 2,2942023-12-31: 2,3132024-01-31: 2,2702024-02-29: 2,2782024-03-31: 2,3232024-04-30: 2,3342024-05-31: 2,3512024-06-30: 2,3572024-07-31: 2,3622024-08-31: 2,3712024-09-30: 2,3682024-10-31: 2,4332024-11-30: 2,4762024-12-31: 2,4352025-01-31: 2,4282025-02-28: 2,4192025-03-31: 2,4532025-04-30: 2,4692025-05-31: 2,4832025-06-30: 2,4822025-07-31: 2,5052025-08-31: 2,5352025-09-30: 2,5192025-10-31: 2,5272025-11-30: 2,5332025-12-31: 2,5402026-01-31: 2,5372026-02-28: 2,5422026-03-31: 2,5842026-04-30: 2,5972026-05-31: 2,6002026-06-30: 2,6102026-07-31: 2,611 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,790 to 2,611 · axis starts at 1,691

ONS, Earnings and employment from PAYE Real Time Information, published 22 August 2026 (approximate)
no published uncertainty; this figure is our own aggregation
Our aggregation of local authorities, with no published interval.

220,837
197k212k227k2020-01-31: 206k2020-02-29: 207k2020-03-31: 206k2020-04-30: 203k2020-05-31: 202k2020-06-30: 203k2020-07-31: 202k2020-08-31: 201k2020-09-30: 201k2020-10-31: 201k2020-11-30: 201k2020-12-31: 201k2021-01-31: 199k2021-02-28: 200k2021-03-31: 200k2021-04-30: 201k2021-05-31: 204k2021-06-30: 206k2021-07-31: 208k2021-08-31: 209k2021-09-30: 209k2021-10-31: 210k2021-11-30: 213k2021-12-31: 213k2022-01-31: 211k2022-02-28: 212k2022-03-31: 213k2022-04-30: 213k2022-05-31: 214k2022-06-30: 216k2022-07-31: 216k2022-08-31: 215k2022-09-30: 217k2022-10-31: 217k2022-11-30: 220k2022-12-31: 220k2023-01-31: 217k2023-02-28: 219k2023-03-31: 219k2023-04-30: 219k2023-05-31: 220k2023-06-30: 221k2023-07-31: 221k2023-08-31: 219k2023-09-30: 220k2023-10-31: 221k2023-11-30: 222k2023-12-31: 223k2024-01-31: 220k2024-02-29: 221k2024-03-31: 221k2024-04-30: 221k2024-05-31: 222k2024-06-30: 223k2024-07-31: 223k2024-08-31: 221k2024-09-30: 222k2024-10-31: 222k2024-11-30: 224k2024-12-31: 223k2025-01-31: 221k2025-02-28: 221k2025-03-31: 221k2025-04-30: 220k2025-05-31: 221k2025-06-30: 222k2025-07-31: 222k2025-08-31: 220k2025-09-30: 220k2025-10-31: 221k2025-11-30: 222k2025-12-31: 222k2026-01-31: 219k2026-02-28: 219k2026-03-31: 219k2026-04-30: 219k2026-05-31: 220k2026-06-30: 221k2026-07-31: 221k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 199k to 224k · axis starts at 197k

ONS, Earnings and employment from PAYE Real Time Information, published 22 August 2026 (approximate)
no published uncertainty; this figure is our own aggregation
Our aggregation of local authorities, with no published interval.

Business 12
Businesses
2025
16,270
11k14k18k2010-03-31: 12k2011-03-31: 12k2012-03-31: 12k2013-03-31: 12k2014-03-31: 13k2015-03-31: 14k2016-03-31: 15k2017-03-31: 15k2018-03-31: 15k2019-03-31: 16k2020-03-31: 16k2021-03-31: 16k2022-03-31: 17k2023-03-31: 17k2024-03-31: 16k2025-03-31: 16k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 12k to 17k · axis starts at 11k

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 14 October 2025

12,300
7,99911k13k2010-03-31: 8,7152011-03-31: 8,5252012-03-31: 8,6902013-03-31: 8,6752014-03-31: 9,3302015-03-31: 11k2016-03-31: 11k2017-03-31: 12k2018-03-31: 11k2019-03-31: 12k2020-03-31: 12k2021-03-31: 13k2022-03-31: 13k2023-03-31: 13k2024-03-31: 12k2025-03-31: 12k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 8,525 to 13k · axis starts at 7,999

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

1,130
8169901,1642010-03-31: 8752011-03-31: 8502012-03-31: 8802013-03-31: 9052014-03-31: 9602015-03-31: 1,0002016-03-31: 9952017-03-31: 1,0302018-03-31: 1,0552019-03-31: 1,0202020-03-31: 1,0202021-03-31: 1,0102022-03-31: 1,1052023-03-31: 1,1202024-03-31: 1,0802025-03-31: 1,130 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 850 to 1,130 · axis starts at 816

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

120
69.697.51252010-03-31: 752011-03-31: 902012-03-31: 1002013-03-31: 952014-03-31: 952015-03-31: 1002016-03-31: 1002017-03-31: 952018-03-31: 952019-03-31: 1002020-03-31: 1202021-03-31: 1152022-03-31: 1152023-03-31: 1202024-03-31: 1202025-03-31: 120 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 75 to 120 · axis starts at 69.6

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

20
14.417.520.62010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 20 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 20 · axis starts at 14.4

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

505
3894725562010-03-31: 4152011-03-31: 4052012-03-31: 4102013-03-31: 4452014-03-31: 4702015-03-31: 5002016-03-31: 5052017-03-31: 5052018-03-31: 5052019-03-31: 4952020-03-31: 5152021-03-31: 5102022-03-31: 5402023-03-31: 5202024-03-31: 4852025-03-31: 505 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 405 to 540 · axis starts at 389

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

35
17.63042.42010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 252015-03-31: 252016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 252018-03-31: 352019-03-31: 352020-03-31: 302021-03-31: 302022-03-31: 352023-03-31: 402024-03-31: 352025-03-31: 35 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 20 to 40 · axis starts at 17.6

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

1,960
1,6731,9422,2122010-03-31: 1,7402011-03-31: 1,7252012-03-31: 1,8202013-03-31: 1,7752014-03-31: 1,8452015-03-31: 2,0352016-03-31: 1,9402017-03-31: 1,9352018-03-31: 2,0002019-03-31: 1,9802020-03-31: 1,9152021-03-31: 1,9302022-03-31: 2,0752023-03-31: 2,1602024-03-31: 2,0152025-03-31: 1,960 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,725 to 2,160 · axis starts at 1,673

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

180
1401651902010-03-31: 1602011-03-31: 1502012-03-31: 1552013-03-31: 1552014-03-31: 1552015-03-31: 1452016-03-31: 1602017-03-31: 1652018-03-31: 1702019-03-31: 1852020-03-31: 1702021-03-31: 1702022-03-31: 1602023-03-31: 1702024-03-31: 1802025-03-31: 180 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 145 to 185 · axis starts at 140

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

20
8.81521.22010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 152015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 20 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 20 · axis starts at 8.8

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 14 October 2025

20,440
15k19k22k2010-03-31: 16k2011-03-31: 16k2012-03-31: 16k2013-03-31: 16k2014-03-31: 17k2015-03-31: 19k2016-03-31: 19k2017-03-31: 20k2018-03-31: 20k2019-03-31: 20k2020-03-31: 20k2021-03-31: 21k2022-03-31: 21k2023-03-31: 21k2024-03-31: 20k2025-03-31: 20k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 16k to 21k · axis starts at 15k

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 14 October 2025

17,742
4,91012k19k1998-12-31: 6,2851999-12-31: 6,7162000-12-31: 7,0652001-12-31: 7,3722002-12-31: 7,8202003-12-31: 8,4042004-12-31: 8,7462005-12-31: 9,2502006-12-31: 9,7542007-12-31: 10k2008-12-31: 10k2009-12-31: 11k2010-12-31: 11k2011-12-31: 11k2012-12-31: 11k2013-12-31: 12k2014-12-31: 12k2015-12-31: 12k2016-12-31: 13k2017-12-31: 14k2018-12-31: 14k2019-12-31: 15k2020-12-31: 14k2021-12-31: 15k2022-12-31: 16k2023-12-31: 18k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 6,285 to 18k · axis starts at 4,910

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Cardiff · Vale of Glamorgan