The Datum Report

Local area

Flintshire and Wrexham

What we think is happening

The job market in Flintshire and Wrexham has been weakening.

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

By subject

Every figure published for Flintshire and Wrexham. 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
7.0%
4.07.110.22020-03-31: 9.42020-06-30: 9.62020-09-30: 8.72020-12-31: 8.52021-03-31: 8.02021-06-30: 8.02021-09-30: 8.12021-12-31: 8.52022-03-31: 8.02022-06-30: 8.02022-09-30: 7.82022-12-31: 7.32023-03-31: 7.42023-06-30: 7.52023-09-30: 6.92023-12-31: 6.32024-03-31: 5.62024-06-30: 5.22024-09-30: 4.92024-12-31: 4.72025-03-31: 4.62025-06-30: 6.22025-09-30: 5.72025-12-31: 6.42026-03-31: 7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 4.6 to 9.6 · axis starts at 4.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.8, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
73.3%
72.477.081.72020-03-31: 77.72020-06-30: 77.22020-09-30: 76.32020-12-31: 76.02021-03-31: 75.72021-06-30: 75.12021-09-30: 75.82021-12-31: 76.52022-03-31: 76.82022-06-30: 76.12022-09-30: 74.72022-12-31: 74.92023-03-31: 74.72023-06-30: 78.32023-09-30: 80.82023-12-31: 79.52024-03-31: 80.12024-06-30: 79.52024-09-30: 78.72024-12-31: 78.62025-03-31: 78.62025-06-30: 76.92025-09-30: 75.22025-12-31: 74.12026-03-31: 73.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 73.3 to 80.8 · axis starts at 72.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.1, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.7%
1.63.35.02020-03-31: 3.72020-06-30: 3.52020-09-30: 3.22020-12-31: 2.72021-03-31: 2.92021-06-30: 3.22021-09-30: 3.32021-12-31: 2.82022-03-31: 2.72022-06-30: 3.52022-09-30: 3.72022-12-31: 3.62023-03-31: 3.12023-06-30: 2.02023-09-30: 2.42023-12-31: 2.72024-03-31: 2.62024-06-30: 3.22024-09-30: 3.42024-12-31: 3.52025-03-31: 3.32025-06-30: 3.32025-09-30: 3.32025-12-31: 4.42026-03-31: 4.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 2.0 to 4.7 · axis starts at 1.6

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

23.1%
16.520.223.82020-03-31: 19.32020-06-30: 19.92020-09-30: 21.12020-12-31: 22.02021-03-31: 22.12021-06-30: 22.22021-09-30: 21.62021-12-31: 21.32022-03-31: 21.12022-06-30: 21.22022-09-30: 22.62022-12-31: 22.32023-03-31: 22.92023-06-30: 20.12023-09-30: 17.22023-12-31: 18.42024-03-31: 17.62024-06-30: 17.82024-09-30: 18.62024-12-31: 18.62025-03-31: 18.72025-06-30: 20.52025-09-30: 22.32025-12-31: 22.52026-03-31: 23.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 17.2 to 23.1 · axis starts at 16.5

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.0, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
5,425
4,3037,67011k2020-01-31: 5,2202020-02-29: 5,2952020-03-31: 5,2352020-04-30: 9,1052020-05-31: 10k2020-06-30: 9,9852020-07-31: 10k2020-08-31: 10k2020-09-30: 10k2020-10-31: 9,6652020-11-30: 9,8152020-12-31: 9,5602021-01-31: 9,6102021-02-28: 9,9902021-03-31: 9,9002021-04-30: 9,6752021-05-31: 8,9152021-06-30: 8,1802021-07-31: 8,0152021-08-31: 7,6652021-09-30: 7,3852021-10-31: 7,1352021-11-30: 6,8902021-12-31: 6,6702022-01-31: 6,6052022-02-28: 6,5552022-03-31: 6,2402022-04-30: 5,7702022-05-31: 5,5702022-06-30: 5,3752022-07-31: 5,2252022-08-31: 5,3202022-09-30: 5,1552022-10-31: 4,9852022-11-30: 5,0702022-12-31: 5,0702023-01-31: 5,1802023-02-28: 5,2752023-03-31: 5,4002023-04-30: 5,4352023-05-31: 5,1852023-06-30: 5,1852023-07-31: 5,1252023-08-31: 5,0502023-09-30: 5,0252023-10-31: 4,9552023-11-30: 5,1252023-12-31: 5,0502024-01-31: 5,1202024-02-29: 5,2402024-03-31: 5,1052024-04-30: 5,0952024-05-31: 5,1252024-06-30: 5,1752024-07-31: 5,5452024-08-31: 5,5652024-09-30: 5,5902024-10-31: 5,4302024-11-30: 5,3402024-12-31: 5,0402025-01-31: 5,1802025-02-28: 5,3152025-03-31: 5,2852025-04-30: 5,2452025-05-31: 5,0952025-06-30: 5,1552025-07-31: 5,1902025-08-31: 5,2602025-09-30: 5,2052025-10-31: 5,1852025-11-30: 5,0452025-12-31: 4,9852026-01-31: 4,9852026-02-28: 5,1652026-03-31: 5,2552026-04-30: 5,3002026-05-31: 5,2852026-06-30: 5,2302026-07-31: 5,2102026-08-31: 5,425 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 4,955 to 10k · axis starts at 4,303

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

3.0%
2.82.93.02026-01-31: 2.82026-02-28: 2.92026-03-31: 2.92026-04-30: 32026-05-31: 2.92026-06-30: 2.92026-07-31: 2.92026-08-31: 3 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.8 to 3 · axis starts at 2.8

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.

30.7%
21.032.443.72020-03-31: 27.32020-06-30: 28.42020-09-30: 28.12020-12-31: 29.52021-03-31: 28.42021-06-30: 29.72021-09-30: 32.92021-12-31: 33.22022-03-31: 30.92022-06-30: 37.22022-09-30: 35.52022-12-31: 38.22023-03-31: 41.52023-06-30: 36.62023-09-30: 37.52023-12-31: 36.32024-03-31: 34.02024-06-30: 36.82024-09-30: 30.12024-12-31: 23.22025-03-31: 24.52025-06-30: 24.52025-09-30: 30.12025-12-31: 30.32026-03-31: 30.7 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 23.2 to 41.5 · axis starts at 21.0

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.8, basis not documented by the producer

18.0%
10.617.624.62020-03-31: 23.32020-06-30: 22.82020-09-30: 19.72020-12-31: 17.42021-03-31: 17.02021-06-30: 16.12021-09-30: 15.32021-12-31: 16.82022-03-31: 14.92022-06-30: 13.92022-09-30: 13.52022-12-31: 12.22023-03-31: 13.82023-06-30: 13.42023-09-30: 14.62023-12-31: 13.62024-03-31: 11.92024-06-30: 12.82024-09-30: 13.72024-12-31: 16.12025-03-31: 12.72025-06-30: 14.32025-09-30: 17.32025-12-31: 18.62026-03-31: 18 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 11.9 to 23.3 · axis starts at 10.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.6, basis not documented by the producer

15.1%
10.215.821.32020-03-31: 14.72020-06-30: 13.92020-09-30: 13.42020-12-31: 12.92021-03-31: 12.22021-06-30: 12.62021-09-30: 14.82021-12-31: 14.52022-03-31: 17.52022-06-30: 15.42022-09-30: 13.12022-12-31: 13.22023-03-31: 11.32023-06-30: 14.02023-09-30: 16.52023-12-31: 20.22024-03-31: 18.22024-06-30: 16.82024-09-30: 16.42024-12-31: 13.72025-03-31: 14.22025-06-30: 14.32025-09-30: 15.62025-12-31: 15.62026-03-31: 15.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 11.3 to 20.2 · axis starts at 10.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.3, basis not documented by the producer

21.6%
14.423.733.12020-03-31: 20.42020-06-30: 17.82020-09-30: 19.42020-12-31: 19.42021-03-31: 20.12021-06-30: 21.72021-09-30: 19.92021-12-31: 22.12022-03-31: 23.82022-06-30: 20.42022-09-30: 22.92022-12-31: 20.72023-03-31: 17.42023-06-30: 19.32023-09-30: 16.82023-12-31: 17.82024-03-31: 17.32024-06-30: 16.22024-09-30: 27.22024-12-31: 28.92025-03-31: 31.32025-06-30: 29.42025-09-30: 18.82025-12-31: 20.62026-03-31: 21.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.2 to 31.3 · axis starts at 14.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.0, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£22,185
8,21116k24k1997-12-31: 9,7081998-12-31: 9,7101999-12-31: 10k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 13k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 13k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 14k2011-12-31: 14k2012-12-31: 15k2013-12-31: 15k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 17k2016-12-31: 17k2017-12-31: 17k2018-12-31: 18k2019-12-31: 18k2020-12-31: 18k2021-12-31: 19k2022-12-31: 19k2023-12-31: 21k2024-12-31: 22k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,708 to 22k · axis starts at 8,211

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,577
1,6212,1502,6792020-01-31: 1,7552020-02-29: 1,7662020-03-31: 1,7632020-04-30: 1,7232020-05-31: 1,7412020-06-30: 1,7542020-07-31: 1,7822020-08-31: 1,8122020-09-30: 1,8422020-10-31: 1,8512020-11-30: 1,8452020-12-31: 1,8542021-01-31: 1,8392021-02-28: 1,8382021-03-31: 1,8592021-04-30: 1,8872021-05-31: 1,9122021-06-30: 1,8962021-07-31: 1,9222021-08-31: 1,9162021-09-30: 1,9282021-10-31: 1,9252021-11-30: 1,9362021-12-31: 1,9602022-01-31: 1,9632022-02-28: 1,9722022-03-31: 1,9972022-04-30: 2,0132022-05-31: 2,0502022-06-30: 2,0652022-07-31: 2,0292022-08-31: 2,0492022-09-30: 2,0912022-10-31: 2,1052022-11-30: 2,1392022-12-31: 2,1202023-01-31: 2,1032023-02-28: 2,1142023-03-31: 2,1292023-04-30: 2,1672023-05-31: 2,1982023-06-30: 2,2232023-07-31: 2,2062023-08-31: 2,1952023-09-30: 2,2002023-10-31: 2,2432023-11-30: 2,2752023-12-31: 2,2582024-01-31: 2,2322024-02-29: 2,2352024-03-31: 2,2642024-04-30: 2,3152024-05-31: 2,3242024-06-30: 2,3182024-07-31: 2,3232024-08-31: 2,3262024-09-30: 2,3312024-10-31: 2,4002024-11-30: 2,4372024-12-31: 2,3952025-01-31: 2,3752025-02-28: 2,3752025-03-31: 2,3962025-04-30: 2,4422025-05-31: 2,4542025-06-30: 2,4522025-07-31: 2,4752025-08-31: 2,4952025-09-30: 2,4882025-10-31: 2,4982025-11-30: 2,5002025-12-31: 2,5242026-01-31: 2,5122026-02-28: 2,5132026-03-31: 2,5332026-04-30: 2,5682026-05-31: 2,5742026-06-30: 2,5762026-07-31: 2,577 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,723 to 2,577 · axis starts at 1,621

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.

133,180
125k130k135k2020-01-31: 131k2020-02-29: 131k2020-03-31: 131k2020-04-30: 129k2020-05-31: 129k2020-06-30: 129k2020-07-31: 129k2020-08-31: 128k2020-09-30: 128k2020-10-31: 128k2020-11-30: 128k2020-12-31: 127k2021-01-31: 126k2021-02-28: 126k2021-03-31: 127k2021-04-30: 127k2021-05-31: 129k2021-06-30: 129k2021-07-31: 130k2021-08-31: 130k2021-09-30: 130k2021-10-31: 130k2021-11-30: 131k2021-12-31: 131k2022-01-31: 130k2022-02-28: 131k2022-03-31: 131k2022-04-30: 131k2022-05-31: 132k2022-06-30: 132k2022-07-31: 132k2022-08-31: 132k2022-09-30: 133k2022-10-31: 133k2022-11-30: 133k2022-12-31: 133k2023-01-31: 132k2023-02-28: 132k2023-03-31: 132k2023-04-30: 133k2023-05-31: 133k2023-06-30: 133k2023-07-31: 134k2023-08-31: 133k2023-09-30: 133k2023-10-31: 133k2023-11-30: 134k2023-12-31: 133k2024-01-31: 132k2024-02-29: 132k2024-03-31: 133k2024-04-30: 134k2024-05-31: 134k2024-06-30: 134k2024-07-31: 134k2024-08-31: 134k2024-09-30: 134k2024-10-31: 134k2024-11-30: 134k2024-12-31: 134k2025-01-31: 132k2025-02-28: 133k2025-03-31: 133k2025-04-30: 133k2025-05-31: 134k2025-06-30: 134k2025-07-31: 134k2025-08-31: 134k2025-09-30: 134k2025-10-31: 133k2025-11-30: 134k2025-12-31: 133k2026-01-31: 132k2026-02-28: 133k2026-03-31: 133k2026-04-30: 133k2026-05-31: 133k2026-06-30: 133k2026-07-31: 133k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 126k to 134k · axis starts at 125k

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
9,230
7,5688,79210k2010-03-31: 7,9552011-03-31: 7,8052012-03-31: 7,8902013-03-31: 7,9052014-03-31: 8,1452015-03-31: 8,7202016-03-31: 9,0102017-03-31: 9,2202018-03-31: 9,3052019-03-31: 9,4352020-03-31: 9,5602021-03-31: 9,7802022-03-31: 9,6202023-03-31: 9,5002024-03-31: 9,2802025-03-31: 9,230 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 7,805 to 9,780 · axis starts at 7,568

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

6,990
5,5126,6387,7632010-03-31: 5,8102011-03-31: 5,7302012-03-31: 5,7752013-03-31: 5,7652014-03-31: 5,9302015-03-31: 6,3952016-03-31: 6,7402017-03-31: 6,9552018-03-31: 7,0302019-03-31: 7,1702020-03-31: 7,3202021-03-31: 7,5452022-03-31: 7,3402023-03-31: 7,2152024-03-31: 7,0352025-03-31: 6,990 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5,730 to 7,545 · axis starts at 5,512

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

580
5295605912010-03-31: 5452011-03-31: 5452012-03-31: 5352013-03-31: 5502014-03-31: 5602015-03-31: 5852016-03-31: 5802017-03-31: 5752018-03-31: 5752019-03-31: 5652020-03-31: 5752021-03-31: 5652022-03-31: 5402023-03-31: 5702024-03-31: 5602025-03-31: 580 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 535 to 585 · axis starts at 529

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

45
37.65062.42010-03-31: 452011-03-31: 502012-03-31: 502013-03-31: 502014-03-31: 552015-03-31: 552016-03-31: 602017-03-31: 552018-03-31: 552019-03-31: 552020-03-31: 502021-03-31: 502022-03-31: 452023-03-31: 452024-03-31: 402025-03-31: 45 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 40 to 60 · axis starts at 37.6

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

10
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 10 · axis starts at 4.4

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

295
2623023432010-03-31: 2852011-03-31: 2702012-03-31: 2802013-03-31: 2902014-03-31: 3102015-03-31: 3202016-03-31: 3252017-03-31: 3202018-03-31: 3302019-03-31: 3202020-03-31: 3252021-03-31: 3202022-03-31: 3352023-03-31: 3152024-03-31: 3052025-03-31: 295 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 270 to 335 · axis starts at 262

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

15
8.81521.22010-03-31: 202011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 152013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 152020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 152022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 15 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

1,155
1,0831,1721,2622010-03-31: 1,1602011-03-31: 1,1002012-03-31: 1,1352013-03-31: 1,1302014-03-31: 1,1602015-03-31: 1,2452016-03-31: 1,1852017-03-31: 1,1902018-03-31: 1,1852019-03-31: 1,1802020-03-31: 1,1452021-03-31: 1,1452022-03-31: 1,2152023-03-31: 1,1952024-03-31: 1,1702025-03-31: 1,155 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 1,100 to 1,245 · axis starts at 1,083

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

130
68.41021372010-03-31: 852011-03-31: 752012-03-31: 902013-03-31: 952014-03-31: 852015-03-31: 852016-03-31: 902017-03-31: 852018-03-31: 1002019-03-31: 1152020-03-31: 1102021-03-31: 1152022-03-31: 1102023-03-31: 1152024-03-31: 1252025-03-31: 130 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 75 to 130 · axis starts at 68.4

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

10
9.412.515.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 152019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 152021-03-31: 152022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 10 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 10 to 15 · axis starts at 9.4

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

11,130
9,63211k12k2010-03-31: 9,9652011-03-31: 9,8502012-03-31: 9,9602013-03-31: 9,8652014-03-31: 10k2015-03-31: 11k2016-03-31: 11k2017-03-31: 11k2018-03-31: 11k2019-03-31: 11k2020-03-31: 12k2021-03-31: 12k2022-03-31: 12k2023-03-31: 11k2024-03-31: 11k2025-03-31: 11k 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 9,850 to 12k · axis starts at 9,632

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

10,088
3,0676,95411k1998-12-31: 3,8191999-12-31: 3,8242000-12-31: 4,0342001-12-31: 4,1282002-12-31: 4,1842003-12-31: 4,4182004-12-31: 4,6412005-12-31: 4,8322006-12-31: 5,1392007-12-31: 5,2812008-12-31: 5,4262009-12-31: 5,3912010-12-31: 5,6432011-12-31: 6,0812012-12-31: 6,3622013-12-31: 6,6022014-12-31: 6,5332015-12-31: 6,7782016-12-31: 7,0042017-12-31: 7,1822018-12-31: 7,6082019-12-31: 7,8822020-12-31: 7,6122021-12-31: 8,1332022-12-31: 8,9532023-12-31: 10k 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 3,819 to 10k · axis starts at 3,067

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Flintshire and Wrexham

Flintshire · Wrexham