The Datum Report

Local area

Gwynedd

What we think is happening

Pay in Gwynedd has been uneven.

mixed · tentative confidence · formed 31 August 2026 · how we reached this

Other standing views

Labour market

The number claiming unemployment benefits in Gwynedd has been falling, while the number of people on payrolls has been rising.

tentative confidence · 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
Claimant count August 2026 2,110 +75 in the top 4% of 182
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 19.5% -3.4 in the bottom 1% of 171
Unemployment rate - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 3.9% -2.2 in the bottom 1% of 169
Employment rate - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 77.3% +4.9 in the top 1% of 171
% of economically inactive student Apr 2025-Mar 2026 28.6% -8.7 in the bottom 1% of 171
% of economically inactive retired Apr 2025-Mar 2026 14.0% +3.1 in the top 5% of 165

By subject

Every figure published for Gwynedd. 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
11.8%
7.411.415.52020-03-31: 13.62020-06-30: 14.42020-09-30: 14.72020-12-31: 14.02021-03-31: 14.12021-06-30: 11.72021-09-30: 10.32021-12-31: 9.72022-03-31: 8.42022-06-30: 9.32022-09-30: 10.02022-12-31: 10.42023-03-31: 9.62023-06-30: 8.22023-09-30: 9.02023-12-31: 11.62024-03-31: 11.92024-06-30: 13.32024-09-30: 13.02024-12-31: 11.32025-03-31: 11.82025-06-30: 11.72025-09-30: 11.92025-12-31: 12.52026-03-31: 11.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 8.2 to 14.7 · axis starts at 7.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.4, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
77.3%
69.673.978.12020-03-31: 75.62020-06-30: 74.32020-09-30: 73.32020-12-31: 74.02021-03-31: 71.22021-06-30: 72.42021-09-30: 71.82021-12-31: 70.42022-03-31: 73.52022-06-30: 75.92022-09-30: 76.72022-12-31: 77.02023-03-31: 77.22023-06-30: 73.42023-09-30: 71.62023-12-31: 74.62024-03-31: 70.52024-06-30: 71.82024-09-30: 73.42024-12-31: 73.72025-03-31: 72.12025-06-30: 72.52025-09-30: 72.02025-12-31: 72.42026-03-31: 77.3 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 70.4 to 77.3 · axis starts at 69.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±4.4, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
3.9%
0.23.77.12020-03-31: 2.92020-06-30: 3.02020-09-30: 2.92020-12-31: 2.72021-03-31: 5.42021-06-30: 5.12021-09-30: 6.22021-12-31: 6.42022-03-31: 3.22022-06-30: 2.62022-09-30: 1.62022-12-31: 0.92023-06-30: 1.62023-09-30: 2.02023-12-31: 3.62024-03-31: 4.52024-06-30: 4.32024-09-30: 4.02024-12-31: 3.12025-03-31: 4.72025-06-30: 5.02025-09-30: 6.42025-12-31: 6.12026-03-31: 3.9 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 0.9 to 6.4 · axis starts at 0.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

19.5%
18.623.227.72020-03-31: 22.12020-06-30: 23.42020-09-30: 24.52020-12-31: 24.12021-03-31: 24.72021-06-30: 23.82021-09-30: 23.52021-12-31: 24.72022-03-31: 24.12022-06-30: 22.12022-09-30: 22.12022-12-31: 22.32023-03-31: 22.42023-06-30: 25.42023-09-30: 26.82023-12-31: 22.62024-03-31: 26.32024-06-30: 25.02024-09-30: 23.62024-12-31: 23.92025-03-31: 24.32025-06-30: 23.82025-09-30: 23.12025-12-31: 22.92026-03-31: 19.5 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 19.5 to 26.8 · axis starts at 18.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.2, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
2,110
1,4703,0724,6752020-01-31: 1,9152020-02-29: 2,0152020-03-31: 1,9852020-04-30: 3,8102020-05-31: 4,3052020-06-30: 4,2152020-07-31: 4,3652020-08-31: 4,2802020-09-30: 3,9752020-10-31: 3,7302020-11-30: 3,8052020-12-31: 3,8752021-01-31: 3,9302021-02-28: 4,1452021-03-31: 4,0452021-04-30: 3,8802021-05-31: 3,4302021-06-30: 3,0652021-07-31: 2,9252021-08-31: 2,7152021-09-30: 2,5802021-10-31: 2,5352021-11-30: 2,5102021-12-31: 2,5052022-01-31: 2,5552022-02-28: 2,5702022-03-31: 2,4202022-04-30: 2,1352022-05-31: 1,9752022-06-30: 1,8902022-07-31: 1,8852022-08-31: 1,9102022-09-30: 1,8402022-10-31: 1,8302022-11-30: 1,9602022-12-31: 2,0552023-01-31: 2,1002023-02-28: 2,1302023-03-31: 2,1302023-04-30: 2,1052023-05-31: 1,9552023-06-30: 1,9352023-07-31: 1,8852023-08-31: 1,8552023-09-30: 1,7802023-10-31: 1,8202023-11-30: 1,9102023-12-31: 1,9502024-01-31: 1,9952024-02-29: 2,0202024-03-31: 1,9902024-04-30: 1,9052024-05-31: 1,8502024-06-30: 1,9502024-07-31: 2,1202024-08-31: 2,0702024-09-30: 2,0152024-10-31: 2,0052024-11-30: 2,0452024-12-31: 2,0552025-01-31: 2,1452025-02-28: 2,3352025-03-31: 2,2302025-04-30: 2,1152025-05-31: 1,9802025-06-30: 1,9052025-07-31: 1,8502025-08-31: 1,9302025-09-30: 1,9052025-10-31: 1,9302025-11-30: 2,0502025-12-31: 2,0652026-01-31: 2,1502026-02-28: 2,2302026-03-31: 2,2052026-04-30: 2,1652026-05-31: 2,0502026-06-30: 2,0452026-07-31: 2,0352026-08-31: 2,110 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 1,780 to 4,365 · axis starts at 1,470

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

2.9%
2.82.93.02026-01-31: 2.92026-02-28: 32026-03-31: 32026-04-30: 2.92026-05-31: 2.82026-06-30: 2.82026-07-31: 2.82026-08-31: 2.9 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.

31.6%
17.229.541.82020-03-31: 252020-06-30: 19.52020-09-30: 26.42020-12-31: 27.92021-03-31: 33.72021-06-30: 36.72021-09-30: 31.02021-12-31: 34.42022-03-31: 29.82022-06-30: 30.12022-09-30: 31.12022-12-31: 24.12023-03-31: 24.72023-06-30: 21.72023-09-30: 21.52023-12-31: 22.62024-03-31: 22.32024-06-30: 25.72024-09-30: 35.62024-12-31: 39.42025-03-31: 33.32025-06-30: 35.62025-09-30: 31.62025-12-31: 30.82026-03-31: 31.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 19.5 to 39.4 · axis starts at 17.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±10.7, basis not documented by the producer

13.0%
7.213.620.02020-03-31: 15.22020-06-30: 13.22020-09-30: 10.42020-12-31: 10.62021-03-31: 9.22021-06-30: 8.52021-09-30: 9.82021-12-31: 9.32022-03-31: 9.62022-06-30: 10.42022-09-30: 11.02022-12-31: 9.62023-03-31: 9.62023-06-30: 10.12023-09-30: 122023-12-31: 17.32024-03-31: 18.82024-06-30: 18.72024-09-30: 16.92024-12-31: 16.12025-03-31: 14.82025-06-30: 12.82025-09-30: 12.12025-12-31: 11.42026-03-31: 13 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 8.5 to 18.8 · axis starts at 7.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±7.7, basis not documented by the producer

14.0%
6.614.823.02020-03-31: 14.02020-06-30: 13.22020-09-30: 13.22020-12-31: 14.52021-03-31: 16.32021-06-30: 18.62021-09-30: 20.12021-12-31: 16.92022-03-31: 15.72022-06-30: 14.12022-09-30: 14.02022-12-31: 11.42023-03-31: 13.32023-06-30: 12.22023-09-30: 16.52023-12-31: 21.42024-03-31: 15.22024-06-30: 14.42024-09-30: 11.92024-12-31: 10.62025-03-31: 8.22025-06-30: 8.32025-09-30: 10.92025-12-31: 10.92026-03-31: 14 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 8.2 to 21.4 · axis starts at 6.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±8.0, basis not documented by the producer

28.6%
14.227.039.82020-03-31: 31.12020-06-30: 31.62020-09-30: 26.42020-12-31: 22.92021-03-31: 21.22021-06-30: 23.72021-09-30: 29.32021-12-31: 29.52022-03-31: 34.82022-06-30: 36.22022-09-30: 26.22022-12-31: 34.92023-03-31: 31.32023-06-30: 36.02023-09-30: 35.52023-12-31: 25.62024-03-31: 27.42024-06-30: 24.12024-09-30: 16.92024-12-31: 16.72025-03-31: 30.12025-06-30: 29.42025-09-30: 34.52025-12-31: 37.32026-03-31: 28.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 16.7 to 37.3 · axis starts at 14.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±10.4, basis not documented by the producer

Pay 3
£20,785
7,32415k22k1997-12-31: 8,7661998-12-31: 8,8141999-12-31: 9,2562000-12-31: 9,4882001-12-31: 10k2002-12-31: 10k2003-12-31: 11k2004-12-31: 11k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 12k2007-12-31: 13k2008-12-31: 13k2009-12-31: 13k2010-12-31: 13k2011-12-31: 13k2012-12-31: 14k2013-12-31: 14k2014-12-31: 15k2015-12-31: 15k2016-12-31: 15k2017-12-31: 16k2018-12-31: 16k2019-12-31: 17k2020-12-31: 17k2021-12-31: 18k2022-12-31: 18k2023-12-31: 19k2024-12-31: 21k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 8,766 to 21k · axis starts at 7,324

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,324
1,4751,9622,4502020-01-31: 1,6152020-02-29: 1,6162020-03-31: 1,5902020-04-30: 1,5692020-05-31: 1,5832020-06-30: 1,5992020-07-31: 1,6322020-08-31: 1,6872020-09-30: 1,7302020-10-31: 1,7062020-11-30: 1,6962020-12-31: 1,7012021-01-31: 1,6942021-02-28: 1,6982021-03-31: 1,7052021-04-30: 1,7422021-05-31: 1,7612021-06-30: 1,7672021-07-31: 1,7862021-08-31: 1,7672021-09-30: 1,7682021-10-31: 1,7662021-11-30: 1,7632021-12-31: 1,7912022-01-31: 1,7892022-02-28: 1,7952022-03-31: 1,8182022-04-30: 1,8112022-05-31: 1,8602022-06-30: 1,8842022-07-31: 1,8312022-08-31: 1,8472022-09-30: 1,8712022-10-31: 1,9052022-11-30: 1,9872022-12-31: 1,9262023-01-31: 1,9202023-02-28: 1,9112023-03-31: 1,9252023-04-30: 1,9562023-05-31: 1,9962023-06-30: 2,0132023-07-31: 1,9962023-08-31: 1,9982023-09-30: 2,0092023-10-31: 2,0382023-11-30: 2,1062023-12-31: 2,0502024-01-31: 2,0542024-02-29: 2,0462024-03-31: 2,0702024-04-30: 2,1132024-05-31: 2,1242024-06-30: 2,1142024-07-31: 2,1142024-08-31: 2,1302024-09-30: 2,1212024-10-31: 2,1742024-11-30: 2,2412024-12-31: 2,1902025-01-31: 2,1802025-02-28: 2,1812025-03-31: 2,1942025-04-30: 2,2342025-05-31: 2,2422025-06-30: 2,2362025-07-31: 2,2522025-08-31: 2,2832025-09-30: 2,2692025-10-31: 2,2812025-11-30: 2,2832025-12-31: 2,2992026-01-31: 2,2992026-02-28: 2,2892026-03-31: 2,3022026-04-30: 2,3382026-05-31: 2,3562026-06-30: 2,3472026-07-31: 2,324 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,569 to 2,356 · axis starts at 1,475

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.

49,490
42k46k51k2020-01-31: 44k2020-02-29: 44k2020-03-31: 44k2020-04-30: 44k2020-05-31: 44k2020-06-30: 44k2020-07-31: 44k2020-08-31: 44k2020-09-30: 44k2020-10-31: 44k2020-11-30: 44k2020-12-31: 43k2021-01-31: 43k2021-02-28: 43k2021-03-31: 43k2021-04-30: 44k2021-05-31: 45k2021-06-30: 46k2021-07-31: 46k2021-08-31: 47k2021-09-30: 46k2021-10-31: 46k2021-11-30: 46k2021-12-31: 45k2022-01-31: 45k2022-02-28: 45k2022-03-31: 46k2022-04-30: 47k2022-05-31: 47k2022-06-30: 48k2022-07-31: 48k2022-08-31: 48k2022-09-30: 48k2022-10-31: 47k2022-11-30: 47k2022-12-31: 46k2023-01-31: 46k2023-02-28: 46k2023-03-31: 47k2023-04-30: 48k2023-05-31: 48k2023-06-30: 49k2023-07-31: 49k2023-08-31: 49k2023-09-30: 49k2023-10-31: 48k2023-11-30: 48k2023-12-31: 47k2024-01-31: 47k2024-02-29: 47k2024-03-31: 48k2024-04-30: 49k2024-05-31: 49k2024-06-30: 50k2024-07-31: 50k2024-08-31: 50k2024-09-30: 49k2024-10-31: 49k2024-11-30: 49k2024-12-31: 48k2025-01-31: 48k2025-02-28: 48k2025-03-31: 48k2025-04-30: 49k2025-05-31: 49k2025-06-30: 50k2025-07-31: 50k2025-08-31: 50k2025-09-30: 49k2025-10-31: 49k2025-11-30: 49k2025-12-31: 48k2026-01-31: 48k2026-02-28: 48k2026-03-31: 48k2026-04-30: 49k2026-05-31: 49k2026-06-30: 49k2026-07-31: 49k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 43k to 50k · axis starts at 42k

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
5,445
4,8565,1885,5192010-03-31: 5,0152011-03-31: 4,9302012-03-31: 5,0352013-03-31: 4,9602014-03-31: 4,9202015-03-31: 5,2702016-03-31: 5,3152017-03-31: 5,3252018-03-31: 5,3402019-03-31: 5,3252020-03-31: 5,2852021-03-31: 5,2602022-03-31: 5,3902023-03-31: 5,4052024-03-31: 5,4552025-03-31: 5,445 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 4,920 to 5,455 · axis starts at 4,856

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

4,235
3,6523,9784,3032010-03-31: 3,8802011-03-31: 3,8102012-03-31: 3,8752013-03-31: 3,7702014-03-31: 3,7152015-03-31: 4,0002016-03-31: 4,0902017-03-31: 4,0902018-03-31: 4,1052019-03-31: 4,1102020-03-31: 4,0802021-03-31: 4,0602022-03-31: 4,1502023-03-31: 4,1502024-03-31: 4,2402025-03-31: 4,235 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,715 to 4,240 · axis starts at 3,652

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

355
2813283742010-03-31: 3002011-03-31: 2902012-03-31: 2952013-03-31: 3152014-03-31: 3152015-03-31: 3352016-03-31: 3252017-03-31: 3452018-03-31: 3452019-03-31: 3252020-03-31: 3252021-03-31: 3252022-03-31: 3352023-03-31: 3402024-03-31: 3652025-03-31: 355 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 290 to 365 · axis starts at 281

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

25
13.82026.22010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 202012-03-31: 252013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 202016-03-31: 202017-03-31: 152018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 202023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 202025-03-31: 25 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 15 to 25 · axis starts at 13.8

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

0
00.512010-03-31: 02011-03-31: 02012-03-31: 02013-03-31: 02014-03-31: 02015-03-31: 02016-03-31: 02017-03-31: 02018-03-31: 02019-03-31: 02020-03-31: 02021-03-31: 02022-03-31: 02023-03-31: 02024-03-31: 02025-03-31: 0 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · unchanged at 0

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

140
1141451762010-03-31: 1252011-03-31: 1202012-03-31: 1252013-03-31: 1302014-03-31: 1402015-03-31: 1502016-03-31: 1602017-03-31: 1552018-03-31: 1602019-03-31: 1502020-03-31: 1602021-03-31: 1552022-03-31: 1602023-03-31: 1702024-03-31: 1402025-03-31: 140 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 120 to 170 · axis starts at 114

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

5
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 5 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

655
6356857352010-03-31: 6502011-03-31: 6552012-03-31: 6802013-03-31: 6752014-03-31: 6852015-03-31: 7252016-03-31: 6802017-03-31: 6702018-03-31: 6652019-03-31: 6702020-03-31: 6502021-03-31: 6602022-03-31: 6902023-03-31: 6802024-03-31: 6452025-03-31: 655 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 645 to 725 · axis starts at 635

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

30
28.83541.22010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 302012-03-31: 352013-03-31: 402014-03-31: 402015-03-31: 352016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 402018-03-31: 402019-03-31: 402020-03-31: 352021-03-31: 302022-03-31: 302023-03-31: 352024-03-31: 402025-03-31: 30 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 30 to 40 · axis starts at 28.8

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

0
00.512010-03-31: 02011-03-31: 02012-03-31: 02013-03-31: 02014-03-31: 02015-03-31: 02016-03-31: 02017-03-31: 02018-03-31: 02019-03-31: 02020-03-31: 02021-03-31: 02022-03-31: 02023-03-31: 02024-03-31: 02025-03-31: 0 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · unchanged at 0

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

6,640
6,1456,4306,7152010-03-31: 6,2502011-03-31: 6,2002012-03-31: 6,3052013-03-31: 6,2252014-03-31: 6,2002015-03-31: 6,5502016-03-31: 6,5902017-03-31: 6,6602018-03-31: 6,6602019-03-31: 6,6202020-03-31: 6,5502021-03-31: 6,4802022-03-31: 6,5902023-03-31: 6,5952024-03-31: 6,6302025-03-31: 6,640 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 6,200 to 6,660 · axis starts at 6,145

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

2,842
1,1352,0803,0251998-12-31: 1,3281999-12-31: 1,3182000-12-31: 1,3642001-12-31: 1,4042002-12-31: 1,5192003-12-31: 1,6432004-12-31: 1,7262005-12-31: 1,8462006-12-31: 1,9722007-12-31: 2,0152008-12-31: 2,0502009-12-31: 1,9902010-12-31: 1,9662011-12-31: 2,0412012-12-31: 2,0982013-12-31: 2,2002014-12-31: 2,1822015-12-31: 2,2312016-12-31: 2,2302017-12-31: 2,3572018-12-31: 2,3962019-12-31: 2,4702020-12-31: 2,2182021-12-31: 2,4262022-12-31: 2,6162023-12-31: 2,842 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 1,318 to 2,842 · axis starts at 1,135

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Gwynedd

Gwynedd