The Datum Report

Local area

Swansea

What we think is happening

Typical monthly pay in Swansea has been rising, though other measures here have run the other way.

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

Other standing views

Labour market

The job market in Swansea has been getting stronger.

established 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
% who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 Apr 2025-Mar 2026 27.1% +2.0 in the top 8% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for Swansea. 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
6.1%
4.26.58.92020-03-31: 8.42020-06-30: 8.42020-09-30: 7.72020-12-31: 7.72021-03-31: 6.22021-06-30: 6.12021-09-30: 7.22021-12-31: 6.42022-03-31: 7.62022-06-30: 7.02022-09-30: 6.82022-12-31: 6.62023-03-31: 7.12023-06-30: 7.12023-09-30: 7.02023-12-31: 7.12024-03-31: 5.52024-06-30: 5.12024-09-30: 5.32024-12-31: 4.72025-03-31: 4.62025-06-30: 5.02025-09-30: 4.82025-12-31: 5.52026-03-31: 6.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 4.6 to 8.4 · axis starts at 4.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±1.9, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
65.6%
63.870.677.42020-03-31: 69.72020-06-30: 70.52020-09-30: 70.32020-12-31: 71.12021-03-31: 71.42021-06-30: 70.32021-09-30: 71.72021-12-31: 71.82022-03-31: 71.92022-06-30: 72.32022-09-30: 74.32022-12-31: 76.12023-03-31: 75.92023-06-30: 76.02023-09-30: 74.02023-12-31: 72.72024-03-31: 73.12024-06-30: 70.82024-09-30: 72.22024-12-31: 68.92025-03-31: 70.82025-06-30: 67.02025-09-30: 65.12025-12-31: 67.52026-03-31: 65.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 65.1 to 76.1 · axis starts at 63.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.8, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
10.1%
1.86.411.02020-03-31: 4.52020-06-30: 5.22020-09-30: 5.72020-12-31: 5.22021-03-31: 5.02021-06-30: 6.32021-09-30: 6.62021-12-31: 6.22022-03-31: 6.12022-06-30: 6.32022-09-30: 5.42022-12-31: 5.42023-03-31: 5.02023-06-30: 4.62023-09-30: 4.82023-12-31: 4.12024-03-31: 4.22024-06-30: 4.12024-09-30: 2.72024-12-31: 3.82025-03-31: 4.42025-06-30: 8.52025-09-30: 9.92025-12-31: 9.92026-03-31: 10.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 2.7 to 10.1 · axis starts at 1.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.8, basis not documented by the producer

27.1%
18.423.929.42020-03-31: 26.92020-06-30: 25.72020-09-30: 25.42020-12-31: 25.02021-03-31: 24.82021-06-30: 25.02021-09-30: 23.22021-12-31: 23.52022-03-31: 23.52022-06-30: 22.72022-09-30: 21.42022-12-31: 19.52023-03-31: 20.22023-06-30: 20.42023-09-30: 22.22023-12-31: 24.22024-03-31: 23.72024-06-30: 26.12024-09-30: 25.82024-12-31: 28.42025-03-31: 26.12025-06-30: 26.82025-09-30: 27.82025-12-31: 25.12026-03-31: 27.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 19.5 to 28.4 · axis starts at 18.4

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.5, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
5,390
4,4117,1429,8742020-01-31: 5,1852020-02-29: 5,3202020-03-31: 5,3352020-04-30: 8,4252020-05-31: 9,3002020-06-30: 8,9952020-07-31: 9,2252020-08-31: 9,3452020-09-30: 9,2302020-10-31: 8,7252020-11-30: 8,8602020-12-31: 8,6552021-01-31: 8,4052021-02-28: 8,7952021-03-31: 8,8352021-04-30: 8,7802021-05-31: 8,2652021-06-30: 7,7052021-07-31: 7,5552021-08-31: 7,2502021-09-30: 6,9402021-10-31: 6,7252021-11-30: 6,4452021-12-31: 6,2752022-01-31: 6,1102022-02-28: 6,1052022-03-31: 5,8502022-04-30: 5,6502022-05-31: 5,4652022-06-30: 5,3952022-07-31: 5,2852022-08-31: 5,3252022-09-30: 5,3202022-10-31: 5,1552022-11-30: 5,3052022-12-31: 5,3052023-01-31: 5,2102023-02-28: 5,3252023-03-31: 5,4652023-04-30: 5,5452023-05-31: 5,2802023-06-30: 5,1802023-07-31: 5,1302023-08-31: 5,1052023-09-30: 5,0902023-10-31: 4,9702023-11-30: 5,0252023-12-31: 5,0002024-01-31: 5,0452024-02-29: 5,2352024-03-31: 5,3402024-04-30: 5,2152024-05-31: 5,1952024-06-30: 5,2802024-07-31: 5,6802024-08-31: 5,7352024-09-30: 5,7102024-10-31: 5,3802024-11-30: 5,3202024-12-31: 5,2602025-01-31: 5,1252025-02-28: 5,2852025-03-31: 5,2402025-04-30: 5,2602025-05-31: 5,2152025-06-30: 5,1802025-07-31: 5,0752025-08-31: 5,1552025-09-30: 5,0652025-10-31: 5,0802025-11-30: 5,0202025-12-31: 4,9402026-01-31: 4,9502026-02-28: 5,1802026-03-31: 5,2352026-04-30: 5,1702026-05-31: 5,2502026-06-30: 5,2302026-07-31: 5,2552026-08-31: 5,390 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 4,940 to 9,345 · axis starts at 4,411

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

3.4%
3.13.23.42026-01-31: 3.12026-02-28: 3.32026-03-31: 3.32026-04-30: 3.32026-05-31: 3.32026-06-30: 3.32026-07-31: 3.32026-08-31: 3.4 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 3.1 to 3.4 · axis starts at 3.1

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.

29.6%
20.829.438.12020-03-31: 27.42020-06-30: 26.82020-09-30: 22.52020-12-31: 26.72021-03-31: 29.32021-06-30: 29.52021-09-30: 28.72021-12-31: 29.02022-03-31: 30.92022-06-30: 34.42022-09-30: 36.42022-12-31: 33.42023-03-31: 30.42023-06-30: 31.72023-09-30: 33.92023-12-31: 34.32024-03-31: 31.22024-06-30: 29.02024-09-30: 32.32024-12-31: 32.72025-03-31: 33.62025-06-30: 31.42025-09-30: 27.12025-12-31: 30.52026-03-31: 29.6 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 22.5 to 36.4 · axis starts at 20.8

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±6.9, basis not documented by the producer

13.4%
7.113.920.62020-03-31: 19.12020-06-30: 19.32020-09-30: 18.72020-12-31: 14.92021-03-31: 14.02021-06-30: 12.32021-09-30: 14.92021-12-31: 13.92022-03-31: 13.92022-06-30: 15.52022-09-30: 11.02022-12-31: 13.42023-03-31: 13.02023-06-30: 10.72023-09-30: 11.22023-12-31: 8.42024-03-31: 14.02024-06-30: 14.62024-09-30: 15.32024-12-31: 13.92025-03-31: 10.72025-06-30: 12.12025-09-30: 12.12025-12-31: 11.72026-03-31: 13.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 8.4 to 19.3 · axis starts at 7.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±5.2, basis not documented by the producer

10.8%
7.112.317.42020-03-31: 12.92020-06-30: 14.82020-09-30: 16.42020-12-31: 14.72021-03-31: 12.42021-06-30: 11.82021-09-30: 9.72021-12-31: 10.72022-03-31: 10.42022-06-30: 8.72022-09-30: 11.32022-12-31: 11.12023-03-31: 11.72023-06-30: 16.02023-09-30: 14.12023-12-31: 11.32024-03-31: 9.92024-06-30: 8.32024-09-30: 8.12024-12-31: 8.92025-03-31: 11.22025-06-30: 11.32025-09-30: 11.42025-12-31: 11.12026-03-31: 10.8 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 8.1 to 16.4 · axis starts at 7.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±4.7, basis not documented by the producer

28.0%
22.629.235.82020-03-31: 29.42020-06-30: 25.12020-09-30: 29.02020-12-31: 31.62021-03-31: 30.82021-06-30: 34.42021-09-30: 34.32021-12-31: 32.02022-03-31: 31.12022-06-30: 28.72022-09-30: 25.72022-12-31: 27.92023-03-31: 28.82023-06-30: 28.22023-09-30: 25.92023-12-31: 29.62024-03-31: 29.32024-06-30: 34.52024-09-30: 33.32024-12-31: 32.22025-03-31: 29.02025-06-30: 23.92025-09-30: 26.92025-12-31: 26.52026-03-31: 28 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 23.9 to 34.5 · axis starts at 22.6

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

Pay 3
£20,255
8,20215k22k1997-12-31: 9,4931998-12-31: 9,5791999-12-31: 10k2000-12-31: 10k2001-12-31: 11k2002-12-31: 11k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 12k2006-12-31: 12k2007-12-31: 13k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 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: 20k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 9,493 to 20k · axis starts at 8,202

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,481
1,5882,0822,5772020-01-31: 1,6842020-02-29: 1,7022020-03-31: 1,7022020-04-30: 1,6842020-05-31: 1,7142020-06-30: 1,7062020-07-31: 1,7222020-08-31: 1,7612020-09-30: 1,7902020-10-31: 1,7892020-11-30: 1,8042020-12-31: 1,8002021-01-31: 1,7882021-02-28: 1,7882021-03-31: 1,8262021-04-30: 1,8262021-05-31: 1,8512021-06-30: 1,8262021-07-31: 1,8262021-08-31: 1,8302021-09-30: 1,8472021-10-31: 1,8472021-11-30: 1,8472021-12-31: 1,8672022-01-31: 1,8572022-02-28: 1,8482022-03-31: 1,8982022-04-30: 1,8952022-05-31: 1,9092022-06-30: 1,9402022-07-31: 1,9372022-08-31: 1,9292022-09-30: 1,9742022-10-31: 1,9812022-11-30: 2,0442022-12-31: 1,9922023-01-31: 1,9612023-02-28: 1,9782023-03-31: 2,0222023-04-30: 2,0332023-05-31: 2,0722023-06-30: 2,0872023-07-31: 2,1342023-08-31: 2,0892023-09-30: 2,1142023-10-31: 2,1142023-11-30: 2,1832023-12-31: 2,1412024-01-31: 2,1142024-02-29: 2,1262024-03-31: 2,1582024-04-30: 2,1922024-05-31: 2,2032024-06-30: 2,1952024-07-31: 2,1982024-08-31: 2,2192024-09-30: 2,2202024-10-31: 2,2792024-11-30: 2,3902024-12-31: 2,3042025-01-31: 2,2832025-02-28: 2,2792025-03-31: 2,3242025-04-30: 2,3222025-05-31: 2,3442025-06-30: 2,3362025-07-31: 2,3612025-08-31: 2,4162025-09-30: 2,3902025-10-31: 2,4272025-11-30: 2,4332025-12-31: 2,4282026-01-31: 2,4022026-02-28: 2,4072026-03-31: 2,4542026-04-30: 2,4552026-05-31: 2,4762026-06-30: 2,4762026-07-31: 2,481 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,684 to 2,481 · axis starts at 1,588

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.

101,661
92k99k105k2020-01-31: 96k2020-02-29: 96k2020-03-31: 95k2020-04-30: 94k2020-05-31: 94k2020-06-30: 95k2020-07-31: 95k2020-08-31: 94k2020-09-30: 94k2020-10-31: 94k2020-11-30: 94k2020-12-31: 94k2021-01-31: 93k2021-02-28: 93k2021-03-31: 93k2021-04-30: 94k2021-05-31: 95k2021-06-30: 96k2021-07-31: 97k2021-08-31: 97k2021-09-30: 97k2021-10-31: 98k2021-11-30: 98k2021-12-31: 98k2022-01-31: 98k2022-02-28: 98k2022-03-31: 99k2022-04-30: 99k2022-05-31: 99k2022-06-30: 100k2022-07-31: 100k2022-08-31: 100k2022-09-30: 101k2022-10-31: 101k2022-11-30: 101k2022-12-31: 101k2023-01-31: 100k2023-02-28: 101k2023-03-31: 101k2023-04-30: 101k2023-05-31: 102k2023-06-30: 102k2023-07-31: 102k2023-08-31: 102k2023-09-30: 102k2023-10-31: 102k2023-11-30: 103k2023-12-31: 103k2024-01-31: 102k2024-02-29: 102k2024-03-31: 102k2024-04-30: 103k2024-05-31: 104k2024-06-30: 104k2024-07-31: 104k2024-08-31: 103k2024-09-30: 103k2024-10-31: 103k2024-11-30: 104k2024-12-31: 104k2025-01-31: 103k2025-02-28: 102k2025-03-31: 102k2025-04-30: 102k2025-05-31: 102k2025-06-30: 103k2025-07-31: 103k2025-08-31: 102k2025-09-30: 102k2025-10-31: 102k2025-11-30: 102k2025-12-31: 102k2026-01-31: 101k2026-02-28: 101k2026-03-31: 101k2026-04-30: 101k2026-05-31: 101k2026-06-30: 101k2026-07-31: 102k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 93k to 104k · axis starts at 92k

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
6,710
5,0706,2057,3402010-03-31: 5,5502011-03-31: 5,2902012-03-31: 5,3602013-03-31: 5,3252014-03-31: 5,5152015-03-31: 6,0102016-03-31: 6,1052017-03-31: 6,2652018-03-31: 6,4252019-03-31: 6,8202020-03-31: 7,0902021-03-31: 7,1202022-03-31: 6,9252023-03-31: 6,7302024-03-31: 6,7152025-03-31: 6,710 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5,290 to 7,120 · axis starts at 5,070

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

4,985
3,5174,5405,5632010-03-31: 3,9852011-03-31: 3,7802012-03-31: 3,7902013-03-31: 3,7152014-03-31: 3,8352015-03-31: 4,2302016-03-31: 4,4102017-03-31: 4,5402018-03-31: 4,6652019-03-31: 5,0402020-03-31: 5,3352021-03-31: 5,3652022-03-31: 5,1502023-03-31: 4,9202024-03-31: 4,9852025-03-31: 4,985 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 3,715 to 5,365 · axis starts at 3,517

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

460
3624284932010-03-31: 3952011-03-31: 3752012-03-31: 3802013-03-31: 3852014-03-31: 4052015-03-31: 4302016-03-31: 4152017-03-31: 4502018-03-31: 4552019-03-31: 4552020-03-31: 4352021-03-31: 4452022-03-31: 4602023-03-31: 4802024-03-31: 4402025-03-31: 460 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 375 to 480 · axis starts at 362

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

40
23.232.541.82010-03-31: 252011-03-31: 302012-03-31: 302013-03-31: 402014-03-31: 352015-03-31: 352016-03-31: 352017-03-31: 402018-03-31: 402019-03-31: 352020-03-31: 352021-03-31: 352022-03-31: 302023-03-31: 302024-03-31: 352025-03-31: 40 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 25 to 40 · axis starts at 23.2

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

5
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 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

215
1852352852010-03-31: 1952011-03-31: 1952012-03-31: 2052013-03-31: 2252014-03-31: 2352015-03-31: 2602016-03-31: 2752017-03-31: 2702018-03-31: 2752019-03-31: 2652020-03-31: 2502021-03-31: 2352022-03-31: 2452023-03-31: 2402024-03-31: 2302025-03-31: 215 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 195 to 275 · axis starts at 185

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

20
3.212.521.82010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 52015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 152024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 20 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 5 to 20 · axis starts at 3.2

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

890
7978909832010-03-31: 8502011-03-31: 8152012-03-31: 8552013-03-31: 8652014-03-31: 9052015-03-31: 9652016-03-31: 8752017-03-31: 8702018-03-31: 9002019-03-31: 9352020-03-31: 9402021-03-31: 9452022-03-31: 9452023-03-31: 9502024-03-31: 9152025-03-31: 890 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 815 to 965 · axis starts at 797

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

80
62.67587.42010-03-31: 702011-03-31: 652012-03-31: 752013-03-31: 702014-03-31: 752015-03-31: 702016-03-31: 752017-03-31: 752018-03-31: 652019-03-31: 702020-03-31: 752021-03-31: 752022-03-31: 702023-03-31: 802024-03-31: 852025-03-31: 80 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 65 to 85 · axis starts at 62.6

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

5
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 52016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 52024-03-31: 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

8,405
6,8357,9459,0552010-03-31: 7,3102011-03-31: 7,0502012-03-31: 7,1402013-03-31: 7,0602014-03-31: 7,2552015-03-31: 7,7502016-03-31: 7,8452017-03-31: 8,0152018-03-31: 8,1852019-03-31: 8,5552020-03-31: 8,8252021-03-31: 8,8402022-03-31: 8,6152023-03-31: 8,4002024-03-31: 8,4002025-03-31: 8,405 2010-03 2025-03
16 annual readings · 7,050 to 8,840 · axis starts at 6,835

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

6,417
2,1234,5006,8771998-12-31: 2,5831999-12-31: 2,6222000-12-31: 2,7292001-12-31: 2,8982002-12-31: 3,0282003-12-31: 3,2262004-12-31: 3,5092005-12-31: 3,7342006-12-31: 3,8942007-12-31: 4,0542008-12-31: 4,2032009-12-31: 4,2402010-12-31: 4,2162011-12-31: 4,3352012-12-31: 4,4222013-12-31: 4,5242014-12-31: 4,9102015-12-31: 4,8202016-12-31: 5,0582017-12-31: 5,2622018-12-31: 5,5572019-12-31: 5,7242020-12-31: 5,3562021-12-31: 5,5082022-12-31: 5,9042023-12-31: 6,417 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 2,583 to 6,417 · axis starts at 2,123

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Swansea

Swansea