Long-term ILO unemployment by duration, sex and Welsh local authority

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [u] = low reliability, [z] = not applicable.

Data values	Data description	Year	Geography	Sex	Duration of unemployment
6,400	Level	2001	Swansea	Persons	All unemployed
2,500 [u]	Level	2001	Swansea	Males	Less than 12 months
1,200 [u]	Level	2001	Swansea	Males	12 months or more
3,700 [u]	Level	2001	Swansea	Males	All unemployed
2,300 [u]	Level	2001	Swansea	Females	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Swansea	Females	12 months or more
2,700 [u]	Level	2001	Swansea	Females	All unemployed
2,500	Level	2001	Neath Port Talbot	Persons	Less than 12 months
800 [u]	Level	2001	Neath Port Talbot	Persons	12 months or more
3,300	Level	2001	Neath Port Talbot	Persons	All unemployed
1,500 [u]	Level	2001	Neath Port Talbot	Males	Less than 12 months
600 [u]	Level	2001	Neath Port Talbot	Males	12 months or more
2,100	Level	2001	Neath Port Talbot	Males	All unemployed
1,000 [u]	Level	2001	Neath Port Talbot	Females	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Neath Port Talbot	Females	12 months or more
1,200 [u]	Level	2001	Neath Port Talbot	Females	All unemployed
1,800 [u]	Level	2001	Bridgend	Persons	Less than 12 months
1,000 [u]	Level	2001	Bridgend	Persons	12 months or more
2,700	Level	2001	Bridgend	Persons	All unemployed
800 [u]	Level	2001	Bridgend	Males	Less than 12 months
900 [u]	Level	2001	Bridgend	Males	12 months or more
1,700 [u]	Level	2001	Bridgend	Males	All unemployed
1,000 [u]	Level	2001	Bridgend	Females	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Bridgend	Females	12 months or more
1,100 [u]	Level	2001	Bridgend	Females	All unemployed
2,000	Level	2001	Vale of Glamorgan	Persons	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Vale of Glamorgan	Persons	12 months or more
2,300	Level	2001	Vale of Glamorgan	Persons	All unemployed
1,200 [u]	Level	2001	Vale of Glamorgan	Males	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Vale of Glamorgan	Males	12 months or more
1,500 [u]	Level	2001	Vale of Glamorgan	Males	All unemployed
800 [u]	Level	2001	Vale of Glamorgan	Females	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Vale of Glamorgan	Females	12 months or more
800 [u]	Level	2001	Vale of Glamorgan	Females	All unemployed
6,700	Level	2001	Cardiff	Persons	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Cardiff	Persons	12 months or more
7,900	Level	2001	Cardiff	Persons	All unemployed
3,600 [u]	Level	2001	Cardiff	Males	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Cardiff	Males	12 months or more
4,500 [u]	Level	2001	Cardiff	Males	All unemployed
3,100 [u]	Level	2001	Cardiff	Females	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Cardiff	Females	12 months or more
3,300 [u]	Level	2001	Cardiff	Females	All unemployed
4,700	Level	2001	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Persons	Less than 12 months
900 [u]	Level	2001	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Persons	12 months or more
5,600	Level	2001	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Persons	All unemployed
2,100 [u]	Level	2001	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Males	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Males	12 months or more
2,900 [u]	Level	2001	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Males	All unemployed
2,600 [u]	Level	2001	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Females	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Females	12 months or more
2,700 [u]	Level	2001	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Females	All unemployed
1,300 [u]	Level	2001	Merthyr Tydfil	Persons	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Merthyr Tydfil	Persons	12 months or more
1,600	Level	2001	Merthyr Tydfil	Persons	All unemployed
900 [u]	Level	2001	Merthyr Tydfil	Males	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Merthyr Tydfil	Males	12 months or more
1,000 [u]	Level	2001	Merthyr Tydfil	Males	All unemployed
400 [u]	Level	2001	Merthyr Tydfil	Females	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Merthyr Tydfil	Females	12 months or more
500 [u]	Level	2001	Merthyr Tydfil	Females	All unemployed
5,100	Level	2001	Caerphilly	Persons	Less than 12 months
1,300 [u]	Level	2001	Caerphilly	Persons	12 months or more
6,300	Level	2001	Caerphilly	Persons	All unemployed
3,500	Level	2001	Caerphilly	Males	Less than 12 months
1,000 [u]	Level	2001	Caerphilly	Males	12 months or more
4,500	Level	2001	Caerphilly	Males	All unemployed
1,600 [u]	Level	2001	Caerphilly	Females	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Caerphilly	Females	12 months or more
1,800 [u]	Level	2001	Caerphilly	Females	All unemployed
1,200 [u]	Level	2001	Blaenau Gwent	Persons	Less than 12 months
1,000 [u]	Level	2001	Blaenau Gwent	Persons	12 months or more
2,200	Level	2001	Blaenau Gwent	Persons	All unemployed
700 [u]	Level	2001	Blaenau Gwent	Males	Less than 12 months
800 [u]	Level	2001	Blaenau Gwent	Males	12 months or more
1,500	Level	2001	Blaenau Gwent	Males	All unemployed
500 [u]	Level	2001	Blaenau Gwent	Females	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Blaenau Gwent	Females	12 months or more
700 [u]	Level	2001	Blaenau Gwent	Females	All unemployed
1,800	Level	2001	Torfaen	Persons	Less than 12 months
600 [u]	Level	2001	Torfaen	Persons	12 months or more
2,400	Level	2001	Torfaen	Persons	All unemployed
900 [u]	Level	2001	Torfaen	Males	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Torfaen	Males	12 months or more
1,200 [u]	Level	2001	Torfaen	Males	All unemployed
900 [u]	Level	2001	Torfaen	Females	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Torfaen	Females	12 months or more
1,100 [u]	Level	2001	Torfaen	Females	All unemployed
1,500 [u]	Level	2001	Monmouthshire	Persons	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Monmouthshire	Persons	12 months or more
1,800	Level	2001	Monmouthshire	Persons	All unemployed
1,100 [u]	Level	2001	Monmouthshire	Males	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Monmouthshire	Males	12 months or more
1,300 [u]	Level	2001	Monmouthshire	Males	All unemployed
400 [u]	Level	2001	Monmouthshire	Females	Less than 12 months
[c]	Level	2001	Monmouthshire	Females	12 months or more
500 [u]	Level	2001	Monmouthshire	Females	All unemployed
2,300 [u]	Level	2001	Newport	Persons	Less than 12 months
700 [u]	Level	2001	Newport	Persons	12 months or more
2,900	Level	2001	Newport	Persons	All unemployed

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Main information

• Most recent update: 26 September 2025
• Next update expected: 9 October 2025
• Designation: Accredited official statistics
• Data provider: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Data source: Annual Population Survey (APS)

Data notes

• Rounding applied:

  Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and so there may be some apparent slight discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and the totals as shown.

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset details Long Term Unemployment in Wales by local authority.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The local authority and Wales figures for 2001, 2002 and 2003 in these tables may not be the same as published elsewhere, as the numbers here are estimated using Welsh specific weights. These weights better reflect the population estimates for Welsh local authorities in these years.

  These data are taken from the ANNUAL datasets from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), providing labour market data back to 1996 for the NUTS2 areas in Wales, and back to 2001 for the local authorities in Wales. The availability of local authority data is dependent upon on an enhanced sample (around 350 per cent larger) for the annual LFS, which commenced in 2001.

  For years labelled 2001 to 2004 in this dataset, the actual periods covered are the 12 months running from March in the year given to February in the following year (e.g. 2001 = 1 March 2001 to 28 February 2002).

  Since 2004, the annual data have been produced on a rolling annual basis, updated every three months, and the dataset is now referred to as the Annual Population Survey (APS). The rolling annual averages are on a calendar basis with the first rolling annual average presented here covering the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004, followed by data covering the period 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005, with rolling quarterly updates applied thereafter.

  Note therefore that the consecutive rolling annual averages overlap by nine months, and there is also a two-month overlap between the last period presented on the former March to February basis, and the first period on the new basis.

  LFS data is collected throughout the year, and is available from the ONS in a variety of ways. This dataset contains the latest annual results, as referred to in the second bullet below.

  • Key data on the labour market is updated every month showing the position for the latest three months, for the UK and each of the UK countries and English regions. Note these data are seasonally adjusted and also that no sub-regional (i.e. local authority) data are published by the ONS to a monthly timetable.

  • Annual results covering the periods described earlier are also available from the ONS, providing more detailed data from the LFS, including data for sub-Wales geographies. These annual datasets use results from the samples for the quarterly surveys used for the key series, together with results from additional persons sampled to provide a more robust (boosted) dataset, with estimates subject to much lower sampling variability.

  The population of working age or aged 16 and over can each be broken down into economically active and economically inactive populations. The economically active population is made up of persons in employment, and persons unemployed according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) definition and it is this which is used as the denominator for the unemployment rates presented in the table.

  Note that as data are taken from the ANNUAL Labour Force Survey datasets they do NOT exactly match annual averages derived from the 4 QUARTERLY datasets in the relevant 12 month period covered due to differences in the sampling structure.

  Further note that the data presented here for Wales and the UK are consistent with the sub-Wales level data, and so have not been seasonally adjusted.

  Note finally that the ILO unemployment measure differs from another commonly used measure of unemployment, namely the claimant count. The latter is a count of all those claiming unemployment benefit, and as such it is not subject to sampling variability. However, it excludes those who are unemployed who are not eligible to claim (for example those out of work but whose partner works), and those who do not wish to claim. The ILO measure, which is a count of those who are out of work and want a job, have actively sought work in the last 4 weeks and are available to start work in the next two weeks; plus those who are out of work, have found a job and are waiting to start in the next 2 weeks, is a more encompassing measure of unemployment, which is used around the world.

  Nomis is the ONS's official portal for labour market statistics. Note that some estimates from Nomis for the APS may differ slightly from those presented here due to differences in how local authority geographies are constructed.

• Statistical quality:

  Annual Population Survey (APS) responses are weighted to official population projections. The projections for 2020 were 2018-based, and, therefore, were based on demographic trends that pre-dated the COVID-19 pandemic.

  To allow for different trends during the pandemic the responses for the APS have been reweighted on the 9 September 2021 to new populations derived using growth rates from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Real Time Information (RTI). The reweighting has been applied from year ending March 2020 data onwards and gives improved estimates of both rates and levels.

  The changes ONS have made to the weighting should reduce the bias of estimates at high levels of aggregation. Some smaller breakdowns may be impacted negatively and more extreme changes could be seen given the reduced size of the underlying sample since the start of the pandemic.

  As the data come from a survey, the results are sample-based estimates and therefore subject to differing degrees of sampling variability, i.e. the true value for any measure lies in a differing range about the estimated value. This range or sampling variability increases as the detail in the data increases, for example individual local authority data are subject to higher variability than Wales data.

• Related reports:
  • Labour market statistics (Annual Population Survey)

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: labourmarket.stats@gov.wales

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