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2.1.4 Employment and Unemployment
The economic inactivity rate4 for the Swansea Bay City Region (22.4%) continues to compare negatively with Wales (19.6%) and UK (17.5%) averages. Although an improvement has been seen since the same period last year the disparity remains.
The same figures for Mid Wales (18.6) indicate a more positive picture with its average sitting slightly higher than the UK average and lower than the Wales average.5
To expand, from 2013 to 2018, the number of jobs increased by 3.0% in South West and Mid Wales. This change fell short of the national growth rate of 10.1% by 7.1%.6
As per the table below, the largest employment sectors for the region as a whole are Public Administration, Defence, Education & Health and Wholesale, Retail, Transport, Hotels & Food. Sub-regional employment levels follow the same pattern.
Sector
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production
Construction
Wholesale, retail, transport, hotels & food
Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Activities
Real Estate Activities
Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities; Administrative & Support Service Activities
Public Administration, Defence, Education & Health
Other Service Activities All Industries
Employment Employment
Mid Wales Swansea Bay City Region
12,000 11,500 9,300 30,200 6,800 21,500 22,100 77,200 3,100 11,700 800 6,300 1,300 3,700 9,500 31,400
26,000 97,900 6,900 18,300 97,800 309,700
Total
23,500 39,500 28,300 99,300 14,800 7,100 5,000 40,900
123,900 25,200 407,500
4 % of the working age population who are not active in the labour market
5 https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Business-Economy-and-Labour-Market/People-and-Work
/Economic-Inactivity/economicinactivityratesexcludingstudents-by-welshlocalarea-year 6 RLSP analysis of EMSI data
Regional Employment & Skills Plan South West & Mid Wales
Policy Context