Economy

This outlines the economic profile to March 2018. The stock of active businesses in Carmarthenshire increased by almost +3% (+175 units) between 2015 and 2016. A total of 665 business ‘births’ and 615 ‘deaths’ were recorded with the total stock levels rising to 6,135.

Economic Activity Rate
(working age, period to September 2017)
Source: Nomis, Annual Population Survey

Area	Latest Value	Annual Change
Carmarthenshire	77.5%	0%
Wales	75.7%	+1.0%
UK	78.0%	+0.3%

Employment Rate
(working age, period to September 2017)
Source: Nomis, Annual Population Survey

Area	Latest Value	Annual Change
Carmarthenshire	73.4%	-0.6%
Wales	71.9%	+0.8%
UK	74.4%	+0.7%

Unemployment Rate
(claimants adjusted January 2018)
Source: Nomis, JSA Claimants

Area	Latest Value	Annual Change
Carmarthenshire	1.42%	-0.2%
Wales	1.2%	-0.1%
UK	1.1%	-0.1%

Business Stocks (2016)
Source: Stats Wales

Area	Latest Value	Annual Change
Carmarthenshire	6,135	+2.9%
Wales	98,445	+3.6%
UK	2,833,965	+7.9%

Earnings
(full-time gross weekly, 2017)
Source: Nomis, Annual Survey of Hours & Earnings

Area	Latest Value	Annual Change
Carmarthenshire	£517.50	+4.7.6%
Wales	£505.90	+1.3%
UK	£550.40	+2.2%

House Prices
(average house price, December 2017)
Source: Average House Price Index

Area	Latest Value	Annual Change
Carmarthenshire	£142,664	+5.9%
Wales	£154,398	+5.5%
UK	£226,756	+5.2%

Page updated on: 07/03/2018

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