How is Wales doing?

The headline figures for the Welsh economy, each set beside the UK for the same period, with where it came from. Where a figure is missing we say so.

• Output per hour worked: 84.9 (2023); UK 100.0. ONS, regional labour productivity
• Median weekly pay, full-time: £719 (2026); UK £767. ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (NOMIS)
• Employment rate, ages 16 to 64: 73.3% (2026); UK 75.5%. ONS, Annual Population Survey (NOMIS)
• Economic inactivity, ages 16 to 64: 23.7% (2026); UK 20.9%. ONS, Annual Population Survey (NOMIS)
• New businesses as a share of active businesses: 10.1% (2024); UK 11.1%. ONS, Business demography (StatsWales)

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