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Work in Torfaen

Every work series published for Torfaen, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

In Torfaen, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £21,556 in 2008 to £39,170 in 2025, a change of £17,614 or 81.7%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2008	£21,556	—
2009	£22,145	—
2010	£23,612	—
2011	£23,715	—
2012	£23,456	—
2013	£22,780	—
2014	£25,132	—
2015	£25,034	—
2016	£25,220	—
2017	£27,751	—
2018	£27,480	—
2019	£27,811	—
2020	£29,124	—
2021	£26,550	—
2022	£30,628	—
2023	£30,830	—
2024	£33,325	£37,439
2025	£39,170	£39,039

ONS. Earlier years come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: £39,170 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

Median annual pay, male full-time employees, by area of residence

In Torfaen, median annual pay, male full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £35,978 in 2024 to £41,049 in 2025, a change of £5,071 or 14.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median annual pay, male full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2024	£35,978	£40,053
2025	£41,049	£41,832

ONS. Latest: £41,049 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

Median annual pay, female full-time employees, by area of residence

In Torfaen, median annual pay, female full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £29,729 in 2024 to £37,605 in 2025, a change of £7,876 or 26.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median annual pay, female full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2024	£29,729	£34,001
2025	£37,605	£35,670

ONS. Latest: £37,605 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

In Torfaen, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £429 in 2008 to £757 in 2025, a change of £328 or 76.3%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2008	£429	—
2009	£430	—
2010	£448	—
2011	£439	—
2012	£418	—
2013	£446	—
2014	£469	—
2015	£486	—
2016	£491	—
2017	£507	—
2018	£520	—
2019	£524	—
2020	£555	—
2021	£551	—
2022	£595	—
2023	£596	—
2024	£654	£728
2025	£757	£767

ONS. Earlier years come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: £757 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

People claiming unemployment-related benefits

In Torfaen, people claiming unemployment-related benefits fell from 6,225 in January 1986 to 2,055 in July 2026, a change of 4,170 or 67.0% (ONS).

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Period	People claiming unemployment-related benefits
January 1986	6,225 people
February 1986	6,300 people
March 1986	6,245 people
April 1986	6,235 people
May 1986	6,125 people
June 1986	6,035 people
July 1986	5,945 people
August 1986	5,970 people
September 1986	6,090 people
October 1986	5,680 people
November 1986	5,405 people
December 1986	5,415 people
January 1987	5,625 people
February 1987	5,485 people
March 1987	5,340 people
April 1987	5,270 people
May 1987	5,260 people
June 1987	5,065 people
July 1987	5,090 people
August 1987	5,095 people
September 1987	5,315 people
October 1987	4,800 people
November 1987	4,595 people
December 1987	4,585 people
January 1988	4,820 people
February 1988	4,700 people
March 1988	4,590 people
April 1988	4,695 people
May 1988	4,485 people
June 1988	4,235 people
July 1988	4,155 people
August 1988	4,090 people
September 1988	4,200 people
October 1988	3,955 people
November 1988	3,755 people
December 1988	3,685 people
January 1989	3,880 people
February 1989	3,850 people
March 1989	3,690 people
April 1989	3,550 people
May 1989	3,315 people
June 1989	3,180 people
July 1989	3,115 people
August 1989	3,025 people
September 1989	2,955 people
October 1989	2,835 people
November 1989	2,730 people
December 1989	2,695 people
January 1990	2,810 people
February 1990	2,840 people
March 1990	2,785 people
April 1990	2,785 people
May 1990	2,670 people
June 1990	2,680 people
July 1990	2,740 people
August 1990	2,790 people
September 1990	2,855 people
October 1990	2,825 people
November 1990	2,935 people
December 1990	3,245 people
January 1991	3,490 people
February 1991	3,535 people
March 1991	3,710 people
April 1991	3,870 people
May 1991	3,930 people
June 1991	3,985 people
July 1991	4,200 people
August 1991	4,290 people
September 1991	4,340 people
October 1991	4,190 people
November 1991	4,170 people
December 1991	4,285 people
January 1992	4,565 people
February 1992	4,595 people
March 1992	4,530 people
April 1992	4,565 people
May 1992	4,590 people
June 1992	4,545 people
July 1992	4,660 people
August 1992	4,700 people
September 1992	4,625 people
October 1992	4,505 people
November 1992	4,485 people
December 1992	4,660 people
January 1993	4,805 people
February 1993	4,635 people
March 1993	4,555 people
April 1993	4,615 people
May 1993	4,505 people
June 1993	4,415 people
July 1993	4,515 people
August 1993	4,625 people
September 1993	4,555 people
October 1993	4,200 people
November 1993	4,165 people
December 1993	4,215 people
January 1994	4,520 people
February 1994	4,550 people
March 1994	4,420 people
April 1994	4,385 people
May 1994	4,205 people
June 1994	4,015 people
July 1994	4,055 people
August 1994	4,010 people
September 1994	3,920 people
October 1994	3,555 people
November 1994	3,470 people
December 1994	3,435 people
January 1995	3,575 people
February 1995	3,435 people
March 1995	3,365 people
April 1995	3,340 people
May 1995	3,285 people
June 1995	3,185 people
July 1995	3,350 people
August 1995	3,350 people
September 1995	3,240 people
October 1995	3,040 people
November 1995	3,030 people
December 1995	3,090 people
January 1996	3,280 people
February 1996	3,305 people
March 1996	3,245 people
April 1996	3,305 people
May 1996	3,180 people
June 1996	3,050 people
July 1996	3,180 people
August 1996	3,190 people
September 1996	3,045 people
October 1996	2,815 people
November 1996	2,630 people
December 1996	2,630 people
January 1997	2,885 people
February 1997	2,725 people
March 1997	2,590 people
April 1997	2,485 people
May 1997	2,365 people
June 1997	2,190 people
July 1997	2,320 people
August 1997	2,335 people
September 1997	2,165 people
October 1997	1,940 people
November 1997	1,870 people
December 1997	1,885 people
January 1998	2,110 people
February 1998	2,145 people
March 1998	2,035 people
April 1998	1,995 people
May 1998	1,960 people
June 1998	1,915 people
July 1998	2,005 people
August 1998	2,080 people
September 1998	2,025 people
October 1998	1,820 people
November 1998	1,755 people
December 1998	1,840 people
January 1999	2,045 people
February 1999	2,000 people
March 1999	1,945 people
April 1999	1,875 people
May 1999	1,775 people
June 1999	1,730 people
July 1999	1,750 people
August 1999	1,800 people
September 1999	1,660 people
October 1999	1,590 people
November 1999	1,560 people
December 1999	1,530 people
January 2000	1,780 people
February 2000	1,740 people
March 2000	1,715 people
April 2000	1,705 people
May 2000	1,615 people
June 2000	1,535 people
July 2000	1,545 people
August 2000	1,595 people
September 2000	1,465 people
October 2000	1,405 people
November 2000	1,350 people
December 2000	1,465 people
January 2001	1,680 people
February 2001	1,715 people
March 2001	1,645 people
April 2001	1,555 people
May 2001	1,520 people
June 2001	1,420 people
July 2001	1,420 people
August 2001	1,430 people
September 2001	1,370 people
October 2001	1,290 people
November 2001	1,270 people
December 2001	1,385 people
January 2002	1,570 people
February 2002	1,645 people
March 2002	1,585 people
April 2002	1,575 people
May 2002	1,520 people
June 2002	1,420 people
July 2002	1,455 people
August 2002	1,410 people
September 2002	1,395 people
October 2002	1,320 people
November 2002	1,270 people
December 2002	1,295 people
January 2003	1,490 people
February 2003	1,555 people
March 2003	1,495 people
April 2003	1,400 people
May 2003	1,380 people
June 2003	1,350 people
July 2003	1,395 people
August 2003	1,400 people
September 2003	1,320 people
October 2003	1,230 people
November 2003	1,215 people
December 2003	1,295 people
January 2004	1,455 people
February 2004	1,455 people
March 2004	1,360 people
April 2004	1,340 people
May 2004	1,235 people
June 2004	1,070 people
July 2004	1,035 people
August 2004	1,080 people
September 2004	1,070 people
October 2004	980 people
November 2004	925 people
December 2004	995 people
January 2005	1,150 people
February 2005	1,215 people
March 2005	1,175 people
April 2005	1,145 people
May 2005	1,155 people
June 2005	1,090 people
July 2005	1,125 people
August 2005	1,125 people
September 2005	1,120 people
October 2005	1,125 people
November 2005	1,175 people
December 2005	1,255 people
January 2006	1,370 people
February 2006	1,470 people
March 2006	1,465 people
April 2006	1,465 people
May 2006	1,435 people
June 2006	1,400 people
July 2006	1,370 people
August 2006	1,365 people
September 2006	1,395 people
October 2006	1,375 people
November 2006	1,385 people
December 2006	1,415 people
January 2007	1,500 people
February 2007	1,585 people
March 2007	1,545 people
April 2007	1,500 people
May 2007	1,430 people
June 2007	1,380 people
July 2007	1,360 people
August 2007	1,410 people
September 2007	1,350 people
October 2007	1,320 people
November 2007	1,310 people
December 2007	1,310 people
January 2008	1,410 people
February 2008	1,480 people
March 2008	1,515 people
April 2008	1,470 people
May 2008	1,455 people
June 2008	1,470 people
July 2008	1,525 people
August 2008	1,645 people
September 2008	1,660 people
October 2008	1,685 people
November 2008	1,935 people
December 2008	2,140 people
January 2009	2,420 people
February 2009	2,715 people
March 2009	2,785 people
April 2009	2,845 people
May 2009	2,790 people
June 2009	2,770 people
July 2009	2,825 people
August 2009	2,860 people
September 2009	2,760 people
October 2009	2,750 people
November 2009	2,760 people
December 2009	2,780 people
January 2010	3,010 people
February 2010	2,900 people
March 2010	2,770 people
April 2010	2,700 people
May 2010	2,530 people
June 2010	2,385 people
July 2010	2,340 people
August 2010	2,455 people
September 2010	2,390 people
October 2010	2,290 people
November 2010	2,385 people
December 2010	2,425 people
January 2011	2,660 people
February 2011	2,715 people
March 2011	2,645 people
April 2011	2,625 people
May 2011	2,595 people
June 2011	2,615 people
July 2011	2,745 people
August 2011	2,800 people
September 2011	2,790 people
October 2011	2,805 people
November 2011	2,755 people
December 2011	2,800 people
January 2012	3,085 people
February 2012	3,170 people
March 2012	3,145 people
April 2012	3,100 people
May 2012	3,050 people
June 2012	3,030 people
July 2012	3,055 people
August 2012	3,155 people
September 2012	3,045 people
October 2012	3,000 people
November 2012	2,965 people
December 2012	3,015 people
January 2013	3,055 people
February 2013	3,005 people
March 2013	2,935 people
April 2013	2,915 people
May 2013	2,895 people
June 2013	2,760 people
July 2013	2,720 people
August 2013	2,660 people
September 2013	2,520 people
October 2013	2,410 people
November 2013	2,325 people
December 2013	2,290 people
January 2014	2,380 people
February 2014	2,335 people
March 2014	2,250 people
April 2014	2,185 people
May 2014	2,050 people
June 2014	1,895 people
July 2014	1,860 people
August 2014	1,815 people
September 2014	1,760 people
October 2014	1,685 people
November 2014	1,675 people
December 2014	1,660 people
January 2015	1,690 people
February 2015	1,680 people
March 2015	1,645 people
April 2015	1,555 people
May 2015	1,485 people
June 2015	1,470 people
July 2015	1,460 people
August 2015	1,510 people
September 2015	1,535 people
October 2015	1,565 people
November 2015	1,470 people
December 2015	1,450 people
January 2016	1,440 people
February 2016	1,460 people
March 2016	1,470 people
April 2016	1,440 people
May 2016	1,420 people
June 2016	1,405 people
July 2016	1,400 people
August 2016	1,405 people
September 2016	1,330 people
October 2016	1,255 people
November 2016	1,230 people
December 2016	1,200 people
January 2017	1,230 people
February 2017	1,265 people
March 2017	1,300 people
April 2017	1,280 people
May 2017	1,255 people
June 2017	1,245 people
July 2017	1,180 people
August 2017	1,185 people
September 2017	1,260 people
October 2017	1,380 people
November 2017	1,500 people
December 2017	1,600 people
January 2018	1,665 people
February 2018	1,795 people
March 2018	1,835 people
April 2018	2,060 people
May 2018	1,940 people
June 2018	1,940 people
July 2018	1,945 people
August 2018	1,950 people
September 2018	1,930 people
October 2018	1,980 people
November 2018	1,960 people
December 2018	1,925 people
January 2019	1,955 people
February 2019	2,065 people
March 2019	2,055 people
April 2019	1,985 people
May 2019	1,990 people
June 2019	1,990 people
July 2019	1,960 people
August 2019	1,980 people
September 2019	2,000 people
October 2019	1,955 people
November 2019	2,020 people
December 2019	1,995 people
January 2020	1,955 people
February 2020	2,025 people
March 2020	2,035 people
April 2020	3,360 people
May 2020	3,755 people
June 2020	3,600 people
July 2020	3,720 people
August 2020	3,775 people
September 2020	3,705 people
October 2020	3,475 people
November 2020	3,475 people
December 2020	3,425 people
January 2021	3,405 people
February 2021	3,565 people
March 2021	3,545 people
April 2021	3,465 people
May 2021	3,235 people
June 2021	3,085 people
July 2021	2,995 people
August 2021	2,890 people
September 2021	2,795 people
October 2021	2,685 people
November 2021	2,570 people
December 2021	2,585 people
January 2022	2,540 people
February 2022	2,565 people
March 2022	2,460 people
April 2022	2,315 people
May 2022	2,225 people
June 2022	2,185 people
July 2022	2,090 people
August 2022	2,085 people
September 2022	2,055 people
October 2022	2,010 people
November 2022	2,020 people
December 2022	2,105 people
January 2023	2,005 people
February 2023	2,015 people
March 2023	2,065 people
April 2023	2,095 people
May 2023	2,040 people
June 2023	2,040 people
July 2023	2,035 people
August 2023	2,050 people
September 2023	2,005 people
October 2023	2,020 people
November 2023	2,080 people
December 2023	2,065 people
January 2024	2,050 people
February 2024	2,080 people
March 2024	2,145 people
April 2024	2,105 people
May 2024	2,065 people
June 2024	2,115 people
July 2024	2,255 people
August 2024	2,290 people
September 2024	2,245 people
October 2024	2,170 people
November 2024	2,175 people
December 2024	2,130 people
January 2025	2,120 people
February 2025	2,165 people
March 2025	2,125 people
April 2025	2,100 people
May 2025	2,065 people
June 2025	2,065 people
July 2025	2,030 people
August 2025	2,080 people
September 2025	2,040 people
October 2025	2,040 people
November 2025	2,030 people
December 2025	1,985 people
January 2026	2,030 people
February 2026	2,150 people
March 2026	2,145 people
April 2026	2,085 people
May 2026	2,085 people
June 2026	2,095 people
July 2026	2,055 people

ONS. Latest: 2,055 (July 2026). The national series and its methodology.

Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64

In Torfaen, claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 fell from 8% in January 1992 to 3.6% in July 2026, a change of 4.4% or 55.0% (ONS).

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Period	Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64	UK
January 1992	8%	—
February 1992	8%	—
March 1992	7.9%	—
April 1992	8%	—
May 1992	8%	—
June 1992	8%	—
July 1992	8.2%	—
August 1992	8.2%	—
September 1992	8.1%	—
October 1992	7.9%	—
November 1992	7.9%	—
December 1992	8.2%	—
January 1993	8.5%	—
February 1993	8.2%	—
March 1993	8%	—
April 1993	8.1%	—
May 1993	7.9%	—
June 1993	7.8%	—
July 1993	8%	—
August 1993	8.2%	—
September 1993	8%	—
October 1993	7.4%	—
November 1993	7.3%	—
December 1993	7.4%	—
January 1994	8%	—
February 1994	8.1%	—
March 1994	7.8%	—
April 1994	7.8%	—
May 1994	7.5%	—
June 1994	7.1%	—
July 1994	7.2%	—
August 1994	7.1%	—
September 1994	7%	—
October 1994	6.3%	—
November 1994	6.2%	—
December 1994	6.1%	—
January 1995	6.4%	—
February 1995	6.1%	—
March 1995	6%	—
April 1995	5.9%	—
May 1995	5.8%	—
June 1995	5.7%	—
July 1995	6%	—
August 1995	6%	—
September 1995	5.8%	—
October 1995	5.4%	—
November 1995	5.4%	—
December 1995	5.5%	—
January 1996	5.8%	6.3%
February 1996	5.9%	6.2%
March 1996	5.7%	6%
April 1996	5.9%	6%
May 1996	5.6%	5.8%
June 1996	5.4%	5.7%
July 1996	5.6%	5.8%
August 1996	5.6%	5.9%
September 1996	5.4%	5.7%
October 1996	5%	5.4%
November 1996	4.7%	5.1%
December 1996	4.7%	5.1%
January 1997	5.1%	5.1%
February 1997	4.8%	4.9%
March 1997	4.6%	4.7%
April 1997	4.4%	4.6%
May 1997	4.2%	4.4%
June 1997	3.9%	4.2%
July 1997	4.1%	4.3%
August 1997	4.1%	4.3%
September 1997	3.8%	4.1%
October 1997	3.4%	3.9%
November 1997	3.3%	3.7%
December 1997	3.3%	3.8%
January 1998	3.7%	4%
February 1998	3.8%	3.9%
March 1998	3.6%	3.8%
April 1998	3.5%	3.7%
May 1998	3.5%	3.6%
June 1998	3.4%	3.6%
July 1998	3.6%	3.7%
August 1998	3.7%	3.7%
September 1998	3.6%	3.6%
October 1998	3.2%	3.5%
November 1998	3.1%	3.4%
December 1998	3.3%	3.5%
January 1999	3.6%	3.7%
February 1999	3.6%	3.7%
March 1999	3.5%	3.6%
April 1999	3.3%	3.5%
May 1999	3.2%	3.4%
June 1999	3.1%	3.3%
July 1999	3.1%	3.4%
August 1999	3.2%	3.4%
September 1999	3%	3.3%
October 1999	2.8%	3.1%
November 1999	2.8%	3.1%
December 1999	2.7%	3%
January 2000	3.2%	3.3%
February 2000	3.1%	3.3%
March 2000	3.1%	3.2%
April 2000	3%	3%
May 2000	2.9%	2.9%
June 2000	2.7%	2.9%
July 2000	2.7%	2.9%
August 2000	2.8%	2.9%
September 2000	2.6%	2.8%
October 2000	2.5%	2.7%
November 2000	2.4%	2.7%
December 2000	2.6%	2.7%
January 2001	3%	2.8%
February 2001	3%	2.8%
March 2001	2.9%	2.7%
April 2001	2.8%	2.7%
May 2001	2.7%	2.6%
June 2001	2.5%	2.5%
July 2001	2.5%	2.5%
August 2001	2.5%	2.6%
September 2001	2.4%	2.5%
October 2001	2.3%	2.4%
November 2001	2.3%	2.4%
December 2001	2.5%	2.5%
January 2002	2.8%	2.7%
February 2002	2.9%	2.7%
March 2002	2.8%	2.6%
April 2002	2.8%	2.6%
May 2002	2.7%	2.5%
June 2002	2.5%	2.5%
July 2002	2.6%	2.5%
August 2002	2.5%	2.5%
September 2002	2.5%	2.5%
October 2002	2.3%	2.4%
November 2002	2.3%	2.4%
December 2002	2.3%	2.4%
January 2003	2.6%	2.6%
February 2003	2.8%	2.6%
March 2003	2.6%	2.6%
April 2003	2.5%	2.5%
May 2003	2.4%	2.5%
June 2003	2.4%	2.4%
July 2003	2.5%	2.5%
August 2003	2.5%	2.5%
September 2003	2.3%	2.4%
October 2003	2.2%	2.3%
November 2003	2.1%	2.3%
December 2003	2.3%	2.3%
January 2004	2.6%	2.5%
February 2004	2.6%	2.5%
March 2004	2.4%	2.4%
April 2004	2.4%	2.3%
May 2004	2.2%	2.2%
June 2004	1.9%	2.2%
July 2004	1.8%	2.2%
August 2004	1.9%	2.2%
September 2004	1.9%	2.1%
October 2004	1.7%	2.1%
November 2004	1.6%	2.1%
December 2004	1.8%	2.1%
January 2005	2%	2.2%
February 2005	2.1%	2.3%
March 2005	2.1%	2.3%
April 2005	2%	2.2%
May 2005	2%	2.2%
June 2005	1.9%	2.2%
July 2005	2%	2.2%
August 2005	2%	2.3%
September 2005	2%	2.2%
October 2005	2%	2.2%
November 2005	2.1%	2.2%
December 2005	2.2%	2.3%
January 2006	2.4%	2.4%
February 2006	2.6%	2.5%
March 2006	2.6%	2.5%
April 2006	2.6%	2.5%
May 2006	2.5%	2.4%
June 2006	2.5%	2.4%
July 2006	2.4%	2.4%
August 2006	2.4%	2.4%
September 2006	2.4%	2.4%
October 2006	2.4%	2.4%
November 2006	2.4%	2.3%
December 2006	2.5%	2.3%
January 2007	2.6%	2.4%
February 2007	2.8%	2.4%
March 2007	2.7%	2.4%
April 2007	2.6%	2.3%
May 2007	2.5%	2.2%
June 2007	2.4%	2.1%
July 2007	2.4%	2.1%
August 2007	2.5%	2.1%
September 2007	2.4%	2.1%
October 2007	2.3%	2%
November 2007	2.3%	2%
December 2007	2.3%	2%
January 2008	2.4%	2.1%
February 2008	2.6%	2.1%
March 2008	2.6%	2.1%
April 2008	2.6%	2.1%
May 2008	2.5%	2.1%
June 2008	2.6%	2.1%
July 2008	2.7%	2.2%
August 2008	2.9%	2.3%
September 2008	2.9%	2.3%
October 2008	2.9%	2.4%
November 2008	3.4%	2.6%
December 2008	3.7%	2.9%
January 2009	4.2%	3.2%
February 2009	4.7%	3.6%
March 2009	4.8%	3.8%
April 2009	4.9%	3.9%
May 2009	4.8%	3.9%
June 2009	4.8%	3.8%
July 2009	4.9%	3.9%
August 2009	5%	4%
September 2009	4.8%	3.9%
October 2009	4.8%	3.9%
November 2009	4.8%	3.9%
December 2009	4.8%	3.9%
January 2010	5.2%	4.1%
February 2010	5%	4.1%
March 2010	4.8%	4%
April 2010	4.7%	3.9%
May 2010	4.4%	3.7%
June 2010	4.2%	3.5%
July 2010	4.1%	3.5%
August 2010	4.3%	3.6%
September 2010	4.2%	3.5%
October 2010	4%	3.5%
November 2010	4.1%	3.5%
December 2010	4.2%	3.5%
January 2011	4.6%	3.7%
February 2011	4.7%	3.8%
March 2011	4.6%	3.7%
April 2011	4.6%	3.7%
May 2011	4.5%	3.7%
June 2011	4.5%	3.6%
July 2011	4.8%	3.8%
August 2011	4.9%	3.9%
September 2011	4.9%	3.9%
October 2011	4.9%	3.8%
November 2011	4.8%	3.8%
December 2011	4.9%	3.8%
January 2012	5.4%	4%
February 2012	5.5%	4.1%
March 2012	5.5%	4.1%
April 2012	5.4%	4%
May 2012	5.3%	3.9%
June 2012	5.3%	3.8%
July 2012	5.4%	3.8%
August 2012	5.5%	3.8%
September 2012	5.3%	3.8%
October 2012	5.3%	3.8%
November 2012	5.2%	3.8%
December 2012	5.3%	3.7%
January 2013	5.4%	3.9%
February 2013	5.3%	3.9%
March 2013	5.2%	3.9%
April 2013	5.1%	3.8%
May 2013	5.1%	3.6%
June 2013	4.9%	3.5%
July 2013	4.8%	3.5%
August 2013	4.7%	3.4%
September 2013	4.4%	3.2%
October 2013	4.3%	3.1%
November 2013	4.1%	3%
December 2013	4%	2.9%
January 2014	4.2%	3%
February 2014	4.1%	3%
March 2014	4%	2.9%
April 2014	3.9%	2.8%
May 2014	3.6%	2.7%
June 2014	3.4%	2.5%
July 2014	3.3%	2.4%
August 2014	3.2%	2.4%
September 2014	3.1%	2.3%
October 2014	3%	2.2%
November 2014	3%	2.1%
December 2014	2.9%	2%
January 2015	3%	2.1%
February 2015	3%	2.1%
March 2015	2.9%	2.1%
April 2015	2.8%	2%
May 2015	2.6%	2%
June 2015	2.6%	1.9%
July 2015	2.6%	1.9%
August 2015	2.7%	1.9%
September 2015	2.7%	1.9%
October 2015	2.8%	1.8%
November 2015	2.6%	1.8%
December 2015	2.6%	1.8%
January 2016	2.6%	1.9%
February 2016	2.6%	1.9%
March 2016	2.6%	1.9%
April 2016	2.6%	1.9%
May 2016	2.5%	1.9%
June 2016	2.5%	1.8%
July 2016	2.5%	1.8%
August 2016	2.5%	1.9%
September 2016	2.4%	1.8%
October 2016	2.3%	1.8%
November 2016	2.2%	1.8%
December 2016	2.2%	1.8%
January 2017	2.2%	1.8%
February 2017	2.3%	1.9%
March 2017	2.3%	2%
April 2017	2.3%	2%
May 2017	2.3%	1.9%
June 2017	2.2%	1.9%
July 2017	2.1%	1.9%
August 2017	2.1%	1.9%
September 2017	2.3%	1.9%
October 2017	2.5%	1.9%
November 2017	2.7%	1.9%
December 2017	2.9%	1.9%
January 2018	3%	2%
February 2018	3.2%	2.1%
March 2018	3.3%	2.1%
April 2018	3.7%	2.2%
May 2018	3.5%	2.1%
June 2018	3.5%	2.1%
July 2018	3.5%	2.1%
August 2018	3.5%	2.2%
September 2018	3.5%	2.2%
October 2018	3.6%	2.2%
November 2018	3.5%	2.3%
December 2018	3.5%	2.3%
January 2019	3.5%	2.4%
February 2019	3.7%	2.5%
March 2019	3.7%	2.6%
April 2019	3.6%	2.6%
May 2019	3.6%	2.7%
June 2019	3.6%	2.7%
July 2019	3.5%	2.7%
August 2019	3.6%	2.8%
September 2019	3.6%	2.8%
October 2019	3.5%	2.8%
November 2019	3.6%	2.9%
December 2019	3.6%	2.9%
January 2020	3.5%	2.9%
February 2020	3.6%	3%
March 2020	3.6%	3%
April 2020	6%	5%
May 2020	6.7%	6.3%
June 2020	6.4%	6.2%
July 2020	6.7%	6.3%
August 2020	6.8%	6.4%
September 2020	6.6%	6.3%
October 2020	6.2%	6.1%
November 2020	6.2%	6.2%
December 2020	6.1%	6.2%
January 2021	6.1%	6.1%
February 2021	6.4%	6.4%
March 2021	6.3%	6.3%
April 2021	6.2%	6.2%
May 2021	5.8%	5.8%
June 2021	5.5%	5.4%
July 2021	5.3%	5.3%
August 2021	5.2%	5.1%
September 2021	5%	4.8%
October 2021	4.8%	4.6%
November 2021	4.6%	4.5%
December 2021	4.6%	4.3%
January 2022	4.5%	4.2%
February 2022	4.5%	4.2%
March 2022	4.4%	4%
April 2022	4.1%	3.8%
May 2022	3.9%	3.7%
June 2022	3.9%	3.6%
July 2022	3.7%	3.6%
August 2022	3.7%	3.6%
September 2022	3.6%	3.6%
October 2022	3.6%	3.5%
November 2022	3.6%	3.5%
December 2022	3.7%	3.6%
January 2023	3.5%	3.5%
February 2023	3.6%	3.5%
March 2023	3.6%	3.6%
April 2023	3.7%	3.7%
May 2023	3.6%	3.6%
June 2023	3.6%	3.6%
July 2023	3.6%	3.6%
August 2023	3.6%	3.6%
September 2023	3.5%	3.5%
October 2023	3.6%	3.5%
November 2023	3.7%	3.6%
December 2023	3.6%	3.6%
January 2024	3.6%	3.6%
February 2024	3.6%	3.7%
March 2024	3.8%	3.7%
April 2024	3.7%	3.7%
May 2024	3.6%	3.7%
June 2024	3.7%	3.8%
July 2024	4%	4.1%
August 2024	4%	4.1%
September 2024	3.9%	4.1%
October 2024	3.8%	4%
November 2024	3.8%	4%
December 2024	3.7%	3.9%
January 2025	3.7%	3.9%
February 2025	3.8%	4%
March 2025	3.7%	4%
April 2025	3.7%	3.9%
May 2025	3.6%	3.9%
June 2025	3.6%	3.9%
July 2025	3.6%	3.8%
August 2025	3.6%	3.8%
September 2025	3.6%	3.8%
October 2025	3.6%	3.8%
November 2025	3.6%	3.8%
December 2025	3.5%	3.7%
January 2026	3.6%	3.8%
February 2026	3.8%	3.9%
March 2026	3.8%	3.9%
April 2026	3.7%	3.9%
May 2026	3.7%	3.9%
June 2026	3.7%	3.8%
July 2026	3.6%	3.9%

ONS. Latest: 3.6% (July 2026). The national series and its methodology.

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