Employment: Older People
(asked on 5th September 2019) - View Source
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) employment and (b) economic activity of over 65s in Wales in the last three years.
This question was answered on 27th September 2019
The latest labour market data shows the employment rate for over 65s in Wales was 9.8% for April 2018 to March 2019, down slightly from 10.0% for April 2015 to March 2016. The economic activity rate for over 65s in Wales also dropped slightly over the same period, from 10.1% to 9.9%.