The latest labour market statistics for Wales, covering May 2025, revealed that Wales’ employment rate remains the lowest in Britain, at 72.2%.
Economic inactivity remains the highest in Britain, at 24.2%.
Welsh Conservatives lay blame at the UK and Welsh Labour Governments at both ends of the M4, who have made life difficult for employers and employees across Wales.
Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Energy, Samuel Kurtz MS said:
"Under Labour, our economy is broken, both here in Wales and across the United Kingdom. They are demonstrating that you cannot tax your way to prosperity.“The UK and Welsh Labour governments, operating from both ends of the M4, have worked hand in glove to make life harder for employers and employees alike. From increasing regulatory burdens to the jobs tax and the family farm tax, their policies have stifled growth and enterprise.
“Welsh Conservatives believe in a Wales that is open for business. We would remove the regulatory stranglehold on our economy by overhauling the current business rates system, abolishing rates for small businesses to revitalise our town centres, and axing the damaging Tourism Tax once and for all."
