| Cardiff is the capital city of Wales, and is a | | | | restaurant jobs are plentiful, and Cardiff has long |
| bustling economic hub of over 300,000 people in | | | | been a centre for the performing arts in Wales. |
| the city proper, with over a million people | | | | Cardiff is home to the Welsh National Opera as |
| estimated to live within forty-five minutes of the | | | | well as hosting production studios for BBC Wales, |
| city. Wales enjoys a much lower cost of living | | | | ITV, and other television broadcast companies. |
| than the U.K. average, and Cardiff combines the | | | | Cardiff's manufacturing sector has declined in |
| economic benefits of lower living expenses with | | | | recent years, but its status as a port city has |
| higher wages and lower unemployment than the | | | | allowed it to weather this downturn, and |
| Wales national average, making it a great place to | | | | long-needed improvement projects to the port |
| live and work. | | | | have created jobs and opportunities; in 2007, |
| Education and public administration (including health) | | | | over three million tons of cargo passed through |
| is the largest economic sector in Cardiff, thanks in | | | | Cardiff's seaport. The Cardiff Bay Development |
| part to its four major educational institutions. It is | | | | Corporation has, over the last decade, engaged in |
| estimated that about thirty-two percent of | | | | a project to renew the neighbourhoods |
| workers in Cardiff are employed in these sectors. | | | | surrounding Cardiff Bay and provide luxury living |
| Cardiff is also the centre for business and financial | | | | spaces overlooking a man-made lake. |
| services in Wales, and offers many employment | | | | Overall, Cardiff's economic future looks bright. |
| opportunities for qualified applicants in these fields. | | | | New jobs in business and financial services |
| The Cardiff County Council estimates that about | | | | combined with solid employment figures in |
| seventy-five percent of recent economic growth | | | | education, public administration, and service |
| can be attributed to the educational, public | | | | industries indicate that Cardiff's economy is sound |
| administration, and financial sectors. | | | | and expanding. Its low cost of living and large |
| Boasting over fifty call centres, Cardiff's service | | | | population base make it an appealing choice for |
| industry is growing and expanding, creating | | | | corporations, while its high standard of living |
| thousands of jobs in recent years and employing | | | | makes it an ideal choice for those seeking |
| 12,000 staff in call centres alone. Hotel and | | | | employment in Wales. |