Post-pandemic concerns about rising rates of long-term sickness among working-age people have been recognised across the UK. But how severe is this issue in London and who is most affected? GLA Economics has published a new working paper that provides up-to-date analysis and data with key findings including: London faces a long-term sickness challenge. 920,000, or 15%, of working-age...

More Detailed Jobs This dataset provides estimates of employee jobs in London down to 4-digit Standard Industry Classification level, from 1998 to 2022. The latest release was in July 2024 - see the related blog post. Estimates are based on Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) and Workforce Jobs (WFJ) data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The underlying assumptions are...

FOCUSONLONDON2010:HEALTH:CHILDRENANDYOUNGPEOPLE The health and wellbeing of London’s children and young people is fundamental to the health of the city. The recent Marmot Review of health inequalities noted that “What a child experiences during the early years lays down the foundation for the whole of their life.” The Mayor’s Health Inequality Strategy for London responds to this by challenging all partners in...

Table shows disability and mobility data for London and Rest of the UK, for working age (16-64) and all adults (16+). Data includes population with mobility difficulties, people who use special equipment to help be mobile, people with a mobility impairment, and people who currently have 'DDA' Disability. The definition of ‘DDA disability’ under the Equality Act 2010 shows a person has...

Alcohol Indicators related to hospital admissions, covering: Months of life lost - males Months of life lost - females Alcohol-specific mortality - males Alcohol-specific mortality - females Mortality from chronic liver disease - males Mortality from chronic liver disease - females Alcohol-attributable mortality - males Alcohol-attributable mortality - females Alcohol-specific hospital admission - under 18s Alcohol-specific hospital admission - males Alcohol-specific...

The European Quality of Life survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives, and how they feel about those circumstances, and their lives in general. It looks at a range of issues, such as employment, income, education, housing, family, health and work-life balance. It also looks at subjective topics, such as people's levels of happiness, how satisfied...