Employment rates broken down by whether self-employed and whether full or part-time. Data in this set are also broken down by gender. The data are taken from the Annual Population Survey (APS), produced by the Office for National Statistics.

Workforce Jobs (WFJ) is a quarterly measure of the number of jobs in the UK and is the preferred measure of the change in jobs by industry. It is a compound source that draws on a range of employer surveys, household surveys and administrative sources. WFJ is the sum of employee jobs measured primarily by employer surveys, self-employment jobs from the...

Data shows the number of jobs and job density by borough. The number of jobs in an area is composed of jobs done by residents (of any age) and jobs done by workers (of any age) who commute into the area. Total jobs is a workplace based measure of jobs and comprises: - employees (from the Annual Business Inquiry), - self-employment...

Overview This page presents a labour market analysis related to the Mayor of London’s priority sectors, as identified in the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP). Each report (found below) explores a different economic sector in detail by bringing together data from a wide range of sources. By offering insights into both current and historical trends, the analysis helps contextualise how each sector...

This work looks at in-work poverty in London between 1996 and 2023. It provides an overview of the links between working-age poverty and employment participation at the individual and household levels in the capital. Some key findings include: Poverty has changed. There are now more people in poverty in London who are in a working family than in a...

In 2021, in the midst of a pandemic, which had profound and often tragic impact on the lives of Londoners, the Greater London Authority (GLA), launched Good Work for All (GWfA) programme to prioritise training, education, and employability support that enabled Londoners to gain relevant skills, retrain, and move into good work in sectors key to London’s recovery. The GLA have...

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...

London’s Economic Outlook is GLA Economics’ London forecast. The forecasts are issued every six months to assist those preparing planning projections for London in the medium term. The report contains the following: An overview of recent economic conditions in London, the UK and the world economies with analysis of important events, trends and risks to short and medium-term growth. ...

Number local units or enterprises shows the number of businesses by employment size band. A local units is a place of work factory, a shop, or a branch. An enterprise can be thought of as the overall business, made up of all the individual sites or workplaces (local units). It is defined as the smallest combination of legal units (generally based...

Tables show numbers and proportions of households that are classified as working, mixed or workless for all years between 2004 and 2018. Households include at least one person aged 16 to 64. '*' = Sample size too small to provide an estimate. Data comes from the Annual Population Survey (APS). Years are calender years, January-December. See more on the NOMIS website....