The  State of London report  brings together over 100 datasets about life in the capital – covering its economy, environment, housing market, and social outcomes such as health and education, among many other topics.  Published annually by the GLA’s City Intelligence Unit, the report’s ten chapters provide an array of charts and data, organised around the outcomes...

From 1 August 2019, the Secretary of State for Education delegated responsibility for the commissioning, delivery, and management of London’s Adult Education Budget (AEB) to the Mayor of London. In early 2020, the AEB Mayoral Board agreed that AEB programme data should be published following the Department for Education’s Further Education and Skills data publication and in line with the UK...

About this dataset This page presents experimental analysis related to green jobs and skills in London, using online job postings data provided by Lightcast. This near real-time data can be used to help track and assess the demand for green expertise in London. When using outputs from this analysis it is important to be aware of...

Skills Bootcamps for Londoners aim to help Londoners aged 19+ to enter employment, upskill or change career and are open to adults who are full-time or part-time employed, self-employed or unemployed, as well as adults returning to work after a break. Bootcamp training courses provide access to in-demand sector specific skills training and provide a guaranteed job interview on completion. In addition...

This page presents analysis and data related to skills and employment in London Note on data sources and interpretation: The analysis is not intended to be comprehensive or exhaustive. It is a snapshot analysis of key data as it pertains to London. The analysis does not represent the full body of evidence on which Mayoral Policies are,...

Early analysis prepared for the 2025–26 refresh of London’s Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP). These materials have been provided to support LSIP development, particularly for London’s sub-regional partnerships (SRPs). The analysis uses SRP-level data wherever robust estimates are available, and London-level data where local detail is not possible. This ensures full coverage while reflecting data limitations. The materials include sector slide...

Analysis and slide decks produced for the 2025–26 refresh of London’s LSIP. These early resources summarise sector-level evidence shared at stakeholder events and reflect data available at the time. Updated and fully reviewed analysis will follow in the full evidence base. Last updated: 5 December 2025 (additional slide decks added). For sub-regional materials, please see the link here.

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...

GLA Economics has produced a report ‘Monitoring the employment impact of mayoral programmes and initiatives’. The analysis allows us to estimate the number of jobs associated with GLA Group-led activity from the start of the Mayoral term (2016). The data available to download here shows gross jobs by job type, programme and policy area. Please note the report was amended on...

In 2014 the Office for National Statistics (ONS) designed the London Business Survey (LBS), on behalf of the London Enterprise Panel and the GLA.  In 2021 the GLA requested an alternative to the London Business Survey, to provide a snapshot of businesses in London without the use of a bespoke survey.  As such the ONS - London team has compiled various published...