Employment rates broken down by gender, age or disability. The data are taken from the Annual Population Survey (APS), produced by the Office for National Statistics. Employment Rate by Gender, for working age, and Age groups: 16-24, 25-34, 35-49, 50-64, and disability groups: All disabled, Both DDA & also work-limiting, DDA only disabled, Work-limiting only disabled, Not disabled, recently replaced with:...

Employment rates broken down by major occupation group and gender. The data are taken from the Annual Population Survey (APS), produced by the Office for National Statistics. 95% confidence intervals are included. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred. 18/03/2015 Data has been reweighted in line with the latest ONS estimates. Includes Major Occupation groups: 1: managers and senior officials 2: professional occupations...

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...

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....

Introduction These analyses are based on online job postings data provided by Lightcast. This near real-time data can be used to track and assess the demand for labour in London, though there are some caveats to keep in mind: Comparisons with publicly available online job postings data indicate that the Lightcast data may be more sensitive to short-term volatility in...

This page contains presentations of analysis created for the London Partnership Board  meetings. These summarise the latest developments in London since the previous meeting.