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...

This data can now be found at https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/gla-economics-labour-market-update

OPDC is a Mayoral Development Corporation, established by the Mayor of London with a statutory objective to secure the regeneration of our area, which spans across three London boroughs – Ealing, Brent and Hammersmith & Fulham. Our area includes the vast Park Royal industrial estate, the Old Oak development area around the new High Speed 2 Old Oak Common interchange,...

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...

ICF Consulting Services Ltd were commissioned to undertake an Evaluation of The Community Outreach Programme. The evaluation aims to assess the outcomes and impacts of The Community Outreach Programme for the 2023-24 period. The Community Outreach Programme was designed to enhance adult education and skills provision in London, focusing on underserved communities. The programme funded 28 community organisations with...

Employment Rate by broad ethnic groups - Indian, Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Black, Mixed, White and Other; and BAME total for each year since 2004. The data are taken from the Annual Population Survey (APS), produced by the Office for National Statistics.

The ESOL Planning Map, first published in September 2021, is based on the English language proficiency dataset from the Census of 2021, specifically the 'little' or 'no English' categories (combined). It aims to support ESOL providers, funders, commissioners and policymakers with ESOL planning and policymaking. The map includes information on local ESOL providers funded via the Mayor’s Adult...

Gross earnings per head: by place of residence from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), ONS. This data set provides information about earnings of employees who are living in an area, who are on adult rates and whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence. ASHE is based on a sample of employee jobs taken from...