Green jobs and skills in London - Data from the ONS published estimates of Green jobs in the UK in 2024, finds that nearly half of all Londoners (46%) would be interested in training in order to take up a ‘green’ job. Around 12% of working adults in London described any part of their main job as ‘green’, with one-in-three of those workers ‘always’ or ‘often’ undertaking green activities. The data also provides insights into who wants a ‘green job’ in the future, with 51% of Londoners being very or somewhat interested. The release also covers 2 other datasets, the green economy –jobs in green industries, and jobs in low- and high-emission sectors. (Published May 2026)
Unemployment in key charts: Young Londoners hit hardest by labour market slowdown – London Datastore – Evidence suggests that London’s labour market has weakened over the past two years, with unemployment rising to levels not seen for more than a decade and jobs growth turning negative. These Labour Force Survey data are affected by ongoing quality challenges. But other data also point to broad-based pressures in the labour market – with those pressures appearing earlier, and becoming more acute, for young people. These trends reinforce concerns about the labour market prospects of young Londoners but also underline the importance of cyclical labour market weakness. (Published March 2026)
The impact of motherhood on earnings and employment – Gender inequalities in the UK and London labour markets are large. Recent data show that women living in London are around 10 percentage points less likely to be in work than men; and earn on average 19% less per hour than men. The ONS has published data tables showing how the motherhood penalty affects different socio-economic groups, and how it varies by region of residence. This blog highlights two key findings for London. (Published October 2025)
Inequalities in the London labour market – This report provides the analysis and data that supports the GLA Workforce Integration Network (WIN) briefing note, ‘Bridging the Gap – The Economic Case for Workforce Diversity in London’. (Published October 2025)
Payrolled employments by nationality – This briefing shows the number and share of payrolled employments held by UK, EU and Rest of World nationals living in London from July 2014 to December 2025, based on the HM Revenue and Customs Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and Migrant Worker Scan data. (Published June 2026)
In-work poverty in London – 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. (Published March 2025)
Long-term sickness and the labour market – 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. (Published February 2025)
More detailed jobs – an annual dataset on the number of employees by specific industry in London. (Most recently updated March 2023)
Apprenticeship statistics for London – an analysis of apprenticeship take-up in London in 2022/23.
London Learner Survey dashboard – survey on learners participating in adult education provided by the GLA in 2021/22.
Quality of jobs for London workers – analysis of ONS Job Quality indicators for 2021 with a focus on how outcomes for Londoners differ from those in the rest of the UK.
Borough-by-Sector employee jobs series, 1971-2021 – a dataset providing experimental estimates of borough-by-sector employee jobs in London. It provides a time series consistent with ONS Workforce Jobs data where this would not otherwise be available
Online Job Postings quarterly update – data used to track and assess the demand for labour in London, available for July 2022 to May 2024