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Major Sports Events: Impact for London 2024 Report
YouGov carried out polling on Londoners attitudes to major sports events in London on behalf of GLA. Where survey data is collected by YouGov Plc no information may be published without the consent of YouGov Plc and the GLA. All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc on behalf of the GLA. The surveys were carried out online. The...
In-work poverty in London
This paper 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. All the data shown in the graphs or text of this paper can be found in an accompanying Excel data file. Key findings from the report...
Long-term sickness and the London 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, with key findings including: London faces a long-term sickness challenge. 920,000, or 15%, of working-age Londoners,...
Long-term employment projections
GLA Economics has periodically published long-term employment projections over the past 20 years. A key purpose of these projections has been to support the evidence base for the London Plan. Our most recent publication (in March 2026) provides long-term employment projections for London, for the main industry sectors of its economy (up to 2050), and for London local authorities (up...
Principles of Youth Engagement
Our participatory research revealed that certain conditions must be in place for youthengagement to take place and be effective. These conditions need to be considered when planning policy and interventions. The main conditions underpinning youth engagement are: Epistemic Privilege Voice Trust Agency Social Justice Relationships Sense of Belonging Epistemic privilegeYoung people live and grow in a complex system. Often their...
Labour market datasets
The complete archive of monthly labour market updates and borough-level claimant count bulletins can be found here: The following pages contain links to London labour market data published on the Datastore. Note, these pages might contain historical datasets that are no longer updated. Jobs, vacancies and earningshttps://data.london.gov.uk/labour-market-indicators/ Economic activity, education and benefitshttps://data.london.gov.uk/labour-market-indicators/labour-supply/
Briefings and reports
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...
DMAG and Intelligence Unit Report Archive
The Data Management and Analysis Group (DMAG) existed within the GLA from it’s inception in 2002 until 2010, when it was merged with the Opinion Research and GLA Economics teams to form the Intelligence Unit (now named City Intelligence). DMAG comprised a number of sub-teams, including Demography, Census, Education, Social Exclusion, and GIS. These teams were responsible for producing demographic...
Partnering Organisations
The following local authorities are members of the Data Partnership: Barnet Bexley Bromley Camden City of London Croydon Greenwich Hammersmith and Fulham Harrow Hounslow Islington Lewisham Merton Richmond upon Thames Redbridge Southwark Sutton Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster The following Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are members of the Data Partnership: Angel Islington BID Better Bankside BID Blue Bermondsey BID Camden Town...