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Blog Posts
Data as a driver for innovation
Posted about 1 year ago
Blog 3: Celebrating London’s data story The evolution of the Infrastructure Mapping Application (IMA) Toolbox and its role in the planning and delivery of infrastructure across London London’s infrastructure landscape is as complex as the city itself. With nearly nine million residents spread across 33 boroughs, our capital relies on a highly complex network of over 40 public and private...
London Building Stock Model 2
Posted about 1 year ago
Blog 2: Celebrating London’s data story Introduction Nearly two-thirds of London’s CO2 emissions come from buildings, with domestic buildings being a major contributor at 32%. Delivering retrofit to domestic buildings at scale and targeted to the most-effective types of building is therefore a key route to net zero. A joint study with London Councils identified ~500,000 homes that require retrofit...
15 years of the London Datastore
Posted about 1 year ago
Blog 1: Celebrating London’s data story This year we’re celebrating the 15-year anniversary of the London Datastore with a series of blogs on what we’ve learned about open data and data sharing. Over the coming weeks we’ll be looking back at what we’ve learned, and how important a role data has played in telling the story of what’s really happening...
In-work poverty in London - An overview of trends and drivers, 1996-2023
Posted about 1 year ago
1 Introduction In London, 2.2 million people were in relative poverty according to the latest data for 2020/21-2022/23 – meaning that 24% of the capital’s residents lived in households with less than 60% of UK median income.[1] This was higher than the UK-wide rate of 22%. At that time, many labour market indicators in London were performing strongly, with low...
Long-term sickness and the London labour market
Posted over 1 year ago
1 Introduction The link between long-term sickness and labour market participation has become a prominent issue among UK policymakers since economic inactivity due to ill-health rose following the pandemic.[1] The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showed that, in the 12 months to September 2024, 2.5m people were inactive because of long-term sickness in the UK. Tackling health-related economic...
London's Economy Today editorial - February 2025
Posted over 1 year ago
UK sees slow growth at the end of 2024 The UK economy grew in the final quarter of 2024 according to data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in February 2025. This showed that real GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.1% in Q4 2024, after not growing at all in Q3 2024 (Figure 1). Figure 1:...
Green apprenticeships in London
Posted over 1 year ago
The Mayor has pledged to work with London’s employers to create high-quality jobs and apprenticeships.[1] He has also set a target for London to be net zero carbon by 2030, in which apprenticeships are seen as important pathways to develop the skills to achieve this.[2] This blog summarises some of our recent analysis around green apprenticeships, which found that: Apprenticeships...
London's Economy Today editorial - January 2025
Posted over 1 year ago
UK inflation slows marginally in December Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation slowed in December, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). CPI inflation rose by 2.5% in the 12 months to December 2024, down from 2.6% in the 12 months to November (Figure 1). Figure 1: This drop in inflation had not been expected by most...
Recent migration trends in the UK and London
Posted over 1 year ago
Last November the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released statistics about net migration into the UK (ONS, 28/11/24) that provoked much media interest (for example BBC). This blog is intended to provide context to these statistics with respect to London. The first four sections present UK data, the fifth examines the available data at London level, and the final section...
London macroeconomic scenarios (December 2024 update)
Posted over 1 year ago
GLA Economics published its latest macroeconomic scenarios-based forecast for London on 17th December. The two main outcome variables are real Gross Value Added (GVA) – a measure of London’s output – and workforce jobs (WFJ) – a measure of employment. We project both variables over the medium term (to the end of 2026). Further, we have developed three main macroeconomic...