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Detailed employee jobs report – 2022 (summer 2024 update)
Posted almost 2 years ago
The total number of employee jobs in London rose steeply in 2022 as the capital recovered from the pandemic, adding 297,500 jobs (6%) in the year to reach 5,595,000. That was also well above the pandemic peak of 5,239,000 in 2019 (7%). This blog delves into the detailed data based on the ONS’ Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) and...
London's Economy Today editorial - July 2024
Posted almost 2 years ago
UK GDP continues to grow in May Data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this month showed that the UK economy grew robustly in May. Monthly real GDP increased by 0.4% in May 2024 after stagnating in April (Figure 1). Figure 1: Monthly UK GDP growth and its contributions, May 2023 to May 2024 Source: ONS The ONS...
The State of London’s Economy and Society
Posted almost 2 years ago
On the 17th of June, the GLA’s City Intelligence Unit released the fifth edition of its State of London report[1], a publication that provides the most up-to-date statistics on London’s performance across a range of economic and social outcomes. The report brings together an array of datasets that are organised thematically. The aim is to present some of the most...
London’s population of young children – current and future
Posted almost 2 years ago
The GLA demography team just released a report that examines the demographic evidence around trends in the population of young children (age 0 to 10) in London. We wrote this report to examine the truth behind media reports of primary schools in Inner London needing to merge or close due to insufficient pupils. Also, some articles have described schools in...
London's Economy Today editorial - June 2024
Posted almost 2 years ago
UK GDP growth was flat in April The UK economy did not grow in April according to new data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The data showed that monthly GDP grew by 0% in April 2024 (Figure 1). This followed on from growth of 0.4% in March. Nevertheless, the ONS estimates that in the three months to...
London at night: An updated evidence base for a 24 hour city
Posted about 2 years ago
This blog summarises our recently published work on London’s night time economy. Purpose GLA Economics published an Evidence Base for a 24 Hour City in 2018 to support the Mayor of London, the Night Czar, the Night-Time Commission, and boroughs on night-time planning and strategies. The March 2024 update to the evidence base shows the latest findings and changes over...
London's Economy Today editorial - May 2024
Posted about 2 years ago
UK GDP grows strongly in first quarter of 2024 After two quarters of mild negative growth of -0.3% in 2023 Q4 and -0.1% in 2023 Q3, the UK grew strongly by 0.6% in 2024 Q1, reports the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Year-on-year growth was a more modest 0.2%, and over the last two years growth has been 0.5% (Figure...
London's Economy Today editorial - April 2024
Posted about 2 years ago
UK GDP saw further growth in February This month saw the publication by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) of monthly GDP numbers for the UK for February 2024 (Figure 1). This data showed that the UK economy grew by 0.1% month on month in February. This follows monthly growth of 0.3% in January (revised up from a previously estimated...
Evidence from the Employer Skills Survey 2022
Posted about 2 years ago
The Employer Skills Survey 2022 is the sixth edition of the survey conducted by the DfE since 2011. The survey aims to identify the skills challenges faced by employers, in their existing workforce as well as when recruiting. In particular, the survey covers three main areas: Recruitment and skill-shortage vacancies Skills gaps Training and workforce development The survey is a...
How can we measure the number of green jobs?
Posted about 2 years ago
Introduction Building upon a previous blog on the same topic, this short update examines the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) latest experimental estimates of green jobs, released in March 2024. The estimates of green jobs produced by the ONS complement previous analysis undertaken by GLA Economics to identify green skills and jobs by analysing online job postings produced by Lightcast...