Business and Economy

Data shows the number of jobs and job density by borough. The number of jobs in an area is composed of jobs done by residents (of any age) and jobs done by workers (of any age) who commute into the area. Total jobs is a workplace based measure of jobs and comprises: - employees (from the Annual Business Inquiry), - self-employment...

More Detailed Jobs This dataset provides estimates of employee jobs in London down to 4-digit Standard Industry Classification level, from 1998 to 2022. The latest release was in December 2025. Blog posts describing the dataset and earlier results are available for the 2023 and 2024 updates. Estimates are based on Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) and Workforce Jobs (WFJ) data published by...

Overview This page presents a labour market analysis related to the Mayor of London’s priority sectors, as identified in the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP). Each report (found below) explores a different economic sector in detail by bringing together data from a wide range of sources. By offering insights into both current and historical trends, the analysis helps contextualise how each sector...

This workbook summarises recent Job Posting Analytics related to delivery drivers in London. The data is provided by Emsi, a data modelling company.  It looks at job postings based on two different classifications: Job title ('Delivery Driver') Occupations ('Van drivers' and 'Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers')  Please note: Job postings are collected from various sources and processed...

A London series by industry and a borough series (no industry) 1984 to 2011. These data have been used by GLA Economics to forecast long-term employment projections and within GLA Economics' models for exports, tourism and life sciences. The two series are: 1. London Employment Jobs: a London level series which includes Employee Jobs and Self-Employment Jobs from 1984 to 2010 with...

Newham Info is the London Borough of Newham's Local Information System and provides a selection of data about various topics. These include: pupil performance on key stage indicators in the local area estimated healthy life expectancy for the local and comparator areas ...

As London looks ahead to a skills devolution deal, the capital has ambitions to create an adult skills system that is more responsive to the needs of the local economy. This work reflects on the area based review which will shape the future of the Further Education sector in London. Analysis by GLA Economics sets out what drives London’s economy,...