Employment and Skills

Economic activity rates broken down by gender. The economically active population comprises those who are either employed or unemployed and excludes those who are economically inactive. The data are taken from the Annual Population Survey, produced by the Office for National Statistics.

The London Workplace Zone Classification (LWZC) uses data from 2011 census and other sources to segment London’s workplace zones into categories based on workers’ and businesses’ characteristics. A total of 92 variables were used to classify the 8,154 workplace zones in London. A list of workplace zones by LWZC Group and Sub group can be found in LWZC Classification.xls and underlying data are in Workplace zone dashboard.xlsx Pdf map...

Employment rates for those aged 16+ broken down by industrial classification. The data are taken from the Annual Population Survey (APS) produced by the Office for National Statistics. Includes the Major Industry Classes: Agriculture and fishing, Energy and water, Manufacturing, Construction, Distribution, hotels and restaurants, Transport and communications, Banking, finance and insurance, Public admin. education and health, Other ser...

About this dataset This page presents experimental analysis related to green jobs and skills in London, using online job postings data provided by Lightcast. This near real-time data can be used to help track and assess the demand for green expertise in London. When using outputs from this analysis it is important to be aware of the following caveats: The methodology used to identify green job postings remains experimental and su...

From 1 August 2019, the Secretary of State for Education delegated responsibility for the commissioning, delivery, and management of London’s Adult Education Budget (AEB) to the Mayor of London. In early 2020, the AEB Mayoral Board agreed that AEB programme data should be published following the Department for Education’s Further Education and Skills data publication and in line with the UK Code of Practice for Official Statistics (whic...

The GLA Civil Society and Sport Unit Youth Team have commissioned London Metropolitan University Centre for Applied Research in Empowering Society (CARES) team to undertake research into the challenges that young Londoners face, to help shape the GLA’s holistic approach to empowering the voice of young Londoners. The project involves reviewing evidence gathered by the GLA to map out the ecosystem and interactions that underpin youth soc...

From 1 August 2019, the Secretary of State for Education delegated responsibility for the commissioning, delivery, and management of London’s Adult Education Budget (AEB) to the Mayor of London. In early 2020, the AEB Mayoral Board agreed that AEB programme data should be published following the Department for Education’s Further Education and Skills data publication and in line with the UK Code of Practice for Official Statistics (whic...

Economic inactivity rates broken down by gender for local authorities in London. The economically inactive population is comprised of those who are unable or do not wish to enter employment. Working age Economic Inactivity by Gender, and Inactivity rates by reason (working age). Reasons are: Student, Looking after family/home, Temporary sick, Long-term sick, Discouraged, Retired, Other, Economically inactive who want a job, Economicall...

Employment rates broken down by whether self-employed and whether full or part-time. Data in this set are also broken down by gender. The data are taken from the Annual Population Survey (APS), produced by the Office for National Statistics.

Difference in employment rate between gender, ethnic groups and disability status. The following employment gaps are covered: Male - Female gap Non-disabled - Disabled gap (also split by gender) White - All ethnic minority gap (also split by gender) White - Mixed ethnicity gap (also split by gender) White - Indian gap (also split by gender) White - Pakistani/Bangladeshi gap (also split by gender) White - Black/Black British gap (also s...