This section of the website provides the latest skills and employment data available for London. The data is available at a regional level and, where it exists, for boroughs and five sub-regions. You can grab or print the contents of these pages, download the raw data and Benchmarker for your own use, or use our mapping tool online. All material (including downloads and tools) is regularly updated, when the latest data becomes publicly available.
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The latest reliable core data available for boroughs and sub-regions.
London-level data and trends for 14 key labour market indicators.
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Download our quarterly labour market review & update, an at-a-glance guide to London’s labour market based on the latest data available.
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In March 2012, there were 234,500 people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) in London and 1,613,000 in the UK. The proportion of London's resident working age population claiming JSA was 4.3%, practically the same as the previous seven months . The equivalent proportion in the UK was 4%, a difference of 0.3 percentage points.
A quick and simple introduction to some of the terms commonly used in the areas of skills and employment.
