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London's Jobs History

Publisher
Greater London Authority
Updated
13 August 2026
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Summary

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 industries by GLA Economics sectors on a SIC 2007 basis 2. A borough level Employee Jobs series 1984 to 2010 (no industry breakdown) Methods and assumptions behind the data are explained in the GLA Economics Working Paper 52 Data Download Notes Borough Data Source: ONS Employee Jobs, ONS Business Surveys, GLA Economics assumptions Data are for employees and do not include self-employment jobs Data are adjusted for series discontinuities only - no additional corrections have been made 1998 data for Richmond and 2000 data for Greenwich where employee increases are high have not been adjusted Sector Data Source: ONS Employee Jobs, LFS, GLA Economics assumptions 2010 data are provisional Data include employees and self-employment jobs

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Borough Data 13/8/2026
Sector Data 13/8/2026

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