London’s Labour Market and Initial Evidence from the Work Programme
Richard Walker
05/11/2012
Working-age employment in London 1992 – 2012
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
Mar
-May
199
2
No
v-Ja
n 1
993
Jul-
Sep
199
3
Mar
-May
199
4
No
v-Ja
n 1
995
Jul-
Sep
199
5
Mar
-May
199
6
No
v-Ja
n 1
997
Jul-
Sep
199
7
Mar
-May
199
8
No
v-Ja
n 1
999
Jul-
Sep
199
9
Mar
-May
200
0
No
v-Ja
n 2
001
Jul-
Sep
200
1
Mar
-May
200
2
No
v-Ja
n 2
003
Jul-
Sep
200
3
Mar
-May
200
4
No
v-Ja
n 2
005
Jul-
Sep
200
5
Mar
-May
200
6
No
v-Ja
n 2
007
Jul-
Sep
200
7
Mar
-May
200
8
No
v-Ja
n 2
009
Jul-
Sep
200
9
Mar
-May
201
0
No
v-Ja
n 2
011
Jul-
Sep
201
1
Mar
-May
201
2
Working-age employment rate, London & UK 1992-2012
60.0
62.0
64.0
66.0
68.0
70.0
72.0
74.0
Mar
-May
199
2
Nov
-Jan
199
3
Jul-Se
p 19
93
Mar
-May
199
4
Nov
-Jan
199
5
Jul-Se
p 19
95
Mar
-May
199
6
Nov
-Jan
199
7
Jul-Se
p 19
97
Mar
-May
199
8
Nov
-Jan
199
9
Jul-Se
p 19
99
Mar
-May
200
0
Nov
-Jan
200
1
Jul-Se
p 20
01
Mar
-May
200
2
Nov
-Jan
200
3
Jul-Se
p 20
03
Mar
-May
200
4
Nov
-Jan
200
5
Jul-Se
p 20
05
Mar
-May
200
6
Nov
-Jan
200
7
Jul-Se
p 20
07
Mar
-May
200
8
Nov
-Jan
200
9
Jul-Se
p 20
09
Mar
-May
201
0
Nov
-Jan
201
1
Jul-Se
p 20
11
Mar
-May
201
2
London UK
Working-age employment rates of selected groups, London and UK, 2011
London UK Difference
Male 74.9 75.2 -0.3Female 61.0 64.9 -3.8
16-24 40.5 49.8 -9.325-34 75.8 78.1 -2.335-44 77.2 80.4 -3.245-54 76.5 80.7 -4.255-64 56.4 56.0 0.4
UK Born 70.5 70.6 -0.2Non-UK Born 64.9 66.4 -1.5
White 73.5 71.6 2.0BAME 58.9 59.3 -0.4
Lone Parent (F) 45.0 55.0 -10.0
Working-age employment rate by London Borough, year to June 2012
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
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am
Proportion of JSA claimants aged 18-24 claiming for 9 months or more
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Feb-
94
Feb-
95
Feb-
96
Feb-
97
Feb-
98
Feb-
99
Feb-
00
Feb-
01
Feb-
02
Feb-
03
Feb-
04
Feb-
05
Feb-
06
Feb-
07
Feb-
08
Feb-
09
Feb-
10
Feb-
11
Feb-
12
UK London
Proportion of JSA claimants aged 25 and over claiming for more than 12 months
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Feb-
94
Feb-
95
Feb-
96
Feb-
97
Feb-
98
Feb-
99
Feb-
00
Feb-
01
Feb-
02
Feb-
03
Feb-
04
Feb-
05
Feb-
06
Feb-
07
Feb-
08
Feb-
09
Feb-
10
Feb-
11
Feb-
12
UK London
Work-programme referrals and attachments to April 2012
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
North East North West Yorkshireand TheHumber
EastMidlands
WestMidlands
East ofEngland
London South East South West Wales Scotland Unknown
Referrals Attachments
Referrals to April 2012 and total JSA claimants April 2012
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
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th
Harin
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Sout
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Newha
m
Lewish
am
Enfie
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Croy
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Tower
Ham
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Camde
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Redb
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Westm
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Brom
ley
Hammer
smith
and Fu
lham
Have
ring
Hillin
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Bexle
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Houn
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Kens
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Referrals
Claimant Count Apr 12
Attachment rates by age - London
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
Total 18 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60+
Attachment rates by primary health condition
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
North East North West Yorkshire andThe Humber
East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West Wales Scotland Unknown
TotalJSA/Pension Credit/ Income Support Claimants (No health condition recorded)Mental and Behavioural DisordersDiseases of the Nervous SystemDiseases of the Circulatory or Respiratory SystemDiseases of the Musculoskeletal system and Connective TissueInjury, Poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesOther
Attachment rates by payment group
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
Total JSA 18 to24
JSA 25 andover
JSA EarlyEntrants
JSA Ex-IncapacityBenefit
ESAVolunteers
New ESAclaimants
ESA Ex-IncapacityBenefit
IB/ ISVolunteers
JSA PrisonLeavers
London GB
Report due out later in November Will include more detailed look at variables by
borough The GLA Intelligence Unit will also report on outcome
data once this has been released.
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