Money and business · data story
Employment, claimant rates, resident earnings and rent burden move on different clocks.
When work does not cover London
The evidence
Updated 1 Aug 2026
Labour market · Apr 2025-Mar 2026
Highest published value in this view
74.8%
Employment rate
Economic inactivity rate: 20.2%
Resident employment, unemployment and inactivity estimates with published reliability information.
Explore London's labour market →Claimant rate
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Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16–64 by borough.
Explore The claimant rate by borough →Resident earnings
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Median annual pay for residents in the latest comparable release.
Explore Where the salaries are →Rent burden
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Two-bedroom median rent as a share of resident median annual earnings.
Explore Private rent versus resident pay →Trace the claims
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