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The Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) provides annual employment and employee estimates in the UK. This brief focuses on London results.
London and the UK
- London employment was 4.336 million in September 2010 an annual increase of 44 thousand jobs (or 1.0 per cent)
- This was the second highest increase after the South East (51 thousand or 1.3 per cent increase)
- This compared to a decrease in employment in the UK of 156 thousand (or -0.5 per cent)
London employment by industry
Between 2009 and 2010 the largest increases by sector were:
- Business Services (39 thousand increase in employment)
- Information and Communications (20 thousand increase)
- Finance and Insurance (12 thousand increase)
London sub regional employment
- Employment in Inner London increased by 36 thousand and in Outer London by 8 thousand
- Employment increased in 20 out of 33 London boroughs
- The greatest increase was in the City of London (24 thousand)
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BRES2010 London brief.pdf