Business Register and Employment Survey, London 2010

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)