A description of London's economy

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Publication type: General

Publication date: Wednesday 8 March 2017

The purpose of Working Paper 85 is to describe the structure and make-up of London’s economy in different parts of the capital and is thus a companion piece to the recently published Economic Evidence Base for London 2016.
It provides a descriptive account of the economic structure of London’s sub regions in terms of jobs, economic output and identifies instances of local industry specialisation relative to the rest of the country. This includes a detailed look at London’s western fringes around Heathrow airport and along the M4 corridor to the surrounding areas.
It further describes London’s business landscape by exploring the industrial structure of businesses and business dynamics across the capital. It also identifies some of the major sites of employment across London, outside of the centre of London.
Finally the nature of work across London in terms of employee pay, patterns of commuting and self-employment is also examined.