1996 to 2014 annual estimates of employee and self-employed job numbers in London, based on quarterly Workforce Jobs series data. The dataset includes breakdowns by industry according to the SIC 2007 classification, sections A to S. It is provided by the Greater London Authority.
Use Cases
- Analyzing long-term employment trends in London based on annual estimates from 1996 to 2014.
- Comparing job growth across different industrial sectors based on SIC 2007 classifications.
- Modeling the relationship between self-employment and overall workforce numbers in a major metropolitan economy.
- Tracking the evolution of London's industrial composition over an 18-year period.
Strengths
- Provides an 18-year time series from 1996 to 2014 for longitudinal analysis.
- Includes breakdowns for both employees and the self-employed, offering a detailed view of workforce composition.
- Industry data is structured using the standardized SIC 2007 classification system.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is listed as 2026-06-24.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority
- Collection Method
- Annual estimates derived from quarterly Workforce Jobs series data.
- Time Range
- 1996 to 2014
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 21:02:57.377187; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- London, United Kingdom