London’s contribution to the national economy
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on London’s contribution to the national economy on Thursday 10 July 2025 at 3pm. The debate will be led by Joe Powell MP.

This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
Unemployment by Constituency, July 2014 (2 MB , PDF)
The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance decreased by 36,300 between May 2014 and June 2014, to 1.04 million people aged 18 or over, the lowest level since October 2008.
The unemployment rate was 6.5% in March-May 2014. The ILO measure of unemployment was 2.12 million people, down 121,000 from the previous quarter and down 383,000 from the previous year.
The number of people in employment was 30.64 million in March-May 2014, up 254,000 from the previous quarter and up 929,000 from the previous year. The employment rate was 73.1% and is now higher than its pre-recession peak of 73.0% in March-May 2008.
Unemployment by Constituency, July 2014 (2 MB , PDF)
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on London’s contribution to the national economy on Thursday 10 July 2025 at 3pm. The debate will be led by Joe Powell MP.
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A summary of the latest economic indicators for the regions and nations of the UK.