Area type
London Borough
Population
340,341
GDP
£11 billion
Average salary
£36,010
Labour force
220,221
Job Density
0.71
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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Ealing was worth an estimated £11 billion in 2019, according to figures published by the ONS. Ealing's GDP growth between 2018 and 2019 was 1.5% per year. Compare GDP by area.
The Business administration & support industry is the largest in Ealing based on the number of jobs, accounting for 11.4% of roles in the area.
2019 ONS figures suggest that there are 158,000 jobs in Ealing, which has a working-age (aged 16-65) population of 220,221. The 2019 job density in Ealing is 0.72, meaning there are 0.72 jobs per member of the Ealing working-age population.
Ealing had a mean average salary for full-time employees of £36,010 in 2021. Ealing's unemployment rate is 5.3% as of 2021. Compare unemployment rate by area.
The 2019 labour force or working-age population in Ealing is 220,221 or 64.7% of the total population.
In 2021, 94.7% of the labour market was recorded as employed, below the 94.8% average rate for England. Of those employed, 18.6% are self-employed, and 81.4% are employees.
Ealing's working-age population ranks among the most educated in England.
The Annual Population Survey for 2020 published by the ONS reports the percentage of the Ealing working-age (aged 16-64) population who have a degree or higher is 60.9%, which is above the 42.8% degree qualification rate for England.
Over 69% of the Ealing working-age population have at least 2 A-levels (or equivalent), and 7% have no qualifications.
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The average salary in Ealing as of 2021 is £36,010. Between 2020 and 2021, average salaries fell by £1,947. Compare average salaries by area.
Ealing's salary growth rate is -5.13% per year based on changes in average salary between 2020 and 2021, which is 5.13% lower than the average salary growth rate in Ealing over the past 9 years.
Business data published by the ONS in 2020 show the most common job group in Ealing is Business & Public Service Assoc. Professionals, accounting for 14% of all roles in the area. In England as a whole, the largest job group is Business & Public Service Assoc. Professionals.
The fastest-growing type of job in Ealing is Culture, Media And Sports Occupations, with roles increasing 704% between July 2020 and July 2021. In England, the fastest-growing type of role is Corporate Managers And Directors.
Occupation | Number | Percentage | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Public Service Assoc. Professionals | 24,900 | 14.3% | 105.8% |
| Culture, Media And Sports Occupations | 20,900 | 12.0% | 703.8% |
| Corporate Managers And Directors | 20,100 | 11.5% | 11.0% |
| Administrative Occupations | 15,400 | 8.8% | 79.1% |
| Science, Research, Engineering And Technology Profs | 15,200 | 8.7% | -5.0% |
There was a 5% decrease in roles between 2019 and 2020. In England as a whole, there was a 2% decrease.
Based on the total number of jobs, the largest industry in Ealing is Business administration & support. Other major industries include Retail, Health, which represents over 10% of roles in Ealing.
Financial & Insurance companies make up 1% of the Ealing economy that's lower than the average for England as a whole (~3%).
5% of the total jobs in Ealing are in Information and Communication, one of the key sectors for the future, below the 5% of jobs in England as a whole.
Industry | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Support | 15,000 | 11.4% |
| Retail | 14,000 | 10.7% |
| Health | 14,000 | 10.7% |
| Manufacturing | 12,000 | 9.1% |
| Transport & Storage | 12,000 | 9.1% |
The fastest-growing industry in Ealing is Financial & Insurance, with jobs in the sector increasing 40% between 2019 and 2020 from 1,250 to 1,750. In England more broadly the fastest-growing industry is Healthcare.
The industry with the biggest decline in Ealing between 2019 and 2020 was Motor trades, which saw an 50% decrease in roles, going from 4,000 to 2,000. In England more broadly the industry with the biggest year on year decline was Arts, entertainment & recreation, with roles decreasing by 8%.
The Information and communication industry includes many of the top companies of the future. In Ealing, the number of roles in this sector has fallen by 14% over the past year, below the 1% annual increase seen in England.
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2021 UK Business Count data published by the ONS show there are 30 large businesses in Ealing, making up 0.2% of total businesses - in England, 0.4% of businesses are large. A large business is defined as having over 250 employees.
There are 175 medium-sized businesses based in Ealing, making up 1.0% of total businesses - in England, 1.5% of businesses are medium-sized. A medium-sized business is defined as having between 50 and 249 employees.
There are 1,055 small businesses based in Ealing, making up 5.8% of total businesses - in England, 8.3% of businesses are small. A small business is defined as having between 10 and 49 employees.
Ealing's unemployment rate is 5.3% that's 0% higher than the average unemployment rate for England as a whole. Unemployment rates are the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the working-age population.
The main group within the unemployment population is Looking After Family, representing 41.1% of the unemployed population.
Secondary classifications include groups: student, other, all of which represent over 10% of the unemployed population.
In England as a whole, students are the main group within the unemployed population, accounting for 28.9% of the unemployed population.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data sources: ONS Local statistics