Data requested by:

Greater London Authority (GLA) Intelligence Unit

Contents of this workbook:

Coverage:
Lowest geography:
Variable(s):
Breakdown(s):
Age group(s):
Sex:
Year(s):

Data requested on:

11 October 2016

Data produced on:

12 October 2016

Data source:
Annual Population Survey

Contact details:
James Harris, London Statistician
james.p.harris@ons.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 01329 444 656

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 Authority (GLA) Intelligence Unit

s workbook:
London
London region
number of residents
graduate status, time since graduation, employment status, underemployment status
n/a
n/a
2008 to 2015

ondon Statistician
@ons.gsi.gov.uk

s of the Open Government Licence (OGL) and UK Government Licensing Framework, anyone wishing to
NS material, whether commercially or privately, may do so freely without a specific application for a
to the conditions of the OGL and the Framework. To view this licence, go to:
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mation Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk
clude a source accreditation to ONS as "Source: Office for National Statistics".
Residents in London by employment and graduate status, 2008 to 2015
Figures shown in thousands

Employment and graduate status 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

In employment
Recent graduate 356 350 347 379 413 425 436 461
Non-recent graduate 1,331 1,396 1,509 1,660 1,746 1,839 1,932 1,986
Graduate (period unknown) 45 56 54 51 54 61 51 45
Non-graduate 2,019 1,941 1,852 1,734 1,714 1,710 1,769 1,800
Graduate status not known 23 36 40 56 43 42 41 43

ILO unemployed
Recent graduate 22 36 34 52 46 48 36 39
Non-recent graduate 42 68 65 70 83 82 68 54
Graduate (period unknown) 4 7 3 6 7 8 7 4
Non-graduate 216 266 265 269 263 251 205 183
Graduate status not known 2 4 4 8 4 4 4 3

Source: ONS, Annual Population Survey datasets

Notes:
A "recent graduate" is a person holding qualifications of at least Higher Education standard and who left
full-time education within five years of the survey date.
A "non-recent graduate" is a person holding qualifications of at least Higher Education standard and who left
full-time education more than five years before the survey date.
A "graduate (period unknown)" is a person holding qualifications of at least Higher Education standard but
for whom the period since leaving full-time education is not known.
For further information about the qualifications graduates may hold, please refer to the Labour Force Survey
User Guides, with reference to variable HiQul15D categories 1 and 2, available at:
www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/labour-market/labour-market-statistics/index.html
Working residents in London by underemployment and graduate status, 2008 to 2015
Numbers of working residents presented in thousands, rate as a percentage to 1 decimal place

Underemployment1 and graduate2 status 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Underemployed (thousands)
Recent graduate 25 29 32 39 41 50 49 43
Non-recent graduate 66 86 104 123 127 131 126 129
Graduate (period unknown) 2 4 5 3 2 6 2 4
Non-graduate 170 216 226 207 210 215 210 197
Graduate status not known 0 2 1 6 3 1 1 1
All Underemployed 263 337 368 378 383 403 388 374

Not underemployed (thousands)

Recent graduate 328 317 312 335 365 368 380 414
Non-recent graduate 1,256 1,294 1,389 1,522 1,601 1,687 1,783 1,831
Graduate (period unknown) 39 49 46 47 50 52 47 39
Non-graduate 1,815 1,691 1,584 1,486 1,464 1,448 1,512 1,561
Graduate status not known 19 28 26 42 36 36 34 39
All not Underemployed 3,458 3,379 3,357 3,432 3,516 3,591 3,755 3,884

Underemployment rate3 (percentage)

Recent graduate 7.0 8.2 9.2 10.4 10.1 12.0 11.4 9.4
Non-recent graduate 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.5 7.3 7.2 6.6 6.6
Graduate (period unknown) 5.9 7.3 10.4 6.4 4.7 9.8 3.8 9.3
Non-graduate 8.6 11.3 12.5 12.2 12.5 13.0 12.2 11.2
Graduate status not known 0.0 7.2 4.0 12.3 7.1 2.0 2.9 1.5
Overall 7.1 9.1 9.9 9.9 9.8 10.1 9.4 8.8

Source: ONS, Annual Population Survey datasets

Notes:
1. Underemployed workers are those who are employed but who either wish to work more hours in their current role
or who are looking for an additional job or for a replacement job which offers more hours. They must also be over 16
and be currently working under 40 hours per week if they are between 16 and 18 and under 48 hours if they are over 18.
Finally, they must be able to start working extra hours within the next two weeks.
2. A "recent graduate" is a person holding qualifications of at least Higher Education standard and who left
full-time education within five years of the survey date.
A "non-recent graduate" is a person holding qualifications of at least Higher Education standard and who left
full-time education more than five years before the survey date.
A "graduate (period unknown)" is a person holding qualifications of at least Higher Education standard but
for whom the period since leaving full-time education is not known.
For further information about the qualifications graduates may hold, please refer to the Labour Force Survey
User Guides, with reference to variable HiQul15D categories 1 and 2, available at:
www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/labour-market/labour-market-statistics/index.html
3. The Underemployment rate is calculated by dividing the total number of underemployed workers by the total number
of people in employment that have known underemployment status.
4. Workers who have unknown underemployment status are excluded from this analysis.