Employment rate: highest and lowest London boroughs (March 2026)
Wandsworth had the highest employment rate of London’s 32 boroughs in March 2026, at 85.1%.
Kensington and Chelsea had the lowest, at 65.6%. The middle borough, Harrow, had 75.0%.
1 borough has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wandsworth | 85.1% |
| 2 | Kingston upon Thames | 80.5% |
| =3 | Bromley | 80.3% |
| =3 | Westminster | 80.3% |
| 5 | Waltham Forest | 79.7% |
| 6 | Havering | 79.3% |
| 7 | Lewisham | 79.1% |
| 8 | Bexley | 78.9% |
| 9 | Hackney | 78.3% |
| 10 | Lambeth | 76.0% |
| 11 | Merton | 75.9% |
| 12 | Southwark | 75.5% |
| 13 | Ealing | 75.4% |
| 14 | Sutton | 75.2% |
| 15 | Greenwich | 75.1% |
| 16 | Harrow | 75.0% |
| 17 | Croydon | 73.8% |
| 18 | Islington | 73.3% |
| 19 | Barnet | 73.0% |
| =20 | Richmond upon Thames | 72.7% |
| =20 | Tower Hamlets | 72.7% |
| =22 | Hillingdon | 72.4% |
| =22 | Hounslow | 72.4% |
| 24 | Redbridge | 72.3% |
| 25 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 72.2% |
| =26 | Brent | 71.7% |
| =26 | Haringey | 71.7% |
| =28 | Barking and Dagenham | 69.3% |
| =28 | Camden | 69.3% |
| 30 | Newham | 69.2% |
| 31 | Enfield | 68.3% |
| 32 | Kensington and Chelsea | 65.6% |
| – | City of London ONS publishes no figure for this council in this period. | No figure |