Economy and work in Richmond upon Thames
London boroughSouth west London. 196,713 people in 57 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Richmond upon Thames, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Richmond upon Thames’s 115 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 105.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in Richmond upon Thames earned a median of £57,233 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn Richmond upon Thames, 3,180 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn Richmond upon Thames, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%.
- Against London
- 53% lower5.5%
- Against the UK
- 33% lower3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only72.7% of people aged 16 to 64 in Richmond upon Thames were in work in the year to March 2026.
Richmond upon Thames is 87th lowest of 348 for employment rate.