Economy and work in Barking and Dagenham
London boroughEast London. 238,295 people in 36 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Barking and Dagenham, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Barking and Dagenham’s 115 neighbourhoods range from 45 to 300.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in Barking and Dagenham earned a median of £38,467 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn Barking and Dagenham, 11,450 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn Barking and Dagenham, 7.4% 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
- 35% higher5.5%
- Against the UK
- 1.9 times3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only69.3% of people aged 16 to 64 in Barking and Dagenham were in work in the year to March 2026.
Barking and Dagenham is joint 36th lowest of 348 for employment rate.