Economy and work in Ealing
London boroughWest London. 387,072 people in 56 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Ealing, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Under 1070 or more
Ealing’s 199 neighbourhoods range from 15 to 190.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain only£40,889
ONS earnings survey · 2025
Full-time workers living in Ealing earned a median of £40,889 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
Council16,995
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
In Ealing, 16,995 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
Council6.4%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
In Ealing, 6.4% 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
- 16% higher5.5%
- Against the UK
- 1.6 times3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only75.4%
ONS population survey · Mar 2026
75.4% of people aged 16 to 64 in Ealing were in work in the year to March 2026.
Ealing is joint 147th lowest of 348 for employment rate.