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Work in Barking and Dagenham

Every work series published for Barking and Dagenham, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

In Barking and Dagenham, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £25,620 in 2008 to £38,467 in 2025, a change of £12,847 or 50.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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ONS. Earlier years come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: £38,467 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

In Barking and Dagenham, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £499 in 2008 to £754 in 2025, a change of £255 or 51.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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ONS. Earlier years come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: £754 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

People claiming unemployment-related benefits

In Barking and Dagenham, people claiming unemployment-related benefits rose from 8,805 in January 1986 to 11,575 in July 2026, a change of 2,770 or 31.5% (ONS).

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ONS. Latest: 11,575 (July 2026). The national series and its methodology.

Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64

In Barking and Dagenham, claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 fell from 8.1% in January 1992 to 7.5% in July 2026, a change of 0.6% or 7.4% (ONS).