Economy and work in Kingston upon Thames
London boroughSouth west London. 172,761 people in 37 square kilometres.
4 layers about economy and work for Kingston upon Thames, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Kingston upon Thames’s 99 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 135.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in Kingston upon Thames earned a median of £46,871 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn Kingston upon Thames, 3,675 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn Kingston upon Thames, 3.2% 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
- 42% lower5.5%
- Against the UK
- 18% lower3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only80.5% of people aged 16 to 64 in Kingston upon Thames were in work in the year to March 2026.
Kingston upon Thames is 66th highest of 348 for employment rate.