Overview
Hammersmith and Fulham is an inner London borough located in the west of London. The borough has hourly pay inequality identical to that in London as a whole, with hourly earnings at the 80th percentile 2.74 times greater than those at the 20th percentile.
In 2017-2020, the unemployment rate in the borough is below the London average of 4.9% at 4.4%. Although the unemployment rate is lower in Hammersmith and Fulham, the proportion of those who claimed out-of-work benefits before the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 is slightly higher at 8.1% in comparison to the London average of 7.7%.
The grid below shows how Hammersmith and Fulham compares against London overall on key poverty and inequality indicators. Red text denotes the fact that Hammersmith and Fulham is worse than is typical for London on that indicator, and green means it is better.