Striving for good, well-paid jobs in Ealing

by Councillor Peter Mason, the leader of Ealing Council

One of our main goals is to help generate inclusive growth, in a borough where people want to live and work, and where businesses want to invest.

The local need for good, well-paid jobs is clear. Average earnings in our borough are some of the lowest in London, ranking 26th out of the 32 London boroughs. Two in every five jobs in Ealing are in typically low-paid industries, like in retail, hospitality, and social care. This has a knock-on effect on other challenges like housing affordability and deprivation. We want growth in Ealing to be inclusive, with more people benefitting from economic development. We want to create good quality jobs which enable residents to earn a decent living income.

A new jobs and skills strategy

To help employers create these jobs, we are working on a new jobs and skills strategy for the borough. The strategy will set out how we will support your businesses to thrive and grow, with greater access to affordable workspace, and how we will develop a skilled local workforce that meets your needs.

It will help us and our partners reach our goal of creating 10,000 new jobs by 2026. We have made great progress over the last two years, delivering almost 5,000 opportunities for residents to access good and well-paid jobs. The strategy will focus our energies on the right areas and the right sectors.

Our vision for Ealing’s economy after 6pm

We are also developing a new plan to boost Ealing’s economy after 6pm.

17% of our population work in the evening and nighttime, including at major 24-hour employers such as Heathrow and Ealing Hospital.

We want the borough to be a more prosperous and inclusive place to live, work, visit and run a business after 6pm. Our new draft strategy will support night-workers and other residents to access more jobs, services, and amenities after 6pm.

You can have your say on both draft strategies by going to www.goodforealing.com

We want growth in Ealing to be inclusive, with more people benefitting from economic development. We want to create good quality jobs which enable residents to earn a decent living income.

Councillor Peter Mason