Fieldway, Selhurst, New Addington and South Norwood have remained within the 5 most deprived wards between 2004 and 2010 which is consistent with overall deprivation

All wards have become more deprived in terms of employment deprivation in comparison to the 2004 index, with the exception of Bensham Manor, Selsdon and Ballards and West Thornton which remain unchanged.

Fieldway is the most deprived ward in terms of employment deprivation and it's ranking has dropped from 8,665 in the 2004 index  to 5,936 in the 2010 index (when comparing and ranking LSOAs nationally)

The 2010 employment deprivation is mapped out below

This domain measures employment deprivation in an area conceptualised as involuntary exclusion of the working age population from the labour market.  A combined count of employment deprived individuals per LSOA is calculated by summing the following seven indicators:

1. Claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (both Contributory and Income-Based) women aged 18-59 and men aged 18-64, averaged over 4 quarters
2. Claimants of Incapacity Benefit women aged 18-59 and men aged 18-64, averaged over 4 quarters
3. Claimants of Severe Disablement Allowance women aged 18-59 and men aged 18-64, averaged over 4 quarters
4. Claimants of Employment Support Allowance women aged 18-59 and men aged 18-64
5. Participants in New Deal for the 18-24s who are not in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance, averaged over 4 quarters
6. Participants in New Deal for 25+ who are not in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance, averaged over 4 quarters
7. Participants in New Deal for Lone Parents (after initial interview) aged over 18, averaged over 4 quarters.

Index of multiple deprivation 2010 - Employment (432k)