Economy thumb|upright|One Canada Square, the 15th-tallest building in Europe and currently the second tallest completed building in the United Kingdom, the tallest being The Shard thumb|left|The market area in Whitechapel The borough hosts the world headquarters of many global financial businesses, employing some of the highest paid workers in London, but also has high rates of long-term illness and premature death and the 2nd highest unemployment rate in London.
economy thumb|upright|one canada square the 15th-tallest building in europe and currently the second tallest completed building in the united kingdom the tallest being the shard thumb|left|the market area in whitechapel the borough hosts the world headquarters of many global financial businesses employing some of the highest paid workers in london but also has high rates of long-term illness and premature death and the 2nd highest unemployment rate in london