Data sources
This page features data providers to suit all levels of analytical skills and because they feature some or all of the following:
- ethnic minority data
- mmployment data
- data at Local Authority level.
A Brief Overview of the Providers
Please access the links to go to more detailed information about each data provider.
NOMIS
What you will find in NOMIS:
- labour market and related population data for local areas from a variety of sources, including the Labour Force Survey (LFS), claimant count, Annual Business Inquiry (ABI), New Earnings Survey (NES), and the 1991 and 1981 Censuses of Population
- data from official government sources (mostly National Statistics)
- latest published figures and time series data, in some cases back to the 1970s.
- Nomis (58KB)
UK Data Archive
The UK Data Archive (UKDA) is a centre of expertise in data acquisition, preservation, dissemination and promotion and is curator of the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK.
Founded in 1967, it now houses several thousand datasets of interest to researchers in all sectors and from many different disciplines.
- UK Data Archive (UKDA) (32KB)
Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS)
The Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) is a national data service providing access and support for an extensive range of key economic and social data.
DWP Tabulation Tool
National Statistics is the Department for Work and Pensions' official source of authoritative, accurate and relevant information on the economy and society. It brings together a vast range of statistical information, which is prepared in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority's Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
The Department for Work and Pensions releases detailed National Statistics on client groups, benefits, employment programmes and National Insurance numbers allocated to foreign nationals, through its internet Tabulation Tool.
- DWP Tabulation Tool (39KB)
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to Parliament. ONS is the UK Government's single largest statistical producer.
The ONS produces independent information to improve our understanding of the UK's economy and society.
Neighbourhood Data Sources
- Neighbourhood data sources (22KB)