Annual Population Survey data from the Office for National Statistics provides counts and percentages of employed, economically active, and inactive people. The dataset covers England and Wales at Local Authority, Regional, and National levels. Its time coverage spans from April 2005 to March 2007.
Use Cases
- Model regional economic disparities based on employment and economic activity rates.
- Analyze trends in economic inactivity over time based on the annual survey data.
- Benchmark local authority performance against national averages based on the provided geographies.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from the authoritative Office for National Statistics (ONS).
- Geographic coverage includes Local Authority District, Government Office Region, and National levels for England and Wales.
- Time coverage is specified as April 2005 - March 2006 to April 2006 - March 2007.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Office for National Statistics (ONS), Annual Population Survey (APS)
- Collection Method
- Survey
- Time Range
- April 2005 - March 2006 to April 2006 - March 2007
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:11.288313; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- England and Wales