Data Sources - Key UK Statistics
Research
- Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office's central role is to ensure delivery of the government's strategy, particularly in priority areas of education, health, transport, crime and asylum. This website brings together information from units in the Department. - Department for Employment and Learning (Northern Ireland)
The Department for Employment and Learning provides statistics on employment, training programmes and the higher and further education sectors in Northern Ireland. It also commissions research studies and evaluation projects in these areas. - Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has responsibility for all post-19 learning and is tasked with improving the nation's skills at every level. Their website contains research reports and statistical releases, with links to other statistical sites of interest. - Department for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publishes Social Research reports, working papers and is responsible for the Families and Children Study. They also now publish most of their National Statistics via an internet Tabulation Tool, which allows users to download bespoke information designed to their needs. - Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (Northern Ireland)
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment provides information on employment, unemployment and the Northern Ireland labour force. - Economic and Social Data Service
The Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) is a national data service providing access to an extensive range of key economic and social data, spanning many disciplines and themes. ESDS offers enhanced support for the secondary use of data across the research, learning and teaching communities. - Futureskills Scotland
This website provides authoritative information and analysis of the Scottish labour market which is aimed at everyone, from interested observers to labour market experts and practitioners, with a need for data and analysis on the Scottish labour market. - Home Office
The Home Office is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales. The broad responsibilities of the Home Office are reflected in the reports, research and statistics available on this web page. - Learning and Skills Observatory Wales
The Learning and Skills Observatory Wales (LSO) portal offers access to education, learning, skills and labour market news, information and research materials. The LSO is dedicated to the provision of up-to-date information in the field of education, learning and skills and encourages the development and exchange of evidence-based policy and improved decision-making across Wales. - NOMIS
This site provides dates and details of courses specifically for new users of NOMIS. - Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
The publications section of this website contains statistics and research on a number of themes such as demography, labour market, education and training, and the economy. - Office for National Statistics Bookshelf
Office for National Statistics web page listing articles and reports on themes including the economy, education and labour markets. - Scottish Government
The devolved Government for Scotland is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport. The statistics pages cover various topics including labour market, economy, and lifelong learning. - StatsWales
StatsWales is a free-to-use service that allows visitors to view, manipulate, create and download tables from the most detailed official data on Wales. - UK Statistics Authority
The UK Statistics Authority produces a range of official data releases, including forecasts for growth, employment, unemployment and releases from the Labour Force Survey. The site also contains links to sector specific intelligence from the Annual Business Inquiry. - Welsh Assembly Government
The National Assembly for Wales Statistical Directorate collects, processes, interprets and publishes information from various sources on the demographic, economic and social condition of Wales, and promotes its use in decision-making within government and beyond.