Resources

NOMIS
NOMIS is a key web source for information on the economy, containing data on unemployment, employment, vacancies, VAT registered companies and survey data from the ABI (Annual Business Inquiry), the Labour Force Survey and the New Earnings Survey. Access to this data is free although access to the ABI data does incur a charge and is subject to a strict agreement on uses of the data.

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation identifies small area concentrations of multiple deprivation across Scotland in a consistent way. The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation is based on 38 indicators across seven domains, namely: income, employment, health, education, skills and training, housing, geographic access and crime.

Scottish Household Survey
A Scottish Government survey, the aims of which include informing policy on transport and social justice. In relation to economic circumstances, the survey collects figures on employment, training and unemployment (based on the highest income householder); and for households, figures on income, savings and borrowings, housing costs and financial concerns.

Scottish Government Statistics
This Scottish Government website provides a range of small area statistics including information on health, education, poverty, unemployment, housing, population, crime and social/community issues at different geographical levels from data zone to local authority.