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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 3711 Great Britain Historical Database : Labour Markets Database, Government Unemployment Statistics, 1901-1939 371110.5255/UKDA-SN-3711-1 Gregory, I., University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Department of Geography Gilbert, D. R., University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Department of Geography Southall, H. R., University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Department of Geography <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/" target="_blank">© Crown copyright</a> held jointly with H.R. Southall, D.R. Gilbert and I. Gregory Leverhulme TrustPopulation Investigation CommitteeEconomic and Social Research CouncilNuffield Foundation UK Data Service 08 September 1999 ADMINISTRATIVE AREASENGINEERSGENDEROCCUPATIONSGOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONSSKILLED WORKERSUNEMPLOYMENTYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UnemploymentHistorySocial conditions and indicatorsDemography (population, vital statistics and censuses)Economic conditions and indicators Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Great Britain Historical Database has been assembled as part of the ongoing Great Britain Historical GIS Project. The project aims to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain at sub-county scales. Further information about the project is available on <a href="https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/gbhdb/" target="_blank" style="outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(35, 82, 124); text-decoration-line: underline;">A Vision of Britain webpages</a>, where users can browse the database's documentation system online. The Great Britain Historical GIS Project has also produced digitised boundary data, which can be obtained from the UK Data Service Census Support service. Further information is available at <a href="http:\\census.ukdataservice.ac.uk" title="UK Data Service Census Support" target="_blank">census.ukdataservice.ac.uk</a>Main Topics: The Great Britain Historical Database is a large database of British nineteenth and twentieth-century statistics. Where practical the referencing of spatial units has been integrated, data for different dates have been assembled into single tables. The Great Britain Historical Database currently contains : <ul><li>Statistics from the 1861 Census and the Registrar General's reports, 1851-1861 </li><li>Employment statistics from the census, 1841-1931 </li><li>Demographic statistics from the census, 1841-1931 </li><li>Mortality statistics from the Registrar General's reports, 1861-1920 </li><li>Marriage statistics from the Registrar General's reports, 1841-1870 </li><li>Trade union statistics for the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (ASE), 1851-1918 </li><li>Trade union statistics for the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (ASCJ), 1863-1912 </li><li>Official poor law statistics, 1859-1915 and 1919-1939 </li><li>Wage statistics, 1845-1906 </li><li>Hours of work statistics, 1900-1913 </li><li>Small debt statistics from county courts, 1847-1913 and 1938 </li></ul>There are six tables in this part of the Great Britain Historical Database : Tu_pc holds monthly local unemployment statistics for engineers (January 1902-December 1914), shipbuilders (January 1902-December 1914), printers (February 1902-December 1914) and carpenters and joiners (May 1901-October 1905). For details of the districts used please see the documentation. Div23_38 holds annual data taken from the official tabulations of the Ministry of Labour's Local Unemployment Index from 1923 to 1938 for eight divisions. Lui holds quarterly data taken from the official tabulations of the Ministry of Labour's Local Unemployment Index from January 1927 to July 1939. Lui_gaz provides locational information for the exchange areas listed in lui. Un_1928 holds information on registered unemployment at labour exchanges for 30th January 1928. Un_1933 holds information on registered unemployment at labour exchanges for 23rd January 1933. Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research. 1977 - 199601 January 197701 January 1996 IrelandMulti-nationUnited Kingdom Cross-nationalNationalUnemployment statisticsAdministrative units (geographical/political) Administrative units in the British Isles. TextNumeric Monthly data 1902-1914 Annual data 1923-1938 Quarterly data 1927-1939Time Series No sampling (total universe) TranscriptionCompilation/Synthesis These data are no longer available for download here; however, they can be accessed openly under <a href="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=4563#!/details" target="_blank">SN4563</a>. See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 3711 2024-11-28T07:23:38Z ddi:codebook:2_5