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 7 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.

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  Thursday, 26 May 2011

  Your Better Life Index

  A new, interactive index allowing users to measure and compare their lives.
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  Friday, 25 March 2011

  Monitoring Glasgow 1990

  A report following Glasgow's year as European City of Culture, by John Myerscough
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  Wednesday, 22 December 2010

  Economy & Labour Market Briefing

  A review of economic and labour market data, with projections on what they mean for Glasgow.
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  Monday, 26 April 2010

  Economies of Life

  An exploration of the principles of ecological and economical thinking and their relationship.
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  Monday, 1 March 2010

  Towards a Smarter Glasgow

  A report which covers various aspects of the skills and educational performance of Glasgow, drawing conclusions on Glasgow’s performance in relation to the strategic objective of creating a Smarter Scotland.
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  Monday, 1 February 2010

  Towards a Wealthier & Fairer Glasgow

  A report which examines the Purpose Targets set out in the National Performance Framework for Scotland, before a conclusion on Glasgow’s performance in relation to the strategic objective of creating a wealthier and fairer Scotland.
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  Sunday, 15 November 2009

  A Step Change for Glasgow – Assessing Progress against Targets

  Assessment of progress towards the targets laid out in 2006's A Step Change for Glasgow strategy.
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  Wednesday, 19 August 2009

  A Games Legacy for Glasgow

  Brochure outlining the potential legacy of Glasgow's role as Commonwealth Games host city in 2014.
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  Monday, 3 April 2006

  Let Glasgow Flourish

  A comprehensive report on health and its determinants in Glasgow and West Central Scotland