Unemployment rate (aged 16+) - WMCA

This is the proportion of the population aged 16 and over who are unemployed as a percentage of the economically active population. Economically active are people aged 16 and over who are employed or unemployed. Unemployed refers to people without a job who were available to start work in the two weeks following their interview and who had either looked for work in the four weeks prior to interview or were waiting to start a job they had already obtained. While the source is a rolling annual survey updated quarterly, a given 12-month period should be compared to the matching 12-month period in previous years to obtain valid comparisons. The data for district and unitary authorities is generally taken not directly from the Annual Population Survey but from associated modelled estimates produced by the Office for National Statistics, which provide greater accuracy.Data is Powered by LG Inform Plus and automatically checked for new data on the 3rd of each month.

本数据集统计的是16岁及以上失业人口在经济活动人口中所占的比例。经济活动人口指16岁及以上的就业或失业人群。失业人口指无在职岗位，且在访谈结束后两周内可到岗工作，同时满足以下任一条件的人群：在访谈前四周内曾求职，或已获得岗位且正等待入职。尽管数据源为按季度更新的滚动年度调查，但进行有效对比时，需将某一12个月周期与过往年份的同期12个月周期进行比对。各地区及单一管理区的相关数据通常并非直接取自年度人口调查（Annual Population Survey），而是由英国国家统计局（Office for National Statistics）基于关联模型生成的估算值，此类估算值具备更高的准确性。本数据集由LG Inform Plus提供支持，并于每月3日自动更新核查最新数据。