A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
This section of the database contains both information gathered from trade unions by the Board of Trade's Labour Department in the pre-1914 period and statistics of the National Insurance system, introduced in 1911.
| Table | Type | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| div23_38 | Raw Data | Annual unemployment rates 1923-38 for 8 divisions. |
| div_26_39_labgaz | Raw Data | Unemployment rates for Ministry of Labour "Divisions" 1926-39. |
| lui | Raw Data | Local Unemployment Index, 1927-39. |
| lui_cnty_ts | Derived | Annual unemployment time series, 1927-39, for administrative counties |
| special_1934 | Raw Data | Local government districts which were Special Areas in 1934. |
| tu_pc | Raw Data | Trade Union Unemployment Percentages for four sectors, 1902-14. |
| ulm_gaz | Gazetteer | Gazetteer locating all places listed in the 'lui' and unem_1945_1974 tables |
| un_1928 | Raw Data | Data on casuals, temporarily stopped, etc in 1928. |
| un_1933 | Raw Data | Detailed data on composition of the unemployed in Jan.1933 |
| unem_1945_1974 | Raw Data | Unemployment statistics 1945-74 for towns and development areas from the Labour Gazette |