Version: 4.1.0 | Published: 17 Oct 2025 | Updated: 6 days ago
Annual Population Survey Longitudinal - UK
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
Office for National Statistics, released 13 October 2023, ONS SRS Metadata
Catalogue, dataset, Annual Population Survey Longitudinal - UK,
https://doi.org/10.57906/bkfh-rr61
DOI Name:
Documentation
Associated Media:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/methodologies/annualpopulationsurveyapsqmi
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/impactofreweightingonlabourforcesurveykeyindicators/2022
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/methodologies/labourforcesurveyuserguidance
Description:
The Annual Population Survey (APS) is a continuous household survey, covering the UK. The topics covered include employment and unemployment, as well as housing, ethnicity, religion, health and education.
The purpose of the APS is to provide information on important social and socio-economic variables at local levels. The published statistics enable monitoring of estimates between censuses for a range of policy purposes and provide local area information for labour market estimates.
The LFS (and the APS) are the sources recommended for employment-related statistics, such as estimates of the number of people in employment or unemployed. They are also a unique source of comprehensive, coherent information about economic inactivity, as it separates information about people who want a job and those who do not.
Coverage
Spatial
Spatial Coverage:
United Kingdom
Geographical Levels:
- CAS ward
- country
- county
- full postcode
- ITL221
- ITL321
- LAU1
- LEA
- LEP
- LGD2014
- local authority district
- lsoa11
- msoa11
- national parks
- NUTS2
- NUTS3
- oa11
- region
- unitary authority
- ward
- Westminster parliamentary constituency
Temporal
Start Date:
01 January 2013
Latest Data:
31 December 2022
Frequency:
IRREGULAR
Distribution Release Date:
13 October 2023
Provenance
Source:
- Survey
- Longitudinal
Access and Governance
Usage
Condition of Access:
Standard access conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Condition of Use:
Standard conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Resource Creator:
Office for National Statistics
Access
Access Service:
- Safe Rooms, SafePods
- Assured Organisational Connectivity – office based
- Assured Organisational Connectivity – remote access
Jurisdictions:
- GB-EAW
- GB-SCT
- GB-NIR
Data Controller:
Office for National Statistics
Access Level:
Access Level 3
Format and Standards
Languages:
en
Formats:
SPSS
Enrichment and Linkage
Related Datasets:
Annual Population Survey - UK
Origin
Name:
ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue