Migration: The needle in the data haystack

With migration continuing to make headlines in the media, a new episode of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) podcast…
Read more on Migration: The needle in the data haystackWith migration continuing to make headlines in the media, a new episode of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) podcast…
Read more on Migration: The needle in the data haystackWithout high-quality population statistics, making good decisions on resource allocation and proper planning for public services is almost impossible. But we know that producing statistics that are robust and reliable relies on us truly understanding the needs of people using them, and responding to those needs. Rich Pereira explains how we engage with our users to do this.
Read more on More than just numbers: How ONS connects with users of population statisticsMigration is one of the most talked about issues in the UK today—and at the ONS, our job is to measure it. In our next Bringing Data to Life webinar, taking place on Tuesday 22 July from 4pm to 5pm, we’ll take you behind the numbers to show exactly how we estimate international migration, what the latest data are telling us, and why the figures sometimes change.
Read more on Global journeys: estimating international migrationData from surveys and from ‘administrative’ sources – such as tax data – can both offer important insight. Recently the ONS has been advancing its work on ‘data linkage’, which allows the information from different data sources to be combined to create new economic indicators. In this post Christina Palmou writes about how the linking of ONS of business survey records with PAYE data from HMRC is helping to create a richer picture of the UK Labour Market
Read more on Data linkage to shine new light on UK labour marketWe have now announced our Survey Improvement and Enhancement Plan for Economic Statistics. It represents our commitment to restoring confidence…
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