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The data in this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/job-seekers-allowance

The data structure definition for this data cube dataset is stored in the same graph as the data: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/job-seekers-allowance

All other metadata about this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/job-seekers-allowance/metadata

A breakdown by type of the 3,953,000 resources in this dataset's data graph.

Comment rdfs:comment http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment

Number, and percent, of people claiming Job Seeker's Allowance by gender and age. xsd:string

Confidentiality http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/confidentiality

Every effort has been made by the DWP to ensure that data do not allow the disclosure of confidential information and all counts have been adjusted using a variant of controlled rounding to base 5. Any counts that are shown as zero may not be a real zero. xsd:string

Contact email http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#contactEmail

mailto:statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

Creator dcterms:creator http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator

Department for Work and Pensions http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/department-for-work-and-pensions

Date Issued dcterms:issued http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued

July 29, 2014 02:00 xsd:dateTime

Date Modified dcterms:modified http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified

February 09, 2016 16:03 xsd:dateTime

Description dcterms:description http://purl.org/dc/terms/description

JSA replaced Unemployment Benefit and Income Support for unemployed people in October 1996. It is payable to people under pensionable age who are available for, and actively seeking work with some exclusions. There are contribution-based and income-based routes of entry to JSA. Income-based JSA is similar to Income Support and the majority of JSA recipients are expected to qualify through this route. Data shown here are derived from a 100% data source; the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) which is not subject to any sampling error. The dataset provides counts of total claimants and breakdowns by age and gender from a snapshot in time and will therefore exclude a small number of clerically held cases. The snapshots are taken at quarterly intervals at the end of February (Q1), May (Q2), August (Q3) and November (Q4). The scans from this source do not have accurate markers to indicate receipt of income based JSA or not. A very small number of claimants who have an unknown age or gender are included within the area total but excluded from the age and gender breakdowns as they pose a small disclosure risk. Due to low numbers it has not been possible to give information on duration on benefit, but this can be found via the claimant count on [NOMIS](http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/). The data in the WPLS datasets are not directly comparable to the annual individual level data previously released as they were a single snapshot at a point in time and did not reflect late notifications and removals from the systems. Claim rates are calculated using the working age population (males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59) from the small area population estimates published by the National Records of Scotland. Populations denominators for higher geographies are based on best-fit 2001 geographies. Source: Department for Work and Pensions. Enquiries email: [disseminationteam@dwp.gsi.gov.uk](mailto:disseminationteam@dwp.gsi.gov.uk) xsd:string

Graph http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#graph

http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/job-seekers-allowance

Has a SPARQL endpoint at void:sparqlEndpoint http://rdfs.org/ns/void#sparqlEndpoint

http://statistics.gov.scot/sparql

In folder http://publishmydata.com/def/ontology/folder/inFolder

Economic Activity, Benefits and Tax Credits http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/economic-activity-benefits-and-tax-credits

Scottish Government http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/organisations/scottish-government

Label rdfs:label http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label

Job Seeker's Allowance Claimants xsd:string

License dcterms:license http://purl.org/dc/terms/license

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Publisher dcterms:publisher http://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher

Scottish Government http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/scottish-government

References dcterms:references http://purl.org/dc/terms/references

http://docs.publishmydata.com

Theme dcat:theme http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#theme

Economic Activity, Benefits and Tax Credits http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/economic-activity-benefits-and-tax-credits

Title dcterms:title http://purl.org/dc/terms/title

Job Seeker's Allowance Claimants xsd:string

Type rdf:type http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type

Data set http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#DataSet

Dataset http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#Dataset

http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#LinkedDataset

dataset http://rdfs.org/ns/void#Dataset

Dataset http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#Dataset

Structure qb:structure http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#structure

http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/job-seekers-allowance http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/job-seekers-allowance

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