london-unemployment

API Access

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Dataset Files

Each file has a stable URL (r-link) that you can use directly in scripts, apps, or AI agents. These URLs are permanent and safe to hardcode.

/core/london-unemployment/

├ README.md

https://datahub.io/core/london-unemployment/_r/-/README.md

├ UPDATE_SCRIPT_MAINTENANCE_REPORT.md

https://datahub.io/core/london-unemployment/_r/-/UPDATE_SCRIPT_MAINTENANCE_REPORT.md

├ data/data/unemployment-rate.csv

https://datahub.io/core/london-unemployment/_r/-/data/data/unemployment-rate.csv

├ data/datapackage.json

https://datahub.io/core/london-unemployment/_r/-/data/datapackage.json

└ datapackage.json

https://datahub.io/core/london-unemployment/_r/-/datapackage.json

Key Files

Start with these files — they give you everything you need to understand and access the dataset.

data/datapackage.json— metadata & schema

https://datahub.io/core/london-unemployment/_r/-/data/datapackage.json

README.md— documentation

https://datahub.io/core/london-unemployment/_r/-/README.md

Typical Usage

1. Fetch data/datapackage.json to inspect schema and resources
2. Download data resources listed in data/datapackage.json
3. Read README.md for full context

Data Previews

unemployment-rate

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Schema

name	type	format
date	date	%Y-%m-%d
unemployment_real_numbers	number	default
unemployment_rate	number	default

Data Files

File	Description	Size	Last modified	Download
unemployment-rate		8.77 kB	5 days ago	unemployment-rate

Files	Size	Format	Created	Updated	License	Source
1	8.77 kB	csv		5 days ago	Open Government Licence v3.0	London Datastore

London unemployment rate - is an dataset scraped from LondonData website.

Data

Is given in data folder. It represents total number of unemployed every month given in real numbers and in rates.

Preparation

You will need Python 3.6 or greater and dataflows library to run the script

To update the data run the process script locally:

# Install dataflows
pip install -r scripts/requirements.txt

# Run the script
python scripts/london_unemployment.py

License

Open Government Licence

You are encouraged to use and re-use the Information that is available under this licence freely and flexibly, with only a few conditions.
Using Information under this licence
Use of copyright and database right material expressly made available under this licence (the 'Information') indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions below.
The Licensor grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use the Information subject to the conditions below.
This licence does not affect your freedom under fair dealing or fair use or any other copyright or database right exceptions and limitations.

You may find further information here