Dataset Card
Dataset Description
Work Permit Approvals Research Dataset provides UK immigration records from 1980 to 2024. The original 2000 to 2024 values are preserved exactly from the source file. This dataset only includes columns relevant to this topic: Date, Year, Month, Year_Month, Work, Skilled_Worker, Health_and_Care_Worker, Temporary_Worker, Brexit_Flag, Covid_Flag, Post_Brexit_Flag.
Dataset Summary
This dataset provides structured CSV data for analysis, reporting, research, dashboards and machine learning workflows.
Dataset Structure
The file is available in CSV format and can be used with Python, R, Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI or other data analysis tools.
Data Preview
| Date | Year | Month | Year_Month | Work | Skilled_Worker | Health_and_Care_Worker | Temporary_Worker | Brexit_Flag | Covid_Flag | Post_Brexit_Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-01-01 | 1980 | 1 | 1980-01 | 2027 | 654 | 0 | 447 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-02-01 | 1980 | 2 | 1980-02 | 1811 | 339 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-03-01 | 1980 | 3 | 1980-03 | 2013 | 702 | 0 | 435 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-04-01 | 1980 | 4 | 1980-04 | 2374 | 803 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-05-01 | 1980 | 5 | 1980-05 | 1946 | 417 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-06-01 | 1980 | 6 | 1980-06 | 2145 | 514 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-07-01 | 1980 | 7 | 1980-07 | 2293 | 546 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-08-01 | 1980 | 8 | 1980-08 | 1778 | 606 | 0 | 306 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-09-01 | 1980 | 9 | 1980-09 | 1822 | 332 | 0 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-10-01 | 1980 | 10 | 1980-10 | 1620 | 248 | 0 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
License
cc0-1.0
Citation
Work Permit Approvals Research Dataset. UK Immigration Data Research Collection, Version 1.3, 2023.