February 2012

You can now access the NHS Dorset - Joint strategic Needs Assessment produced by NHS Dorset through the Dorset Primary Care Trust.

January 2012

A new report Understanding the Green Attitudes of Dorset Residents has been prepared using the ACORN data provided from CACI.

Worklessness in Dorset - a research report looking at the Department of Work and Pensions latest dataset on out of work benefit claimants is now available.

November 2011

The new  Poverty Mapping, 2011 analysis is now complete and available.

October 2011

The new Dorset Databook 2011 is now available and is the key collection of statistics on Dorset.

September 2011

The 20 town profile pages have been updated with new data in many areas. Access the Town factsheets and profiles for more information.

A socio-economic classification of the population into categories, groups and types is now available for all the Dorset towns.  This ACORN data has been mapped and reported on - available as individual pdfs

Updated (September 2011) Economy and Labour Market Profiles at district level have just been published. Access the economy and labour market profiles for more information.