Labour Market Information - Deep DiveReading the data that shapes your future

What is LMI?

Labour Market Information (LMI) = data about jobs, industries, and employment trends. It tells you: • Which jobs are growing or declining • Average salaries at different levels • Where jobs are located geographically • What qualifications employers want • Which skills are in shortage Useful UK sources: Office for National Statistics (ONS) · Prospects.ac.uk · Lightcast · Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) data · National Careers Service

ActivitySector Research Task

In pairs20 min

Research Task: Choose one of these sectors - Healthcare / Engineering / Creative & Digital / Finance. Using the websites listed, find: (1) How many people work in this sector in the UK? (2) Is employment growing or declining - by what %? (3) Average starting salary and senior salary (4) Top 3 regions for employment in this sector (5) One major skills shortage in this sector (6) One job in this sector that will grow by 2030

Discussion

Group Share Back

1Which sector has the fastest job growth?

2Which sector pays the best at entry level?

3What surprised you about the data?

4How does your local area compare to the national picture?

How to Use LMI in Your Decisions

1

Identify your target career

2

Find salary data for entry, mid, and senior levels

3

Check job growth projections (ONS / Prospects)

4

Research regional demand - where are the jobs?

5

Identify the skills gap - what do employers want?

6

Set a learning target based on what the market needs