Labour Market Information (LMI)
Learning from Careers and Labour Market Information
Understanding Labour Market Information (LMI) is becoming more and more important as the world changes, so that all students can be aware of where different job roles are needed around the country and what types of jobs may need more people in the future. Below is information on what labour market information actually means.
LMI means finding out the following things about different job roles or career pathways:
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What do people actually do in this job / industry?
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How many people work in this job / industry?
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How much do people get paid in this job / industry?
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What qualifications do I need to do this job?
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What skills or qualities do I need to do this job?
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What are the typical working hours for this job?
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What percentage of men / women work in this job / industry?
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Where can this job / industry take me in the future?
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Where are these jobs located around the country?
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How many of these jobs will there be in the future?
Careerometer
Welcome to the careerometer – the tool that lets you compare the average wages and working hours of up to two jobs in England.
How to use the careerometer
Simply type in the first career that you think you might be interested in and select from the drop down list, then add your second and third choices to see the comparison. Don’t forget – when you’ve finished comparing wages and job opportunities – visit Prospects, National Careers Service or iCould.
What do graduates do
This publication provides facts, context and explanations from careers experts to help answer the important questions that we have about graduate prospects after university.
WDGD provides an excellent insight into employability and labour market trends.
This feature helps with:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 3: Addressing the needs of each pupil.
iCould
iCould provides career inspiration and information for young people. Shows what is possible in work and offer different ways to think about careers through free access to over 1000 personal video stories, detailed job information, plus practical tips, insight and advice.
SACU
SACU offers a great independent & impartial source of careers information and a range of tools that will allow you to explore courses, careers, labour market information and much much more.
Graduate Market Trends
Graduate Market Trends (GMT) is a quarterly review of the graduate labour market and research into higher education and graduate employment issues.WDGD provides an excellent insight into employability and labour market trends.
This feature helps with:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 3: Addressing the needs of each pupil.
GoCompare
The UK’s riskiest jobs. We’ve analysed the riskiest jobs in the UK, seeing how dangerous each industry is and how much it costs the business. Is your job on the list?
https://www.gocompare.com/life-insurance/uk-riskiest-jobs-report/