Labour Market Information (LMI) is knowledge about the local or national demand for different skills and from different industries.  LMI provides details on:

• The jobs that are likely to be easiest or hardest to find in our area
• The big employers in our area and which ones have jobs available
• The skills employers are looking for and which are in short supply
• The wage you can expect to earn in specific jobs
• The working conditions of particular careers
• The qualifications that will be the most helpful if you want a certain career
• The jobs of the future and what they could look like
• The jobs that are at risk of disappearing

How to use labour market information (LMI) to help make career decisions.

LMI can be found in many places including:

• National Careers Service 
• Employer websites & social media - job vacancies
• University/college websites & social media – league tables, entry requirements
• Unifrog - Searching for Opportunities tools and the Careers and Subjects Libraries
• Careers Adviser – via individual careers appointments at school
• Careers Fairs – via school visits

Explore different jobs using the Skillsometer and Careerometer here.