The UK’s Shrinking Workforce
The UK is the only OECD Member country, except for Switzerland, to have seen a sustained rise in economic inactivity since the start of the…
Labour market information (LMI)
Labour Market Information (LMI) is information about what is happening in a labour market. LMI tends to focus on the industries that are growing and declining, the types and levels of jobs are increasing and decreasing and what supply of labour is available – numbers, skill and qualification levels.
What is a labour market?
Definition: A labour market is the place where workers and employees interact with each other. In the labour market, employers compete to hire the best, and the workers compete for the best satisfying job. Description: A labour market in an economy functions with demand and supply of labour.
What is the meaning of labour market information?
Labour Market Information is all the quantitative data, like numbers and statistics, and qualitative information, or the personal stories to support the data, related to employment and the workforce.
Cooling labour market suggests further job losses on the way, as youth unemployment approaches 10 per cent
A cooling labour market, with vacancies falling and youth unemployment rising to 9.8 per cent, suggest that further job losses could soon be on the…
Navigating the Global Technology Skills Gap with AI-Moderated Upskilling
Work trends have rapidly changed across the world, post-pandemic. How and where people choose to work now or in the future is and will be…
“Flat” labour market but signs of slowdown may be starting to emerge
Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity all broadly stable, but short-term unemployment and redundancies are highest this year while vacancies starting to fall. With still more…
Planting the seeds for long-term success – UK businesses must prioritise investment in apprenticeships to deliver growth
Despite the uncertain economic outlook and a recent decline in job postings, the total number of job vacancies currently in the UK labour market – 1.2…
Number off work due to long-term ill health tops 2.5 million for first time on record
Unemployment remains at a near all-time low at 3.6% and there are a record number of people on payrolls, today’s figures also show that economic…
Working and workless households in Northern Ireland: Jan-Mar 2022
Information about households and the adults and children living in them by their economic activity status in Northern Ireland.Information about households and the adults and…
Working and workless households in Northern Ireland: Apr-Jun 2022
Information about households and the adults and children living in them by their economic activity status in Northern Ireland.Information about households and the adults and…
Workplace Pensions and Automatic Enrolment: employers’ perspectives 2022
Findings from a DWP qualitative research study into employers’ views and behaviours on Automatic Enrolment and Defined Contribution Pension Schemes,Findings from a DWP qualitative research…
DCMS Sector Economic Estimates: Employment Oct 2020 – Sep 2021
Estimate of the number of filled jobs in the DCMS Sectors, for the period October 2020 to September 2021.Estimate of the number of filled jobs…