What is “Labour Market Information”?

Labour market information can tell you:

• The number of people in certain types of jobs,
• What jobs and skills employers are looking for,
• Which industries are recruiting and where they are located,
• Growing or declining jobs in your local area and general employment trends.

When thinking about your career ideas it is useful to consider what is happening in the labour market, consider what is happening around you and always have a “back-up” plan.

Useful Resources

Careerometer: A Tool to Compare Jobs

The Careerometer widget can be used to explore and compare key information about different occupations and identify potential careers. It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as a description of the occupation.

Click the dotted square. Type in the first career that you think you might be interested in and select from the drop-down list, then add your second choice to see the comparison.