Will there be a job for me?

A guide to LMI

Labour Market Information (LMI)

The current position and likely changes to…

• The kinds of jobs people do

• The numbers of people working in a particular industry

• Variations by geographical area

What can cause changes to the Labour Market?

A few clues….

Factors affecting the labour market

• Global/ local economy

• Government policy

• Advances in technology

• Changes to population and their needs

• Geography, weather, natural disasters

• Changes in consumer behaviour – in isolation or related to the above

Finding out about the labour market…… on the National Careers Service Website

For a any particular job – look at job profiles…

and scroll down to…

Check the recommended websites to see what jobs are

advertised in your field now and

where?

And…

• https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobprofiles/Pages/privatepracticeaccountant.aspx

Find out some detail about what’s

going on in your industry?

Also, for what graduate jobs are out there…

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/

If you want to work for a particular organisation, check vacancies on their website Look for ‘careers’, or ‘work with us’ which is often near the bottom of the home page

• http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/

• http://careers.bankofamerica.com/

• http://www.gmp.police.uk/content/section.html?readform&s=166B4CD651D7966E802579610041AF19

And for apprenticeships, don’t forget

• http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/