Labour market information (LMI)

The labour or job market is a term used to describe the supply and demand of labour. The term ‘skill shortages’ is when employers struggle to find people with the right skills to fill a vacancy – and these can be indicators as to where some of the future jobs will be. The biggest challenge we face is to prepare our students for the most important jobs of the future which may not even exist! Accessing LMI can help make informed decisions.

What is LMI?

LMI to consider include:

  • What qualifications and skills do I need?
  • What are the different types of jobs I can do in each sector?
  • What could I earn now and what could this be in the future?
  • What pathways could lead to my chosen careers?
  • Where will the jobs be?
  • What jobs are available?
  • How many jobs are there?
  • What is the best way to get to work?
Skillsometer Careerometer

The widget can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations to support the process of identifying potential careers.

Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you learn 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 description of the occupation.

Simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ‘display the UK average’ and compare the information with the occupation you have selected.

Access the latest North East Labour Market Information from the Evidence Hub. Here you can access Employment by sector; Predicted Employment change and North East Labour market statistics. 

A Sector Plan will be published for each of the eight high-growth sectors:

– Advanced Manufacturing including EV’s

-Renewable /Offshore and wind (clean energy) energy sectors 

-Creative Industries and Content  – 60 pc growth in 10 years NE 

-Life Sciences, pharmaceuticals and process industries- exports doubled in a decade

-Tech/Digital/AI 

-Defence, Security and Space