In UK school careers education, Labour Market Information (LMI) refers to information about the world of work that helps students make informed decisions about their future education, training, and career pathways.

LMI typically includes information about:

• Types of jobs and careers available locally, regionally, and nationally.
• Employment trends – which sectors are growing, declining, or changing.
• Skills and qualifications employers are looking for.
• Salary and earnings data.
• Job vacancies and opportunities.
• Future workforce demands and skills shortages.
• Routes into employment, such as university, apprenticeships, T Levels, and vocational qualifications.

Why is LMI important?

Labour Market Information helps students:

• Understand which careers are in demand.
• Make informed choices about GCSEs, post-16 options, and higher education.
• Learn about emerging industries and future job opportunities.
• Develop realistic career plans based on employment trends.
• Understand the skills employers value.

Examples of LMI students might explore

• The growth of digital, healthcare, engineering, and green energy sectors.
• Demand for nurses, software developers, electricians, and teachers.
• Average salaries for different occupations.
• Local employment opportunities in their area.
• Skills that are increasingly important, such as digital literacy, communication, and problem-solving.

Careerometer Tool:

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.

Skillsometer Tool:

Skillsometer can help you discover what jobs you might like to do in the future. You will be presented with a series of statements. Select the emoji that shows how you feel about each statement. You will then be given suggestions of jobs linked to what you most enjoy doing. For each job, you will be presented with some headline UK data.

See attached documents for information on the future job market.