Labour Market Information
Today’s young people and adults face tough competition for jobs, yet many employers report difficulties in recruiting people with the right skills. The working world has changed fundamentally over the past generation, creating an employment challenge caused by the demise of the job for life, the emergence of the knowledge economy and the loss of many unskilled and semi-skilled jobs due to technological and globalisation changes.
Labour market information (LMI) may help students and their parents understand the job market and find out which careers, different qualifications can lead to.
It provides an insight into the job market in Buckinghamshire. It has includes information on which jobs and professions are offering the most openings currently and how the job market is predicted to develop over the next few years. It also has information about the skills that employers value in school-leavers. It is well worth a read and is useful document for careers education.