Why Does the UK Have the Fastest Rising Unemployment in the G7? | FE Soundbite 835
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 835: 21st February 2026 | London Has the UK’s Highest Unemployment Rate. Youth Unemployment at 5-Year High. Why Has the…
Labour market information (LMI)
Labour Market Information (LMI) is information about what is happening in a labour market. LMI tends to focus on the industries that are growing and declining, the types and levels of jobs are increasing and decreasing and what supply of labour is available – numbers, skill and qualification levels.
What is a labour market?
Definition: A labour market is the place where workers and employees interact with each other. In the labour market, employers compete to hire the best, and the workers compete for the best satisfying job. Description: A labour market in an economy functions with demand and supply of labour.
What is the meaning of labour market information?
Labour Market Information is all the quantitative data, like numbers and statistics, and qualitative information, or the personal stories to support the data, related to employment and the workforce.
Latest Labour Market Figures Show Disabled People Are Twice As Likely To Be Unemployed Than Non-disabled People (9.2% vs 4.4%)
The Work Foundation, at Lancaster University analysis of latest ONS figures indicate that one in eleven disabled people are unemployed (9.2%) and the unemployment rate…
ONS Labour Market February 2026. UK Unemployment Rate is 5.2%. Youth Unemployment Is Now at 14%
The latest ONS Labour Market data has been released today (17th February 2026). This is the latest estimate of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other…
ONS Labour Market Data: Jan 2026: 90,000 Fewer Under-24s on payrolls since July 2024
The Latest ONS Labour Market Figures came out today (Tuesday 20th January 2026). The data shows that vacancies are stable at 734,000, but… there are…
Last Soundbite of 2025: Mayors, Milburn and Major Welfare Reform | FE Soundbite 828
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 828: 20th December 2025. Last Soundbite of 2025: Mayors, Milburn and Major Welfare Reform This is the weekly e-newsletter and…
ONS Labour Market: December 2025 – Unemployment At 5.1%, The Highest Level For Almost Five Years
The latest ONS Labour Market data for the UK has been released in the December 2025 update. Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK fell…
Milburn, Mayfield and Timms: Why Are They So Important To The FE, Skills And Employability Sector? FE Soundbite Edition 823
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 823: 15th November 2025. Milburn, Mayfield and Timms: Why Are They So Important To The FE, Skills And Employability Sector?…
ONS Labour Market Data : UK Unemployment Rate Now Estimated At 5%
The latest ONS Labour Market information has been released for July to September 2025. Work Foundation have also looked at the latest figures on zero…
Do We Need To Develop A SEND To Workforce Strategy? FE Soundbite 819
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 819: 18th October 2025. NEBOSH is sponsoring this week’s Soundbite This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal by FE News:…
ONS Labour Market October 2025: 75.1% Employment Rate and Vacancy Numbers Fall For the 39th Consecutive Period
The latest Office for National Statistics Labour Market Information was released today for the period of June to September 2025. Employment Rate, Unemployment Rate and…