Do We Actually Know What Learners Need and Employers Want? FE Soundbite 865
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 865: 19th September 2026. Do We Actually Know What Learners Need and Employers Want? This is the weekly e-newsletter and…
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.
New London Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) Launched To Tackle London’s Skills Shortages Amid Rise Of AI
Updated London Local Skills Improvement Plan comes as demand for digital talent surges and the city records the highest regional unemployment rate in the country…
ONS: NHS Talking Therapies Employment Support Cuts Benefits for Jobless, But… Raises Them for the Employed
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today (11 August 2026) published new analysis titled “The impact of employment advisors in NHS Talking Therapies on…
Vacancies Are Falling. Unemployment’s Rising. How Do We Support Employers to Create Jobs and Retain People? FE Soundbite 859
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 859: 8th August 2026. Vacancies Are Falling. Unemployment’s Rising. How Do We Support Employers to Create Jobs and Retain People?…
Why Phantom NEETs, Local Data and RONIs Are Crucial for a Burnham Skills Future | FE Soundbite 854
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 854: 4th July 2026. Why Phantom NEETs, Local Data and RONIs Are Crucial for a Burnham Skills Future This is…
Skills Without Vacancies. Are We Only Managing the NEET Crisis, Not Solving It? FE Soundbite Edition 852
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 852: 20th June 2026. How can we solve the NEET or Economic Inactivity Crisis, when there are 707,000 vacancies for…
Could A Skills Compass Help Us Navigate The NEET Crisis And Deliver 1.8 Million New Jobs?Soundbite Edition 850
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 850: 6th June 2026. Could A Skills Compass Help Us Navigate The NEET Crisis And Deliver 1.8 Million New Jobs?…
AI fears drive more students and graduates to make high-volume job applications
As young jobseekers face growing pressure in the entry-level labour market, new findings in Prospects at Jisc’s Early Careers Survey of 5,000 students and graduates found that many…
ONS Labour Market Data June 2026: Youth Unemployment Hits 14.7%. What Happens To The 1 in 7 Young People Looking For Work?
The latest Office for National Data was released today. The ONS estimates that payrolled employees in the UK fell by 104,000 (0.3%) between March 2025…
ONS Labour Market April 2026, Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.9%, But Vacancy Levels At Their Lowest Level Since 2021
The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Market Data has been released for December 2025 to February 2026. UK unemployment rate for people aged…