1. Labour Market Information – What is it?
LMI includes reports, studies, statistics and other information about:
labour supply and demand
employment rates
the local economy
future labour trends
business growth and decline
information on jobs and sectors
skills and qualifications

2. Did you know?
About 3 in 10 jobs will be part-time by 2024
Did you know?
78% of the creative media workforce is educated to degree level
Did you know?
160,000 jobs available due to workers leaving the labour market by 2024

3. Why is LMI important? It can help you:
see the relevance of education to your future life by understanding how the skills and knowledge you develop affect your employability
identify the sectors where there is growth and the possibility of jobs
know what issues the sector is facing
who are the main organisations in the sector; are they large or small companies
demonstrates to potential employers your understanding of the environment in which they operate

4. NOMIS web at http://www.nomisweb.co.uk
Where to look for LMI?
Careers library
Job advertisements
NOMIS web at
Business directories
Office of National Statistics survey results at
Local press
People you know

5. Oxfordshire Labour Market Information Opportunities to Inspire (O2i)
Another place to look:
Oxfordshire Labour Market Information
Found on the
Opportunities to Inspire (O2i)
website

6. Link each term with its definition
LMI activity 1:
Link each term with its definition

8. Oxfordshire Labour Market Information
LMI activity 2:
Information scanning
Oxfordshire Labour Market Information
In pairs or small groups, use the LMI bulletin to choose a sector within that interests you. Pick out at least one piece of information from the bulletin about that sector.
For example:
The number of employees in that sector?
What is future of the sector?
What sort of occupations does the sector cover?
What is the size of the sector in Oxfordshire?

9. LMI activity 3: Researching careers Small company websites:
Large company websites:

10. Oxfordshire Labour Market Information
LMI activity 3:
Researching careers
Oxfordshire Labour Market Information
Find a local company in your chosen sector using online search engines (e.g. ‘Construction companies in Oxfordshire’)
Create a short presentation on one company answering , for example:
What does the company do?
Where is the company located?​
How big is the company (e.g. how many it employs)​?
Can you pick out key messages about the companies values, such as what it ​stands for?