Labour Market Information
An important part of choosing a career path for the future is knowing which jobs are available and how many jobs in that sector there are now and are likely to be in the future. This is where Labour Market Information (LMI) is important.
Labour market information tells you:
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Which jobs are likely to be easiest or hardest to find in your area
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Which are the big employers in different areas and which ones have jobs on offer
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What skills employers are looking for and which are in short supply
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How much you can expect to be paid in specific jobs
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What working conditions are like
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What qualifications will be most helpful if you want a certain career
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What the jobs of the future might look like and which jobs might disappear
For this region, a good place to start is the website below with its Careersometer and Skillsometer. This is a great website that has information about job roles in the East of England. If you are unsure on what jobs you might like to do in the future, you may want to take the quiz by clicking on the link below. You will be presented with a series of statements. Select the emoji that shows how you feel about each statement, and you will be given suggestions of jobs linked to what you enjoy doing the most.
https://cambspeterboroughlmi.co.uk/for-learners/
You can also view the information as an infographic here
Useful websites
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/ The national careers service. This website gives LMI on different careers and also has some tools to help you decide on a career path
https://www.unifrog.org/sign-in Unifrog has a wealth of information on differing jobs
https://icould.com/ iCould has information about a range of jobs and career paths and a tool to help you find the correct career path