Labour Market Statistics

We aim to provide outstanding labour market statistics that help businesses and people make the best choices for them. Critical to this is the collection of robust data on employment and skills issues, as well as high quality analysis.

Underpinning data

We conduct two major national employer surveys, and detailed projections of employment and skills. We also provide data at local and sectoral levels:

• The UK Commission’s Employer Perspectives Survey
• The UK Commission’s Employer Skills Survey
• Working Futures
• Local Data
• Sector Data
• Almanac – note this was last updated in 2011. It contains data from a range of official statistics, data sources, and surveys including the UK Commission’s own research.
  

Overarching analysis

We also undertake high quality data analysis to provide expert insights into employment and skills in the UK:

• Big challenges bring big rewards
  Examines the bigger picture on employment and skills in the UK. It updates some of the previous analysis published as Ambition 2020.
  Published April 2012 
• Ambition 2020
  Assesses the UK’s performance on a global scale.
  Reports are available for 2009 and 2010
• National Strategic Skills Audit
  Provides detailed intelligence about the operation and structure of the labour market to inform the choices of individuals, employers and providers.
  Last published March 2010

Labour Market Information (LMI) system and tools

We work with a range of partner organisations to develop and promote the use of labour market information (LMI):

• LMI for All
• LMI Common Framework (PDF, 215 Kb) 
• LMI thinkpieces
  

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