Labour Market Information

Labour Market Information (LMI) helps us to discover what is happening in the world of work.

It can tell us:

• The types of jobs that exist and what they involve
• How we can train and study to enter different jobs
• The skills and qualifications employers are looking for
• Where there is the most need for work
• The big industries and businesses in a certain location
• What is having an impact on the jobs available e.g. technological advances

LMI can give you a clear view of what is happening in the world of work, so you can make realistic plans when choosing your career.

Knowing about things like the number and type of job vacancies, how work is changing and what employers are looking for can make it easier to plan what to do next.

The Matrix Careers Guide holds lots of useful information to support teachers when helping pupil’s navigate their career choices. Our whole website will be useful to you, but there are also lots of great classroom materials available in the Careers and Enterprise Company’s Resource Directory:

Details of some of the largest employers in the West Midlands can be found here.

We can also look even closer at the career opportunities in your local region:

• Birmingham and Solihull
• The Black Country
• Coventry and Warwickshire

Learn more about career opportunities within some of the biggest sectors in the West Midlands:

• Food & Accommodation
• Finance
• Manufacturing & Engineering
• Retail Career
• Transport & Logistics