There is considerable activity within the labour market information and intelligence (LMI) landscape in Scotland. Many different organisations produce and use, a huge range of LMI. The Scottish LMI Framework aims to provide users with a common understanding of:
What is labour market information and intelligence (LMI)?
LMI is any quantitative or qualitative facts, analysis or interpretation about the past, present or future structure and workings of the labour market and the factors that influence it.
LMI is needed to inform users about:
economic and labour market conditions;
education, qualifications, training and skills;
current and future demand and supply of labour and jobs; and
vacancies and recruitment.
LMI includes both labour market information (descriptive data such as statistics or survey results) and labour market intelligence (analysis, interpretation, conclusions and policy recommendations).
Guiding Principles for LMI dissemination
Three guiding principles for dissemination underlie the framework. These are:
Principle 1 Research Online is Scotland's labour market intelligence hub.
Principle 2 Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics is Scotland's labour market data hub.
Principle 3 All organisations are responsible for the quality of their published labour market information and/or intelligence.