Labour Market Information (LMI) Matrix

Data Source Annex

The table below provides a description of, and a direct link to, the data sets / sources that have been used within the Matrix to provide data at whole economy level and Justice sector level (as defined by the two main SIC codes 75.23 and 75.24). Information about, and links to, the sources used to provide data at strand level are detailed within the back end strand documents.

Data Source	Description of data source / data set	Link to data source
Labour Force Survey	The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a quarterly sample survey of households living at private addresses in Great Britain. Its purpose is to provide information on the UK labour market that can then be used to develop, manage, evaluate and report on labour market policies.	http://www.statistics.gov.uk
Annual Business Inquiry	The Annual Business Inquiry (ABI) collect financial and employment information from businesses. Its estimates cover all UK businesses registered for Value Added Tax (VAT) and/or Pay As you Earn (PAYE).	http://www.statistics.gov.uk
National Employer Survey England 2007	The National Employers Skills Survey 2007 (NESS07) provides detailed information from employers in England on skills deficiencies within recruitment and within the existing workforce and workforce development.	http://researchtools.lsc.gov.uk/ness/home/home.asp
National Employer Survey Wales (Future Skills Wales 2005)	The main aim of the Future Skills Wales survey is to provide reliable information on the skill deficiencies which employers in Wales experience; information which can be used to inform skills development policy and planning. The Future Skills Wales 2005 survey is the latest available employer skills survey as at March 2009.	http://www.learningobservatory.com
National Employer Survey Scotland (Skills in Scotland 2008)	Futureskills Scotland's Skills in Scotland 2008 is a survey of Scottish employers, which investigated skills-related issues and their impact on employers. The survey covers: general labour market conditions and the economy; upcoming challenges facing businesses; vacancies, hard-to-fill vacancies and skills shortages; skills gaps among existing employees, such as literacy and problem-solving skills; training for employees; and recruitment of employees from schools, colleges and universities.	http://www.researchonline.org.uk
National Employer Survey Northern Ireland (NI Skills Monitoring Survey 2005)	The Northern Ireland Skills Monitoring Survey provides information on skills-related issues in NI including vacancies, difficult to fill vacancies, skills shortages, skill gaps and training - examined by sector. It provides comparable data for 26 industry categories and 13 more aggregated sector groupings as well as for Sector Skills Councils (SSC). The NI Skills Monitoring Survey 2005, released in May 2007, is the latest available survey as at March 2009.	http://www.delni.gov.uk
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings	The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) provides information about the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours paid for employees within industries, occupations and regions. The ASHE tables contain UK data on earnings for employees by sex and full-time/part-time workers. Further breakdowns include by region, occupation, industry, region by occupation and age-groups. These breakdowns are available for the following variables: gross weekly pay, weekly pay excluding overtime, basic pay including other pay, overtime pay, gross hourly pay, hourly pay excluding overtime, gross annual pay, annual incentive pay, total paid hours, basic paid hours and paid overtime hour	http://www.statistics.gov.uk
UK Commission for Employment and Skills	UKCES has produced Working Futures 2007-2017 which represents the most comprehensive set of employment projections ever published for the UK. It focuses upon the future patterns of demand for skills as measured by occupation. The results cover the National (UK) picture, as well as detailed sectoral and spatial results.	http://www.ukces.org.uk