The labour market

When you start looking for a job, you're joining the labour market - the place where workers compete for jobs, and employers compete for workers. Do you know how to get ahead of the competition? Do our quiz to find out.

Labour market information tells you about the world of work and the job market.
- True, labour market information tells you about the world of work and the job market.
- False, labour market information tells you about the world of work and the job market.
Labour market information won't help you with your career decisions.
- True, labour market information won't help you with your career decisions.
- False, labour market information won't help you with your career decisions.
It's worth looking at labour market information despite the recent 'credit crunch'.
- True, it's worth looking at labour market information despite the recent 'credit crunch'.
- False, it's worth looking at labour market information despite the recent 'credit crunch'.
Labour market information won't help you prepare for working life.
- True, labour market information won't help you prepare for working life.
- False, labour market information won't help you prepare for working life.

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Want to know more about labour market information? Speak to your careers co-ordinator and Connexions personal adviser, look at your local Connexions website, and browse your 14-19 prospectus and the jobs4u careers database.