Labour market information and an assessment of its applications: a series of international case studies

Many countries over recent years have invested in their labour market information system (LMIS) to serve an array of policy interests and support a range of stakeholdersand users.   LMIS have been defined as having three main functions:•Responsible for labour market analysis;•Responsible for monitoring and reporting on employment and labour policies;•Provides a mechanism to exchange information or coordinate different actors and institutions that produce and utilize labour market information and analysis’ (S parreboom, 2013, p. 258). LMIS bring together various available data on labour market demand and supply,particularly on skills. Data have traditionally included administrative and survey data, butnew big data analytics offer possibilities to enhance and enrich existing data and currentLMIS.