Useful links and information - Observatory

Useful links and information around Economy, Infrastructure and skills

Last updated: 4th February

Employer skills survey

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills Employer Skills Survey gathers information on the skills challenges that employers face within their existing workforces and in terms of bringing in new skilled labour, the levels and nature of training investment and the relationship between skills challenges, training activity and business strategy.

NOMIS

Nomis is a service provided by the Office for National Statistics, ONS, to give you free access to the most detailed and up-to-date UK labour market statistics from official sources.

ONS

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics and is the recognised national statistical institute for the UK. It is responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society at national, regional and local levels.

LG Inform

Local Government Inform (LG Inform) is the LGA's benchmarking data service for councils and fire and rescue authorities. A new and improved version of LG Inform has been released, with improved performance and functionality.