Labour Market Quarterly - Recent Reports Section

Introduction

The purpose of the Recent Reports section of the Labour Market Quarterly is to:

• Raise awareness of recent labour market and economic studies completed across the partnership;
• Improve access to these studies across the partnership;
• Promote the value of local information systems;
• Establish areas of good practice/common interest.

Although the consultants delivering the LMEIS welcome copies of such studies and sample copies of regular reports, it is important that partners themselves provide the summary information on these studies for inclusion in the Labour Market Quarterly. The consultants already hold a number of key reports from partners, although it is up to partners themselves to decide if, and how, these are made available across the wider partnership.

Ideally information for inclusion in the Recent Reports section will be supplied in electronic format (preferably Microsoft Word) by e-mail, direct to the consultants. A data specification and an illustrative example are provided for clarity, based upon the Labour Market Quarterly.

Production Schedule

The following schedule specifies the deadline for inclusion of items in the Recent Reports section of the appropriate Labour Market Quarterly.

Guidelines for Inclusion

In terms of items for inclusion, it is suggested that the following factors be kept in mind:

• Theme - reports should have a strong labour market or economic theme;
• Relevance - the report should be of wide general interest or of special interest to other local organisations;
• Currency - reports should have been completed in the three months prior to submission (i.e. since the previous Labour Market Quarterly);
• Ownership - those submitting the report details should have control of the report itself;
• Availability - reports should be available to other partners. It should be stated whether copies are available for distribution (together with any costs) or whether they are available for inspection at relevant offices.

Data Specification and Example

Each entry in Recent Reports should have the following details, bearing in mind the need for brevity:

• Report Title
• Abstract (summary of report contents, to include time period covered by the information unless this is explicit in the Report Title)
• Frequency of Production (unless explicit in the Report Title)
• Person/Organisation responsible for production
• Cost of Report
• Contact Details to view/obtain a copy (name, job title, organisation, phone, fax, e-mail)

The following is an illustrative example for a hypothetical entry based upon the Labour Market Quarterly.

Last Updated: March 2001