The One Stop Shop for Labour Market Intelligence

Research Online is an online labour market research portal created by Skills Development Scotland.  It brings together documents from SDS, Sector Skills Councils, government and other research bodies from around the UK, and offers an archive of all significant labour market intelligence based on research from the last 10 years. 

There are over 7000 reports organised by geographical area, industry sector and theme. This allows you to access the most recent and robust findings about the local labour market as well as national statistics.

The information can be invaluable if you are looking for guidance on areas in which there are skills gaps and education market opportunities to be filled.  There is also a wealth of information about demographics, employment, literacy and numeracy and future growth predictions. 

Alongside the other tools in the SDS Knowledge portal, you should be able to build up a picture of the labour market to help respond to the needs of learners in the local economy.

You can contact the research team with any feedback at labourmarketresearch@sds.co.uk