Labour Market Information

topjobs Labour Market Information (LMI) provides accurate statistics on job advertisements and job applications in Sri Lanka.

topjobs LMI captures and analyses actual vacancies published from the two following sources: topjobs registered employers and topjobs top-ad advertisers. In addition the topjobs LMI analyses and includes the vacancies published in the major English language newspapers including both the Sunday job advertisement and the daily advertisements in the weekday papers.

The Job Index
topjobs Employment Index August 2009
 Job Category Vacancies Rank %
 Sales/Marketing/Merchandising 417 1 16.30
 Office Admin/Secretary/Receptionist 320 2 12.50
 Accounting/Auditing/Finance 262 3 10.24
 IT-Software/DBA/QA/Web/Graphics 167 4 6.53
 Civil Eng/Construction 161 5 6.29
 Eng-Mech/Auto/Elec 154 6 6.02
 Hotels/Restaurants/Food 110 7 4.30
 Teaching/Academic/Library 103 8 4.03
 Logistics/Warehouse/Transport 88 9 3.44
 Corporate Management/Analysts 84 10 3.28
 Manufacturing/Operations 75 11 2.93
 Apparel/Clothing 74 12 2.89
 Customer Relations/Public Relations 73 13 2.85
 IT-HWare/Networks/Systems 67 14 2.62
 Med/Healthcare/Nursing 64 15 2.50
 HR/Training 60 16 2.34
 Hospitality/Tourism 43 17 1.68
 Supervision/Quality Control 38 18 1.48
 Agriculture/Dairy/Environment 31 19 1.21
 Legal/Law 29 20 1.13
 R&D/Lab/Technologist 28 21 1.09
 Banking/Insurance 28 22 1.09
 Media/Advert/Communication 27 23 1.06
 Security 21 24 0.82
 Beauty/Cosmetics/Fashion 11 25 0.43
 Airline/Marine 9 26 0.35
 IT-Telecoms 8 27 0.31
 Arts/Recreation/Sports 7 28 0.27
 Total 2559
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Demand & Supply trend for each job category (Vacancy vs Application)
IT-Software/DBA/QA/Web/Graphics IT-HWare/Networks/Systems Accounting/Auditing/Finance Banking/Insurance Sales/Marketing/Merchandising
HR/Training Corporate Management/Analysts Office Admin/Secretary/Receptionist Civil Eng/Construction IT-Telecoms
Customer Relations/Public Relations Logistics/Warehouse/Transport Eng-Mech/Auto/Elec Manufacturing/Operations Media/Advert/Communication
Hotels/Restaurants/Food Hospitality/Tourism Arts/Recreation/Sports Med/Healthcare/Nursing Legal/Law
Supervision/Quality Control Apparel/Clothing Airline/Marine Teaching/Academic/Library R&D/Lab/Technologist
   
Agriculture/Dairy/Environment Security Beauty/Cosmetics/Fashion    
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More about LMI

Methodology: On a weekly basis, vacancies from topjobs and other advertising sources as noted above are classified into the job categories. At the end of each month, the topjobs Job Index is produced. The Job Index displays the job categories ranked in order of the total number of vacancies in each category. Job applications submitted via topjobs are included to indicate the jobseeker demand for each job category. Applications submitted through the topjobs straight-through-processing (STP) online system and applications sent via the topjobs 'apply via email' form are included. Postal applications and applications sent directly by the jobseeker to the employer are NOT included.

Why is topjobs LMI useful?
topjobs LMI is an accurate representation of the real time demand by both employers (who publish vacancies) and jobseekers (who apply for these vacancies). It is based on actual paid-up job advertisements therefore reflecting the accurate behaviour of employers in relation to their recruitment needs. topjobs LMI is a useful adjunct to other Labour Market Information systems in Sri Lanka. Some useful links are given below.

  • Labour Market Information, Sri Lanka (www.lmi.lk)

Who can benefit from topjobs LMI?
Jobseekers - see what skills employers are looking for.
Employers - see the interest from jobseeker for each job category.
Training institutes - to identify opportunities for training courses.
Government - for education or vocational training policy decisions.