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Latin American and Caribbean Community of Practice - Labor Market Information System

“Transforming the Future of Work with Labor Market Information”

The world of work is undergoing profound transformations due to automation, digitalization, artificial intelligence, demographic shifts, migration, climate change, and other mega-trends. To ensure a well-functioning labor market, governments must invest in up-to-date, relevant, and reliable labor market information, align education and training policies with labor demand, and modernize employment services.  

Governments play a central role in addressing these challenges. Labor Market Information Systems (LMISs) can bridge information gaps. LMISs help workers make informed decisions about the skills and jobs that are in demand. They also provide key information to employers, educational institutions, and policymakers, helping align labor supply and demand.  

The Community of Practice (CoP) on the Labor Market – Latin America’s first on labor market information – aims to be a collaborative space for government representatives to share knowledge, discuss innovations, and tackle common challenges related to LMISs. Areas of focus will include labor market intelligence, career and skills guidance, labor intermediation, and institutional transformation.

It is a space designed to foster collaboration between government representatives and technical experts working on Labor Market Information Systems (LMISs). The community provides a structured platform to:

  • Share knowledge, experiences, and tools related to LMISs.  
  • Discuss common challenges and innovative solutions.  
  • Collaborate on strategies to improve skills development and labor intermediation.  
  • Strengthen the labor market information and employment service delivery system for effective policy development.  
  • Increase the management capacity of the actors involved in the LMIS and in particular the outreach to citizens.  

Key information

  • Virtual meetings every two to three months.
  • Coordinated by the World Bank during the first year. 
  • Open to representatives of governments in Latin American and the Caribbean, with translation into Portuguese, Spanish, and English.