--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/research/the-state-of-knowledge-on-the-role-and-impact-of-labour-market-information-a-survey-of-the-international-evidence/" title: "The State of Knowledge on the Role and Impact of Labour Market Information: A Survey of the International Evidence" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-02T13:29:47+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-02T13:29:47+00:00" post_type: "research" summary: "" post_tag: - "Canada" - "career counseling" - "HRSDC" - "international evidence" - "job-search assistance" - "labour market information" - "labour market outcomes" - "LMI" country_focus: - "Multi-country" province_region: - "National" research_theme: - "Labour Markets" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/old-reports_hero_banner_bg.webp" status: "publish" --- # The State of Knowledge on the Role and Impact of Labour Market Information: A Survey of the International Evidence Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/research/the-state-of-knowledge-on-the-role-and-impact-of-labour-market-information-a-survey-of-the-international-evidence/ # The State of Knowledge on the Role and Impact of Labour Market Information: A Survey of the International Evidence [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2010-05-1.pdf) Cite this report × Cite this report as: Murray, Alexander. 2010. “The State of Knowledge on the Role and Impact of Labour Market Information: A Survey of the International Evidence.” CSLS Research Report 2010-05. Ottawa: Centre for the Study of Living Standards. https://csls.ca/research/the-state-of-knowledge-on-the-role-and-impact-of-labour-market-information-a-survey-of-the-international-evidence/ ## Author: - Alexander Murray Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) ## Report 2010-05 June 2010 63 pages ## Related research [Measuring the Appropriate Outcomes for Better Decision-Making: A Framework to Guide the Analysis of Health Policy Matthew Calver March 2016 | Report 2016-03 | 132 pages](https://csls.ca/research/measuring-the-appropriate-outcomes-for-better-decision-making-a-framework-to-guide-the-analysis-of-health-policy-2016-03/) [Living Standards Domain of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing Andrew Sharpe, Christopher Ross November 2011 | Report 2011-17 | 124 pages](https://csls.ca/research/living-standards-domain-of-the-canadian-index-of-wellbeing-2011-17/) [Productivity: Key to Economic Success Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) March 1998 | Report 1998-01 | 99 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-key-to-economic-success/) [Apprenticeship in Canada: A Training System Under Siege? 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The purpose of this exercise, as outlined in the Request for Proposals, is to assess the current state of knowledge on the role and impact of LMI and to identify gaps in our knowledge. The report finds that we know very little about the impact of LMI per se on labour market outcomes. What knowledge we do possess must be inferred from evaluations of labour market programs or technologies that are related to LMI, such as job-search assistance programs, career counseling, and internet-based LMI. The literature on each of these topics reveals some beneficial impacts on labour market outcomes, but the precise role of LMI in driving these relationships is never specified. Ce rapport propose un examen critique de la littérature internationale sur le rôle et l’incidence de l’information sur le marché du travail (IMT). L’objectif de cet exercice, tel qu’énoncé dans la demande de propositions, est d’évaluer l’état actuel des connaissances sur le rôle et l’incidence de l’IMT et de cerner les lacunes dans nos connaissances. Le rapport constate que l’on en sait très peu sur l’incidence de l’IMT en soi sur les résultats du marché du travail. Les connaissances dont nous disposons doivent être déduites d’évaluations de programmes ou de technologies liés au marché du travail qui sont associés à l’IMT, tels que les programmes d’aide à la recherche d’emploi, l’orientation professionnelle et l’IMT en ligne. La littérature sur chacun de ces sujets révèle certains effets bénéfiques sur les résultats du marché du travail, mais le rôle précis de l’IMT dans ces relations n’est jamais précisé. [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2010-05-1.pdf)