UK.gov links up with LinkedIn for jobs market intel from 40M accounts
Public sector
What anonymized data taught me about B2B sales... and reliance on the private sector for statistical info
The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will draw on 40 million UK LinkedIn accounts to get a better understanding of local job markets.
DWP said it plans to use anonymized data to help it find trends such as mismatches between local job ads and the skills possessed by local people.
The department won't scrape the Microsoft-owned social network, instead relying on Redmond to analyze data and pass its findings to Skills England, a DWP agency whose officials are already working on the project.
"This partnership with LinkedIn will give us a clearer understanding of the jobs market – what employers need, where opportunities are, and how people are building their careers, in order to boost economic growth," DWP minister Pat McFadden said in a canned statement. He added...
Copyright of this story solely belongs to theregister.com. To see the full text click HERE
