CSN Outputs

The final outputs are a set of authoritative forecasts, scenarios and findings which take into account specialist, sectoral and regional differences in the form of National and Regional Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) Reports. The reports are published annually.

The most recent Construction Skills Network (CSN) reports, published in January 2012, show that the UK economy and the construction industry are looking at an extended recovery period, with construction output in 2016 predicted to be only 95% of its 2007 peak. Employment will decline in the early part of the forecast period, but will start to grow again in 2014 to reach just under 2.6 million by 2016. However in the short terms, output is predicted to fall by 3% in 2012.

Whilst increasing economic uncertainty has plagued the construction sector, changes to working practices have also contributed to the forecasts – with the biggest falls in employment in the period arising from the loss of manual trades. By 2016, demand for painters and decorators is expected to be 6,300 below 2010 levels, manual labourers 3,000 below and bricklayers 2,500. The greatest growth in demand is predicted to be for Construction Managers – up 30,000 by 2016 on 2010 figures, marking a real change in the operation and make-up of the industry.