Publications

2018

  1. ILO LFS Pilot Studies in follow up to the 19th ICLS: Background, objectives and methodology

    04 May 2018

2017

  1. Quick guide on sources and uses of labour statistics

    03 November 2017

    This guide walks readers through the basics of labour statistics, from their conception to their final use. It includes key information on sources, standards, concepts, definitions, scope and interpretation of labour statistics, making it a valuable tool for anyone wanting to learn the essentials of labour statistics.

  2. Report of the Pilot Studies Analysis Workshop, Geneva, 15 to 18 November 2016

    16 January 2017

    The Labour Force Survey (LFS) Pilot Studies Analysis Workshop took place from 15 to 18 November 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. It was organized by the ILO Department of Statistics. It hosted participants from the 10 countries participating in the pilot study. Representatives from FAO, UN Foundation and World Bank also attended the Workshop.

2016

  1. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2015 (KILM): Full report

    13 July 2016

    The KILM is a multifunctional research tool designed to make labour market information and analysis easily accessible.

2015

  1. Education and labour markets: Analysing global patterns with the KILM

    16 November 2015

    The ninth edition of the KILM includes four indicators that directly examine the link between education and the labour market, presenting time series for a large number of countries at all stages of development.

  2. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2015 (KILM): Preface

    16 November 2015

    The KILM is a multifunctional research tool designed to make labour market information and analysis easily accessible.

  3. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2015 (KILM): Acknowledgement

    16 November 2015

    The KILM is a multifunctional research tool designed to make labour market information and analysis easily accessible.

  4. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2015 (KILM): Executive Summary

    16 November 2015

    The KILM is a multifunctional research tool designed to make labour market information and analysis easily accessible.

  5. 17. Poverty, income distribution, employment by economic class and working poverty

    16 November 2015

    Tables 17a and 17b present two of the indicators that were used for monitoring progress toward the first UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG), “eradicating extreme poverty and hunger”, while the MDGs were in force.

  6. 16. Labour productivity

    16 November 2015

    This chapter presents information on labour productivity for the aggregate economy with labour productivity defined as output per unit of labour input (persons engaged or hours worked). Labour productivity measures the efficiency of a country with which inputs are used in an economy to produce goods and services and it offers a measure of economic growth, competitiveness, and living standards within a country.