How to find labour statistics

This guide provides access to major sources of information on global, regional and national labour statistics. The focus is on ILO sources with a selection of resources available to the public from other international organizations and partner institutions.

Please note that more statistical resources are available for ILO Officials (Intranet).

On this page: Global coverage • By region • By topic • International Labour Standards • International Conference of Labour Statisticians • ILO documents • ILO databases • ILO links • External links

By topic

• Please click on a topic name to access the full list of resources available. Place cursor over a resource link to view more information.

[+] Demographic & social statistics Consumer price index: LABORSTA Developmental aid: WDI Economic development: UNCTAD Statistics, GEM, UNECE Education: KILM, LABORSTA, Eurostat, UNdata, UNESCO, WDI External debt: GDF Food and agriculture: FAOSTAT GDP: AMECO, IMF, WDI Health: MDG, HNP Stats, Eurostat, WHO Household income and expenditure: LABORSTA, AMECO, World Bank Human development: UNdata, UNDP Income and consumption: AMECO, FAO National income: AMECO, UNdata Population: AMECO, UNdata Poverty: KILM, UNdata, MDG, WDI Sustainable development: UNdata, UN [+] Employment / unemployment Employment: KILM, LABORSTA, AMECO, WDI, ILO Unemployment: KILM, ILO, UNdata, UNECE Economically active population: LABORSTA Export Processing Zones: ILO Labour cost: ILO, KILM, AMECO, OECD.Stat Labour force: LABORSTA, UNECE, Eurostat, AMECO, OECD.Stat Youth: KILM, UNECE, ILO, UN Informal Employment: ILO, KILM, OECD Public Sector: LABORSTA, Eurostat, OECD [+] Social security SECSOC ILO Social Security Inquiry MISSOC CEPALSTAT OECD.Stat Social Security Online [+] Child labour Child labour surveys: SIMPOC, ILO, UNICEF Children at work: LABORSTA, UNICEF, WDI [+] Gender Employment: ILO, GenderStats, UNECE Equality: ILO, UN, GenderStats Education: UNESCO, Edstats, GenderStats Health: GenderStats, WHO

[+] Labour relations Social dialogue: DIALOGUE DATA Strikes/lockouts: LABORSTA Trade union membership: OECD.Stat, Eurofound, European Commission, [+] Working conditions Employment protection: OECD.Stat Hours of work: LABORSTA, KILM, TRAVAIL Maternity protection: TRAVAIL Minimum wages: TRAVAIL, KILM, UNECE, OECD.Stat [+] Occupational safety & health Occupational injury: LABORSTA, SAFEWORK, CISDOC, EAHSW, Eurostat [+] Labour migration ILM UNdata UNDP UN Population Division WDI OECD.Stat [+] Informal economy KILM




To find statistics on economic and social sectors, please visit resource guides by sector.




International Labour Standards

Conventions

• C63 Convention concerning Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 1936
• C160 Labour Statistics Convention, 1985

Recommendations

• R19 Migration Statistics Recommendation, 1922
• R170 Labour Statistics Recommendation, 1985

International labour standards can be found in the NORMLEX database.




International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS)

• All publications from the International Conference of Labour Statisticians
• Resolutions adopted by ICLS
• Guidelines adopted by ICLS

For more information: International Conference of Labour Statisticians