All publications: statistics + labour statistics

Statistical profile of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

This report presents an in-depth statistical profile of youth not in employment, education, or training in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026: Back to the future

The report examines recent developments in youth labour markets worldwide and provides the latest global and regional analysis of youth employment trends and prospects.

Social Protection Coverage in Ethiopia A Fact-Finding Report Based on the ILO-Social Security Inquiry (SSI) Data Collection Tool

This fact-finding report provides a comprehensive baseline of the country's social protection schemes, expenditures, and institutional frameworks by utilizing the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Social Security Inquiry (SSI) data...

Uganda

Child labour in Uganda: Trends and drivers, 2012-2021

ILO Working Paper 169

Unpacking informality: A multidimensional policy decomposition

This working paper presents a practical additive decomposition of informal employment, showing where policy action can reduce it. Applied to the case of Colombia, it identifies the main factors behind recent declines in informality.

ILO Working Paper 165

Gridded-Labour Market Data in Ghana using Remote Sensing and Random Forest

This study proposes the first set of high-resolution maps of labor market data, based on disaggregating district-level statistics from the 2021 housing and population census of Ghana at a 0.005-degree resolution using remote sensing and machine...

Research brief

Digital labour platforms: Number of platforms and workers

This brief examines the growth of digital labour platforms and provides updated estimates on the number of active platforms and workers engaged through them. It highlights persistent measurement gaps and underscores the need for internationally...

World of Work series

Employment and Social Trends 2026

The Employment and Social Trends 2026 report examines the state of global labour markets, highlighting stable headline employment alongside stalled progress in job quality and widening inequalities. The report analyses productivity, demographic and...

Child Labour in the Americas: Regional Technical Brief

This technical brief provides an overview of regional trends in child labour elimination, progress toward global commitments, policy responses, and persistent gaps across sectors.

Child Labour in the Americas: Regional Technical Brief

This technical brief provides an overview of regional trends in child labour elimination, progress toward global commitments, policy responses, and persistent gaps across sectors.

TRIANGLE in ASEAN

Labour migration in ASEAN: Analysis from the International Labour Migration Statistics Database in ASEAN

Labour migration is an established feature in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region and its labour markets. Reliable and comprehensive statistical data is essential to inform evidence-based policy to govern labour migration and...

Case studies in international labour migration statistics

Design of the survey on immigrants' living conditions and labour force: the experience of Korea

This case study showcases the design of the Survey on Immigrant Living Conditions and Labour Force of the Republic of Korea. It illustrates the value of regular specialized migration surveys to generate quality statistics on the labour force...

Implementing the ILO Guidelines Concerning Statistics of Cooperatives: Insights from five countries (2025)

Methodology of the 2024 ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour

The Methodology of the 2024 ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour presents a rigorous statistical approach to measuring child labour globally, drawing on data from 107 countries. This report outlines the standardized definitions, data sources,...

World Employment and Social Outlook 2025: Asia and the Pacific May Update

This Asia and the Pacific May Update of the World Employment and Social Outlook 2025 examines recent trends in employment growth, the impact of global uncertainties and policy measures to support workers and enterprises in Asia and the Pacific.

Labour market reform

Grenada's labour market in focus: Trends, challenges and future prospects

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of Grenada’s labour market conditions, trends and challenges. Its primary objective is to offer evidence-based insights that inform labour market reforms and policy decisions, including the development...

ILO Flagship report

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2025

The WESO Trends 2025 report provides an in-depth analysis of global labour market trends, highlighting the impacts of slowing economic recovery, persistent youth unemployment, and gender disparities. It examines the structural challenges facing...

Policy Brief

Statistics on Labour Migration in Tanzania

This policy brief highlights the importance of labour migration statistics for data-driven decision-making and improved migration governance. It discusses Tanzania’s role as both a source and destination country for migrants, the challenges faced by...

Statistical Brief

The impact of care responsibilities on women’s labour force participation

Care responsibilities are excluding and holding back millions of women worldwide from taking paid employment, and, with climate and demographic changes on course to increase the demand for care, measures to support the care economy are urgently...

Quick facts - Independent high-level evaluation of the ILO strategies and approaches for the development and use of labour statistics,...