Books and reports
January 2022
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Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2022
17 January 2022
This ILO flagship report details the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the world of work.
June 2021
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Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2021
02 June 2021
In 2020, an estimated 8.8 per cent of total working hours were lost – the equivalent of the hours worked in one year by 255 million full-time workers. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world of work.
January 2020
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Flagship Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020
20 January 2020
This report provides an overview of global and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labour force participation and productivity.
February 2019
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Flagship Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2019
13 February 2019
This report provides an overview of global and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labour force participation and productivity.
January 2018
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Flagship Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2018
22 January 2018
This edition examines the current state of the labour market, assessing the most recent developments and making global and regional projections of unemployment, vulnerable employment and working poverty.
June 2017
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Publication
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends for women 2017
14 June 2017
This report provides a portrait of the situation of women in the world of work today and their progress over the past 20 years.
January 2017
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Flagship Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2017
12 January 2017
This edition takes stock of the current global labour market situation, assessing the most recent employment developments and forecasting unemployment levels in developed, emerging and developing countries. It also focuses on trends in job quality, paying particular attention to working poverty and vulnerable employment.
October 2011
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Publication
World of Work Report 2011: Making Markets Work for Jobs
31 October 2011
Published annually by the International Institute for Labour Studies - the research arm of the ILO - the 2011 edition of “World of Work Report” shows that it will not be possible to recover successfully from the Great Recession unless social inequalities are addressed through well-designed policies. ...
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Publication
Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM). Seventh edition
14 October 2011
This valuable wide-ranging reference tool meets the ever-increasing demand for timely, accurate and accessible information on the rapidly changing world of work. The Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) offers the general user with instant and uncomplicated access to data and analysis on the world's labour markets.
January 2011
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Publication
Global Employment Trends 2011: The challenge of a jobs recovery
01 January 2011
The annual Global Employment Trends (GET) report provides the latest global and regional estimates of employment and unemployment, employment by sector, vulnerable employment, labour productivity and working poverty, while also analysing country-level issues and trends in the labour market. Taking into account macroeconomic trends and forecasts, the GET includes a short-term outlook for labour markets around the world.