Database descriptions, statistical standards (resolutions and guidelines), and guides and manuals – all the metadata to better understand the labour statistics presented on ILOSTAT.
ILOSTAT is hosted by the ILO Department of Statistics, the focal point to the UN for labour statistics.
We are the custodian agency for 14 SDG labour market related indicators.
Standards
We set international standards for labour statistics through the International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS). This implies engaging actively in survey testing projects to develop evidence on producing high quality data for priority topics in the world of work.
Data
We compile and produce labour statistics, with the goal of disseminating internationally-comparable datasets through a variety of data tools.
Capacity building
We provide technical cooperation, assistance and training in labour statistics. Our aim is to support ILO member States with the implementation of international statistical standards, data production, analysis and dissemination.
Our goals
We aim to:
- provide relevant, timely and comparable labour statistics,
- develop international standards for better measurement of labour issues and enhanced international comparability, and
- help member States develop and improve their labour statistics.
What we stand by
Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
As Director-General of the ILO, I would like to express our full commitment to the compliance with those Principles as stated in https://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/gp/FP-New-E.pdf
The ILO's adherence to those principles is fully in line with the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on the "Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics" in 2014.
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Guy Rider
ILO Director-General
Customer Service
Our staff is fully committed to providing excellent customer service to data users, data producers, constituents and partners.
We have a wealth of expertise in the Department and we are eager to achieve our goals by working together. Only then can we ensure labour statistics play their crucial role in evidence-based policy making.
Rafael Diez de Medina
ILO Chief Statistician and Director of the Department of Statistics