Labour Force Survey Design
19–23 May 2025
ITC (Turin, Italy)
Learn how to design a Labour Force Survey (LFS) in line with the most recent international statistical standards adopted at the global level.
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Current practices in measuring sexual orientation and gender identity in population censuses
Measuring sexual orientation and gender identity with official statistics is still a very new endeavour faced with many challenges, but legal and social advances are leading to the identification of these minorities in population censuses in more countries.
Women with young children have much lower labour force participation rates
The disproportionate undertaking of childcare responsibilities by women explains a significant portion of the gender gap in labour force participation.
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Safety in numbers: what labour inspection data tells us
Labour inspectors are fundamental to a country’s efforts to comply with labour standards, including safety and health. But the number of inspectors is getting smaller, while occupational accidents and diseases are on the rise.
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Charting progress on the global goals and decent work
As the world faces a number of complex challenges, we examine key labour indicators to assess the impact of unprecedented crises in order to shed light on global trends and regional variations and their impact on our ability to realise the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Women are more likely than men to want a job but not have one
Measures of joblessness that reflect the most urgent need for employment (such as unemployment) point to moderate differences between women and men. Yet, broader measures of joblessness point to much larger gender disparities – particularly in developing countries.
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Making labour statistics work for women: recent developments and the way ahead
In this blog, we highlight key developments which have greatly enhanced the visibility of women’s work within labour statistics, and the relevance of labour statistics to women’s work, making for a much more complete view of the world of work.
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Hard to see, harder to count: Handbook on forced labour surveys
This revised version of the “Hard to see, harder to count” handbook provides an updated set of tools for the design, implementation and analysis of quantitative surveys on the forced labour of adults.
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The jobs gap: Measuring labour underutilisation beyond unemployment
This issue of Spolight on Work Statistics discusses an indicator recently developed by the ILO – the jobs gap – which is shown to be an important complement to the unemployment rate. The indicator is particularly relevant to assess the difficulties that women face in finding a job and highlights job creation challenges in the developing world.
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Behind the mic: exploring employment patterns in radio broadcasting
Radio broadcasting is an industry with a rich history and valuable contribution to human connection, to the sharing of knowledge, information, and culture. It is an industry that has persisted despite many changes and challenges, particularly related to consumer demand and technological transformation, demonstrating an impressive ability to adapt and remain relevant. On this World Radio Day, we take a deep dive into data derived from the ILO Harmonized Microdata Collection, to gain a better understanding of how trends are reshaping the employment landscape in this remarkable industry.
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