Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations for labour force statistics in various databases (LFS, STLFS, RURBAN).
Labour Force Statistics (LFS, STLFS, RURBAN databases) Read More »
Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations for (paid and unpaid) work statistics based on the 19th ICLS standards.
Work Statistics – 19th ICLS (WORK database) Read More »
Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations for the ILO Monitor indicators.
ILO Monitor on the World of Work (ILOMONITOR database) Read More »
Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations for labour force statistics focused on youth.
Youth Labour Market Statistics (YouthSTATS database) Read More »
Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations for the labour force statistics disaggregated by disability status.
Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI database) Read More »
Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations for labour market-related sustainable development indicators.
Labour Market-Related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG database) Read More »
How many men and women were employed last week? How many hours did they work in their main jobs? And how many hours did they work in unpaid activities such as caring for children? These are seemingly straightforward questions but measuring paid and unpaid work through household surveys is anything but straightforward. This holds true especially for women in developing countries, who are more often engaged in informal activities such as microenterprises or small-scale farming — activities that can fall through the cracks of traditional surveys.
What to know when comparing data on women and men’s work Read More »
In March 2021, the ILO undertook a global survey of national data producers to understand the impacts of the pandemic on their statistical operations particularly in the domain of labour statistics.
Losing the ability to collect data may not be one of the more obvious negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, nearly all countries in the world found it difficult to gather data precisely when demand was highest. A recent global survey by the ILO has highlighted just how great the impact was on the production of labour statistics and how countries responded to meet user needs for data.
Keeping labour data flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic Read More »
In this self-paced course, also available in French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian, you will learn about the latest international standards on the statistical measurement of volunteer work; and how to apply the ILO survey tools to generate headline indicators on volunteer work. If it is the first time you access the ITC eCampus platform, click on CREATE NEW ACCOUNT and follow the instructions.
Measuring volunteer work self-learning course Read More »
