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Visualization tool on the impact of latest statistical standards	page		This interactive visualization tool shows the impact of the latest statistical standards across a range of work-related topics, highlighting the increased analytical value of statistics.	Methods, Resource	19th ICLS, ICLS, Methods	Mar/25/2025
Promoting the use of administrative data sources for international labour migration statistics in Türkiye	pdf		This case study highlights Türkiye's use of national frameworks for leveraging administrative data to generate labour statistics on international migrants. It also contributes to revising the 2018 ICLS Guidelines.	Methods	Administrative records, Migrant workers	Jan/15/2025
ILO global estimates on international migrants in the labour force	pdf		The report offers a thorough analysis of international migrants' participation in the global labour force. It addresses key challenges while providing regional estimates highlighting the diverse dynamics of labour migration.	Analysis, Methods	Migrant workers	Dec/16/2024
How the latest statistical standards improve knowledge about rural women’s work	post		Latest statistical standards improve our knowledge of the challenges and decent work deficits that women in rural areas face. Such knowledge is key to formulating effective policies that foster the women’s potential for growth and development.	Methods	19th ICLS, ICLS, Labour underutilization, Rural economy, Women, Youth	Oct/14/2024
ILOSTAT Microdata Processing Quick Guide: Principles and methods underlying the ILO’s processing of anonymized household survey microdata	pdf		This Quick Guide (last updated in September 2024) presents the anonymized microdata processing undertaken by the Data Production and Analysis Unit in the ILO Department of Statistics. It describes why and how the unit carries out this activity, as well as the potential expansion of this work. It also mentions considerations and limitations to take into account by data users.	Manual or guide, Methods	About data, LFS	Sep/26/2024

Classifications

Country, territory and area groupings

International Classifications of Status in Employment and Status at Work (ICSE and ICSaW)

International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)

International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO)

International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC)

Database descriptions

ILO Monitor on the World of Work (ILOMONITOR database)

Worker and sector profiles (PROFILES database)

Prices, Costs and Currency Conversions (PRICES database)

Labour Market-Related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG database)

Labour Force Statistics (LFS, STLFS, RURBAN databases)

ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST database)

Work Statistics – 19th ICLS (WORK database)

Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND database)

Youth Labour Market Statistics (YouthSTATS database)

Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI database)

Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND database)

Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI database)

Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH database)

Child Labour Statistics (CHILD database)

International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS database)

Resolutions and guidelines

Resolution concerning statistics on work relationships

Guidelines concerning measurement of qualifications and skills mismatches of persons in employment

Resolution concerning the methodology of the SDG indicator 8.b.1 on youth employment

Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization (including amendments)

Resolution concerning further work on the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO)

Resolution concerning the measurement of underemployment and inadequate employment situations

Resolution concerning the International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE)

Resolution concerning statistics of the economically active population, employment, unemployment and underemployment

Resolution concerning statistics on the informal economy

Guidelines concerning a statistical definition of informal employment

Resolution concerning statistics of employment in the informal sector

Resolution concerning the methodology of the SDG indicator 8.8.2 on labour rights (including amendments)

Resolution concerning the measurement of working time

Resolution concerning consumer price indices

Resolution concerning household income and expenditure statistics (including amendments)

Resolution concerning the measurement of employment-related income (including amendments)

Resolution concerning statistics of labour cost

Resolution concerning an integrated system of wages statistics

Resolution concerning statistics of child labour (including amendments)

Guidelines concerning the measurement of forced labour

Guidelines concerning statistics of international labour migration

Guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives

Guidelines concerning measurement of qualifications and skills mismatches of persons in employment

Guidelines concerning a statistical definition of employment in the environmental sector

Resolution concerning statistics of occupational injuries (resulting from occupational accidents)

Guides and manuals

Quick guide on the communication of results after implementation of latest standards on statistics of work, employment, and labour underutilization

User Guide for the Questionnaire for Self-Assessment of the Quality of Administrative Records (SAQUAR)

User Guide for the Questionnaire for Self-Assessment of the Quality of Administrative Records (SAQUAR)

ILOSTAT Microdata Processing Quick Guide: Principles and methods underlying the ILO’s processing of anonymized household survey microdata

Promoting the use of administrative data sources for international labour migration statistics in Korea

Measuring international labour migration in the Republic of Korea

Note on the implementation of statistical standards from the 19th, 20th and 21st ICLS through household surveys

Hard to see, harder to count: Handbook on forced labour surveys

The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) companion guide

International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-18) manual

Measuring Cooperatives – An information guide on the ILO Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives

Quick guide to understanding the impact of the new statistical standards on ILOSTAT databases

Volunteer work measurement guide

Consumer Price Index Manual: Concepts and Methods | 2020

Quick Guide on sources and uses of statistics on occupational safety and health

Quick Guide on Measuring Economic Characteristics in the Population Census

Quick guide on interpreting the unemployment rate

Decent Work and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Guidebook on SDG Labour Market Indicators

Visualizing labour markets: A quick guide to charting labour statistics

Quick guide on sources and uses of labour statistics

Key Labor Market Indicators: Analysis with Household Survey Data

Guide on the Harmonization of Labour Inspection Statistics

Measuring Employment in the Tourism Industries: Guide with Best Practices

Consumer Price Index Manual. Theory and Practice.

Sampling elusive populations: Applications to studies of child labour

Measuring informality: A statistical manual on the informal sector and informal employment

Decent Work Indicators – Guidelines for producers and users of statistical and legal framework indicators

Handbook on Residential Property Prices Indices (RPPIs). 2013 edition

International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08), Volume 1: Structure, group definitions and correspondence tables

Occupational injuries statistics from household surveys and establishment surveys: ILO manual on methods

Measuring the Economically Active in Population Censuses: A Handbook

Practical Guide to Producing Consumer Price Indices

Sampling for household-based surveys of child labour

The employment situation of people with disabilities: Towards improved statistical information

United Nations Guide to Producing Statistics on Time-Use: Measuring Paid and Unpaid Work

Measuring the non-observed economy. A handbook

National sources and methods

Sources and Methods Volume 9: International labour migration (2020)

Sources and Methods Volume 10: Disability statistics (2015)

Sources and Methods Volume 1: Consumer price indices (2013)

Sources and Methods Volume 2: Establishment surveys (2012) – Employment, wages, hours of work and labour cost

Sources and Methods Volume 3B: Labour force surveys (2011) – Source of statistics of the labour force and its components

Sources and Methods Volume 5: Population censuses (2004) – Total and economically active population, employment and unemployment

Sources and Methods Volume 4: Administrative records and related sources (2004) – Employment, unemployment, wages and hours of work

Sources and Methods Volume 3A: Household surveys (2004) – Economically active population, employment, unemployment and hours of work

Sources and Methods Volume 6: Household income and expenditure statistics (2003)

Sources and Methods Volume 8: Occupational injuries (1999)

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