Employment and Social Trends 2026
This report examines the state of global labour markets, highlighting stable headline employment alongside stalled progress in job quality and widening inequalities. The report analyses productivity, demographic and economic pressures shaping work in the year ahead and outlines the challenges to achieving more inclusive growth.
UN Global SDG Indicators Database
World Economic Outlook (IMF)
The Conference Board Total Economy Database
Prices, Costs and Currency Conversions (PRICES database)
Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations for statistics on consumer prices, labour costs, and currency conversion factors.
Why would labour productivity surge during a pandemic?
Labour productivity growth is generally associated with higher wages and better working conditions. In the longer term, increased productivity is key to economic development. But how should we interpret productivity trends during a pandemic? Does faster productivity growth mean that firms and workers are actually better off?
Decent work and the SDGs: 11 charts that tell the story
This visual essay provides an overview of the progress made towards decent work in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Statistics on labour productivity
This topic page on labour productivity provides access to statistical information including data, methods, publications and more.
ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST database)
Discover the methods behind the ILO’s modelled estimates on labour force statistics (including the working poor), labour productivity, wage growth and labour migration.
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