Work and employment may be used indistinctly in everyday language, but for the labour market they mean very different things. Employment is a very specific form of work. Other forms of work include own-use production work, volunteer work and unpaid trainee work.
Work and employment are not synonyms Read More »
Find resolutions, guidelines, meeting room documents and reports related to the International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).
An introduction to the conceptual frameworks for forms of work and labour force statistics, including labour underutilization.
Forms of work: An overview of the new statistical standards Read More »
We provide training and support with the implementation of international statistical standards, data production, analysis and dissemination.
Capacity building and technical assistance Read More »
Learn more about the ILO’s programme of methodological research to identify and promote good practices in the collection and reporting of labour statistics.
LFS research and development Read More »
The ICLS meets every 5 years to establish international standards on labour statistics. The latest (21st) ICLS was held in October 2023.
International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) Read More »
Online resources for data producers to build or improve their labour force survey, such as PAPI and CAPI model questionnaires.
Labour force survey (LFS) questionnaire toolkit Read More »
Learn more about the international standards on labour statistics (a. conventions and recommendations and b. resolutions and guidelines).
Standards and guidelines on labour statistics Read More »
Why did the definitions of work and employment change and why is this change important for women? Find out in this policy brief.
Measuring women’s paid and unpaid work under ICLS 19 Read More »
This report presents the main findings on the measurement of working time and time related underemployment drawn from the ILO LFS pilot studies. The report is part of the ILO statistical methodology series that describe in detail the main findings of the project.
