SDG labour market indicators Archives

Assessing the current state of the global labour market: Implications for achieving the Global Goals

By Marie-Claire Sodergren / March 13, 2023 / COVID-19, informality, SDG labour market indicators, wages, women

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 global goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. But with the COVID-19 pandemic upending the global labour market in recent years, progress towards achieving these goals has been disrupted. From rising unemployment and informal work to slowing productivity growth and persistent gender inequalities, the pandemic has highlighted the need for urgent action to build a more resilient and equitable world of work.

Labour Market-Related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG database)

Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations for labour market-related sustainable development indicators.

COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals: Reversing progress towards decent work for all

By Marie-Claire Sodergren / March 21, 2022 / COVID-19, SDG labour market indicators, unemployment, women, youth

The pandemic wreaked havoc on people’s lives and societies, but how far did it set the global community back in reaching the SDG targets related to decent work and economic growth?

How women are being left behind in the quest for decent work for all

By Marie-Claire Sodergren / March 29, 2021 / COVID-19, informality, labour underutilization, SDG labour market indicators, women

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals set out a shared vision to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. Will the pandemic reverse progress in advancing decent work for all as prescribed under Goal 8? It seems likely, at least for women.

Spotlight on SDG 8: The impact of marriage and children on labour market participation

This publication, drawing on a global dataset and new indicators developed by the ILO and UN Women, shows that women’s employment is shaped by domestic and caregiving responsibilities in ways that men’s is not.

Can we achieve decent work for all by 2030?

By Rosina Gammarano / February 21, 2020 / decent work, ILO modelled estimates, SDG labour market indicators

The ILO Department of Statistics has just fulfilled its SDG reporting duties for 2020. What the data show is not encouraging: at this pace, we won’t achieve decent work for all by 2030.

100 statistics on the ILO and the labour market to celebrate the ILO centenary

By Rosina Gammarano / December 13, 2019 / centenary, child labour, employment, informality, SDG labour market indicators, social protection, unemployment, unpaid work, women

100 years of the ILO also means 100 years of ILO’s labour statistics to support the work of countries and organizations around the world in improving labour markets, and of course, to inform its own work. Celebrating the ILO centenary is also celebrating progress in labour statistics.

STATA for labour market analysis

This course will teach the necessary skills to use STATA statistical software for analysing the labour market in evidence-based policy-making, including the SDGs and decent work indicators.

Decent work and the SDGs: 11 charts that tell the story

By Rosina Gammarano / October 23, 2019 / informality, injuries, labour income, labour productivity, SDG labour market indicators, wages, women, working poor

This visual essay provides an overview of the progress made towards decent work in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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