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🛠️ Work & Labour statistics

2,035 indicators covering work & labour, each with the full history for every country that reports it, ranked and free to download.

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Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT specialists, by NUTS 2 region - experimental statistics 309 places, 2020–2026
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band 54 places, 1976–2025
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+) 93 places, 1989–2026
Median monthly earnings of employees (15+) 93 places, 1989–2026
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 152 places, 2000–2025
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) 100 places, 2000–2025
Median monthly earnings of employees (15+, Local currency) 92 places, 1989–2026
Median monthly earnings of employees (Local currency) 92 places, 1989–2026
Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 418 places, 2014–2024
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation 239 places, 2015–2024
Own-account workers, total (% of total employment) 213 places, 1991–2016
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 48 places, 1976–2025
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment 35 places, 1970–2025
Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job 54 places, 1983–2025
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 51 places, 1980–2025
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 51 places, 1980–2025
Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 51 places, 1980–2025
Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 48 places, 1976–2025
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 89 places, 1976–2026
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 90 places, 1991–2025
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 90 places, 1991–2025
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 90 places, 1991–2025
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 89 places, 1987–2025
Labor market, Overall 90 places, 1973–2014
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 90 places, 1973–2014
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 90 places, 1973–2014
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 90 places, 1973–2014
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 90 places, 1973–2014
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 90 places, 1973–2014
Labour force ages 25 to 54 (ILO modelled estimates) 93 places, 2004–2023
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 (ILO modelled estimates) 93 places, 2004–2023
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 89 places, 1987–2025
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 88 places, 1987–2025
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 78 places, 1987–2026
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 77 places, 1987–2026
Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by relative unit labor costs (advanced economies only) 25 places, 1990–2025
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 82 places, 1970–2024
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 75 places, 1987–2026
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 41 places, 1980–2023
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 82 places, 2000–2026
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 82 places, 2000–2026
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 82 places, 2000–2026
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective dismissals (regular contracts) 50 places, 1985–2025
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts) 50 places, 1985–2025
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 50 places, 1985–2025
Labour force participation rate 45 places, 1955–2025
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 81 places, 1999–2026
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 81 places, 1999–2026
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 81 places, 1999–2026
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 81 places, 1999–2026
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) — Reinvested earnings on FDI (excluding IF) 40 places, 1950–2025
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment tenure 46 places, 1976–2025
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 46 places, 1955–2025
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 78 places, 1987–2025
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) 78 places, 1987–2025
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 45 places, 1976–2025
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 53 places, 1995–2025
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 54 places, 1995–2025
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 54 places, 1995–2025
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) 79 places, 1996–2025

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