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ILOSTAT (ILO)

The International Labour Organization's labor market database: employment, unemployment, the labor force, the structure of employment by sector, wages, informal employment. The primary source is national labor force surveys; the ILO harmonizes them to common definitions and completes them with modeled estimates where surveys are not run every year.

15 indicators Updates: annually License: CC BY 4.0 Dataset: ILOSTAT

Labor 15

Employment, unemployment, poverty, inequality

1991–2025 Unemployment rate

The share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.

% of labor force 182 countries ILO 1991–2025 Youth unemployment

The unemployment rate at ages 15–24 — almost always two to three times the overall rate.

% of labor force aged 15–24 182 countries ILO 1991–2025 Female unemployment

The unemployment rate of the female part of the labor force.

% of female labor force 182 countries ILO 1990–2025 Labor force

The number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.

people 182 countries ILO 1990–2025 Labor force participation rate

What share of the population aged 15 and over works or looks for work.

% of population aged 15+ 182 countries ILO 1990–2025 Female labor force participation rate

The share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.

% of women aged 15+ 182 countries ILO 1991–2025 Employment-to-population ratio

The share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.

% of population aged 15+ 182 countries ILO 1991–2025 Employment in agriculture

The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

% of employment 182 countries ILO 1991–2025 Employment in industry

The share of workers employed in mining, manufacturing, utilities and construction.

% of employment 182 countries ILO 1991–2025 Employment in services

The share of workers employed in trade, transport, finance, IT and the public sector.

% of employment 182 countries ILO 1991–2025 Self-employed

The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.

% of employment 182 countries ILO 1991–2025 Labor productivity

How much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.

PPP $ per person employed 168 countries ILO 1991–2025 Vulnerable employment

The share of own-account and contributing family workers — with no contract, insurance or guarantees.

% of employment 182 countries ILO 1990–2025 Female share of the labor force

What part of the labor force of a country is made up of women.

% of labor force 182 countries ILO 1991–2025 Male unemployment

The share of men in the labor force who have no job and are looking for one.

% of male labor force 182 countries ILO

Data is loaded automatically through the source's official API and updated on a schedule. Values are not altered: indicators are published exactly as the source provides them.