ILOSTAT provides users with comprehensive international data across a wide range of labour-related topics. But how does the ILO collect and compile all these data? Three main methods are used: microdata processing, automated data collection, and the annual ILOSTAT questionnaire. In addition to these, the ILO produces modelled estimates and projections for selected indicators.
ILOSTAT data are widely re-used by other organizations for their datasets and as inputs into world recognized indices. Examples include:
World Bank
World Development Indicators (WDI)
United Nations Statistics Division
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Minimum Set of Gender Indicators
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online
United Nations Development Programme
Human Development Index (HDI)
Gender Development Index (GDI)
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
Life-course Gender Gap Dashboard
OECD
World Indicators of Skills for Employment (WISE)
WIPO
Global Innovation Index (GII)