Offers information on the 18 key economic indicators of the labor market, provided by the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Provides access to ILO working papers, reports, and tables.

The new edition of this acclaimed resource makes available in a single volume the most authoritative, current, and accessible statistics on the labor market. Indicators encompass vital issues, such as labor force participation, employment, unemployment, educational attainment, hours of work, wages and earnings, productivity, labor costs, poverty, income distribution, and more.KILM 2001-2002 also features additional indicators and expands many others to reflect global shifts in employment and highlight policy concerns, as well as a new chapter on gender issues, derived from a review of the indicators themselves. Also inlcludes maps.

Produced by the International Labour Office, this publication provides a set of comprehensive and comparable data on the world's labour markets. It presents 20 key indicators relating to: the labour force; employment characteristics, such as hours of work, status and sector; measures of unemployment and underemployment, including youth unemployment and long-term unemployment; educational attainment and illiteracy; wage and labour costs; productivity; labour market flows; gender issues; and poverty and income distribution. Geographical coverage varies by indicator. The data covers the years 1980, 1990 and all available subsequent years; estimates for the year 2000 are given for many economies, whilst for others the most recent available data is for 1999. Each chapter contains explanatory text and highlights key findings.

Produced by the International Labour Office, this CD-ROM provides a set of comprehensive and comparable data on the world's labour markets. It presents 20 key indicators which relate to: the labour force; employment characteristics, such as hours of work, status and sector; measures of unemployment and underemployment; educational attainment and illiteracy; wage and labour costs; productivity; labour market flows; gender issues; and poverty and income distribution. Geographical coverage varies by indicator. The CD-ROM contains data for each year from 1980 onwards, with estimates for the year 2000 available for many economies whilst for others the most recent available data is for 1999. It also contains the actual numerators and denominators used to calculate the indicators. The text is written in English, French, Spanish and Russian.

This valuable, wide-ranging reference tool meets the ever-increasing demand for timely, accurate and accessible information on the rapidly changing world of work. Now in its third edition, Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) provides the general reader, as well as the expert, with concise explanations and analysis of the data on the world's labour markets. Harvesting vast information from international data repositories, and regional and national statistical sources, this important reference work offers data for over 200 countries for the years 1980, 1990, 1995 and the latest available subsequent five years. The volume employs an expanded, up-to-date range of 20 key labour market indicators allowing researchers to compare and contrast between economies and within regions across time. Using statistical data on the labour force, employment, unemployment, underemployment, educational attainment of the workforce, wages and compensation, productivity and labour costs, labour market flows, and poverty and income distribution as market indicators, it enables users to access the most current information available. Maps and graphics are used throughout to highlight key points. The third edition of the KILM includes interactive software which duplicates the printed book but allows for data updates every six months.

The Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) the ILO's research tool for labour market information. The first KILM was released in 1999. It has since become a flagship product of the International Labour Office (ILO) and is used on a daily basis by researchers and policy-makers throughout the world. The KILM: (i) is a comprehensive database of country-level data on 18 key indicators of the labour market from 1980 to the latest available year. In this context, the KILM can serve as a tool for policy-makers and researchers in monitoring and assessing many of the pertinent issues related to the functioning of labour markets; (ii) is a source of the latest ILO world and regional estimates of employment and unemployment indicators. The estimates are presented in a box in each indicator's manuscript along with an analysis of the global and regional trends and data; (iii) is a training tool on development and use of labour market indicators. Each indicator is accompanied by descriptions of the standard international definition of the concept and measurement procedures, guidelines on how the indicator can be used in analyses of labour market issues, and words of caution on comparability limitations. Readers are guided on the value of using multiple indicators to develop a broader view of labour market developments.