The world’s foremost statistical reference on labour questions, this annual resource provides the principal labor statistics for over 190 countries, areas, and territories, with tables providing detailed data from the last ten years. Drawing mainly from national statistical services or official national publications, the data comprising this volume are published, whenever possible, according to the latest versions of the international standard classifications. It provides nine comprehensive chapters focusing on economically active population, employment, unemployment, hours of work, wages, labor costs, consumer prices, occupational injuries, and strikes and lockouts.
