ILOSTAT Key Labour Market Indicators
Curated wide-format table of key labour market statistics from ILOSTAT for 189+ countries and years 1990-2025. One row per country per year. Covers unemployment rate, employment-to-population ratio, labour force participation rate, employment/unemployment/labour force counts (thousands), average monthly earnings (local currency), and average weekly hours worked - each broken down by total, male and female.
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- GET /api/datasets/ilostat-key-metrics — schema, filters, and pricing
- GET /api/datasets/ilostat-key-metrics/sample — free sample (100 rows)
- GET /api/datasets/ilostat-key-metrics/members/{col} — valid values for a filterable column
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Query Filters
Columns you can use as query params in GET /api/datasets/ilostat-key-metrics/query.
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ref_areaMembers (JSON) -
yearMembers (JSON)
Schema (Columns)
| Column | Type | Description | Filterable |
|---|---|---|---|
ref_area |
string | ISO Alpha-3 country code (e.g. USA, BRA, DEU) | Yes |
year |
integer | Year of observation | Yes |
unemployment_rate_female |
float | Unemployment rate, female, ages 15+ (%) | No |
unemployment_rate_male |
float | Unemployment rate, male, ages 15+ (%) | No |
unemployment_rate |
float | Unemployment rate, total, ages 15+ (%) | No |
employment_ratio_female |
float | Employment-to-population ratio, female, ages 15+ (%) | No |
employment_ratio_male |
float | Employment-to-population ratio, male, ages 15+ (%) | No |
employment_ratio |
float | Employment-to-population ratio, total, ages 15+ (%) | No |
lfp_rate_female |
float | Labour force participation rate, female, ages 15+ (%) | No |
lfp_rate_male |
float | Labour force participation rate, male, ages 15+ (%) | No |
lfp_rate |
float | Labour force participation rate, total, ages 15+ (%) | No |
employment_thousands_female |
float | Total employment, female, ages 15+ (thousands) | No |
employment_thousands_male |
float | Total employment, male, ages 15+ (thousands) | No |
employment_thousands |
float | Total employment, total, ages 15+ (thousands) | No |
unemployment_thousands_female |
float | Total unemployment, female, ages 15+ (thousands) | No |
unemployment_thousands_male |
float | Total unemployment, male, ages 15+ (thousands) | No |
unemployment_thousands |
float | Total unemployment, total, ages 15+ (thousands) | No |
labour_force_thousands_female |
float | Labour force, female, ages 15+ (thousands) | No |
labour_force_thousands_male |
float | Labour force, male, ages 15+ (thousands) | No |
labour_force_thousands |
float | Labour force, total, ages 15+ (thousands) | No |
avg_monthly_earnings_lcu_female |
float | Average monthly earnings of employees, female (local currency unit) | No |
avg_monthly_earnings_lcu_male |
float | Average monthly earnings of employees, male (local currency unit) | No |
avg_monthly_earnings_lcu |
float | Average monthly earnings of employees, total (local currency unit) | No |
avg_weekly_hours_female |
float | Mean weekly hours usually worked per employed person, female | No |
avg_weekly_hours_male |
float | Mean weekly hours usually worked per employed person, male | No |
avg_weekly_hours |
float | Mean weekly hours usually worked per employed person, total | No |