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The sources cited below are provided for your convenience; they are not exhaustive and are not maintained or controlled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (with the exception of the Employee Benefits Survey). U.S. Census Bureau—International Data Base (IDB) contains statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world International Labor Office (ILO) LABORSTA—Statistics on employment, unemployment, hours of work, wages, labor cost, consumer price indices, occupational injuries, strikes and lockouts, and occupational wages and hours Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics—Statistics on the well-being of children in the U.S. compared with those in other countries (From the home page choose "International Comparisons") Federal Reserve—Annual foreign exchange rate information U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration—Information on foreign nationals who enter or attempt to enter the United States for temporary or permanent residence through a variety of status categories (A) Average hours worked Yearbook of Labor Statistics, published by the International Labor Office (ILO), includes statistics on hours worked or hours paid by economic sector for almost every country that collects such data. The statistics are not adjusted for comparability; differences from the ILO norm are indicated in table notations. The data published in the Yearbook are also contained in LABORSTA, the ILO Labor Statistics Database. Selected data from LABORSTA are available on the Internet, including hours of work by economic activity. (B) Standard hours worked, annual leave (vacations), and public holidays Working Time Around the World (Conditions of Work Digest, volume 14, 1995), published by the International Labor Office (ILO). It contains information for 150 countries on normal hours of work, paid annual leave and public holidays; overtime regulations, premium pay and compensatory rest; rest periods during the working day, between days, and between weeks; and special types of leave. If you cannot find the publication at a local library, purchasing information can be obtained from the ILO online bookshop. Household income and employment surveys (harmonized): Luxembourg Income and Employment (LIS) Study—Demographic, income and expenditure information on three different levels: household, person and child for 25 member countries from Europe, America, Asia, and Oceania U.S. Department of Labor WebMILS—Information relevant to assessing compliance with international labor standards in a database format Laws relating to labor, social security, and related human rights: International Labor Office (ILO) Natlex—Information regarding national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights U.S. Department of State—Quarterly report indexes of living costs abroad, housing allowances, hardship differentials, and danger pay allowances U.S. Department of State—Country reports on human rights practices provide information on the status of individual, civil, political, and worker rights; minimum wage practices are covered in the worker rights section on acceptable conditions of work U.S. Congressional Research Service—Report providing an analytical and economic summary of the first ten years of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) International Labor Office (ILO) LABORSTA— Statistics on employment, unemployment, hours of work, wages, labor cost, consumer price indices, occupational injuries, strikes and lockouts, and occupational wages and hours International Labor Office (ILO) Key Indicators of the Labor Market (KILM)—20 labor market indicators worldwide, one of which, KILM16, is an occupational wage indicator covering six selected occupations: (1) laborer in construction (2) welder in metal manufacturing (3) professional nurse (4) first-level teacher (5) computer programmer in the insurance sector (6) accountant in the banking sector World Bank's World Development Indicators—800 indicators worldwide, including poverty, GDP per capita, employment, unemployment, education, prices, wages, minimum wages, and hours of work What are other major sources of international labor statistics?Three important sources of international labor statistics are the International Labor Office (ILO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the Statistical Office of the European Communities (EUROSTAT). The ILO's Bureau of Statistics provides data for the greatest number of countries in the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics (LABORSTA), Key Indicators of the Labor Market (KILM), and numerous other databases. The OECD provides data primarily for the developed countries, while most EUROSTAT data are limited to the countries of the European Union. All of these organizations prepare special studies on a wide variety of labor-related topics. Use the search engine at each of the respective sites to see if there are studies of interest to you.
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