Key Indicators of Labour Market

Fully revised and updated, this third edition is a valuable, wide-ranging reference tool that meets the ever-increasing demand for timely, accurate, and accessible information on the rapidly changing world of labor. "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 labor 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. "KILM" employs an expanded, up-to-date range of 20 key labor market indictors allowing researchers to compare and contrast between economies and within regions across time. Using statistical data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, underemployment, educational attainment of the workforce, wages and compensation, productivity and labor costs, labor 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. Key Features: * Allows users to access the most current labor market information available * Offers a clear, reliable set of 20 indicators to help monitor new employment trends * Provide detailed information from over 200 countries in user-friendly, accessible format * Includes numerous maps and graphics to highlight key points * Interactive software allows for quick access andmanipulation of data The KILM Interactive Software The "KILM" software duplicates the printed publication but includes information for all years after 1980, as well as all the basic statistics used to calculate the indicators presented in the book. Its easy-to-use format makes searching for relevant information quick and simple. The third edition of the KILM software includes numerous exciting innovations: * New functionality allows users to generate a "country report," consolidating all indicators available for one country into one easy-to-view format (either spreadsheet or printed report) * A mapping function allows users to visualize data geographically according to selected data characteristics * The improved update capacity allows users to download upgrades every six months, providing the latest available labor market information on your desktop * Users receive access to an Internet-based application that allows simple queries of the indicators to generate HTML-based data tables