Labour statistics measure aspects of the labour market, and are important economic and social indicators. They are used in the analysis, evaluation, and monitoring of: the economy; the labour market; a wide range of government policies (relating in particular to employment, income support and industrial relations); and population groups of particular concern (e.g. younger people, older people, women). Labour statistics are very much about people - their participation in the labour force, their success in finding employment, their earnings and other benefits, their type of work and their working hours.
Users of labour statistics include: governments and their agencies and advisers, economists, financial analysts, journalists, business people, trade unions, employer associations, students, teachers, industrial tribunals, academic researchers and lobby groups. |
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This page first published 26 September 2006, last updated 5 June 2008 | 
