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Go to: Description Key Features What are the 20  "Key Indicators"? Reviews of Previous Edition Table of Contents	Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) Third edition 2003, x+857pp  ISBN 92-2-113381-8 Hardcover and Interactive Software 250 Sw.frs.; US$195; £125; 200 Euros  Data updates will be available for download to the Interactive Software up until the time of the next release (September 2005) Please note: For orders of this publication in the United States, please contact: Routledge 10650 Toebben Drive Independence, KY  41051 Toll Free: 1-800-634-7064, M-F 8am-6pm, EST Fax Toll Free: 1-800-248-4724 anytime www.routledge-ny.com
	This valuable, wide-ranging reference tool meets the ever-increasing demand for timely, accurate and accessible information on the rapidly changing world of work. Now in its 3rd edition, 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 labour 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. The volume employs an expanded, up-to-date range of 20 key labour market indicators allowing researchers to compare and contrast between economies and within regions across time. Using statistical data on the labour force, employment, unemployment, underemployment, educational attainment of the workforce, wages and compensation, productivity and labour costs, labour 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. NEW - The KILM Interactive Software The third edition of the KILM software includes many exciting innovations: New functionality allows user to generate a “country report”, thus consolidating all indicators available for one country in one easy to view format, which can be printed or downloaded to a spreadsheet. The software includes a mapping function for those who wish to visualize data geographically according to selected data characteristics An improved “update” capacity allows users to download upgrades every six months from the KILM website (www.ilo.org/kilm) to ensure they are accessing the latest available market information Users are also given access to an Internet-based application where they can perform simple queries of the indicators and generate html-based data tables The software duplicates the printed publication but also includes information for all years after 1980, as well as all the basic statistics used to calculate the KILM indicators Its easy-to-use format makes searching for relevant information quick and simple KEY FEATURES: Allows users to access to the most current information available Offers a clear, reliable set of 20 indicators to help monitor new employment trends Provides detailed information from over 200 countries in user-friendly, accessible format Includes numerous maps and graphics to highlight key points top
	What are the 20 "Key Indicators"? KILM 1: Labour force participation rate KILM 2: Employment-to-population ratios KILM 3: Status of employment KILM 4: Employment by sector KILM 5: Part-time workers KILM 6: Hours of work KILM 7: Employment in the informal economy KILM 8: Unemployment KILM 9: Youth unemployment KILM 10: Long-term unemployment KILM 11: Unemployment by educational attainment KILM 12: Time-related underemployment KILM 13: Inactivity rate KILM 14: Educational attainment KILM 15: Manufacturing wage indices KILM 16: Occupational wage and earning indices KILM 17: Hourly compensation costs KILM 18: Labour productivity and unit labour costs KILM 19: Labour market flows KILM 20: Poverty and income distribution  top
	REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS EDITION: "The book should become a primary reference tool for researchers of all stripes" - Choice, USA, May 2002 "It is likely to become an important, basic source on the world's labour markets" - American Reference Books Annual, USA, 2000 "ILO is the authoritative source for global data on labor. Key Indicators of the Labour Market is easy to use (and the ILO web site tutorial further ensures ease of use) and powerful: researchers are afforded plenty of flexibility for constructing tables or graphs and exporting them to other applications. Highly recommended for large public, academic, and special libraries and for business and social science researchers. " -Library Journal, USA, Vol. 125, October 2000 "...it is an interesting volume in what it attempts to do. It does contain some very insightful discussion and evaluation, as well as some very useful secondary sources." - Labour and Industry, Australia, August 2000      top
	TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgements Overview Introduction Organization and coverage Information repositories and methodological information Key issues in the labour market Summary of the 20 ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market KILM interactive software Chapter 1 Key issues in the labour market A. Employment, income and productivity B. Female labour force participation rate and fertility C. Labour market trends for older workers in transition economies Chapter 2 Participation in the world of work KILM 1. Labour force participation rate Chapter 3 Employment indicators KILM 2. Employment-to-population ratio   KILM 3. Status in employment   KILM 4. Employment by sector   KILM 5. Part-time workers   KILM 6. Hours of work   KILM 7. Employment in the informal economy Chapter 4 Unemployment, underemployment and inactivity indicators KILM 8. Unemployment KILM 9. Youth unemployment KILM 10. Long-term unemployment KILM 11. Unemployment by educational attainment KILM 12. Time-related underemployment KILM 13. Inactivity rate Chapter 5 Educational attainment and illiteracy indicator KILM 14. Educational attainment and illiteracy Chapter 6 Wage and labour cost indicators KILM 15. Manufacturing wage indices KILM 16. Occupational wage and earning indices KILM 17. Hourly compensation costs Chapter 7 Labour productivity and unit labour costs indicator KILM 18. Labour productivity and unit labour costs Chapter 8 Labour market flows indicator KILM 19. Labour market flows Chapter 9 Poverty and income distribution indicator KILM 20. Poverty and income distribution Appendices A. Background indicators B. International Classification by Status in Employment (ICSE) C. International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC) D. International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) E. Availability of KILM data F. Glossary of organizations For more information, visit: www.ilo.org/kilm top

Updated by MM. Approved by IA. Last Updated: 18 November 2003.