STATA for Labour Market Analysis

The demand for analyzing labour market data has risen, in line with the prioritization of countries to better understand the functioning of the labour market and the impact of policies and programmes on outcomes, including unemployment and employment. The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires governments and other stakeholders to monitor progress towards the defined goals and targets, including SDG 8 on Decent Work and Economic Growth. At the same time, new measures of the labour market are evolving through the adoption of statistical standards by the International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS). The 19th, 20th and 21st ICLS resolutions on work statistics are crucial for decent work-related SDG indicators, particularly SDG 8 on promoting inclusive and sustainable growth, employment and decent work for all. The analysis of labour market data relies on the availability of data, which has expanded in recent years, and the use of appropriate methodologies to identify key factors and trends relevant to evidence-based policymaking. In this regard, analysts and statisticians depend on statistical software that provides a user-friendly approach to data management, description, graphics and analysis. STATA is such a tool, which is powerful but easy-to-use, and is utilized across the world for analysing labour market data. Building on its long experience in delivering training on labour market statistics, the International Training Centre of the ILO in full collaboration with the ILO Department of Statistics proudly offered the blended training (online and face-to-face) STATA for labour for labour market Analysis. The course took place online from 09 June – 04 July, and face-to-face in Turin, Italy from 07 – 11 July 2025.

OBJECTIVES

The main objective of the course is to provide participants with the necessary advanced skills to use the computer software STATA to analyze the labour market for evidence-based policymaking, including SDG and decent work indicators. The course is designed to enhance institutional capacities to identify, collect, analyze and disseminate labour market information and other indicators related to the SDGs indicator framework. Moreover, the course will also emphasize the latest 20th and 21st ICLS resolutions concerning work statistics as an important pillar to measure progress towards the 2030 agenda, particularly Goal 8 on promoting inclusive and sustainable growth, employment and decent work for all.

More specifically, the course aims to:

• Enhance understanding about the definitions, terminologies, and resolutions of labour statistics;

• Understand the Decent work and SDG indicators framework;

• Foster better understanding and operationalization of key international statistical standards;

• Promote sound statistical data processing and analysis of indicators;

• Acquire a comprehensive understanding of how STATA is applied to analyze the labour market and translate it into adequate policymaking;

• Obtain a better understanding on the various measurements of labour force indicators using STATA.

CONTENT

• Definitions and terminology – Resolutions of the International Conference of Labour Statisticians

• Decent work and SDG indicators

• Overview and processing of labour force indicators, including employment, unemployment, NEET, potential labour force (including discouraged job seekers), classification of status in employment (ICSE-93), of occupations (ISCO-08), of economic activities (ISIC Rev.4)

• Deriving labour force indicators in STATA

• Definitions and terminology – Resolutions of the International Conference of Labour Statisticians (19th, 20th and 21st ICLS)

• Summarizing and analyzing data

• Modifying and reshaping data sets

• Collapsing and merging data sets

• Classification of status in employment (ICSE) aligned with ICSE-18, social benefits, informality (based on 21st ICLS)

• Advanced labour market analysis based on survey data

NUMBER OF HOURS:  80 hours (40 online and 40 face-to-face)