GCRI · Future of Work and Skills
Source and data register
Where Future of Work and Skills gets its data: each source with its licence, lineage, resolution, quality checks and known gaps.
01Contents
Source and data register in five parts.
02What is recorded
Each source carries five facts.
01
Origin
Who produces the data and how.
02
Access terms
Licence, restrictions and permitted uses.
03
Quality
Coverage, resolution, update frequency and known errors.
04
Provenance
How the data reached the platform and what was changed.
05
Gaps
What is missing and how the gap is handled.
03Register
Every source the topic dossiers cite, with its terms.
| Source | What it gives | Terms | Used in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedefop skills and training data | Vocational training and skills in Europe | Public, EU terms | Lifelong learning |
| Cedefop skills forecasts | Skills supply and demand projections in Europe | Public, EU terms | Institutional workforce planning |
| Cedefop work-based learning resources | Apprenticeship systems in Europe | Public, EU terms | Education to work transition |
| EU Platform Work Directive and national legislation | Rules on status and algorithmic management | Public, EU and national terms | Digital work and platforms |
| EU-OSHA surveys and reports | Workplace risks and management in Europe | Public, EU terms | Occupational safety |
| Eurostat Adult Education Survey | Participation in adult learning | Open, Eurostat reuse policy | Lifelong learning |
| Eurostat and national platform work surveys | Prevalence of platform work | Open, Eurostat reuse policy | Digital work and platforms |
| Eurostat enterprise AI and robot use statistics | Adoption by firms | Open, Eurostat reuse policy | Automation and jobs |
| Eurostat labour force survey | Employment by sector, occupation and contract type | Open, Eurostat reuse policy | Labour market change |
| Fairwork project ratings and reports | Assessments of platform working conditions against principles | Public, terms to check | Digital work and platforms |
| Graduate tracer studies from universities and ministries | Employment of graduates | Licence per publisher | Education to work transition |
| ILO global studies on generative AI exposure | Occupational exposure estimates by country and gender | Public, ILO terms | Automation and jobs |
| ILO report on heat stress and labour productivity | Estimates of working hours lost to heat | Public, ILO terms | Occupational safety |
| ILO school-to-work transition surveys | Transitions of young people into work | Public, ILO terms | Education to work transition |
| ILO World Employment and Social Outlook on digital labour platforms | Global analysis of platform work | Public, ILO terms | Digital work and platforms |
| ILO World Social Protection Report and data | Coverage and spending by function and country | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Work and social protection |
| ILOSTAT | Employment, unemployment, underutilisation and wages | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Labour market change |
| ILOSTAT occupational safety and health statistics | Injuries and inspection | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Occupational safety |
| ILOSTAT youth labour market indicators | NEET, unemployment and informality | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Education to work transition |
| ISSA social security country profiles | Social security programmes worldwide | Public, ISSA terms (to check) | Work and social protection |
| National labour force surveys | Employment structure | Licence per statistics office | Labour market change |
| National occupational injury and illness surveys | Injury and illness counts | Public records, licence per government | Occupational safety |
| National qualification framework registers | Recognised qualifications | Public records, licence per authority | Lifelong learning |
| National social security administrative data | Beneficiaries and payments | Licence per institution | Work and social protection |
| O*NET occupational task database | Task content of occupations used in exposure studies | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Automation and jobs |
| OECD Education at a Glance | Education and labour market outcomes | Public, OECD terms | Education to work transition |
| OECD Employment Outlook and labour statistics | Labour market trends and policy analysis | Public, OECD terms | Labour market change |
| OECD studies on automation and AI in the labour market | Evidence on exposure and adoption | Public, OECD terms | Automation and jobs |
| OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) | Adult literacy, numeracy and problem-solving | Public results, OECD terms | Lifelong learning |
| OECD tax-benefit models and labour market programme data | Benefit adequacy and programme spending | Public, OECD terms | Work and social protection |
| Online job posting data summaries | Demand by occupation and skill | Commercial; public summaries (to check) | Labour market change |
| Online Labour Index (Oxford Internet Institute) | Online freelance labour activity | Open, licence to check | Digital work and platforms |
| Public service workforce statistics | Size, age and turnover of public workforces | Public records, licence per government | Institutional workforce planning |
| UNESCO data on teachers | Teacher numbers and qualifications | Open, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO | Institutional workforce planning |
| UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Global Report on Adult Learning and Education | Global adult learning policy and participation | Public, UNESCO terms | Lifelong learning |
| US Bureau of Labor Statistics Displaced Worker Survey | Outcomes of displaced workers | Public domain, US government | Automation and jobs |
| WHO and ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury | Deaths and disability from occupational risk factors | Public, WHO and ILO terms | Occupational safety |
| WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel reporting | Ethical recruitment and migration data | Public, WHO terms of use | Institutional workforce planning |
| WHO National Health Workforce Accounts | Health workforce stock and flows | Open, WHO terms of use | Institutional workforce planning |
| World Bank ASPIRE database | Social protection and labour programme data | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Work and social protection |
04Known gaps
Where the work and skills data record is thin.
- Task-level data outside high-income countries.
- Informal employment data.
- Data on training outcomes.
- Platform work data.
05Status
How the register grows.
Sources are added to the register as they are reviewed. A source is listed only once its terms permit the use described.
06Sources
Where this page’s references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
07Questions
Questions and answers.
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