The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Released by the Japan Institute for Labour Policy, this book contains downloadable tables regardging 1) economy and business; 2) population and labour force; 3) employment structure; 4) unemployment, unemployment insurance and employment adjustment; 5) wages and labour costs; 6) hours of work and working-time arrangements; 7) labour union, industrial relations and occupational accidents; 8) education and human resources development; 9) worklife and welfare for a number of countries.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program adjusts data to a common conceptual framework to facilitate direct comparisons of national statistics across countries. ILC data are used to assess U.S. economic and labor market performance relative to that of other countries and to evaluate the competitive position of the United States in increasingly global markets.