Read an international employment rate
Fix age group, sex and employment definition; compare the ILOSTAT entry with OECD and World Bank series.
Documents to open in this workflow
This order suggests a starting point; revisit a step if identifiers, dates or versions disagree. Access and reuse terms depend on each service.
ILOSTAT
Search ILO statistics on employment, unemployment, wages and working conditions.
What to record
Series ID, national source or modelled estimate, age, sex, unit, frequency, version and file date.
Source-specific check
Employment definitions and series breaks determine whether comparisons are sound.
Open source portalOECD Data Explorer
Explore OECD socioeconomic series and indicators with their dimensions and metadata.
What to record
Dataset, series code, dimensions, frequency, unit, adjustment and extraction date.
Source-specific check
Keep active filters; changing age, unit or adjustment changes the comparison even when the title is unchanged.
Open source portalWorld Bank Open Data
Find development indicators by country, period and subject in the World Bank portal.
What to record
Indicator code, country, year, unit, original producer and downloaded file.
Source-specific check
Distinguish countries from regional aggregates; an aggregate is not necessarily a simple country average.
Open source portal
Matching condition
Align age range, sex, definition, frequency and seasonal adjustment.
If results disagree
Survey and modelled estimates may differ; keep methods rather than choosing a value without justification.
Output to produce
Compared series with methods and breaks.
Separate documentary evidence, demonstrated links between documents and remaining inference. State the owner and review trigger.
Supporting methods
Producer references
Matching table to complete
This is a blank template, not a research result. Record the exact item and observation for each source before making the decision.
| Source | Document or exact URL | Date and version | Observation and passage | Scope and limit | Link established or unestablished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILOSTAT | To record | To record | To record | To record | To record |
| OECD Data Explorer | To record | To record | To record | To record | To record |
| World Bank Open Data | To record | To record | To record | To record | To record |
Frequently asked questions
What link should be checked before matching results?
Align age range, sex, definition, frequency and seasonal adjustment.
What if sources appear to contradict each other?
Survey and modelled estimates may differ; keep methods rather than choosing a value without justification.
Do the listed portals provide independent confirmation?
Not necessarily. Identify the producer and underlying document. Two interfaces distributing one item can check transcription but do not establish a fact independently twice.