U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Department of Statistics. Labour statistics play an essential role in the efforts of member States to achieve decent work for all and for the ILO's support of these efforts.
These statistics are needed for the development and evaluation of policies towards this goal and for assessing progress towards decent work. They are also an important tool for information and analysis, helping to increase understanding of common problems, explain actions and mobilize interest. Overview and topics of labour statistics. ISCO - International Standard Classification of Occupations.
ISCO-08 was adopted through a resolution of a Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics held in December 2007.
This resolution was subsequently endorsed by the Governing Body of the ILO in March 2008. The text of the resolution, including the ISCO-08 structure, is provided in Microsoft Word and Adobe pdf formats below. The classification structure can also be downloaded as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Spreadsheets showing the preliminary correspondence between ISCO-88 and ISCO-08 are also provided. The tables show the corresponding codes and titles for ISCO-88 and ISCO-08 unit groups, presented in code order for each classification.