World Bank Group's dataset on Iraq's social protection and labor supply, sourced from the World Bank data portal. The data describes the labor force, including employed persons, unemployed job-seekers, and first-time entrants, compiled by the International Labour Organization from surveys, censuses, and administrative records. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Modeling labor force participation rates based on employment and unemployment data.
- Analyzing social protection program needs based on labor market indicators.
- Benchmarking Iraq's employment statistics against international standards from ILO sources.
Strengths
- Data originates from authoritative sources like the World Bank and International Labour Organization.
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting flexible reuse with attribution.
- Last updated date is explicitly provided as 2026-04-28.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, with data compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
- Collection Method
- Compiled from labor force surveys, censuses, establishment censuses and surveys, and administrative records.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28.
- Geography
- Iraq