Nigeria labor market data compiled by the International Labour Organization from sources including labor force surveys, censuses, and administrative records. The dataset covers the supply of labor, including employed and unemployed individuals, with specific exclusions noted for unpaid and family workers. It is provided by the World Bank Group under a CC-BY-4.0 license and was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Analyze labor force participation rates based on the described categories of employed and unemployed workers.
- Study employment trends and exclusions based on the description of omitted worker types like unpaid family labor.
- Model social protection program impacts using indicators likely derived from ILO-compiled survey and administrative data.
- Benchmark Nigeria's labor market against other countries using standardized World Bank indicators.
Strengths
- Data is compiled by the International Labour Organization, a major international statistical authority.
- The dataset is provided under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
- Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-04-28 10:02:33.253216.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The description does not specify the exact temporal coverage of the data points.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Compiled by the International Labour Organization from labor force surveys, censuses, establishment surveys, and administrative records.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 10:02:33.253216; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Nigeria