This publication is a comprehensive guide to the vital process of restructuring labour statistics in transition economies.

The methods of data collection and usage prior to glasnost in planned economies are described in order to put the reform process into historical context. The book provides the authoritative guide to the subsequent process of change, documenting the results achieved so far in twenty-five transition economies and the ILO's role in this transformation - drawing on the expertise of the practitioners.

It outlines the major statistical challenges ahead and the further work needed to bring the world of figures abreast with the new realities of the fast changing world of work.