Employment Policy Design Lab

The Employment Policy Design Lab is a space to showcase ILO’s approaches, tools and good practices in countries that can support policymakers develop and implement more effective employment policies. Explore the Lab by either: 1) Accessing information, tools and country experiences for each step over the policy cycle; or 2) Discovering new insights on innovations in different thematic areas.

  1. Employment diagnostics

    Find tools and resources for understanding the underlying causes of decent work deficits and how countries can move towards full and productive employment

  2.

    Policy formulation

    Developing national and sub-national employment policies and integration of employment objectives in other development, economic and social policies

  3.

    Implementation strategies

    Institutional capacity building, action plans, pro-employment budgeting, partnerships to facilitate implementation

  4.

    Monitoring and evaluation

    Learn how to assess the performance and effectiveness of employment policies including through monitoring and employment impact assessment

Policy innovation areas

  1.

    Pro-employment macroeconomic and sectoral policies

  2.

    Structural transformation and sectoral policies

  3.

    Green recovery and employment policies

  4.

    Youth employment strategies

  5.

    Digitalization and employment policies

  6.

    Gender-responsive employment policies

  7.

    Employment services to support transitions

  8.

    Pro-employment budgeting

What's new

  1. Guidelines for employment diagnostics in times of continuous change

    08 March 2023

  2. Creating jobs in low- and middle-income countries through demand-side policies

    06 February 2023

  3. Guidelines for shaping employment policies that support a green recovery and a just transition

    30 August 2022

Key resources

  1. International Labour Conference – 110th Session, 2022

    Reports of the Recurrent Discussion Committee: Employment

    Proposed resolution and conclusions submitted to the Conference for adoption.

  2. Report

    Lessons learned from employment diagnostics during the COVID-19 crisis

    This report provides policymakers, development practitioners and social partners with a better understanding of the different types of employment diagnostic approaches that have been undertaken during the Covid-19 pandemic.