“JILPT Databook of International Labour Statistics 2008 [Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training] is the 12th edition of a comprehensive statistical annual from a variety of sources in different countries. The databook 2008 contains 145 tables corresponding to nine major substantive chapters on 1) economy and business; 2) population and labour force; 3) employment structure; 4) unemployment, unemployment insurance and employment adjustment; 5) wages and labour costs; 6) hours of work and working-time arrangements; 7) labour union, industrial relations and occupational accidents; 8) education and human resources development; 9) worklife and welfare. All tables are available for download in Excel and PDF format.” [via Stuart Basefsky]