The ETUC’s Decent Work and Sustainable Growth Index monitors and ranks the degree of achievement of the Goal 8 objectives by EU member states. The index is based on 3 composite indicators corresponding to: (i) the economic well-being, related to economic performance and living standards; (ii) the employment quality, related to labor market output; and (iii) the labor vulnerability, related to labor market outcomes.
The three composite indicators for the sub-domains are used to estimate a composite indicator for # EUSDG8 with the aim to provide a quick and concise monitoring of Goal 8 over time for the EU28countries and to compare the level of achievement ofSDG8. The composite indicator ranges between 70-130 and the EU28 average is set to 100 for the year 2010. The interpretation of the results of the composite indicator is therefore quite straightforward: a country having a value over 100 performs better than the EU28 average in 2010 , whereas the contrary is true for countries with a value below 100.
# EUSDG8 TOWARDS A EUROPEAN GOAL 8-CENTRED APPROACH TO THE UN 2030 AGENDA – Discussion Paper
ETUC’s DECENT WORK & SUSTAINABLE GROWTH INDEX – Briefing note
ETUC – SDG8 Composite index – Presentation
Presentation (Final Conference, Montepulciano, 10 September 2021)