A Guide to Personnel Statistics for Practitioners and College Students : Analysis of Employees Demographics and Personnel Related Data for Effective Human Resources Management Decisions

Information pertaining to stocks of personnel provides details relating to the characteristics of the current labour force involved in organizations. The study of personnel statistics has immense importance in building the knowledge for informed decisions in the areas of human resources management activities. The intense dissemination and practice of personnel statistics will deepen the analysis of employee demographics that will assist managers in planning and implementation of personnel related issues in their organizations. This guide of personnel statistics aims at improving the quality, consistency and availability of personnel related statistics useful for assessing and monitoring human resources planning and development of any organization. It also provides a suite of harmonized statistical data and information for better decision making. The guide deals with the procedures and practice for processing data related to personnel and serves to instill personnel related ideals, values, principles, practices, calculations, etc. for practitioners who are going to shoulder the concepts of personnel statistics.