Theme: Statistics

Statistics on the Informal Economy: Definitions, Regional Estimates & Challenges

This working paper offers new regional estimates on informal employment based on direct measures from 40 countries and indirect measures...

Statistics on Street Vendors and Market Traders in Metropolitan Lima and Urban Peru

Based on this survey, the brief reviews trends in street vending and market trade in Lima and in urban Peru between 2004 and 2015. It also...

Informal Employment: Rethinking Workforce Development

Informal Economy Employment Data In South Africa: A Critical Analysis

System of National Accounts 2008

More information about the 2008 SNA, including versions in other languages, is available here.The 2008 SNA is an update of the System of...

Statistics on Informal Employment in Brazil

This brief summarizes statistics on poverty and employment – and, in particular, on urban informal employment – in Brazil.

Non-Standard Employment and Issues Emerging from Experiences in Canada

Paper for the WIEGO meeting on “Measuring Informal Employment in Developed Countries” 31 October-1 November 2008, Harvard University

Low Pay Among Wage Earners and the Self-employed in IndiaInternational Labour Review

Abstract: While inequality and poverty in India have been much studied, little attention has been given to the underlying role of the labour...

The Informal Sector and Informal Employment in Armenia

This report contains the findings of the mixed-survey approach to measuring informal sector.

Counting the Poor: Measurement and Other IssuesEconomic and Political Weekly