Statistics

The World’s Women 2005: Progress in Statistics

Informality, Returns to Education and Labour Market Integration in China-The Indian Journal of Labour Economics

This study analyses data from household surveys in six large Chinese cities in 2010 to describe the nature of informal employment and estimate...

Contingent Workforce: Size, Characteristics, Earnings and Benefits

Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Brief

This publication is a brief version of the 3rd edition of Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture (ILO 2018). 

Measuring the Non-observed Economy: A Handbook

The Informal Economy in Developing Countries: An Introduction

Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Patterns

Working Paper 7 was first published in 2011 and was updated in 2014. This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus...

Informalisation of Employment in Germany? Current Labour Market Trends and Measurement Problems

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

Informal Sector and Informal Employment: Elements of a Conceptual Framework

Prepared for ILO-Latin America/WIEGO Latin America Regional Workshop on Statistics on the Informal Economy, Santiago, Chile

Statistical Definition of the Informal Sector – International Standards and National Practices