Statistics Programme

Home-Based Workers in India: A Statistical Profile

This statistical snapshot of India’s home-based workers offers data on the size of this workforce, age, sex, type of industry and more. Data...

Informal Workers in Ghana: A Statistical Snapshot

This brief details recent data on informal workers in Greater Accra, urban Ghana and Ghana overall, and looks at the data:

Informal Workers in Urban Thailand: A Statistical Snapshot

This brief contains estimates on informal workers in Bangkok and other urban centres in Thailand.

Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World

The social sector is undergoing a major transformation. We are witnessing an explosion in efforts to deliver social change, a burgeoning...

Measuring Quality of Employment: Country Pilot Reports

Considerations for Revision of the International Classification of Status in Employment – ICSE-93

Many employment arrangements today do not fit easily within the existing International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-93) either...

Statistics on Domestic Workers in Latin America

Domestic work is an important occupation, involving a significant proportion of the workforce in Latin America.  

Concept of the Informal Economy to Labour Market Changes in Developed Countries: What Can Be Learned

This working paper examines how the concept of informal economy can be applied in developed country contexts, paying particular attention...

Statistics on Waste Pickers in Brazil

In the current economic downturn, the job of waste picker has taken on new importance as an employment opportunity for those with limited...

Women and Men Operators of Enterprises in India’s Informal Sector

Women and Men Operators of Enterprises in India’s Informal Sector presents a profile of non-agricultural, informal sector (proprietary, sole...