Programme: Statistics Programme

Statistics on Home-Based Workers in Nepal

This brief presents estimates of homebased workers in Nepal, certain characteristics of their work, their age distribution and family composition....

Informal Sector and Informal Employment: Overview of Data for 11 Cities in 10 Developing Countries

This paper presents tabulations on informal employment in urban areas of 10 developing countries: Abidjan, Antananarivo, Bamako, Cotonou,...

Measuring Quality of Employment: Country Pilot Reports

Home-Based Workers in Bangladesh: Statistics and Trends

This brief presents estimates of home-based workers in Bangladesh based on two rounds of labour force surveys (nationally representative...

Domestic Workers in Latin America: Statistics for New Policies

This paper analyzes domestic work, where the labour relationship is ill-regulated and difficult to control, and the conditions and characteristics...

Employment, The Informal Sector, and Poverty: Data and Analytical Challenges

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...

Measuring Informal Employment in South Africa: The New Quarterly Labour Force Survey

This briefing note discusses how the changes introduced in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) will affect

African Women in Food Processing: A Major, But Still Underestimated Sector of Their Contribution to the National Economy

Paper prepared for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Measurement of Employment-Related Income: Concepts, Data Sources and a Test of Methods

This brief aims at reviewing the possibility of measuring income from employment with existing sources, in particular, assessing the feasibility...