Statistics Programme

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 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

The World’s Women 2000: Trends and Statistics

Informal Workers in Urban South Africa: A Statistical Snapshot

This brief offers details of the urban informal workers in South Africa’s metros, with a further focus on three cities.

Statistics on Informal Employment in Ghana

This brief summarizes statistics on employment – and, in particular, on urban informal employment – in Ghana.The statistics are based on...

Informal Workers and Collective Bargaining: Five Case Studies

This brief summarizes the findings of a set of case studies of collective bargaining by informal workers in five different countries. Included...

Statistics on Informal Employment in Kenya

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

Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture, 2nd Edition

This ILO-WIEGO publication is a significant step forward from the Women and Men in the Informal Economy: A Statistical Picture (2002

Statistics on Informal Employment in Brazil

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

Home-Based Workers in Pakistan: Statistics and Trends

This report presents statistics and trends on home-based workers in Pakistan, based on data from the Labour Force Survey for two points in...