Statistics

Tendances Mondiales de l’emploi 2013: Surmonter une Nouvelle Crise de l’emploi (Résumé)

Cinq ans après le début de la crise économique mondiale, l’étude présente les dernières tendances et prévisions au niveau mondial et régional...

Women Working in the Informal Sector in Africa: New Methods and New Data

Paper prepared for the United Nations Statistics Division, the Gender and Development Programme of the United Nations Development Programme...

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...

Ghana Living Standards Survey Round 6

Where Bad Jobs Are Better: Retail Jobs Across Countries and Companies

For the most part, retail jobs are “bad jobs” characterized by low wages, unpredictable work schedules, and few opportunities for advancement....

Global Employment Trends Report 2009

Informalization, Economic Growth and the Challenge of Creating Viable Labor Standards in Developing Countries

Political Economy Research Institute Working Paper Series, No. 60

Labour Force Survey

Labour Force Survey administered by Statistics South Africa, September 2003

How to Plan a Street Trader Census

Street traders represent one of the largest and most visible segments of the informal economy, yet the actual number of street traders working...

Global and regional estimation of informal sector employment: A methodology

Background document for the WIEGO Statistics Planning Meeting, June 2002