In 2022, the percentage of informal employment in Argentina stood at 51 percent of the total employed population. The share of employment informality has increased in comparison to the previous year, registering the lowest value since the beginning of the decade. Argentina is among the countries with the lowest share of informal employment in Latin America.
Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Argentina between 2010 and 2022
According to the source's definition: "Employment in the informal sector refers all persons who, during a given reference period, were employed in at least one informal sector enterprise, irrespective of their status in employment and whether it was their main or a secondary job. An informal sector enterprise is (1) an unincorporated enterprise and (2) a market enterprise (i.e., it sells at least some of the goods or services it produces), and (3) meets at least one of the following criteria: (i) the enterprise is not registered, (ii) the employees of the enterprise are not registered, or (iii) the number of persons engaged on a continuous basis is below a threshold determined by the country."
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ILO. (September 25, 2023). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Argentina between 2010 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037255/informal-employment-share-argentina/
ILO. "Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Argentina between 2010 and 2022." Chart. September 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037255/informal-employment-share-argentina/
ILO. (2023). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Argentina between 2010 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037255/informal-employment-share-argentina/
ILO. "Informal Employment as Percentage of Total Employment in Argentina between 2010 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037255/informal-employment-share-argentina/
ILO, Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Argentina between 2010 and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037255/informal-employment-share-argentina/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Argentina between 2010 and 2022 [Graph], ILO, September 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037255/informal-employment-share-argentina/