In 2022, the percentage of informal employment in the Dominican Republic stood at 56.5 percent of the total employed population. The share of employment informality has slightly decreased by 0.8 percentage points in comparison to the previous year, when 57.3 percent of workers were considered informally employed. In 2022, the D.R. had a higher level of informal employment than other Latin American countries.
Informal employment as percentage of total employment in the Dominican Republic from 2010 to 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. (November 18, 2023). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in the Dominican Republic from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039939/informal-employment-share-dominican-republic/
ILO. "Informal employment as percentage of total employment in the Dominican Republic from 2010 to 2022." Chart. November 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039939/informal-employment-share-dominican-republic/
ILO. (2023). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in the Dominican Republic from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039939/informal-employment-share-dominican-republic/
ILO. "Informal Employment as Percentage of Total Employment in The Dominican Republic from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039939/informal-employment-share-dominican-republic/
ILO, Informal employment as percentage of total employment in the Dominican Republic from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039939/informal-employment-share-dominican-republic/ (last visited December 14, 2024)
Informal employment as percentage of total employment in the Dominican Republic from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], ILO, November 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039939/informal-employment-share-dominican-republic/