Database Specific
Database Specific Abstract AbstractThe indicator represents the percentage of employed persons in informal economic units, in relation to the total population of employed persons. The indicator includes independent and dependent workers who work in informal economic units, regardless of whether they have a formal or informal job. The number of these workers is expressed as a percentage of the total of employed persons. The estimates were updated in accordance to the annual review process of the National Labour Force Survey carried out in the April-June quarter. For more information, check the technical note “Policy for the revision and update of figures from the National Labour Force Survey (ENE)”, published on July 30, 2021.
Source Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisationDepartment of Labour Statistics - National Statistics Institute. Contract: Subdepartment of Citizen Information.
Name of collection/source Name of collection/sourceNational Labour Force Survey. Suitable informant.
Direct source Direct sourceNational Labour Force Survey. Suitable informant.
Source metadata Source metadataStatistics of Labour Informality - Methodological Background.
Source Periodicity Source PeriodicityBeginning in the July-September 2017 quarter.
Data source(s) used Data source(s) usedHousehold survey.
Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Link to Release calendar Link to Release calendar Periodicity PeriodicityMonthly.
Reference period Reference periodThe week (Monday to Sunday) before the period of collection. The ENE can have four or five reference weeks, depending on the month. Each week of collection has a mobile reference week that varies according to the week of collection.
Sampling SamplingSampling of the ENE has two stages and is probabilistic. The two stages refer to the First Stage Sampling Unit (UPE), which is the block (urban) or section (rural), and the Second Stage Sampling Unit (USE), which is the private occupied dwelling. Probabilistic means that the selection of the UPE in each stratum is proportional to the size of the unit in relation to the number of dwellings (USE) and that the probability of selection of the USE is equal for all dwellings within the UPE.
Unit of measure used Unit of measure usedPercentage
Variables collected Variables collectedDictionary of variables available for download on the website of the database of the National Employment Survey.
Population & Scope Population & Scope Geographic coverage Geographic coverageThe population living in Chile, excluding collective housing. Also excluded, because of operational problems, are areas of difficult access (ADA) and blocks with seven or fewer dwellings.
Population coverage Population coverageTotal of employed persons.
Sector coverage Sector coverageAll economic sectors used in the classification CIIU4.cl 2012, according to CAENES are covered. It should be noted that the branch of economic activity refers to the sector of the economic unit, company, or business that pays the wages of the employed person (in the case of dependent workers) or that the employed persons owns (in the case of independent workers). Thus, the branch of economic activity or sector may differ from the one in which the employed person works, if the employed person works in a subcontracted economic unit.
Statistical population Statistical populationTotal of employed persons.
Concepts & Classifications Concepts & Classifications Classification(s) used Classification(s) used(1) ICSE classification: Classification of types of occupations, based on a relationship of dependency and subordination. (2) CIIU4.cl 2012, according to CAENES: Classification used to identify the branch of economic activity of the economic unit that pays the employed person or that the employed person owns.
Estimation Estimation(Employed persons in units of the Informal Sector)*100/(Total number of employed persons).
Key statistical concept Key statistical conceptInformal Sector: Grouping of economic units engaged in the production of goods or the provision of services. The primary purpose of these economic units is to create jobs and generate income for persons who participate in their activities. These economic units are defined as belonging to the Informal Sector because they have not registered with the Internal Revenue Service (SII) and do not have accounting that separates work income and household income.
Dissemination format(s) Dissemination format(s)Monthly Bulletin of the ENE - Quarterly Bulletin of Labour Informality - Database - Tabulations.
Weights WeightsQuarterly sampling weights (name in the database: "fact").
Other Aspects Other Aspects Other comments Other commentsAs part of the process of strengthening the National Labour Force Survey (ENE), the platform includes estimates that apply the calibration method of sampling weights according to the base population projections of the 2017 Census. Series corresponding to calibration based on population projections from the 2002 Census were discontinued.
Quality comments Quality commentsThe quality of the estimates are evaluated according to the "Standard for evaluating the quality of estimates in household surveys".
Recommended uses and limitations Recommended uses and limitationsThe indicator refers to the percentage of employed persons in informal economic units, regardless of whether they are informal or formal employed persons. Thus, the indicator seeks to measure the quantity of jobs that the informal sector creates. In public policy, it is important to characterize the informal sector and create specific measures for the formalization of economic units and of the jobs they create. The definition of informal employment used by Chile is based on the ILO guidelines and recommendations for the measurement of labour informality statistics. The definition also incorporates international experience in the production of official statistics and the particularities of legislation and the labour market.
The indicator represents the percentage of employed persons in informal economic units, in relation to the total population of employed persons. The indicator includes independent and dependent workers who work in informal economic units, regardless of whether they have a formal or informal job. The number of these workers is expressed as a percentage of the total of employed persons. The estimates were updated in accordance to the annual review process of the National Labour Force Survey carried out in the April-June quarter. For more information, check the technical note “Policy for the revision and update of figures from the National Labour Force Survey (ENE)”, published on July 30, 2021.
Department of Labour Statistics - National Statistics Institute. Contract: Subdepartment of Citizen Information.
Household survey.
National Labour Force Survey. Suitable informant.
National Labour Force Survey. Suitable informant.
Beginning in the July-September 2017 quarter.
Statistics of Labour Informality - Methodological Background.
Percentage
Dictionary of variables available for download on the website of the database of the National Employment Survey.
Sampling of the ENE has two stages and is probabilistic. The two stages refer to the First Stage Sampling Unit (UPE), which is the block (urban) or section (rural), and the Second Stage Sampling Unit (USE), which is the private occupied dwelling. Probabilistic means that the selection of the UPE in each stratum is proportional to the size of the unit in relation to the number of dwellings (USE) and that the probability of selection of the USE is equal for all dwellings within the UPE.
Monthly.
The week (Monday to Sunday) before the period of collection. The ENE can have four or five reference weeks, depending on the month. Each week of collection has a mobile reference week that varies according to the week of collection.
Total of employed persons.
The population living in Chile, excluding collective housing. Also excluded, because of operational problems, are areas of difficult access (ADA) and blocks with seven or fewer dwellings.
All economic sectors used in the classification CIIU4.cl 2012, according to CAENES are covered. It should be noted that the branch of economic activity refers to the sector of the economic unit, company, or business that pays the wages of the employed person (in the case of dependent workers) or that the employed persons owns (in the case of independent workers). Thus, the branch of economic activity or sector may differ from the one in which the employed person works, if the employed person works in a subcontracted economic unit.
Total of employed persons.
Informal Sector: Grouping of economic units engaged in the production of goods or the provision of services. The primary purpose of these economic units is to create jobs and generate income for persons who participate in their activities. These economic units are defined as belonging to the Informal Sector because they have not registered with the Internal Revenue Service (SII) and do not have accounting that separates work income and household income.
(1) ICSE classification: Classification of types of occupations, based on a relationship of dependency and subordination. (2) CIIU4.cl 2012, according to CAENES: Classification used to identify the branch of economic activity of the economic unit that pays the employed person or that the employed person owns.
(Employed persons in units of the Informal Sector)*100/(Total number of employed persons).
Quarterly sampling weights (name in the database: "fact").
Monthly Bulletin of the ENE - Quarterly Bulletin of Labour Informality - Database - Tabulations.
The indicator refers to the percentage of employed persons in informal economic units, regardless of whether they are informal or formal employed persons. Thus, the indicator seeks to measure the quantity of jobs that the informal sector creates. In public policy, it is important to characterize the informal sector and create specific measures for the formalization of economic units and of the jobs they create. The definition of informal employment used by Chile is based on the ILO guidelines and recommendations for the measurement of labour informality statistics. The definition also incorporates international experience in the production of official statistics and the particularities of legislation and the labour market.
The quality of the estimates are evaluated according to the "Standard for evaluating the quality of estimates in household surveys".
As part of the process of strengthening the National Labour Force Survey (ENE), the platform includes estimates that apply the calibration method of sampling weights according to the base population projections of the 2017 Census. Series corresponding to calibration based on population projections from the 2002 Census were discontinued.