Database Specific
Database Specific Abstract AbstractThe indicator represents the number of dependent and independent employed persons with informal occupations, in relation to the total population of employed persons, expressed as a percentage. The indicator includes the following: dependent workers who, because of their work relationship, do not have access to social security; independent workers who are owners of an informal company or business or who engage in an activity classified as informal; and employed persons classified as unpaid family workers. All of these are taken as a fraction 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 (ENE).
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 populationThe total 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(Informal Employed Persons)*100/(Total number of employed persons).
Key statistical concept Key statistical conceptInformal employment: Informal employment consists of all wage earners or domestic service workers that, because of their working relationship with their employer, do not make payments for healthcare (Isapre or Fonasa) and social security (AFP). Likewise, by definition, all unpaid family workers, own-account workers, and owner-employers of an economic unit of the Informal Sector are considered to be informal 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.
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 limitationsWorking conditions are associated with employment, beyond the formality of the economic unit where the person works. This indicator refers to the number of informal workers in economic units belonging to the formal sector, informal sector, and to the sector of households as employers. The measurement of informal employment is a complementary indicator that provides relevant information for both short-term and structural monitoring and analysis of the labor market at the national and regional levels, making vulnerable forms of employment visible within the labor market. 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 number of dependent and independent employed persons with informal occupations, in relation to the total population of employed persons, expressed as a percentage. The indicator includes the following: dependent workers who, because of their work relationship, do not have access to social security; independent workers who are owners of an informal company or business or who engage in an activity classified as informal; and employed persons classified as unpaid family workers. All of these are taken as a fraction 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 (ENE).
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.
The 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 employment: Informal employment consists of all wage earners or domestic service workers that, because of their working relationship with their employer, do not make payments for healthcare (Isapre or Fonasa) and social security (AFP). Likewise, by definition, all unpaid family workers, own-account workers, and owner-employers of an economic unit of the Informal Sector are considered to be informal 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.
(Informal Employed Persons)*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.
Working conditions are associated with employment, beyond the formality of the economic unit where the person works. This indicator refers to the number of informal workers in economic units belonging to the formal sector, informal sector, and to the sector of households as employers. The measurement of informal employment is a complementary indicator that provides relevant information for both short-term and structural monitoring and analysis of the labor market at the national and regional levels, making vulnerable forms of employment visible within the labor market. 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.